Location

The Heritage Museum is located across from the cemetery, at a corner of the Russell Street corridor. It is a short drive or walk from downtown, University Drive, and the popular Cotton District. The museum is a great stop for history buffs interested in the rich culture of our community.

Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum
206 Fellowship Street
Starkville, MS 39759
662.323.0211

MUSEUM HOURS:

Tours are encouraged and available by special arrangement.

Volunteers are present whenever the museum is open.

1:00 – 4:00pm
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

By appointment
662.323.0211

Special events on selected Saturdays

Admission to the museum is free, but donations are appreciated.

Our Community Series programs on selected days

LOCATION:

VIEW LARGER MAP HERE

EVENTS:

June-July-August
The temporary display for the summer (June-July-August) will be seashells, with related games TBA

A temporary exhibit celebrating OCH Regional Medical Center’s 40th anniversary includes a birthing-room infant warmer (incubator), an antique wheelchair, and a vintage nurse’s cap and cape. This display is located near the permanent medical exhibit.

 


OPPORTUNITIES:

The Friends of the Museum (FOM) membership drive is in process. If you would like to join the Friends but didn’t get an information packet in the mail, you can obtain a membership envelope at the museum or you can download a form from the FOM page at this website.

The 2013 fund-raiser Denim & Diamonds will be held Friday, August 9, 6 p.m. Please mark your calendars.

RESOURCES:

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

Ruth Morgan’s “From Days Past” articles and photos, which appeared weekly in the Starkville Daily News, can be accessed at library.msstate.edu/localhistory.

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