my kids love the museum. especially the hands on Morse code messaging and train. The Dudie Burger…read moreFestival was great! music was good and so was the food! I would have liked to have seen more hands on things for the kids to do such as outdoor jenga, blacksmith, crafts, etc... but overall it was enjoyable. Thanks to all those whose time and talents were used to create such a fun family experience.

This is one of the best parts of our beautiful city, a museum of all things Tupelo or relevant to…read moreTupelo! it's so educational on many levels and so very relaxing and inviting. The building inside and out is so nicely laid out and makes you excited about what's around the corner next. Take a picnic and sit outside! it's beautiful!

My spouse and I came here while we were in Memphis. For anyone who is interested in American…read morehistory, especially in the south. This is one spot you will want to check out as this was a house that was used during the underground railroad that runway slaves would come as a safe spot to hide before running off to the northern states. If you are in the area I would highly recommend visited it. [Review #722] (20th Review of 2024)

0 stars as this place is NOT open, IS abandoned and IS scary…read more The surrounding neighborhood is a little uncomfortable for two white women walking through. Seems to be a low income area. Yelp said this museum was open but clearly has not been for quite some time:

Jeff is a national treasure and the work he does is amazing! If you're just ordering online then…read moreyou're missing out on 100% of the history of this local shop. Jeff is a 10th generation potter filled with so much knowledge and unique stories. Shop local and support a family!

Pretty cool place to get hand made and unique pottery. I stop by ever few years when I am in the…read morearea. Each piece is different. Everything from cups, mugs, jars, bowls, and plates. Plan on spending 20 minutes talking to Jerry as well. He likes to talk with visitors when he's around. My favorite piece that I have bought was a stand up chicken cooker. I also have bought a really big bean pot, popcorn bowl, and a variety of small bowls and jars. Most of his pieces have red, blue, greenish tan glaze.

This museum was a gem! We were blessed to have Tony to ourselves as he guided us thorough his…read moreimmense collection of artifacts and their stories. I enjoy and visit many war museums, gray and small, and this collection was the most extensive I've seen. Don't miss it - but ask Tony for his tour.

Be careful! This individual took WWII photos from my father, who served in Okinawa as well as…read morephotos from a friend of his who also is a WWII veteran. They were both promised that the originals would be returned after copies were made. The photographs were never returned after multiple calls to Mr. Lute.

Amazing car museum in a very small rural town. Great exhibit and collection that shows very well.read more

We enjoyed the museum which presented a review of the local community. Not very expensive. Takes…read moreabout an hour to go through the displays. Interesting local history.

Museum is small but so is the ticket price. Large skeleton was cool and the replicas of the field…read morecamp and dinosaurs skull was cool. Nice break from the road for an hour.

From the owner: Our organization includes the oldest museum in Alabama, a 185-acre park on the former site of the…read morepolitical and ceremonial center of a vast Native American chiefdom, an Emmy Award-winning public television series, the oldest structure on the University of Alabama campus, one of only a handful of UA buildings that survived the Civil War, and the only museum tracing Tuscaloosa's history through the development of its transportation systems. Through our two "behind the scenes" divisions, we also develop interdisciplinary research programs focusing on museum-based research and provide archaeological and historic research and cultural resources management services to federal, Native American tribal, state, and local governmental agencies. For general information about our museums, departments, and programs, visit our webpage. How We Came to Be UA Museums as we currently know it -- a collection of multiple museums under a single administrative umbrella -- stems from a reorganization in 1990. Prior to that all the museums were under the Alabama Museum of Natural History at UA. Until 1961 the museum(s) were part of the Geological Survey of Alabama, reflecting the museums' roots in the work of pioneering geologist E.A. Smith. In 2017 UA Museums joined the College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama's largest division and the academic core of the University. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

I loveeee this museum. There's just sooo much history!!…read more Marshall County Historical Museum (Holly Springs, MS) I absolutely love Holly Springs and couldn't pick just one topic! So I decided to do a snip-it timeline of some of its history 1700s: This area was home to the Chickasaw Indians. During the early 1700s, white settlers moved to the Mississippi area in search of rich soil for farms and plantations. 1800-1860: William Randolph is credited with founding the town and Holly Springs was incorporated as a city in 1837. For a short time the name was changed to "Paris" but political pressure caused it to be renamed Holly Springs. By 1838, Holly Springs was flourishing with 14 law offices, 6 doctor's offices, 2 banks, 9 dry good stores, 5 grocery stores, 5 churches, 3 hotels and several private schools. Hillcrest Cemetery was built on land settler William S. Randolph gave the city in 1837. 1851-1860: Holly Springs was considered the un-official capital of north Mississippi. Cultured sons and daughters were sent here to be educated in one of the 6 schools located on College Avenue or at one of the military schools. On November 16, 1853, the Mississippi Railroad held its ground breaking ceremony and fair. Colonel H. W. Walter, who turned the first spade of dirt to start the railroad, drove in the last spike for the railroad in January 1860. 1861-1870: The Civil War began and the first volunteers from Holly Springs left town March 28, 1861, as the Jeff Davis Rifle and Home Guards. Ida B. Wells, a black newspaper editor and journalist was born on July 16, 1862. On November 13, 1862, the town suffered Union occupation. General Grant set up his headquarters at Airliewood and his wife at Walter Place. Confederate Major General Earl Van Dorn blew up/burned much of Grant's supplies and captured 1500 prisoners. The Union troops retaliated by burning much of the city. Holly Springs suffered 60 distinct raids during the war. Rust College was established in 1866 as a Freedmen's school. Mississippi returned to the Union February 23, 1867. In December 1869 the State's Reconstruction legislature passed a new constitution granting former slaves the right to vote. 1871-1880: Hiram Rhodes Revels became Mississippi's first black Senator (1870-71). James Hill, a former slave from Holly Springs, became Secretary of State for Mississippi in 1874. Yellow fever came to Holly Springs in 1878. Since there was no hospital in Holly Springs, citizens and churches took in the ill. Men thought to be immune were sent to knock on doors and, if there was no answer, they entered to remove the bodies. The deaths continued to mount until a mass grave was used (Hillcrest Cemetery). An early frost stopped the spread of the disease but the town's population had been decimated by over 2,000 souls.