Jackson Daily News, East Capitol St., about 1930. Call Number: PI/STR/1982.0015, Item 11 (MDAH Collection)
Here’s to hoping…
Collection side note: Over 100 years of Jackson Daily News editions are available to view on microfilm in the library! Check out available dates for the newspaper using the “Newspaper Holdings by Title” search tool in the online catalog.
MDAH Holiday Closings:
All offices will be closed for New Years’ from Friday, December 31, 2010 through Monday, January 3, 2011.
Mississippi Governor's Mansion, December 25, 1941. Call Number: PI/1999.0001 (MDAH Collection)
This photograph is from the Al Fred Daniel Collection. From everyone here at MDAH, have a wonderful holiday!
MDAH Holiday Closings:
All offices will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Friday, December 24 through Monday, December 27, 2010.
All offices will be closed for New Years’ from Friday, December 31, 2010 through Monday, January 3, 2011.
It’s a short week here at the archives, but we will spend it looking at some of the wonderful Christmas themed holdings from the collections! Holiday hours are listed at the end of the post.
Christmas tree, Natchez, 189-. Call Number: 1992.0006, Item 8 (MDAH Collection)
These images from the Stewart Photograph Collection show turn of the century Natchez around Christmas time. View the entire collection (including more snow scenes) in the Digital Archives.
Collection Description:
The collection consists of 258 black-and-white images from prints of glass plate negatives created by amateur photographers (and brothers) Robert Livingston Stewart and William Percy Stewart of Natchez, Mississippi, around 1890-1905. The photographs are primarily of the Natchez area and focus on the Stewart family and activities such as dedication ceremonies, winter storms, floods, steamboats and river scenes.
"Residence of W. P. Stewart," Snow scene, Natchez, 189-. Call Number: PI/1992.0006, Item 148 (MDAH Collection)
"Mississippi River," River, ice and snow, Natchez, 189-. Call Number: PI/1992.0006, Item 246 (MDAH Collection)
MDAH Holiday Closings:
All offices will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Friday, December 24 through Monday, December 27, 2010.
All offices will be closed for New Years’ from Friday, December 31, 2010 through Monday, January 3, 2011.
Museum division staff decorate the historic Christmas trees in the lobby
The holiday season has arrived at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building! Here’s a look at the decorations sprouting up all over the place.
The Reference Library has extra security for the holidays!
Decorations in the library
Come by tonight for the Old Jackson Christmas by Candlelight tour and see the decorations, as well as holiday decor at the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion, Mississippi State Capitol, and Old Capitol Museum. Tours are tonight only from 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Musical entertainment is scheduled at the Governor’s Mansion, State Capitol, Old Capitol Museum, and Winter Building. Historic holiday film footage will be shown at the Winter Building. Refreshments will be available at the Governor’s Mansion and the Old Capitol Museum.
Shuttle buses will run between sites approximately every 5 minutes. Visitors may begin the tour at whichever site they choose and take the shuttle to the various sites. Parking is available at all sites, except the Governor’s Mansion. For more information, please call 601-576-6800.
Possum Ridge train exhibit detail
For more images of decorations at the Winter Building and other MDAH museums and sites, check out the department facebook page and the Old Capitol Museum facebook page!
Mississippi Governor's Mansion, 2009
Don’t miss the Old Jackson Christmas by Candlelight tour this Friday, December 3 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. See the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion, Mississippi State Capitol, and Old Capitol Musuem in all their holiday splendor! The William F. Winter Archives and History Building will also be host to the village of Possum Ridge and its famous trains, as well as the historic Christmas tree exhibit.
Experience the magic of the holiday season as you visit Jackson’s most historic buildings! These images show the popular event in past years. Read more details about the tour below.
Mississippi State Capitol, 2005
Old Capitol Museum, 2009
Refreshments will be available at the Governor’s Mansion and the Old Capitol Museum. Musical entertainment, including choirs and instrumental ensembles, is scheduled at the Governor’s Mansion, State Capitol, Old Capitol Museum, and Winter Building. Historic holiday film footage will be shown at the Winter Building.
Shuttle buses will run between sites approximately every 5 minutes. Visitors may begin the tour at whichever site they choose and take the shuttle to the various sites. Parking is available at all sites, except the Governor’s Mansion. For more information, please call 601-576-6800 or email the Museum division.
