History Is Lunch: Shaun Stalzer, “By the Instigation of the Devil: A Survey of Coroner Inquests in Mississippi from 1799 to 1869”

Name: History Is Lunch: Shaun Stalzer, “By the Instigation of the Devil: A Survey of Coroner Inquests in Mississippi from 1799 to 1869”
Start: 2026-07-15T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-07-15T13:00:00-05:00
Location: History Is Lunch: Shaun Stalzer, “By the Instigation of the Devil: A Survey of Coroner Inquests in Mississippi from 1799 to 1869”

July 15, 2026 @ 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Overview

At noon on Wednesday, July 15, Shaun Stalzer, senior archivist for the Government Records section at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, will discuss a large collection of nineteenth-century coroner inquests as part of the History Is Lunch series. These documents reveal insights into violent and tragic aspects of antebellum society, including cases of murder, manslaughter, and misfortune. This free event will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel.