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Park Historian, Jeff Mansell, gave a presentation today at the #NatchezMS Literary & Cinema Celebration #VisitNatchez

Enjoy the weather w/ a Walking Tour led by a Park Ranger! Tours leave from the William Johnson House(210 State St) at 2pm both Sat&Sun

Civil War walking tour tomorrow. The tour will leave from the Johnson House @ 9am Lasts approx 1hr. Bring comfy shoes & H2O (or hot cocoa!)

FREE Walking Tour tomorrow detailing 'The Great Natchez Tornado of 1840'. The tour will leave from the William Johnson House at 9 am!

We have a FREE walking tour titled William Johnson's Natchez tomorrow (Sat, Oct 13) leaves from the W. Johnson House at 9am

Our Civil War and Civil Rights trading cards are in come to Melrose or William Johnson to start your collection today! nps.gov/natc/forkids/t…

Saturday Michael W. Twitty will stop in Natchez to celebrate Juneteenth weekend with a series of programs at Melrose. facebook.com/NATCHEZNPS

It’s NPS National #Volunteer Day! Picture yourself volunteering w/the @natlparkservice. Go to j.mp/nvolwk for opps near u. #nvw12

DYK? 225,000 #volunteers in the @natlparkservice family in 2011. Picture yourself volunteering in a Natl Park! j.mp/nvolwk #nvw12

Apr 21 Bike w/ a Ranger @ 8am meet at the Natchez Visitor Center Call 601-446-5790 to make reservations, more info @ nps.gov/natc

U.S. Congress created the Mississippi Territory & designated Natchez as the capital on this date, April 7, 1798.

Tomorrow(Tues12/20) there will be no 11a or noon house tour at Melrose, & W Johnson House will be closed from 11a-1p. Hope to see you soon!

Just two weeks until Christmas at Melrose! facebook.com/events/2752727…

The William Johnson House will be closed this afternoon, sorry for the inconvenience. Melrose will be open for house tours all day.

The current house tour schedule at Melrose is daily 10a, Noon, 2p,3p,4p and as staff allows 11a & 1p Call 601-446-5790 for more information.

On this date 95 years ago Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service! nps.gov/aboutus/histor…

Here's to hoping August 10,2011 is better than August 10,1843 when William Johnson wrote in his diary, 'To day... http://fb.me/104XdirBo

W Johnson's Diary in 1843 'To day Like many others has been very dull and nothing New.' We hope Aug 10,2011 is much better than Aug 10,1843!

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