The signing of the Pontotoc Creek Treaty is depicted ini this painting by Ann Sheffield of Pontotoc County, Mississippi.  The Chickasaw Indian tribe of North Mississippi ceded more than 6 million acres of their tribal lands to the US government in 1832, thus opening the area to pioneer settlers.

 

 

Summer of 1942 was a busy one for First Baptist Church in New Albany during Vacation Bible School.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Shadows was one of several garage bands from New Albany during the 1960s.  the late James Murphy and Nicky Hall are two of these band members.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zack Stewart, museum volunteer, demonostrates the shaving horse to students from Union County Schools during  Heritage Pioneer Days at the Museum, held annually during the third weekend in September.

 

 

Mosley and Johnson Blues Band from Union County are shown in a performance at the Montreaux  Jazz Festival  in the 1980s.  Sam Mosely and the late Robert Johnson are noted song writers from New Albany.  The band is still rockin’.

 

Award winning Union County dog trainer Clyde Morton is shown on the Paul Rainey estate training dogs to hunt bears for the Rainey Kennels.  He was also instrumental in training the famous hunter’s dogs to hunt lions in Africa.  Morton’s record for training winning bird dogs has never been beaten.  Morton was born in Myrtle, Mississippi.