Maritime historians looking for firsthand accounts, photographs or historical information on the MV Mississippi IV are in Vicksburg for five days of survey and interviews starting Monday.

Story hunters from Southeastern Archeological Research Inc. will spend Monday measuring the boat’s interior to prepare the centerpiece of the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Interpretive Center, said Alainna O’Bannon, a project manager on the $16 million museum under construction downtown by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Interviews Tuesday and Thursday will be conducted at Vicksburg District offices on East Clay Street and at Highway 61 Coffeehouse on Washington Street. Office sessions will be 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Times at the coffeehouse both days are 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Anyone who wants to tell their story may contact O’Bannon a 601-634-7047 or the research firm at 1-800-406-8758 to set up an interview.