Natchez Historical Society Annual Dinner Meeting

JANUARY 27, 2026
5:00 PM SEATING & CASH BAR OPEN – 6:00 PM DINNER
THE NATCHEZ CIVIC CENTER
TICKETS $39- MAKE RESERVATIONS HERE

Speakers: Adam Erby, Executive Director of Historic Preservation and Collections at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Lydia Mattice Brandt, professor of art and architectural history at the University of South Carolina.

Chapman is best known for work, Baptism of Pocahontas, which hangs in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Some of Chapman’s work is on display at St. Mary Basilica in Natchez.

Photo: Surviving early painting of John Gadsby Chapman (1808-1889)
St. Mary Basilica Collection, Natchez