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‘Into the narrative’: The Slave Dwelling Project gives voice to Rowan Oak’s forgotten enslaved people

Last Wednesday, I, along with a group of students from Anne Twitty’s and Paul Polgar’s classes about the history of race in America, attended a special...

Public archaeology class explores Rowan Oak history

Tony Boudreaux, director of the University Center for Archaeological Research, and his archaeology students held a Public Archaeology Day at Rowan Oak...

Harvest Supper at Rowan Oak raises money for UM Museum

Under glowing lights strung between cedars, patrons meandered toward the scents of wine and the sounds of steel drums, stopping to talk with friends old...

Isom Center, Thacker Mountain Radio highlight women of color in the arts

The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies will co-host an event with Thacker Mountain Radio Hour at 6 p.m. on Sunday at Rowan Oak, once the home...

UM Museum fundraiser tonight at Rowan Oak

Rowan Oak will host guests and performers alike to fundraise for the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses at 6:30 p.m. Thursday during...

UM Museum’s annual Harvest Supper features local artists, transforms Rowan Oak

Rowan Oak’s pasture fences will come down Thursday evening to make room for the University of Mississippi Museum’s sixth annual Harvest Supper. The...

This week in Oxford: Oct. 9-13

Monday 8:30 a.m.- Yoga in the Gallery — University of Mississippi Museum 7 p.m.- “Walking Out” screening — Oxford Commons Tuesday 6 p.m.- 3 Blind...

Mississippi-grown band Rocket 88 leaving their mark on Oxford’s music scene

Oxford continues to produce more and more original bands and music. One of the newest groups on the scene is Rocket 88, an Americana band that self admittedly...

Archaeology dig unearths bits of Oxford’s slave history

Rowan Oak, the home of William Faulkner. Dozens of people filled the grounds of William Faulkner’s Rowan Oak on Saturday to investigate how slaves lived...

Commission preserves Oxford’s historic buildings

Hundreds of years of history are stored in the walls of Oxford’s oldest buildings; the local Historic Properties Commission is tasked with protecting all of it. Oxford’s Historic Properties Commission was formed in October 2013 with the goal of repairing, marketing and monitoring Oxford’s historic properties. For the last year, the commission has overseen the Lamar...

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