Crossroads in Mount Olive - a Smithsonian Event

12/15/2020

Sights and sounds of Crossroads...

The postcard wall where students to retirees took the time to share their thoughts!

12/14/2020

Sights and sounds from Crossroads ...

What great coverage of the Crossroads Exhibit by WDAM ... Charles Herrington and WDAM publicized the event from the setup day to the last open day. So many visitors commented that they heard about Crossroads on WDAM and decided to come tour.

Thanks Charles and WDAM for supporting Crossroads in Mount Olive!

An exhibit in Mount Olive focusing on life in small-town USA has closed to the public, after being on display for six week.

12/14/2020

Sights and sounds from Crossroads ...

Our sponsors ... Crossroads Mount Olive was possible because of their generous support!

12/14/2020

Sights and Sounds from Crossroads ...

We had approximately 500 visitors to the Crossroads Exhibit ... here is just one page of comments that were left!

12/14/2020

Sights and sounds of Crossroads ...

What does rural sound like? Close your eyes and listen ... and be transported back in time to a rural Mississippi barnyard!

12/14/2020

Sights and signs of Crossroads ...

What rural America sounds like .... can you hear the Bobwhite?

12/13/2020

Snapshots from Crossroads ...

“Signs of the Time”

12/13/2020

One year of anticipation...

Twenty weeks of planning....

Thirty-six days of visitors and tours...

But today, just like that, the days of the Crossroads Exhibit were over!

For the last six weeks a little piece of the Smithsonian Institute resided in Mount Olive in the form of the Crossroads Exhibit ... what an amazing event that allowed this town the opportunity to tell the story of our rural past.

This was a big event for this little town and we were honored to host it. The Exhibit was the talk of the town and garnered much media coverage both by television and through the print media.

From a baby in a stroller to an elderly man with a cane, many visitors came to the heart of Mount Olive to the Crossroads Exhibit. From local families to travelers from distant places, many came to take advantage of the opportunity to look back at our roots and witness the heritage that is woven into this town.

The exhibit gave us a once in a lifetime experience: it made us think ... it made us remember ... it made us learn ... it made us look forward! Even as the lights were turned out tonight and the exhibit closed, it was clear that these past six weeks have made us a better community that will move forward into a bright future

Thank you ...
To the Smithsonian Institute and the Mississippi Humanities Council for believing in Mount Olive and entrusting us with your exhibit
To the Mount Olive Volunteer Fire Department who provided the perfect venue for the event
To our sponsors who generously supported the event
To our many volunteers who served so diligently
To our Director who worked tirelessly to turn a dream into an awesome reality
To our visitors who joined us on this adventure

••••••• THANK YOU! •••••••

The Crossroads Exhibit is now a chapter in Mount Olive’s past. But we’re not closing the book ... we are just turning the page!

12/13/2020

Classes from Simpson Academy toured the Crossroads Exhibit this week ...

12/11/2020

What an honor and privilege it has been for Mount Olive to host this event! We will always remember this event and the opportunity to bring our rural past to today’s generation.

On December 12, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Sandra Boyd, local archivist and librarian, to present her program “Mt. Olive: History & Development.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural Ameri...