 from an 1840s brick to a 1960s kitchen sink,” Williams said.
The Old Capitol Museum regularly hosts visitors from Mississippi and other states, as well as people from Europe and Asia who come to see the state’s many blues sites and maybe check out the Elvis Presley Birthplace.
“They’ll kind of hit us in the middle,” Williams said.
School children once roamed the halls in large numbers, but that’s changed. School budget cuts in recent years have reduced field trips, and Williams called that a shame.
The doors are open every day but Monday for anyone interested in visiting the National Historic Landmark, which also happens to be Mississippi’s own Greek Revival time machine.
“This is Mississippi history. This is our culture,” Williams said. “This is an important place. We want people to understand that.”