Downtown Medicine Mound Museum

05/28/2026

Out of State folks Steve Ferguson and Dana Ferguson Hall visited the Museum today! They are children of Edwin Ferguson and grandchildren Sandy and Cecil Ferguson, early pioneers. An extra treat is we share family genealogy. They are also related to Gary Rogers and family and Ruth McLennan’s family. What a treat! Jeanene Stermer

05/28/2026

A friendly reminder, the City is currently under Stage 4 - Emergency Water Shortage Conditions. Please refer to the document below for questions or contact us at City Hall. We appreciate your cooperation and assistance!

05/28/2026

05/22/2026

One of our latest acquisitions is a photo of Horace “Blackie” Evans, who served in General George Patton’s 3rd Armored Division. He is the tallest soldier in the picture, third from right. Photo courtesy of Mike Evans.

05/21/2026

Thomas Franklin Barnes in his grocery and feed store, 1911. Mr. Barnes built a business and acquired farms in the newly-founded Medicine Mound community, which served generations of his descendants, many who still reside in Hardeman County today.

05/20/2026

Minerva Gilliland, a Mounds resident who worked at Christ the King Hospital in Vernon, was a former war nurse and used her earnings to buy a car and a farm. Minerva is buried at Big Valley Cemetery.

05/19/2026

Prairie View, located just east of the present-day Farmers Valley Creamery, was one of many small communities which had a school within walking distance of residents, and had a church still in use until the 1970’s (please correct me if that date is wrong). Please share any memories of Prairie View in the comments.

05/15/2026

Another Kings High basketball team. Names not provided. Kings High was home to over 200 students at one time.

05/13/2026

This is a Kings High Class ring of 1939, which belonged to Heloise Edith Spruill Walker, daughter of Sam and Annie Mae (Golden)Spruill. On loan courtesy of her family.

05/13/2026

John Finley was gracious to share these pictures of his grandfather, James Hopkins, at Kings High. John also shared the following:
My Grandfather, James Hopkins was #9 on the team. These are from 1936-1937. My grandmother, Bobbie Hopkins graduated in 36. My grandfather, 37. He had to quit school one year to help on the farm. If I'm not mistaken, Bobbie was one of the last or the last graduate of Kings High to survive. She passed in 2020 at age 100. Almost 101!

Thank you so much for sharing, John!

05/12/2026

An early picture (1930’s) of the Kings High basketball team. No names provided. From the Eufala Horn collection.