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Our Annual Silent Auction was a huge success enjoyed by our maritime community!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to all our Silent Auction donors, attendees and volunteers participating in our most successful event ever! Your generous donations were over the top!
We are grateful for the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s public support.
Our vision continues to materialize THANKS TO YOUR GENEROSITY!

“MARITIME/SEAFARING/SHIPBUILDING/HERITAGE/FUTURE

Dr. Jack Hoover(center)- Founder of our maritime museum, Ann Pickett(left)-Volunteer, Vincent Castiliola (right)- Local community business leader

Ron Elias (right)-former long-term Ingalls Shipyard Chief Photographer, Ashton Cannon (middle), and Mr. Elias's good friend (left) — Ron Elias (right)-former long-term Ingalls Shipyard Chief Photographer, Ashton Cannon (middle), and Mr. Elias’s good friend (left)

Mayor of Gautier, MS - Mr. Casey Vaughan (right) and Mr. Quin Gautier - (left) Distinguished Jackson County resident. — Mayor of Gautier, MS — Mr. Casey Vaughan (right) and Mr. Quin Gautier — (left) Distinguished Jackson County resident.

(Left to right) Lorren West - Mississippi Maritime Museum and Activity Center executive director, Bud & Susan Villarreal - Volunteers, Kyle Williams - Mississippi Maritime Museum and Activity Center's education curriculum specialist — (Left to right) Lorren West — Mississippi Maritime Museum and Activity Center executive director, Bud & Susan Villarreal — Volunteers, Kyle Williams — Mississippi Maritime Museum and Activity Center’s education curriculum specialist

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Happy Holidays for a festive Maritime Season!!

Kyle Williams (Education manager) and Lorren West (Director) celebrate Pascagoula's Downtown Christmas Celebration 2021 — Kyle Williams (Education manager) and Lorren West (Director) celebrate Pascagoula’s Downtown Christmas Celebration 2021

Pascagoula’s Arts & Crafts Festival

ZONTA - Pascagoula's Annual Arts and Crafts Festival — ZONTA — Pascagoula’s Annual Arts and Crafts Festival
ZONTA — Pascagoula’s Annual Arts and Crafts Festival

Mississippi Maritime Museum under development in Pascagoula hires its first director

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi Dec. 9, 2020 — The Mississippi Maritime Museum, currently in development in Pascagoula, has announced the hiring of Lorren West as its first executive director. “I am excited to set sail in my new role as Executive Director of Mississippi Maritime Museum,” West said. “This opportunity allows me to bring together…

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