What’s new at the Gulfport Museum of History

Open for less than a year, you might say the Gulfport Museum of History has a history of its own, but in the true spirit of the resiliency South Mississippi residents are known for, the museum is now only back up and running after a COVID shutdown.

- of history has a history of its- own...but in the true spirit of- the resiliency south mississipp- residents, are known for-the- museum is not only back up and- running after a covid shutdown,- but as news 25's toni miles - shows us, the museum has added- - - - new chapters to its story - through the lens of a veteran - photographer who captured - heart-wrenching historic- moments here on film.

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- - would you like to take a stroll- down memory lane, branch out an- learn more about gulfport's - deep-rooted history?- the door is now open to do just- that at the old railroad depot- building the city provided to - house the gulfport museum - of history.

- <nats: "it's a paper boy sack, and when he was delivering, he'- put the papers in - it."> the museum has a story of its - own.- covid forced it to shut down- just eight days after its grand- opening in march of this year.- betty shaw, president,- historical society of gulfport- and gulfport museum - of history: "we opened a few weeks ago.

We were open here th- sunday of - cruisin' the coast, and we had - nice attendance from guests in- town."

Toni miles, news 25: "museum leaders did not stay idle durin- the temporary shutdown.

- in fact, they added this 9-11 - exhibit, and this katrina - display by local photographer - gary modick."

Gary modick, photographer: "i did eleven months of- photographing after - the storm.

I have some- pre-katrina and post-katrina- photos.

It is a little- - - - serendipity."

A vietnam veteran gary modick is no stranger to - the - battlefield.- armed with a camera, he capture- these moments on film - before and after katrina.

- - - - history would come around full- circle, though, fifteen - years later when a cruisin' - visitor rolled into the museum- and made a startling- realization.- gary modick, photographer: "he spotted this photo.

The - gentleman was in- the indiana national guard at - this time when they wrote this- - - - sign.

It was like de ja vu."

Also on display, these photos - taken of things remaining after- south mississippi 9-11 survivor- pam stennis managed to escape - - - - from one of the burning world - trade centers on that fateful - day - and an article by yours - truly as stennis recounted the- event 14 years ago, on the five- - - - year anniversary of 9-11.

- history truly has a way of- coming 'round full circle.- in gulfport, toni miles, news