‘Music on the Mound’ to serve as Sultana Museum fundraiser

Historical Preservation Society to host special event May 10

By Meg Webb

Sultana Historical Preservation Society

MARION – The Sultana Historical Preservation Society will host Music at the Mound on Saturday, May 10, from 47 p.m. at The Barn at Mound City to raise money for the Sultana Disaster Museum.

The event will kick off a year of celebrations around the Sultana Disaster Museum as new museum construction is expected to be completed in April 2026.

The event will feature live music from The ShotGun-Billys, a “high energy southern rock band blending Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake,” a crawfish boil, a special steam-style beer crafted by Memphis-based Soul & Spirits Brewery and other libations.

Individual tickets are $75 and sponsorships are available.

Purchase tickets at www. sultanadisastermuseum.com/e vents-1. Email jeffk@sultanadisastermuseum. com if you or your business are interested in sponsoring this event. All proceeds will go toward future programming and exhibits for the Sultana Disaster Museum.

About The Sultana Disaster Museum

The Sultana Disaster Museum tells the story of the tragedy that occurred on April 27, 1865, and the events that led up to that fateful night. The museum is committed to telling the full story of the steamboat, from its construction to its destruction and beyond. Stories of the men who were freed from Andersonville and Cahaba prisoner of war camps and how and why they were grossly overcrowded onto one steamboat are told in great detail. Compelling accounts from the victims on board the Sultana, rescuers along the Mississippi River, as well as many Union officers involved in the selection and overcrowding of the boat are on display in the museum.

For more information, please email Jeff Kollath at jeffk@sultanadisastermuseum. com or visit https://www.sultanadisastermuseum. com/.