Desoto County Museum — Attraction in Hernando

I told Anna this is where I wanted to go and she snickered. I was excited to check it out so we did. I do so love history and come from Tampa bay where Hernando Desoto started his horrific quest. We were impressed with this museum it's historic artifacts and the staff member Robert was more than knowledgeable and so very friendly. We could not have a better day and especially considering this is a county museum in rural Mississippi. They have many rooms true to historic time period and an archive research room. I understand there are plans for movie night in the future and the museum changes it's features every 3months. Thank you Robert, you are an asset to the...

The museum is really good. However, the person who narrates is quite prejudiced. Not very much attention to native American and African American history. For some reason they have a lot of holocaust history, which is not at all related to DeSoto county. However it was a great work on holocaust history, which I liked. Only the connection to the locality seemed off.

They referred to Native Americans as immigrants, which really surprised me. It needs more facts and maybe a...

We visited with our son and teen grandson. The grandson is interested in history, and it was his idea. I expected to be bored but was surprised. The staff were very friendly, knowledgeable, and entertaining. The museum is not large but has several interesting exhibits. There is a dog trot house next door that is slowly bring restored as funds allow. If you get the chance, visit this museum. It is free to the public, but they do...