Summer campers use marionettes to tell the story of the 100 Men Hall
Celebrating its one hundred years of business, the 100 Men Hall gets kids to theatrically tell their story. Pulling at children’s heartstrings, the…
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Joy, sadness intertwine at Normandy’s D-Day commemorations
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy. As several dozen D-Day veterans — now all in their 90s — set foot on the sands that claimed so many colleagues,…
The Historic Ocean Springs Association launches new interpretive sign project
The Historic Ocean Springs Association has launched a new community project installing interpretive signs at landmark locations throughout the historic districts. HOSA has recently placed more…
Commemorative Air Force to offer B-17 plane tours at Million Air
Looking to visit a piece of World War II history? Why not stop by Million Air in Gulfport to get a tour of an original…
WWII reenactment at the G.I Museum in Ocean Springs Saturday
Every time you visit the G.I. Museum in Ocean Springs, something new will catch your attention. That’s because the museum holds more than 17,000 military artifacts…
For whom the bell rolls: Paul Revere chime returns home
BOSTON (AP) — A bronze bell cast in 1834 in Paul Revere’s Massachusetts foundry has come home — capping a nearly two-century, cross-country odyssey that saw it hauled by oxcart to churches in Ohio before languishing for decades in a…
Bayou View Elementary School holds Famous American Wax Museum
Second graders at Bayou View Elementary spent the day dressed as some famous faces. The entire grade went all out for the annual Famous American Wax Museum.…
New historical marker for Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins installed
It was a ceremonious rekindling of American history, the marker signifying the Biloxi Wade-In protests has been replaced after it was knocked down by storms. The Biloxi Wade-Ins…
Photography collector visits Coast to share collection
The Gulfport Museum of History Historical Society held a program meeting today to view the collection of photographer Willis Vail. Willis is a well-known photographer born in Quakertown, New…
Replacements for the Biloxi Wade-In Markers damaged in storm coming soon
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History state marker for the Biloxi Wade-Ins is set to be reinstalled. The original was lost in hurricane storm…
Biloxi Main Street recognizes collective history and hometown heroes with mural dedication
Many gathered on the corner of Division and Main Street to celebrate the rich history of East Biloxi and recognize hometown heroes with a…
Uncovering the history of the first vessel to dock at the Port of Gulfport
120 years after the Trojan became the first vessel to dock at the Port of Gulfport, the story behind the ship’s captain…
Experts pull documents, money from Lee statue time capsule
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservation experts in Virginia’s capital Tuesday pulled books, money, ammunition, documents and other artifacts from a time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The lead…
Again, crews find apparent time capsule at Lee statue site
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and…
Take a walk back in time in the village of Old D’Iberville
The Village of Old D’Iberville is back on the town green for the fourth year in a row. Over the years, the residents have…
Coast Episcopal students experiencing the life of a pioneer
Second graders at Coast Episcopal School in Long Beach are experiencing the life of a pioneer as part of their ‘Western Migration’ unit by camping out on…
Lapointe-Krebs House and Museum hosting annual cemetery tour
Get ready to travel back in history as Lapointe-Krebs House and Museum in Pascagoula hosts their 15th annual historic cemetery tour. This year’s program theme will be World…
Pass Road Elementary students create interactive map of downtown Gulfport area during history camp
Three Pass Road Elementary students created an interactive map during a history camp funded by National Geographic. Fourth-graders Payton, Angel, and Sabrina spent time at…
Mississippi City Colored School awarded historical marker
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has recognized the Mississippi City Colored School as a significant part of history by awarding it an official historical marker. Former students…
Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii
By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the park near Naples following an investigation…
Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and it still works, producing a deep, plaintive bleat, like a foghorn from the distant past.…
Airmen with Mississippi roots: Breaking barriers on and off the ground
Before the Air Force shattered the sound barrier, these airmen shattered the race barrier: a common reference to the Tuskegee Airmen, our nation’s first all-black fighter squadron. Their fighting outside the cockpit was world changing as chronicled…
Pinta docks at the Biloxi Pier
A piece of history is docked at the Biloxi Schooner Pier. A replica of the Pinta caravel, one of the ships used by Christopher Columbus, is open to the public. Driving by the Biloxi Pier you may…
Pinta docks at the Biloxi Schooner Pier
A relic of the fifteenth century cut through the waters of the Mississippi Sound this afternoon as it prepares to serve as an interactive museum. The Pinta returned to the Biloxi Schooner Pier for self-guided tours that…