Dr. Elbert R. Hilliard will address the Noxubee County Historical Society at their quarterly covered dish supper meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hut on the corner of Pearl and Washington Streets in Macon.
Hilliard, a native of Nitta Yuma in Mississippi, began his career as a high school history teacher but joined the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in 1965. From curator of History at the State Historical Museum, he became director of the Division of Historic Sites and Archeology in 1970 and Department Director in 1973. He holds degrees from Mississippi State University and Delta State University.
During his tenure as director, he supervised the department’s Archives and Library, Historic Preservation, Museum, Historic Properties and Records Management divisions, as well as the Administration Division, which includes Public Information and Special Projects. He retired as director of the Department of Archives and History on Dec. 31, 2003, and was granted director emeritus status. Since then he has served as a volunteer and continues to serve as the secretary-treasurer of the Mississippi Historical Society.
In 2010, then-Gov. Haley Barbour presented Hilliard the Mississippi Medal of Service. Most recently, he has been the recipient of the United State President’s Call to Service Award and the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
Hilliard will speak on the importance of historic preservation in our community, and the place Noxubee County Historical Society has in that preservation. Those attending are asked to bring a dish. All are welcome.
For more information, contact Martha Stennis at [email protected], or call 662-726-9063 or 662-361-8292
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