Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum in Starkville, MS

Welcome to the
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HERITAGE MUSEUM

Bridging the Generations
The Heritage Museum seeks to connect our history and culture to today’s children and adults in an interactive way. The museum plays a vital role in our community by linking our past with the present. There is something of interest for everyone. Children and adults can enjoy a time of discovery, adults can experience nostalgia, and children can learn and play in the Children’s Corner.

Where the Past Comes Alive
Established in 1976 to celebrate our nation’s 200th birthday, the Heritage Museum is housed in a renovated 1874 Mobile & Ohio railroad depot located at the corner of Russell and Fellowship Streets, in the heart of Starkville, Mississippi.

The museum offers a rich view of the history and culture of Starkville and Oktibbeha County through a permanent collection of artifacts that provide a window into our community’s bygone era.

The museum also hosts temporary, rotating exhibits – some of a contemporary nature – and sponsors special programs, events, and projects to keep visitors interested in returning.

We invite you to visit the museum for a closer look and a greater appreciation. Please remember to sign our guest register.

The Heritage Museum website is funded by the Friends of the Museum, which is responsible for the content and photos. Small Pond Graphics designed and maintains the website.

OPPORTUNITIES

If you would like to join the Friends of the Museum (FOM), you can obtain a membership envelope at the museum, or you may download a membership form from the FOM page at this website.

The Heritage Museum is listed as an attraction on Trip Advisor. People who have no official connection with the museum are encouraged to write reviews. If you have visited the museum, please consider writing a review and posting it on tripadvisor.com. It is a free way to publicize the Heritage Museum, as many people check reviews on Trip Advisor before visiting attractions.

RESOURCES

Brochures are available that showcase the museum’s updated exterior and its new exhibits. Find them at the museum and other locations around town.

Photograph albums for several of the museum’s past special events are available at the museum for perusal. Recent events include the Old Main program and the open house for the unveiling of the permanent exhibit that honors local Hall of Fame sports figures.

A $10 DVD of the Feb. 22, 2012 Needmore Community program is for sale at the museum.

Brother Rogers, of Starkville, has been visiting the sites of our state’s historical markers, and he has set up a website related to the markers. The website is http://www.mississippimarkers.com/starkville.html

2014

Coming Event — TBA

An open house will celebrate the new Rookwood/Bill Glass exhibit. Rookwood Pottery, which is highly collectible, was located in Starkville from 1960 to 1967. Bill Glass, the last Rookwood artist, has donated three sculptures to the museum. One of the copies is dedicated to John Robert Arnold, whose company Arnold Industries owned Rookwood, and John Robert’s daughter who teaches in South Bend, Indiana. Please watch for newspaper publicity.

Displays:

Mississippi Sheet Music

Jerry Drott’s collection of vintage sheet music with Mississippi in the title is on temporary loan.

Electricity in the Home

A temporary display of pre-electricity and early electricity items is featured in the Early Home Center.

Mississippi Animals

The Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum is showcasing a temporary exhibit of animals that inhabit our state. These preserved animals are a portion of Bill Poe’s collection, which he displays in his home. This rotating display features about 20 native species, including a black bear, a bobcat, a skunk, snakes, an opossum, a red fox, and a raccoon, to name a few. This exhibit will be of special interest to children (of all ages).

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