The late Jim Henson, creator of Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy,will be honored in his hometown of Leland, Miss., with a museumshowing off his life with the Muppets.
The museum will open Wednesday at the Leland Chamber of Commerceas part of a welcome center.
Included will be original Muppet puppets, photos of Henson as ayoungster with schoolmates and old Muppet toys.
Henson was born Sept. 24, 1936, in nearby Greenville and spenthis first 11 years in Leland. His father worked at Delta BranchExperiment Station in nearby Stoneville.
Henson died May 16, 1990, in New York from a massive bacterialinfection at age 53.
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