Denim & Diamonds: western hats and bling support museum
August brings with it an event the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum and friends look forward to each year — Denim & Diamonds.
37-year-old gown heads to state pageant
Cheryl Prewitt Salem is borrowing something from the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum for a special occasion.
MSU-led design project selected for prominent New York exhibition
The Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum’s SuperUse Pavilion, a part of the museum’s rain garden program that has benefitted from the efforts of more than 100 Mississippi State undergraduate and graduate-level students, recently has been selected for exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.
A Little Golden nostalgia: Step into ‘remember when’ with Little Golden Books at Oktibbeha museum
Time travel is often just a matter of a scent, a sound, a sight. Take the sight of a familiar gold foil spine on a Little Golden Book, maybe one with three little kittens or a feisty tugboat on the cover.
Oktibbeha museum gears up for a night of yee-haw and bling
Pull out the boots and shine up the jewelry because the Friends of the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum are planning a night of sparkling, western-themed fun. Denin and Diamonds, a fundraiser to benefit the museum, is set for Friday, Aug. 9, at the Shrine Club in Starkville.
Museum’s new roof designed to help community ‘think green’
The finishing touches are being put on a new pavilion at the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum.
Oktibbeha Heritage Museum to hold Scanning Day
In an effort to help citizens preserve historically significant documents and photos, the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum is partnering with Mississippi State University to hold a Scanning Day Thursday, Sept. 20, at the museum.
Keeper of artifacts: Joan Wilson works to raise profile of Oktibbeha County museum
STARKVILLE — Joan Wilson is so invested in Oktibbeha County history, you’d think she had roots four or five generations deep. Not quite.
Museum transforms as part of class, community project
STARKVILLE — The Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum is more than a house filled with artifacts.
With the help of the Mississippi State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture and nearly $18,000 in donations, the museum has transformed into a multi-purpose social facility.
Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum celebrates green future
You can step inside the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum and witness the past, or you can stand outside and look at the future.
Oktibbeha museum fans the flames of Valentine’s Day
So many of our holidays have fallen victim to the political correctness police, but one holiday continues to warm the heart while Ole Man Winter insists on dumping snow, ice and rain on the country.
Events honor end of World War II, remember area’s aviation history
STARKVILLE — With the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II approaching, some of Oktibbeha County’s biggest history buffs are preparing for a weekend event to honor area veterans.