History Is Lunch: NancyKay Wessman, "Champions of the Storm: Katrina's First Responders"

September 24, 2025 @ 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Two Mississippi Museums

222 North St.
Jackson, MS 39201

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History Is Lunch: NancyKay Wessman, "Champions of the Storm: Katrina's First Responders"

Two Mississippi Museums

222 North St.
Jackson, MS 39201

  • Admission: FREE
  • Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Overview

NancyKay Wessman, author and founder of WessComm, LLC, will explore the vivid firsthand accounts of frontline heroes sustaining local communities by showing courage, leadership, and moral determination as part of the History Is Lunch series. Wessman is the author of Katrina, Mississippi: Voices from Ground Zero which focuses on the stories of first responders who risked their lives to lead rescue, recovery, and relief efforts during and after Hurricane Katrina. This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will also stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. Copies of Katrina, Mississippi will be available for sale with a book signing to follow.

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