Revs Country Tours

06/23/2024

I think we are done after Three years of filming. Suzanna Herbert Documentary “Natchez” is entering editing phase. See you on the silver screen
Rev

06/21/2024

American Exchange Program students. Toured with Rev. I love imparting history into young people.

06/20/2024

06/20/2024

Last night Luminary at Melrose national park. Left David Slay, Dir interpretation at the site. Right Mayor Dan Gibson. 700 white lights representing the 700 enslaved that went through John Mcmurran’s hands. This was breathtaking and solum and emotional. It gave substance to our minds images and imaginations. It also makes us aware of the need to truly heal from this trauma and allow God to make us a better nation. I hope Kathleen Bonds and the park service at Natchez will never stop their great work.
Rev

06/15/2024

Great ladies from North MS. D. Thompson first Black Female President of MS Asso. Realtors.

06/14/2024

JUNETEENTH IN NATCHEZ: A Celebration for ALL with Education and History, Music, Activities, Food, and More! Make some plans during June 10 – 19, 2024 to come out and support these events!

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The Entire Month of June:
JUNETEENTH AFRICAN AMERICAN TOURS – Special tours focusing on African American history are offered throughout the month of June in recognition of Juneteenth. Tours are led by Revs Country Tours, who tells the dramatic and significant stories of African Americans in Natchez. For more information, call 601-807-5337.

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June 10–30:
8:30am – 5:30 pm • EXHIBIT: "MELROSE THROUGH THE LABOR OF OTHERS: the McMurrans as Enslavers", at Melrose at the Natchez National Historical Park, 1 Melrose–Montebello Parkway • Free to the Public

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June 11:
Tuesday Morning at 11:00 am – MAYOR & BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING AT NAPAC Museum, 301 Main Street, Free to the Public

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June 13:
9:00 am–4:00 pm – NATCHEZ WELCOMES MISSISSIPPI 3RD U.S. COLORED CAVALRY at the Natchez Bluff • Organized by Ser Seshsh Ab Heter-Clifford M. Boxley • Free to the Public.
Re-enactors for the 3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry will ride into Natchez and set up camp on the Bluff, where they will engage the public and talk about the Cavalry’s history. The event is expected to include 200 to 300 participants. For more information, call Ser Boxley at 601-442-4719.

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6:00 pm – KICK-BACK @ NAPAC at 301 Main Street • Free to the Public.
Honoring citizens and businesses for their contributions to Natchez. Everyone is encouraged to come and see the many wonderful artifacts displayed at the museum. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact NAPAC director Bobby Dennis at 601-445-0728.

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June 14:
12:00 pm – 5TH ANNUAL NATCHEZ-ADAMS DAY OF UNITY CEREMONY at the NAPAC Museum, 301 Main Street • Free to the Public.

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3:00 – 7:00 pm – 1ST ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CHEESEBURGER CHALLENGE COOK-OFF at the Bluff in front of the Natchez Grand Hotel, 111 N. Broadway • Organized by New Vision Broadcasting in partnership with the City of Natchez.
Teams will compete head-to-head to see who makes the best cheeseburger in the Miss-Lou! Grilling will be live on-site in Downtown Natchez between 3 and 7 pm, with judging taking place at 5pm. 97.7 The Beat Natchez and 1240 The Buzz will broadcast live with D.J. Buzz providing the soundtrack for the event. Grand prizes include $400 for First Place, $200 for Second Place, and “Bragging Rights.” For more information, contact Malcolm Innis at [email protected] or by calling 832-922-7221 or 601-442-2522.
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7:00 pm – JUNETEENTH EXTRAVAGANZA at the Natchez City Auditorium, 207 Jefferson Street • Blues concert with Melodic Princess, LJ Echols, Avail Hollywood, OB Buchanan, and DJ Mario. Hosted by Elias Lover III. Doors open at 7 pm, Show starts at 8 pm.
Tickets $40 each: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-extravaganza-and-celebration-tickets-874735145367 • For more information, call Carol Smith at 214-551-9858 or 601-653-0490.

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June 15:
10:00 am – 1:00 pm – JUNETEENTH: A TRAVEL IN TIME SPRING FLING & COMMUNITY CARNIVAL at Concord Quarters , 301 Gayosa Street • Presented by the Natchez Adams County NAACP Branch and Area Businesses • Community Carnival organized by New Vision Broadcasting in partnership with the City of Natchez.
Featuring games, fun and education for area youth • Kids aged 5 and under must be accompanied with an adult • Free to the Public, Snacks Provided.
“It will, among other things, look to provide a fun and engaging environment to teach children the history of Juneteenth and why it is important,” said organizer Malcolm Innis, owner of New Vision Broadcasting. For more information, contact Mildred Chatman by calling 601-807-1766.

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June 16:
3:00 – 7:00 pm – 1ST ANNUAL GOSPEL CHOIR SHOWCASE at the Natchez City Auditorium, 207 Jefferson Street • The Choir Showcase is organized by New Vision Broadcasting in partnership with the City of Natchez. Hosted by the AMB Association.
Tickets $10 each • Come experience the gospel spirit as 5 area church choirs compete to discover which choir will be awarded a cash prize and selected as the 1st Annual Juneteenth Choir Competition winner. Grand prizes will include $1,000 for First Place and $250 for Second Place. For more information, contact Malcolm Innis at [email protected] or by calling 832-922-7221 or 601-442-2522.

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June 19:
7:30 pm – JUNETEENTH LUMINARY AT MELROSE, inside the Natchez National Historical Park, 1 Melrose–Montebello Parkway • Free to the Public • Lawn chairs and Flashlights are welcome.
In commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday, Natchez National Historical Park will present a luminary on the front lawn at the Melrose estate. This grand illumination will be held in remembrance of the nearly 700 enslaved people who involuntarily labored at Melrose and on the associated cotton plantations of John and Mary Louisa McMurran.
The Melrose front gate will close at 5:00 pm that day and reopen at 7:30 pm. Visitors are asked to park in the main parking lot and walk to the lower portion of the front lawn where an area will be set aside specifically for solemn reflection. The observation will conclude at 9:30, and the gates will close at 10:00 pm. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/natc

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9:00 am – 4:00 pm – JUNETEENTH TOURS AT MELROSE, inside the Natchez National Historical Park, 1 Melrose–Montebello Parkway • Tickets: $11 Adults / Kids 15 & Under Free
Throughout the day on Wednesday, June 19th, the staff of the Natchez National Historical Park will provide tours of the Melrose mansion that focus on the African American experience. The tours will highlight what is known about the enslaved men, women, and children who lived and labored at the estate as well as the system of slavery in this region that made such extravagant homes possible.
Melrose house tours are open seven days a week at 9 am, 10 am, 11 am, 2 pm, 3 pm, and 4 pm. Tour tickets can be purchased at Melrose or online in advance at https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/10089703/ticket/10089704

06/11/2024

Blessed to Pray at Mayor n Alderman mtg today. Then take Mayor Dan Gibson on a tour of Natchez. He is a former History n Gov teacher. I think he was impressed with my version of the Great Natchez Stories. We laughed and had a great time. Thanks Mayor for riding with Rev

05/29/2024

Great time last night at the Natchez Historic Foundation event. Yes I am a member. We enjoyed Dr. Ariela Gross, noted legal scholar and author. The presentation was “Escaping Slavery”. Her new work will focus on slavery and how the constitution as it is applied today erases the true nature of slavery and its effects on our culture. Great presentation. I’m gonna apply for the speakers list at the MHC.
Rev

05/20/2024

Get to Revs New Website Quick and check out the Natural Beauty of Natchez and one special flower.

05/02/2024

Conway Christian school. Great young people. They gonna change the world.

04/22/2024

Discovery Bike Tours visit Natchez with Rev Today. Great folks great tour

04/13/2024

S.T.E.A.M. Group Tour from Tougaloo. Great kids Great time showing them History. I Love what I do.

03/25/2024

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03/22/2024

Who knows these beautiful flowers? If you are from around here you should know. They are over the city and countryside.

03/20/2024

Friends from Germany. Great tour better conversation. All over the world we all share a common humanity. I thank God for the opportunity to meet people to share this amazing history and to learn. I love my Job

03/10/2024

This family is amazing. They are taking this child on a trip around America instead of regular school what an education she is getting. We gonna she this child again. Something great this way comes
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03/08/2024

"Rev",

This is a belated thank you -- two grateful Alaskans, my husband and me, who experienced 'the real Natchez' on a tour you guided in October - my apologies for the belated words of thanks.

We feel so lucky to have stumbled on to your tour - we had no intention of spending time in Natchez because we didn't know we needed to until we stopped at the Natchez Visitor Center parking lot - under new ownership and construction at the time of our arrival. We met a lovely woman sitting in the shade in the parking lot who answered our many questions and guided us on where we could stay the night in our camper outside of Natchez before continuing on down to the Gulf (we stayed at an RV park across the river so we could take your tour and spend more time in Natchez). We were behind schedule and truthfully, only intended to grab groceries, go for a short walk, hit the proverbial hay, and get on our way early next morning with no 'plan' to stop or stay in Natchez. But, she convinced us that we would appreciate your tour; we waited for you to return from a tour and climbed on board for the last tour of the day.

With impressive knowledge, with grace beyond words, you showed us the Natchez we did not know, and history we thought we knew but clearly, did not. At the time of our tour, we had been on the road for five weeks, from Alaska to the headwaters of the Mississippi and down the Great River Road National Scenic Byway, criss-crossing the Mississippi River, always keeping within thirty miles of the River. We saw, read, heard, and experienced a lot of sobering history - nothing more sobering than what we heard from you at Forks of the Road. Of all that we saw and experienced on our weeks-long trip, nothing was more powerful than what we experienced on your tour.

I had planned to write you a note upon our return home and include a donation to your church in honor of your good work but I have been unable to find an address on-line (I am not on FB or other social media) that I feel confident to use. If you would, please, send me your mailing address so I can mail my donation. And again, thank you so very much for the most excellent tour - we have and will continue to recommend it to anyone we know headed your way.

Warmest regards,

Beate Zinck

03/06/2024

Andrew is a travel writer from the Wall Street Journal. You can’t come here and not see Rev. We toured Rodney MS, ASU, Windsor and more here in South West Mississippi. Y’all come on down n RIDE WITH REV!!!

02/27/2024

Thank you for such an amazing tour!! You are a wealth of knowledge and it was a very special afternoon. Margaret & Peggy. Margaret is 96yrs

02/17/2024

Rev was honored to present Natchez Civil War Period History at this event. First time at a show. guns, relics, artifacts amazing. History buffs wonderland. Thanks Charles Pendleton, Vicksburg civil war museum owner for the invite.

02/01/2024

Friends from Canada. Great tour

01/31/2024

Thanks Bobby Dennis Natchez Museum of AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE for encouraging me to join Natchez Historical Society. My first event was great. Sat with Mr. Biglane and Mr Galloway. Great time.

01/31/2024

Blessed to visit Vicksburg Civil War Museum. Largest Private Collection of weapons in MS. Great!!!

12/29/2023

Won’t He do it. Just got a blessing for the Saints. First fireworks tent when leaving Natchez. Two Young black Christian Men blessed us with van load of fireworks. You don’t wanna miss this. Watchnight gonna be a BLAST. MESSAGE Problems or Solutions your choice. Spiritual and earth food will be served.
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12/28/2023

The Turnbull Family. Whole family took mom on a cruise up the Mississippi River. They rode with Rev all day from 9-5. We had a ball all Natchez sites + all Country sites. And Lunch at the Old Country Store with Mr. D. WOW!! I didn’t know work could be so much fun. I fell in Love with these folks.
Rev

See the Real Mississippi. Tour Historic sites off the beaten path. Natchez untold history, Civil War Sites, Windsor Ruins, Ghost Town Rodney, Idle Oakland Chapel, build a tour

12/27/2023

My God please help our youth. Kansas High school allows this club despite 8K signatures in opposition. Christians be sober and vigilant your adversary the devil is a roaring lion going to and fro in the earth seeking whom he may devour. Y’all we must spread the Gospel and love of God in this Godless world.
Rev

12/22/2023

My oldest son. Great photo. Godly proud of this man. Middle school principal, great husband and Father of Three. Love you Joseph

12/22/2023

Retired airline folks from Florida. Great tour just before Christmas.