Last updated October 26, 2026. Facts and figures from MDAH’s 2024 Annual Report (15 pages), with page numbers. Source: our preserved copy, downloaded October 26, 2026 (SHA-256 319BAB78…52CC9967; full hash on the Documents page). Original: mdah.ms.gov.
Not in the report
- MDAH’s own budget, revenue or spending. Appropriations are on our budget page.
- Any figures for the State Records Center, the Government Records program, the Local Government Records Office, or the State Records Committee: no records stored, transferred, microfilmed or destroyed; no schedules approved; no disposal authorizations issued.
- Public records requests MDAH received or denied.
- Staff counts.
The report’s only records statistics are for the Archives and Records Services Division’s public research services (below).
Statistics (page 15)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Volunteer hours, 2024 | 5,216 (Archives and Records Services 465; Museum 4,751) |
| Individual volunteers | 77 |
| Stated value of volunteer time | $174,683.84 (at $33.49 an hour) |
| Archives: onsite patrons, FY2024 | 1,309 |
| Archives: offsite inquiries answered | 11,556 |
| Archives: items digitized | 15,435 |
| Archives: electronic assets processed | 252 gigabytes |
| Visitors, Two Mississippi Museums | 83,188 |
| Visitors, Grand Village of the Natchez Indians | 16,109 |
| Visitors, Old Capitol | 6,261 |
| Visitors, Eudora Welty House and Garden | 6,108 |
| Visitors, Governor’s Mansion | 3,997 |
Community Heritage Preservation Grants (pages 13 and 14)
Awarded by the Board of Trustees on January 19, 2024. The report calls the total “over $3.4 million.” The 17 listed awards add to $3,610,513. Grants are paid on a reimbursable basis, after the whole project or pre-set phases are completed. Buildings must be designated Mississippi Landmarks.
| Property | City, county | Award | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelety House | Natchez, Adams | $142,161 | Exterior, doors, windows, roof and gutter repairs |
| Carroll County Courthouse | Carrollton, Carroll | $243,291 | Interior and exterior restoration; windows, doors, and cupola repairs. See REQ-MS-2026-003 |
| Masonic Building and Courthouse | Okolona, Chickasaw | $171,977 | Door and window restoration |
| Okolona Elementary School | Okolona, Chickasaw | $170,755 | Window restoration, interior and lighting repairs |
| Harriette Person Memorial Library | Port Gibson, Claiborne | $274,931 | Roof and decking repairs |
| GM&O Railroad Depot | Quitman, Clarke | $65,010 | Door and window restoration, interior and exterior repairs |
| Hattiesburg City Hall | Hattiesburg, Forrest | $99,200 | Interior repairs, HVAC, and security upgrades |
| Hinds County Courthouse | Jackson, Hinds | $410,715 | Roof repairs |
| Jefferson Davis County Courthouse | Prentiss, Jefferson Davis | $182,118 | Roof repairs |
| Spain House | Tupelo, Lee | $110,936 | Interior restoration and repainting |
| Greenwood Fire Station #1 | Greenwood, Leflore | $237,450 | Masonry repointing, HVAC, and electrical upgrades |
| Tennessee Williams House | Columbus, Lowndes | $158,423 | Front porch repairs and repainting |
| Old Salem School | Macon, Noxubee | $159,538 | Structural stabilization, masonry repointing, and general repairs |
| Quitman County Courthouse | Marks, Quitman | $188,008 | Exterior repairs and window restoration |
| Sharkey County Courthouse | Rolling Fork, Sharkey | $368,000 | Courtroom restoration |
| Drew Rosenwald School | Drew, Sunflower | $368,000 | Roof, masonry, door, and window repairs, and electrical upgrades |
| Senatobia High School | Senatobia, Tate | $260,000 | Window restoration, classroom, east and west hallway repairs |
| Total of listed awards | $3,610,513 | ||
Certified Local Government grants (page 14)
Reported as “more than $97,000” to eight projects in seven communities. The listed awards add to $97,958.10.
| Community | Award | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | $10,000.00 | High Street Community Center professional assessment |
| Aberdeen | $10,000.00 | Second Neuberger Library rehabilitation |
| Greenwood | $10,000.00 | Confederate Memorial Building and Greenwood Carnegie Library assessments |
| Hattiesburg | $18,000.00 | Historic Site Management Tool map viewer upgrades |
| Lexington | $13,000.00 | Lundy House rehabilitation |
| New Albany | $12,558.10 | Benjamin F. Ford School, old police station, and light, gas and water building assessments |
| Ocean Springs | $15,000.00 | Historic guidelines and district updates |
| Woodville | $9,400.00 | Polk’s Meat Market rehabilitation |
Outside grants and funding (pages 9 and 12)
- $1,000,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant) for the Natchez Center for American History at Historic Jefferson College. The report calls it a $20 million project.
- $100,000 from the Library of Congress for primary source education, October 1 to September 30, 2025.
- $225,000 from the Mississippi Arts Commission to the Foundation for Mississippi History for Margaret Ann Crigler Park in Jackson. Perkins&Will selected as designer.
- Lilly Endowment Inc. funds MDAH’s Religion Initiative and the Religion in Mississippi History Research Fellowship.
Projects, contractors and consultants named (pages 9 to 11)
| Project | Status in the report | Firms named |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg Interpretive Center (Vicksburg Civil War Visitor Center) | Acquiring two properties and a land parcel; contract sent to the Department of Finance and Administration for approval; projected 2028 opening | Perkins & Will (architect); Gallagher & Associates (exhibits) |
| Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, to be renamed Natchez Tribal Cultural Center | Design development 50% complete at end of September | Ralph Appelbaum Associates (exhibits); Eley Guild Hardy (architect) |
| Historic Jefferson College | Closed to visitors; roofs on Prospere and Carpenter Hall done June 2024; phase 2 under way; maintenance shed to be demolished | Shafer Zahner (architects, President’s House) |
| Windsor Ruins | Column stabilization done 2023; 2024 work on capitals, path, rails and signage | None named |
People named
| Name | Role in the report | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Blount | MDAH director (2024) | 2, 3, 6, 8, 13 |
| Spence Flatgard | Re-elected board president, January 19, 2024 | 4 |
| Cyrus Ben | Elected to board, July 2024 | 5 |
| Reginald Buckley | Elected to board, December 2024 | 5 |
| Carter Burns, TJ Taylor, Nancy Carpenter, Mark Keenum, Betsey Hamilton | Other board members listed in January 2024 | 4 |
| Michael Morris | Director, Two Mississippi Museums | 8 |
| Meredith Massey | Deputy director, Historic Preservation | 14 |
| Kari Baker | Director of education | 12 |
| Sara Nordin | New director, Eudora Welty House and Garden | 6 |
| Megan Bankston | Vicksburg project manager | 9 |
| Elbert R. Hilliard | Former director (1973 to 2004); died March 17, 2024 | 3 |
Note: The report lists Nancy Carpenter of Columbus on the board in January 2024. MDAH’s current board page does not list her and lists Lucius Lampton and Mary S. Graham, who are not named in the 2024 report. See MDAH Leadership.