Upcoming Events

August 20, 2026

Monthly Luncheon Meeting

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Reservations are required and the price is $15 for members and $17 for nonmembers, payable at the door. Please call 228-467-4090 by noon on Wednesday to assure your reservation.

1862

July 30th - Major Frank Peck of the 12th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers arrives in Pearlington and finds the people there "in great destitution and beset by plunderers on every side". He later reports the entire coast to be on the verge of starvation, and "in every way miserable".

1920

July 30th - A stock ordinance is adopted by the city of Bay St. Louis, and cattle is no longer allowed to roam the streets. Not only were they considered a traffic hazard, cows especially were smart enough to open almost any gate latch to graze – and destroy - private gardens.

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108 Cue Street
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
(228) 467-4090
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Opening Hours:
Monday through Friday
10AM to 3PM
(closed for lunch between 12 and 1)

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