Mission
Documenting the Past, Shaping the Future
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OUR MISSION:
What we do, and how we do it
MHF documents the past by displaying Items and support activities that promote and illuminate the cultural, social, historical, and economic experiences of African Americans. The historical markers we facilitate, along with the books, narratives, vignettes, artwork, family histories, photos, historic sites, and relics, shed light on historical and current-day experiences in Holmes County, one of many regions in the Deep South that experienced the mass migration of African Americans.
We periodically partner with churches, local groups, and state agencies to help preserve the heritage of cities, towns, and counties in Mississippi and throughout the nation. Our most recent heritage partnership projects are:- Installation and Unveiling of Alexander v Holmes County Board of Education Marker
- Funding, Installation, and Unveiling of the National Federation of Colored Farmers Marker
We shape the future through our Education Support Program, providing financial assistance in the form of scholarships and stipends to young people for more than a decade. The support we generate and distribute helps these young people, who will help shape our future, to pursue their career goals. The heritage essays they wrote discuss how their family members, ancestors, kindreds, and others influenced and shaped them for the future.
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Education Program
Education Program
We started our Education Program in 2014 and solicited enough donations to award one (1) $500 scholarship. The number of award recipients has grown to almost 100. Our donor base expanded, and collections during the same period. As a result, we were able to increase the number and amount of money awarded annually. Our most recent awards totaled more than $13,000 annually and were awarded to 14 recipients. These are our education programs:
We started our Education Program in 2014 and solicited enough donations to award one (1) $500 scholarship. The number of award recipients has grown to almost 100. Our donor base expanded, and collections during the same period. As a result, we were able to increase the number and amount of money awarded annually. Our most recent awards totaled more than $13,000 annually and were awarded to 14 recipients. These are our education programs:
Our Virtual Heritage Center MHF began as a physical Heritage Center in Durant, MS. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of our doors, and we discontinued our onsite displays, which we have since migrated to an online format. Our zealous resolve is to raise additional funds to support our goal of reopening physical doors and making our displays accessible to walk-in visitors once again. Items in the Center include:
Our Virtual Heritage Center MHF began as a physical Heritage Center in Durant, MS. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of our doors, and we discontinued our onsite displays, which we have since migrated to an online format. Our zealous resolve is to raise additional funds to support our goal of reopening physical doors and making our displays accessible to walk-in visitors once again. Items in the Center include:
COMMUNITY HERITAGE PRESERVATION
- Installation and Unveiling of Alexander v Holmes County Board of Education Marker
- Funding, Installation, and Unveiling of the National Federation of Colored Farmers Marker
AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY ROOTS
Funding Sources
MHF has three primary funding sources. They are:
·Private Individuals
·Grants
·Businesses and Corporations
Individual donations represent the largest share of our income. Grant and corporation funds account for only a small percentage of our revenue.
Ways to Donate
Ways to Donate
Migration Heritage Foundation is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations may be:
Mailed to Migration Heritage Foundation, PO Box 247, Durant, MS 39063;
Sent via Cash App to $mhf22; or
Submitted online at https://donorbox.org/annual-campaign-6/
For additional information, e-mail info@mhtr.us.
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