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    • MDAH Calendar of Events: History Is Lunch

    May

    • Wednesday, May 2, noon-1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Ken P’Pool talks about restoration projects on the Gulf Coast. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, May 9, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Mississippi Arts Commission director Malcolm White presents “Politics and Entertainment in Southern Culture.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, May 16, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Robert P. Adams will discuss the Merci Train Car renovation. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, May 23, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Todd Sanders will talk about project successes under the Tax Credit program. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, May 30, noon-1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Architectural historian Jennifer Baughn talks about modern architects of Mississippi. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    June

    • Wednesday, June 6, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Bettye Coward talks about the history of Blue Mountain College. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, June 13, noon–1 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum. As part of the History Is Lunch series, historian and MDAH Historic Properties Division director Jim Barnett talks about his new book in the Heritage of Mississippi Series, Mississippi’s American Indians, and signs copies. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, June 20, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Southern Studies scholar Noel Polk reads from his latest book, “Walking Safari: Or, the Hippo Highway and Other Poems.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, June 27, noon–1 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Jacksonian Bill Patrick presents “The Truth about Casey Jones.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

    July

    • Wednesday, July 18, noon–1 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum. As part of the History Is Lunch series, historian and author Timothy B. Smith will discuss his new book on Senator J. Z. George. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    August

    • Wednesday, August 15, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Jacksonian Vernon Chadwick talks about Natchez and General Douglas MacArthur. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    September

    • Wednesday, September 5, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Author Seetha Srinivasan and filmmaker Kathryn Rodenmeyer talk about the history of nursing in Mississippi. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, September 12, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Architectural historian Todd Sanders talks about the work of Mississippi architect Hays Town. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, September 26, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Historian Charles Eagles talks about the admission of James Meredith into Ole Miss on the fifteenth anniversary of the historic event. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    October

    • Wednesday, October 3, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Archivist Jeff Rogers talks about the MDAH graphics collection for Archives Month. For more information call 601-576-6998.

    • Wednesday, October 10, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Susan Haltom, coauthor of “One Writer’s Garden,” presents “Reading and Writing: The Progressive Welty Women.” For more information call 601-576-6998.
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