Anne B. McKee will hold a book signing from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, in the Grand Lobby of the MSU Riley Center for the launch of "Historic Photos of Mississippi."
McKee, a literary and performing artist wrote the text and photo captions for the book, filled with nearly 200 images. Contributing archives include Lauderdale County Mississippi History and Archives, Library of Congress, Mississippi Department of Archives and History and Moore's Boler's Inn Private Collection.
The book, published through Turner Publishing Company in Nashville, Tenn., is filled with vintage black and white photographs spanning Mississippi history in all of the state's regions. It retails for $39.95.
McKee said the book is a great keepsake and that doing research to write about the photographs was an enlightening journey.
"I learned so much," McKee said. "I am all about Mississippi. This has just been right up my alley."
McKee is listed on the Mississippi Artist Roster sponsored by the Mississippi Arts Commission. She writes a column for The Meridian Star and is a storyteller, humorist, public speaker, and writer. She also teaches school children through her program "Loving Mississippi," in which she uplifts the accomplishments of famous Mississippians.
Here's some of McKee's upcoming schedule to help promote the book:
June
22 6:00 PM -- "Listen to the Eagle" with Paul Ott Carruth
23 6:00 AM WTOK TV, Good Morning Meridian
23 7:15 AM WMOX Radio, Meridian
23 4:30-6:30 PM, Book Launch, MSU/Riley Center, Meridian
26 8:15 AM, Gallo Radio, Super Talk Show, Jackson
26 4:30-6:30 Lemuria Books, Jackson
27 1-3, Dancing Rabbit Books, Philadelphia
28 2-4, Boler's Inn, Union (a reception)
July
9 5:30-7, Mainstreet Books, Hattiesburg
11, 2-3:00 PM, Square Books, Oxford
16 3:30-4 PM, WLOX TV, Biloxi
16 5:30-7 PM, Pass Christian Books
17 12-2, Bay Books, Bay St Louis
25 10-12, Pentimento Books, Clinton
31 12-1:30 PM, Reed's Gum Tree Books, Tupelo
August
7 4-6, Loreiei Books, Vicksburg
8 Rosalie Mansion, Natchez
8 1-3 Turning Pages Books, Natchez
29, Noon - 2, Turnrow Books, Greenwood
December
5 1-3, Cover to Cover Books, Natchez
7 Mainstreet Books, Hattiesburg
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