ABOUT US
MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC
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See details under “Events” tab.
WHAT: Meetings of the Natchez Historical Society include a hospitality social followed by speakers and discussions.
WHEN: September through May on the 4th Tuesday of the Month unless otherwise posted. The Grace MacNeil Lecture is in March each year.
VENUE: 108 South Commerce Street (The Historic Natchez Foundation Building) unless otherwise posted.
SPECIAL: The January Annual Meeting includes the Historic Preservation Award event.
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RECOGNITIONS
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The Mississippi Historical Society recognized the Natchez Historical Society with the Frank E. Everett, Jr. Award (2020) for outstanding contributions to the preservation and interpretation of local history, and in recent time, the Natchez Historical Society has been a recipient of the Speaker Series grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council.
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MISSION
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The mission of the Natchez Historical Society is to serve as a resource for research, development, presentation, remembrance, and understanding of the formative history of the Natchez area.
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The mission facilitates the memory and knowledge of Natchez area history covers all eras, from pre-Colonial times to modern day. Natchez has benefitted from the contributions of residents and sojourners, including Native-Americans; European explorers; frontier settlers; planters; African-Americans (including the enslaved), merchants; soldiers, educators; artists and writers, as well as English, French, German, Irish, Italian, and Jewish immigrants.
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The Natchez Historical Society provides a forum for sharing and exploring the history of the Natchez regional with each other, scholars, and other experts to understand and appreciate opportunities and challenges Natchez experienced over time, along with the high quality regional civic life for its citizens.
President, Virginia G . Benoist
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Vice Pres., Nicole Harris
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Secretary, Fran Trappey
Treasurer, Al King
Public Relations and Communications, Bobby Dennis
Publicity, Elodie Pritchartt
Hospitality, Laura Tate
Programs, Contact Board President or Vice President.
Membership, Julianna W. Rabb
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Immediate Past President: Karen Krueger Hill
Board Members
Letter from the president
The Natchez Historical Society promotes the rich history of Natchez and its surrounding area through its series of lectures presented at monthly meetings by professional historians, authors, and experts in their subject matter. Attendees have the opportunity to learn of the rich history of the area in a combined social-educational setting with the opportunity to speak directly to the speakers. Then, at the Society’s Annual Meeting and Dinner in January, members and guests enjoy delicious fare, the presentation of a keynote speaker, and the presentation of the annual Historic Preservation Award made to the recipient individual or organization for significant contribution to historic preservation or the study of history within the Natchez area. Individual and couples annual dues are reasonably set for membership. If you are not sure what the Society is about, attend one of our events. No doubt, you will want to become a part of this fun experience and join!
Sincerely,
Virginia “Ginny” G. Benoist
President, Natchez Historical Society