All about Mississippi
Websites for studying about Mississippi
A to Z Kids Stuff - Mississippi
Fun Educational Activities
Kids Konnect.com - Mississippi
A safe Internet gateway for kids of all ages!
Mississippi Fun Facts
U.S. Census Bureau
TheUS50.com - Mississippi
New state Study Guides have been added to the Fast Facts pages!
The 50 States - Mississippi
From TeachersFirst. A comprehensive resource on America's states for upper elementary students.
Mr. Donn.org - Mississippi
Lesson Plans for Teachers. Activities & Games for Kids.
Class Brain.com - Mississippi
Start gathering all the information and images you need to make an A+ state report project for school.
Explore the States - Mississippi
From the Library of Congress. Games and stories of America's past.
50 States.com - Mississippi
Fast Facts & Trivia
RoadsideAmerica.com - Mississippi
Find Mississippi travel tips, stories, field reports and maps for unusual tourist attractions and landmarks.
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Local homeschooling groups, classes, and events for Mississippi
CHEB - Christian Home Educators of Brandon
CHEC -Christian Home Educators Connection
Vicksburg Christian Home Educators
Slidell Christian Home Educators Fellowship
More Mississippi homeschooling groups, classes, and events ...
State Facts
Mississippi was the 20th state to join the union. It became a state on December 10, 1817.
Capital - Jackson
Abbreviation - MS
Nickname - Magnolia State
Motto - "Virtute et armis" - By valor and arms
Song - Go Mis-sis-sip-pi
Bird - Mockingbird
Flower - Magnolia
Insect - Honeybee
Area - approximately 48,434 square miles
Mississippi field trips
Alice Moseley Folk Art and Antique Museum
The Museum's mission is increase public awareness of the art and life of Alice Moseley and to do charitable good works in the state of Mississippi.
BEAUVOIR
The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library.
Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum
The Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum features the history of one of the Nation's beloved beverages, along with equipment of the type that Joseph Biedenharn used to bottle Coke for the first time anywhere in the world in 1894. The restored candy store and office area will take you back to a simpler, sweeter time with furnishings and displays from the 1890s. Visitors are offered ice cream, fountain Cokes, Coke floats and a wide selection of Coke souvenirs.
Cottonlandia Museum
Although it is called "Cottonlandia," the Museum is about so much more than cotton. It focuses on the five "A's": art, archaeology, agriculture, antiques and animals. The Museum has a large collection of Mississippi art work, made possible by the state-wide biannual Cottonlandia Fine Arts Competition.
Ethel Wright Mohamed Stitchery Museum
Often called Mississippi's Grandma Moses of stitchery, Ethel Wright Mohamed, was born in 1906 and died in 1992. She used beautiful and intricate stitches to tell the stories of her family's life on fabric. Through this unique and beautiful "painting with thread" she has given us a view into the history of the Mississippi Delta's way of life. She called her work "memory pictures". This history includes her marriage, eight children, and numerous scenes of family memories that they all shared. She included their beloved housekeeper, Mittie, who helped raise the children and care for the family. Her stitchery has achieved international acclaim.
Goldring-Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life
Jews have lived in the South since the late 17th century. As late as 1820, more Jews lived in Charleston, South Carolina than in New York City. Jews have been an important part of the South ever since they first arrived. Though they are less than 1% of the general Southern population, and less than 5% of America’s Jewish population, southern Jews have made a significant mark on the communities in which they lived. The mission of the ISJL History Department is to preserve this story of Jewish life in the South and make it available to a wider audience. The ISJL History Department is actively collecting information and documents relating to every Southern Jewish community that has ever existed. This project provides a valuable resource for researchers, scholars, and people interested in their family history.
Grand Village of The Natchez Indians
The Natchez Indians inhabited what is now southwest Mississippi ca. AD 700-1730, with the culture at its zenith in the mid-1500s. Between 1682 and 1729 the Grand Village was their main ceremonial center, according to historical and archaeological evidence. The 128-acre Grand Village site features a museum accredited by the American Association of Museums, a reconstructed Natchez Indian house, and three ceremonial mounds. Two of the mounds, the Great Sun's Mound and the Temple Mound, have been excavated and rebuilt to their original sizes and shapes.
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