Mississippi Maritime Museum

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Funds are being raised and artifacts collected as the Mississippi Maritime Museum prepares for construction inside the old Pascagoula (Miss.) High School’s math and science building. Construction is to start in 2020 on the estimated $4.7M facility. The museum’s Maritime Activities Center (MAC) has already opened. It provides a preview of things to come. Lecture series and other events are being held in the center, which includes many items and displays that will be a part of the museum once it’s built. What we are going to tell is the story of South Mississippi's 300-year maritime heritage," said Terry Bollman, treasurer at the Mississippi Maritime Museum. "It started in 1699 when Sir D'Iberville landed in what is now Ocean Springs. I’Iberville brought with him a master ships carpenter, and that's the “start of the legacy and the heritage," Bollman said. Jeff Rester of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission will present a talk on the Southeast Area Assessment and Monitoring Program on June 19; and Elsa Martin will be wrapping up her 10-part historic series on the third Thursday of each month. The final two sessions are June 21 and July 19 at the MAC. Admission is free. (Source: WLOX 06/16/18)