History
Freedom Schools
On Saturdays through January 10, 2026, open to the public and all classes are free. Location is Genesis Church, 1820 23rd Street North, Columbus, MS. Time is 2 PM to 5 PM. For more details and to register, visit www.mtzionmemorialfund.com.
Freedom Schools
On Saturdays through January 10, 2026, open to the public and all classes are free. Location is Genesis Church, 1820 23rd Street North, Columbus, MS. Time is 2 PM to 5 PM. For more details and to register, visit www.mtzionmemorialfund.com.
Freedom Schools
On Saturdays through January 10, 2026, open to the public and all classes are free. Location is Genesis Church, 1820 23rd Street North, Columbus, MS. Time is 2 PM to 5 PM. For more details and to register, visit www.mtzionmemorialfund.com.
Freedom Schools
On Saturdays through January 10, 2026, open to the public and all classes are free. Location is Genesis Church, 1820 23rd Street North, Columbus, MS. Time is 2 PM to 5 PM. For more details and to register, visit www.mtzionmemorialfund.com.
Freedom Schools
On Saturdays through January 10, 2026, open to the public and all classes are free. Location is Genesis Church, 1820 23rd Street North, Columbus, MS. Time is 2 PM to 5 PM. For more details and to register, visit www.mtzionmemorialfund.com.
Historic Marker Dedication
Join us for the dedication of Historic Markers for Henry Baker, Jr. (Main Street & 9th Street) and the original site of Union Academy (9th Avenue South) at 11:00 a.m.
Henry Baker, Jr & Union Academy Original Site Markers Dedication
Visit Columbus 117 Third Street South, Columbus, MSAmerica250 Quilt Display
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United StatesFrom March 2 through April 30, the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System will showcase a special quilt exhibition in recognition of America 250 and Quilting Heritage Month. For decades, the Library has proudly partnered with local quilting guilds to highlight the skill and creativity of our community’s artisans. The library is honored to continue this tradition … Continued
Tales from the Crypt
Friendship Cemetery 1400 Fourth Street South, Columbus, MS, United States“Reclaiming Women’s Power in the American Revolution” by Dr. Jacqueline Beatty
MUWDr. Jacqueline Beatty, Associate Professor of History at York College of Pennsylvania, will present “Reclaiming Women’s Power in the American Revolution,” for the Martha Swan Speaker Series on Thursday, March 19 at 6pm at the Nissan Auditorium on the campus of Mississippi University for Women. Her talk is based on research for her book, In Dependence, … Continued
“An Asylum for Mankind” The American Revolution by Ken Burns
MUW's Nissan AuditoriumMississippi University for Women will present the second episode titled "An Asylum for Mankind" from the new Ken Burns documentary The American Revolution on March 23 at 6pm in the Nissan Auditorium in Parkinson Hall. This episode covers the period from May 1775 to July 1776. New Englanders rush to surround the British Army in Boston, but … Continued
“Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation into Being” by Dr. Peter Messer
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United StatesDr. Peter Messer will open the traveling exhibit Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction with his talk Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation into Being on Tuesday, March 31 at 5:30pm at the downtown branch of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System. Dr. Messer is a historian of Early American politics and … Continued
