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| A MDAH Publication | Volume 44 No. 1 | January 2002 | ||||
Literary/Cinema Celebration February 26-March 3The 13th Annual Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration, to be held February 26-March 3, 2002, will explore the extraordinary creativity of the South and is dedicated to the memory of Mississippi writer Eudora Welty. Writers, scholars, film experts and professors from across the country will present lectures, films, panel discussions, workshops, and seminars. Films, a tour of historic buildings, concerts, book signings, exhibits, and receptions will also be offered. Highlights will be programs by actors Gerald McRaney and Delta Burke, writers Clifton Taulbert and Greg Iles, and programs on Eudora Welty, William Faulkner, Richard Wright, Tennessee Williams, Louis Armstrong, Horton Foote, and Walter Anderson. A concert by the Mississippi Boychoir of The Shoe Bird, composed by Jackson native Samuel Johnson after Welty's fable for children, will conclude the conference. Most of the conference is free of charge, with certain low-cost ticketed events. Co-chairs of the event are Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Natchez National Historical Park, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and Alcorn State University. Information about the conference is available by visiting the NLCC web site at www.colin.cc.ms.us/nlcc or by calling (800) 647-6724. | ||||
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AASLH AwardsThe American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) invites submissions to the 2002 Awards Program, the most prestigious national recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of local, state, and regional history. Nominations may be obtained by visiting www.aaslh.org or contacting the office at (615) 320-3203. AASLH Workshop SeriesTopics for the AASLH 2002 Workshop Series include "Interpretation Issues and Strategies," "Collections Management and Practices," "Historic House Museum Issues and Operations," and the "Leadership Institute," featuring members of top management teams at state and private history institutions. For more information on AASLH or its professional development workshops contact Tara White. Eleventh Moon StorytellingThe Natchez Indians selected certain tribal members to tell important tribal stories during the bleak winter months. This year, at the "Eleventh Moon Storytelling" (January was the eleventh moon, or month, of the Natchez calendar), January 26 at 2 pm at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, well-known storytellers will be on hand. Donna Bowman of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, librarian Joan McLemore, local radio personality Sam Jones, and National Park Service Interpretive Park Ranger Ginger Cox, who is of Cherokee/Mohawk ancestry, will tell tales. Special guests for the afternoon will be the Junior Gardeners of Natchez. The event is free and is recommended for ages nine through adult. For more information, please contact Jean Simonton, Grand Village, 601/ 446-6502. Historic Mound Bayou FoundationMilburn Crowe, historian, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, is in the process of establishing the Historic Mound Bayou Foundation to foster, encourage, and engage in the preservation, restoration, and development of historic or important buildings or sites in Mound Bayou. In ceremonies recently at the City Hall, former governor William Winter and others gathered to celebrate the award of $120,000 form the African American Heritage Preservation Grant Program for the restoration of the Mound Bayou Bank, a Mississippi Landmark built in 1906. Crowe stated that in 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt stopped in Mound Bayou on a southern trip and paid a high compliment to the bank and to the city. Preservation Tools Online | |||
Five New Members Elected to Mississippi Hall of FameMississippians honored by election to the Mississippi Hall of Fame December 7 are Mississippi Chemical Corporation founder Owen Cooper, Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews, Jackson State president Dr. Jacob L. Reddix, former United States Senator John C. Stennis,and renowned playwright Tennessee Williams. There were thirty-seven Mississippians nominated. The strength of the field of candidates made the choice a difficult one for the Board, said MDAH director Elbert Hilliard. "It is tremendous for a single state to produce so many worthy nominees. We are honored by them all." Former governor William F. Winter, president of the Board of Trustees, said these elections are one of the most meaningful functions of the board, as well as one of the most pleasurable. "These men and women elected to the Hall of Fame represent the widest possible array of leadership, with careers that have had a lasting impact on our state and nation." MORE >> | ||||
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Community Heritage Grant Award-Winners AnnouncedCommunity Heritage Grant Award-Winners Announced The MDAH Board of Trustees has announced awards of grant funds from the Community Heritage Preservation Grant Program established by the 2001 Mississippi Legislature. The Legislature authorized the issuance of $6 million in bonds for the preservation and restoration of historic courthouses and schools and, in Certified Local Government communities, other historic properties. The Department, directed by the Legislature to review and evaluate the grant applications, received sixty-eight applications requesting over $24 million. MDAH director Elbert R. Hilliard commented, "This program will enable the preservation of some of the most significant historic buildings in the state -- county courthouses and schools. We are grateful to the Mississippi Legislature for funding this important program. And we are grateful to the organizations and local governments around the state that submitted such outstanding grant proposals. We regret that we could not have funded more of these worthy projects." The grant awards are as follows:
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