PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – America250 is less than a year away, but the celebration of America’s birthday is already in full swing at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson.
“A lot of people think when we hit July 4, 2026, everything’s over, but it will go through Dec. 31 of next year,” said Nancy Carpenter, Development Director for America250 Mississippi.
Historian of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Brother Rogers said one way to best experience America250 is learning about our own state’s history through several connections to the founding of the country…