SPRING 2026 SPEAKERS
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SPRING 2026 SPEAKERS
March 24: Lolly Rash, Executive Director of Mississippi Heritage Trust—2025 list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi
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Lolly will Talk about the 2025 list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic
Places in Mississippi. Begun in 1999, the 10 Most list shines a much
needed spotlight on Mississippi's treasured historic places that are in
danger of being lost to rampant development, storm damage, misguided
public policy or just plain stupidity.
April 28: Joan Gandy will present Natchez in Historic Photographs on April 28, 2026.
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Speaker: The Rev. Joan W. Gandy,
Presbyterian Minister, writer, editor.
Rev. Gandy will discuss her role in
resurrecting the outstanding collection
of photos taken by Henry and Earl
Norman. These photos offer a grand
depiction of life in early Natchez. At
the conclusion of the first half of the
program, attendees will continue the
second half of the program in the
Stratton Chapel Gallery
(Carter Burns, Executive Director, Historic Natchez Foundation
Rescheduled at later date.)
May 26: Tony Byrne, Former Mayor—The Legacy of the Fountain at Main & South Commerce streets & the Natchez Connection to Old Charter Bourbon Whiskey
Speaker: Tony Byrne, former Mayor.
A fun evening with a “Natchez-style
tasting” as Tony takes you back to
Marion E. Taylor’s philanthropy in
Natchez, the Christmas Fund, the
water fountain at the corner of Main
& S. Commerce streets, and Taylor’s
Old Charter Bourbon Whiskey
company. This entertaining evening is
set to be the perfect way to close out
an outstanding programming year.
SEPTEMBER 2026-MAY 2027
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(Look for Brochure Soon)
Annual Membership Meeting with Preservation Award Event
January 26, 2027 (Keynote Speaker Scott Barretta on "The Musical World of Bud Scott"); Special Bud Scott Event May 8th, 2027 Sponsored by the Natchez Historical Society with Performance by the Nachez Festival of Music