Days of lore: Overflow crowd attends Natchez Tricentennial event

Published 1:06 am Tuesday, January 5, 2016

By Ben Hillyer

It was standing room only Monday night during the first Natchez Legends and Lore discussion at the Historic Natchez Foundation headquarters on Commerce Street. HNF Executive Director Mimi Miller gave the first talk of the Natchez Tricentennial lecture series, giving an overview of Natchez’s 300-year history. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)

It was standing room only Monday night during the first Natchez Legends and Lore discussion at the Historic Natchez Foundation headquarters on Commerce Street. HNF Executive Director Mimi Miller gave the first talk of the Natchez Tricentennial lecture series, giving an overview of Natchez’s 300-year history. (Ben Hillyer/The Natchez Democrat)

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