Education

Old Capitol Museum offers free Colonial Mississippi field trips

The Old Capitol Museum is offering teachers and educators a free field trip opportunity focused on Colonial Mississippi as part of the America250 celebration.

Students can learn through demonstrations, presentations and hands-on activities, including historic dance lessons, tribal stickball demonstrations, fencing demonstrations, quilting and traditional crafts.

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Spots are limited. Educators seeking more information or wanting to reserve a place can contact Kari Baker at kbaker@mdah.ms.gov.

Source: Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."