The Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center is hosting a lecture series in conjunction with the traveling exhibition, “Have Blues Will Travel: Traveling Blues Musicians in the Jim Crow Era”. Dr. Tiffany Packer discusses the history of Juneteenth, its significance and why it deserves national recognition. She explores how African American communities continue to honor the legacy of their ancestors who diligently contributed to securing freedom. Admission is free and

Ninety Miles and a Lifetime Away: Memories of Early Cuban Exiles by David Powell recounts the first-person stories of people who witnessed the arrival of 600,000 Cuban refugees who came to the United States between 1959 and 1973. During the event, Powell will be joined by fellow author and noted Florida historian Gary Mormino, Ph.D., to discuss why so many left, how families prepared, and what they faced when they

In conjunction with the traveling exhibition “Have Blues, Will Travel: Traveling Blues Musicians in the Jim Crow Era” [hyperlink to https://www.sulphurspringsmuseum.org/current-exhibits-2], the Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center is hosting a lecture series. The first event in this series will how words, images and stirring music tell the story of the soul music that became the soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement. Guest speaker John Capouya with explore the stories

The Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center is hosting a traveling exhibit from the National Blues Museum. Entitled “Have Blues, Will Travel: Traveling Blues Musicians in the Jim Crow Era,” this exhibition showcases the hardships and inequality Black Blues musicians faced while traveling to play concerts in the Jim Crow era. For Black blues musicians, touring was among the only ways to make money from their music. However, traveling as