Upcoming Events
Membership
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Upcoming Events
Monthly Luncheon Meeting
Served at Lobrano House at 12 noon.
Reservations are required and the price is $15 for members and $17 for nonmembers, payable at the door. Please call by noon on Wednesday to assure your reservation.
Check the front page of The Historian of that month for details about the guest speaker.
On This Day In...
February 22nd - The northern part of Hancock county is cut off to form Pearl River county. Poplarville, named after "poplar" Jim Smith who owned the land, is to become the county seat. Earlier efforts had formed Pearl County in 1872, but because of the sparse population and limited tax base, that county was abolished in 1878 and the land returned to Hancock and Marion counties.
Visitor Info
Kate Lobrano House
108 Cue Street,
Bay Saint Louis, MS
(228) 467-4090
hancockcountyhis@bellsouth.net
Opening Hours:
Monday through Friday
10:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 3:00
Closed on Federal holidays
