The Carnegie is presenting a ‘Brown Bag’ event which will take place on October 16th starting at noon.
The public may bring their lunch and enjoy a presentation by historical author Billy Kennedy.
Northern Ireland author-journalist Billy Kennedy, in his 10th book in the popular Scots-Irish Chronicles series, gives appropriate recognition to the lives, careers and outstanding achievements of three of America's most iconic historical personalities.
Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and David Crockett were three men of destiny in 19th century history who had much in common in family and ancestral ties, in character, mannerisms, and political and social outlook, as they shaped the fabric of a nation which was to gradually emerge as the greatest and most influential in the world.
“We are excited to welcome this noted journalist and historical author,” said Amy Mapel, Carnegie Media Coordinator.
About the Carnegie
Carnegie is one of the most historically significant structures in downtown Newnan and was built in 1904. The building served as a library until 1987 when a new facility was constructed on Hospital Road. With its iconic lighted sign that states the ‘City of Homes’ on top of the building, citizens recognize the Carnegie when they drive through historic downtown.
The Carnegie was funded by the city of Newnan’s General Fund and partly by 2007 Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). The Carnegie’s cost to be renovated was over $1.5 million dollars to the city. For more information on the Carnegie, please visit www.ci.newnan.ga.us or email doliver@cityofnewnan.org
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Monday, September 7, 2009
History Blog by the Georgia Trust
I was cleaning out old emails and came across one I'd overlooked from the Georgia Trust (http://www.georgiatrust.org/). They sent an email to let us know they had a new blog back in June: http://thegeorgiatrust.blogspot.com//.
I used to work right across the street from Rhodes Hall. Unfortunately I never took the time to visit. I'm going to take a trip down there one day and wander around. If you've ever driven down Peachtree Street I'm sure you've noticed the "castle" and wondered about it. Go visit their website to find out a bit about its history.
Here's a bit about the Georgia Trust, hope you'll check them out AND go sign up for their blog updates (after you sign up for ours ;-)
The Mission of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is to promote an appreciation of Georgia's diverse historic resources and provide for their protection and use to preserve, enhance and revitalize Georgia's communities.
The Vision of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is for Georgians to understand and appreciate the irreplaceable value of historic buildings and places and their relevance to modern life. We envision Georgians who promote careful stewardship and active use of these diverse resources and recognize the economic and social benefits of preservation. We envision communities where new development complements and reinforces thriving downtowns and historic neighborhoods, contributing to a healthy and enriched humane environment.
Get Involved! Find out how you can become a member of The Georgia Trust.
The goals of the Trust are:
- To inform Georgians about their state's historic resources and diverse cultural heritage
- To increase the number of historic buildings, places and related landscapes that are protected, preserved and actively used across the state
- To broaden awareness of the enormous economic impact of preservation as an essential tool for community revitalization and quality of life enhancement
- To provide preservation information and technical assistance for projects
- To preserve, restore and manage historic properties of exceptional significance for public enjoyment and education
- To use an understanding of Georgia's past to better prepare for Georgia's future.
Here's a bit about an upcoming event which I wish I could do! When I was younger we used to travel with my family to relatives regularly and we'd cut through Washington, GA. I used to give my own version of a tour as we cut through. I guarantee that nothing I pointed out happened or had anything to do with reality. It'd be fun to hear and see the real history of the town!
Georgia Trust ‘Ramblers’ to Roam Around Washington, Ga., Sept. 18 and 19
Members and friends of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation will travel to Washington, Ga. September 18 and 19 to explore local history and architecture during the Trust’s annual Fall Ramble. Founded in 1780, Washington boasts the most antebellum homes in Georgia, with over 100.
Friday afternoon, Ramblers attending the event will explore the antebellum and Victorian properties of the rural town of Danburg in north Wilkes County. In the evening, Ramblers will dine under the stars on the grounds of Peacewood Plantation, a historic plantation home that dates back to the 1790s. Following dinner, participants are invited to the recently rehabilitated Retro Cinema in historic downtown Washington to mingle at the cinema’s Wine Bar, browse the bookstore, and enjoy a film. On Saturday, Ramblers will explore a full roster of historic homes and local attractions of downtown Washington.
For more information or to register for The Georgia Trust’s Fall Ramble in Washington, please contact Mary Railey Binns at 404-885-7812 or mrbinns@georgiatrust.org
Founded in 1973, The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is one of the country’s largest statewide, nonprofit preservation organizations. The Trust is committed to preserving and enhancing Georgia’s communities and their diverse historic resources for the education and enjoyment of all. For more information on The Georgia Trust, go to www.georgiatrust.org.
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I used to work right across the street from Rhodes Hall. Unfortunately I never took the time to visit. I'm going to take a trip down there one day and wander around. If you've ever driven down Peachtree Street I'm sure you've noticed the "castle" and wondered about it. Go visit their website to find out a bit about its history.
Here's a bit about the Georgia Trust, hope you'll check them out AND go sign up for their blog updates (after you sign up for ours ;-)
The Mission of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is to promote an appreciation of Georgia's diverse historic resources and provide for their protection and use to preserve, enhance and revitalize Georgia's communities.
The Vision of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is for Georgians to understand and appreciate the irreplaceable value of historic buildings and places and their relevance to modern life. We envision Georgians who promote careful stewardship and active use of these diverse resources and recognize the economic and social benefits of preservation. We envision communities where new development complements and reinforces thriving downtowns and historic neighborhoods, contributing to a healthy and enriched humane environment.
Get Involved! Find out how you can become a member of The Georgia Trust.
The goals of the Trust are:
- To inform Georgians about their state's historic resources and diverse cultural heritage
- To increase the number of historic buildings, places and related landscapes that are protected, preserved and actively used across the state
- To broaden awareness of the enormous economic impact of preservation as an essential tool for community revitalization and quality of life enhancement
- To provide preservation information and technical assistance for projects
- To preserve, restore and manage historic properties of exceptional significance for public enjoyment and education
- To use an understanding of Georgia's past to better prepare for Georgia's future.
Here's a bit about an upcoming event which I wish I could do! When I was younger we used to travel with my family to relatives regularly and we'd cut through Washington, GA. I used to give my own version of a tour as we cut through. I guarantee that nothing I pointed out happened or had anything to do with reality. It'd be fun to hear and see the real history of the town!
Georgia Trust ‘Ramblers’ to Roam Around Washington, Ga., Sept. 18 and 19
Members and friends of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation will travel to Washington, Ga. September 18 and 19 to explore local history and architecture during the Trust’s annual Fall Ramble. Founded in 1780, Washington boasts the most antebellum homes in Georgia, with over 100.
Friday afternoon, Ramblers attending the event will explore the antebellum and Victorian properties of the rural town of Danburg in north Wilkes County. In the evening, Ramblers will dine under the stars on the grounds of Peacewood Plantation, a historic plantation home that dates back to the 1790s. Following dinner, participants are invited to the recently rehabilitated Retro Cinema in historic downtown Washington to mingle at the cinema’s Wine Bar, browse the bookstore, and enjoy a film. On Saturday, Ramblers will explore a full roster of historic homes and local attractions of downtown Washington.
For more information or to register for The Georgia Trust’s Fall Ramble in Washington, please contact Mary Railey Binns at 404-885-7812 or mrbinns@georgiatrust.org
Founded in 1973, The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is one of the country’s largest statewide, nonprofit preservation organizations. The Trust is committed to preserving and enhancing Georgia’s communities and their diverse historic resources for the education and enjoyment of all. For more information on The Georgia Trust, go to www.georgiatrust.org.
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Through the Lens of MundoHispanico: Georgia’s Hispanic Community
Opens at the Atlanta History Center September 16, 2009
Over the past thirty years, the Hispanic community in Atlanta has grown nearly 1,000%, making it one of the fastest growing Hispanic population centers in the country. Georgia’s Hispanic community is diverse, yet united by a shared language; it is comprised of people from dissimilar communities in more than twenty countries in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, including descendents of natives, Creoles, slaves, and emigrants.
As Georgia’s Hispanic community grows, so does its influence. The vibrancy and richness of life in Georgia is increasingly due to the contributions of the Hispanic community. Over the past thirty years, the Atlanta-based newspaper, MundoHispanico, has served as the voice of Georgia’s Spanish-speaking community, witnessing and recording its growth and its contributions in Georgia, including those of leaders in business, politics, and the arts.
Opening September 16, at the start of our nation’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, the Atlanta History Center presents the exhibition, Through the Lens of MundoHispanico: Georgia’s Hispanic Community. Presented in both English and Spanish, this new exhibition celebrates the 30th anniversary of MundoHispanico and its important role as a news outlet, while revealing stories and images from the newspaper’s archives that explore the growth, diversity, success, and growing influence of Georgia’s Hispanic community.
Similar to a newspaper, Through the Lens of MundoHispanico is organized by thematic sections: news, business, community, and arts and entertainment. MundoHispanico’s former publisher, Lino H. Dominguez, curates this exhibition showcasing more than 80 framed images and original stories from the paper. The stories and images selected characterize the challenges and achievements of Hispanics, including recent immigrants adapting to new ways of life, leaders in business, and confident pioneers breaking barriers to become leading Hispanics in their fields. In celebrating the importance of family and tradition, the exhibition also captures the dynamic cultural life that distinguishes the Hispanic community. Through this exhibition, visitors will gain a better understanding of the history, progress, and contributions of the Hispanic community in Georgia.
On display through January 3, 2010, Through the Lens of MundoHispanico is made possible by Bank of America, with support from The Atlanta Opera, AutoTrader Latino, CNN, Cox Enterprises, and Instituto de Mexico. Media support is provided by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, La Raza 102.3 FM, and Telemundo 47, with community support from the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Children’s Bilingual Theatre, Lanza Group, Latin American Association, and the Consulate General of Mexico.
Through the Lens of MundoHispanico is included in the cost of general Atlanta History Center admission. Additionally, as a proud participant in Bank of America’s national Museums on Us program, Bank of America customers receive free admission to the Atlanta History Center during the first full weekend of every month with their valid Bank of America ATM, debit, or credit card, along with a photo ID. Parking is free or visitors may use direct MARTA access. For more information, please call 404.814.4000 or visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
In conjunction with this exhibition, the Atlanta History Center also presents special family programs:
Dancing Through Time: Salsa
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Noon – 5:00 pm
Who invented salsa? Cuba is the country of origin, but Salsa is a mix of many Latin and Afro-Caribbean dances. Dancing through Time: Salsa explores this wildly popular genre through presentations, a live performance, and children workshops. Please note: workshops are limited, space is available on a first-come basis.
Free to members; included in the cost of general admission for nonmembers. For more information , please contact 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council.
Day of the Dead – Dia de Muertos
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Noon – 5:00 pm
Enjoy a day of cultural exploration at the Atlanta History Center! Smiling faces, brilliant colors, elaborately decorated altars, storytelling, and authentic Mexican food and music are just a number of things that visitors see during the annual program, Day of the Dead, or Dia de Muertos.
This ancient festival is rooted in Mexican heritage and serves as a way for families to remember their deceased loved ones and the continuity of life.
This outdoor program is free. For more information, please contact 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council, the Instituto de Mexico, and the Mexican Consulate.
Three Kings Day – Dia de Reyes
Sunday, January 3, 2010
1:00 – 5:00 pm
The holiday festivities do not end in December! In January, the Atlanta History Center celebrates the Hispanic holiday Three Kings Day, or Dia de Reyes. This Latin tradition is celebrated through storytelling, music, live performances, complimentary food, and activities designed for the entire family.
This outdoor program is free. For more information, please contact 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council, the Instituto de Mexico, and the Mexican Consulate.
ABOUT THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER:
Founded in 1926, the Atlanta History Center includes four signature exhibitions and the Howell and Nicholson exhibition galleries in the Atlanta History Museum; two historic houses, the 1928 Swan House and the 1860 Tullie Smith Farm; the new Fentener van Vlissingen Family Wing housing the Centennial Olympic Games Museum and the Goldstein exhibition gallery; the Kenan Research Center; the Grand Overlook special event space; and thirty-three acres of gardens. In addition, the History Center operates the Margaret Mitchell House. Located in Midtown Atlanta, the two-acre campus features the apartment where Margaret Mitchell wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gone With the Wind, two exhibition galleries, and a museum shop.
The Atlanta History Center is open Monday-Saturday, 10 am-5:30 pm and Sunday, Noon-5:30 pm. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for students 13+ and seniors 65+, $10 for youths 4-12, and free for children 3 and under. Nestled in the heart of the Buckhead district, the Atlanta History Center is located at 130 West Paces Ferry Road, N.W., 2.6 miles east of I-75. For more information, call 404.814.4000 or visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
ABOUT MUNDOHISPANICO:
The newspaper traces its origins to the Latin American Association. Founded in 1976, the association saw a growing need for publicizing its services to the community. By 1977, this need prompted the publication of a newsletter, Gaceta Latina. In October 1979, the association changed the publication to a tabloid format to better report the community’s news and the Gaceta Latina newspaper was born. In 1981, the newspaper changed its name to MundoHispanico to better reflect the cultural heritage of the people it serves and to emphasize its reporting function. The following year Lino H. Dominguez, former Executive Director of the LAA bought the publication. MundoHispanico was acquired by Cox Enterprises in 2004 and is currently a business unit of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Today, the publication has a weekly circulation of 71,500 in Metro Atlanta. More information is available at www.MundoHispanico.com.
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Over the past thirty years, the Hispanic community in Atlanta has grown nearly 1,000%, making it one of the fastest growing Hispanic population centers in the country. Georgia’s Hispanic community is diverse, yet united by a shared language; it is comprised of people from dissimilar communities in more than twenty countries in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, including descendents of natives, Creoles, slaves, and emigrants.
As Georgia’s Hispanic community grows, so does its influence. The vibrancy and richness of life in Georgia is increasingly due to the contributions of the Hispanic community. Over the past thirty years, the Atlanta-based newspaper, MundoHispanico, has served as the voice of Georgia’s Spanish-speaking community, witnessing and recording its growth and its contributions in Georgia, including those of leaders in business, politics, and the arts.
Opening September 16, at the start of our nation’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, the Atlanta History Center presents the exhibition, Through the Lens of MundoHispanico: Georgia’s Hispanic Community. Presented in both English and Spanish, this new exhibition celebrates the 30th anniversary of MundoHispanico and its important role as a news outlet, while revealing stories and images from the newspaper’s archives that explore the growth, diversity, success, and growing influence of Georgia’s Hispanic community.
Similar to a newspaper, Through the Lens of MundoHispanico is organized by thematic sections: news, business, community, and arts and entertainment. MundoHispanico’s former publisher, Lino H. Dominguez, curates this exhibition showcasing more than 80 framed images and original stories from the paper. The stories and images selected characterize the challenges and achievements of Hispanics, including recent immigrants adapting to new ways of life, leaders in business, and confident pioneers breaking barriers to become leading Hispanics in their fields. In celebrating the importance of family and tradition, the exhibition also captures the dynamic cultural life that distinguishes the Hispanic community. Through this exhibition, visitors will gain a better understanding of the history, progress, and contributions of the Hispanic community in Georgia.
On display through January 3, 2010, Through the Lens of MundoHispanico is made possible by Bank of America, with support from The Atlanta Opera, AutoTrader Latino, CNN, Cox Enterprises, and Instituto de Mexico. Media support is provided by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, La Raza 102.3 FM, and Telemundo 47, with community support from the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Children’s Bilingual Theatre, Lanza Group, Latin American Association, and the Consulate General of Mexico.
Through the Lens of MundoHispanico is included in the cost of general Atlanta History Center admission. Additionally, as a proud participant in Bank of America’s national Museums on Us program, Bank of America customers receive free admission to the Atlanta History Center during the first full weekend of every month with their valid Bank of America ATM, debit, or credit card, along with a photo ID. Parking is free or visitors may use direct MARTA access. For more information, please call 404.814.4000 or visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
In conjunction with this exhibition, the Atlanta History Center also presents special family programs:
Dancing Through Time: Salsa
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Noon – 5:00 pm
Who invented salsa? Cuba is the country of origin, but Salsa is a mix of many Latin and Afro-Caribbean dances. Dancing through Time: Salsa explores this wildly popular genre through presentations, a live performance, and children workshops. Please note: workshops are limited, space is available on a first-come basis.
Free to members; included in the cost of general admission for nonmembers. For more information , please contact 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council.
Day of the Dead – Dia de Muertos
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Noon – 5:00 pm
Enjoy a day of cultural exploration at the Atlanta History Center! Smiling faces, brilliant colors, elaborately decorated altars, storytelling, and authentic Mexican food and music are just a number of things that visitors see during the annual program, Day of the Dead, or Dia de Muertos.
This ancient festival is rooted in Mexican heritage and serves as a way for families to remember their deceased loved ones and the continuity of life.
This outdoor program is free. For more information, please contact 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council, the Instituto de Mexico, and the Mexican Consulate.
Three Kings Day – Dia de Reyes
Sunday, January 3, 2010
1:00 – 5:00 pm
The holiday festivities do not end in December! In January, the Atlanta History Center celebrates the Hispanic holiday Three Kings Day, or Dia de Reyes. This Latin tradition is celebrated through storytelling, music, live performances, complimentary food, and activities designed for the entire family.
This outdoor program is free. For more information, please contact 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council, the Instituto de Mexico, and the Mexican Consulate.
ABOUT THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER:
Founded in 1926, the Atlanta History Center includes four signature exhibitions and the Howell and Nicholson exhibition galleries in the Atlanta History Museum; two historic houses, the 1928 Swan House and the 1860 Tullie Smith Farm; the new Fentener van Vlissingen Family Wing housing the Centennial Olympic Games Museum and the Goldstein exhibition gallery; the Kenan Research Center; the Grand Overlook special event space; and thirty-three acres of gardens. In addition, the History Center operates the Margaret Mitchell House. Located in Midtown Atlanta, the two-acre campus features the apartment where Margaret Mitchell wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gone With the Wind, two exhibition galleries, and a museum shop.
The Atlanta History Center is open Monday-Saturday, 10 am-5:30 pm and Sunday, Noon-5:30 pm. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for students 13+ and seniors 65+, $10 for youths 4-12, and free for children 3 and under. Nestled in the heart of the Buckhead district, the Atlanta History Center is located at 130 West Paces Ferry Road, N.W., 2.6 miles east of I-75. For more information, call 404.814.4000 or visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
ABOUT MUNDOHISPANICO:
The newspaper traces its origins to the Latin American Association. Founded in 1976, the association saw a growing need for publicizing its services to the community. By 1977, this need prompted the publication of a newsletter, Gaceta Latina. In October 1979, the association changed the publication to a tabloid format to better report the community’s news and the Gaceta Latina newspaper was born. In 1981, the newspaper changed its name to MundoHispanico to better reflect the cultural heritage of the people it serves and to emphasize its reporting function. The following year Lino H. Dominguez, former Executive Director of the LAA bought the publication. MundoHispanico was acquired by Cox Enterprises in 2004 and is currently a business unit of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Today, the publication has a weekly circulation of 71,500 in Metro Atlanta. More information is available at www.MundoHispanico.com.
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
St. Simons Island Star Walk July 23
Can you find the North Star? The Big Dipper? How about Orion’s Belt?
You can locate these constellations and more if you come to the Coastal Georgia Historical Society’s Star Walk on July 23 at 8:30 p.m.
Led by astronomer David Dundee of the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, GA, the program will begin with a short introduction in the Education Building behind the Maritime Center at the Historic Coast Guard Station on East Beach. Participants will then move outside and down to the beach to gaze at the stars as Mr. Dundee completes his presentation with a star tour.
Bring your telescope for the second half of the program (not required).
Admission fee for the program is $10 per person. Admission fees are waived for current Coastal Georgia Historical Society members. Call the Society at (912) 638-4666 to register.
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You can locate these constellations and more if you come to the Coastal Georgia Historical Society’s Star Walk on July 23 at 8:30 p.m.
Led by astronomer David Dundee of the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, GA, the program will begin with a short introduction in the Education Building behind the Maritime Center at the Historic Coast Guard Station on East Beach. Participants will then move outside and down to the beach to gaze at the stars as Mr. Dundee completes his presentation with a star tour.
Bring your telescope for the second half of the program (not required).
Admission fee for the program is $10 per person. Admission fees are waived for current Coastal Georgia Historical Society members. Call the Society at (912) 638-4666 to register.
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Friday, July 17, 2009
Georgia Historical Society Honors Affiliate Chapters in Warm Springs and Thomaston
GHS President & CEO Dr. W. Todd Groce will present the 2009 Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Awards for Affiliate of the Year and Media Project at two separate presentations on Tuesday, July 21, 2009. The recipients for these awards are: the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute Library for Affiliate of the Year, and the Upson County Historical Society and the Thomaston-Upson Archives for Media Project. The Warlick Awards recognize the efforts of historical organizations across the state to collect, preserve, and share the history of Georgia to the general public.
The Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute Library will be honored first at a presentation at 2:30 p.m. in the Meadows Room in Georgia Hall at their headquarters at 6391 Roosevelt Highway in Warm Springs, GA. The Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute Library is being recognized for its continuing efforts to preserve, and promote the history of Georgia and the Warm Springs institute through a variety of programs and exhibits, including the recent Smithsonian exhibit “Whatever Happened to Polio?,” their contributions to recent GHS publications, and for their continuing support of historical programming in the area.
The Upson County Historical Society and the Thomaston-Upson Archives are being recognized in the Media Project category for their outstanding work in the creation and interpretation of the history of Upson County through a series of History Radio Spots. The award presentation will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Thomaston-Upson Archives at 301 South Center Street in Thomaston, GA. The award presentation will be preceded by a brief reception starting at 5:30 p.m.
Following the presentation of the Warlick Award for Media Project at 6:15 p.m., Dr. Groce will present a lecture, “Making Georgia Howl: Sherman and the Birth of Modern Warfare.” The program is free and open to the public and will take place in the downstairs Archive Conference Room.
The GHS Affiliate Chapter Program is a growing network of local historical organizations throughout Georgia and beyond. Members include hundreds of historical and genealogical societies, commissions, museums, libraries, foundations, archives, preservation organizations, churches, and patriotic organizations. For more information on the Affiliate Chapter Program and to download a membership form, please visit www.georgiahistory.com. The Roger K. Warlick Awards are presented annually to members of the GHS Affiliate Chapter Program, in the following six categories: Affiliate of the Year, Archival Excellence, Exhibits, Media Project, Programs, and Preservation Project.
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The Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute Library will be honored first at a presentation at 2:30 p.m. in the Meadows Room in Georgia Hall at their headquarters at 6391 Roosevelt Highway in Warm Springs, GA. The Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute Library is being recognized for its continuing efforts to preserve, and promote the history of Georgia and the Warm Springs institute through a variety of programs and exhibits, including the recent Smithsonian exhibit “Whatever Happened to Polio?,” their contributions to recent GHS publications, and for their continuing support of historical programming in the area.
The Upson County Historical Society and the Thomaston-Upson Archives are being recognized in the Media Project category for their outstanding work in the creation and interpretation of the history of Upson County through a series of History Radio Spots. The award presentation will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Thomaston-Upson Archives at 301 South Center Street in Thomaston, GA. The award presentation will be preceded by a brief reception starting at 5:30 p.m.
Following the presentation of the Warlick Award for Media Project at 6:15 p.m., Dr. Groce will present a lecture, “Making Georgia Howl: Sherman and the Birth of Modern Warfare.” The program is free and open to the public and will take place in the downstairs Archive Conference Room.
The GHS Affiliate Chapter Program is a growing network of local historical organizations throughout Georgia and beyond. Members include hundreds of historical and genealogical societies, commissions, museums, libraries, foundations, archives, preservation organizations, churches, and patriotic organizations. For more information on the Affiliate Chapter Program and to download a membership form, please visit www.georgiahistory.com. The Roger K. Warlick Awards are presented annually to members of the GHS Affiliate Chapter Program, in the following six categories: Affiliate of the Year, Archival Excellence, Exhibits, Media Project, Programs, and Preservation Project.
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The Society of Georgia Archivists
The Society of Georgia Archivists Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the 2009 Larry Gulley Scholarship.
The Gulley Scholarship awards the following:
· Registration to SGA's Annual Meeting (November 4-6, 2009 in Savannah, GA)
· Up to $100 for travel expenses
· 1 year membership in SGA The deadline to apply is August 15, 2009.
To apply for the Gulley Scholarship, please visit, http://www.soga.wildapricot.org/gulley
To learn more about other SGA scholarships, please visit, http://www.soga.wildapricot.org/scholarships
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The Gulley Scholarship awards the following:
· Registration to SGA's Annual Meeting (November 4-6, 2009 in Savannah, GA)
· Up to $100 for travel expenses
· 1 year membership in SGA The deadline to apply is August 15, 2009.
To apply for the Gulley Scholarship, please visit, http://www.soga.wildapricot.org/gulley
To learn more about other SGA scholarships, please visit, http://www.soga.wildapricot.org/scholarships
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NewspaperARCHIVE Partners with Stars and Stripes
NewspaperARCHIVE, in partnership with Stars and Stripes U.S. military publication, announces the online release of the Stars and Stripes historic newspaper archive.
Stars and Stripes, the daily independent news source for the U.S. military community, has partnered with NewspaperARCHIVE to digitize and make its entire microfilm archive available online. This partnership, which also includes microfilm preservation of Stars and Stripes newspapers, gives libraries, historical societies, educational institutions and individuals online access to more than one million pages of historic newspaper content never before available.
"We are proud to be able to distribute this historic military publication," said Jeff Kiley, General Manager of Heritage Microfilm. "Researchers across the globe will now have access to Stars and Stripes, which has been reporting on major headlines from the front lines continuously since World War II. The newspaper's archive offers readers a global perspective on events that shaped the world's history, such as the Vietnam War, the moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall and much, much more. Stars and Stripes is a wonderful research tool for historians and genealogists, containing a wealth of information about American service members and the events which shape their history."
The archive is the culmination of nearly two years' worth of work assembling the best microfilm of the Stars and Stripes collection available, scanning it into digital form, inspecting each image for irregularities and quality issues, correcting any problem images, and building a fully-searchable digital archive website.
Content from Stars and Stripes is featured on NewspaperARCHIVE, located at http://www.newspaperarchive.com. The archive is divided in two editions: the Pacific Stars and Stripes and European Stars and Stripes. The Stars and Stripes collection is integrated into almost 100 million additional newspaper pages of valuable content from the U.S. and around the world, dating as far back as 1753.
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Stars and Stripes, the daily independent news source for the U.S. military community, has partnered with NewspaperARCHIVE to digitize and make its entire microfilm archive available online. This partnership, which also includes microfilm preservation of Stars and Stripes newspapers, gives libraries, historical societies, educational institutions and individuals online access to more than one million pages of historic newspaper content never before available.
"We are proud to be able to distribute this historic military publication," said Jeff Kiley, General Manager of Heritage Microfilm. "Researchers across the globe will now have access to Stars and Stripes, which has been reporting on major headlines from the front lines continuously since World War II. The newspaper's archive offers readers a global perspective on events that shaped the world's history, such as the Vietnam War, the moon landing, the fall of the Berlin Wall and much, much more. Stars and Stripes is a wonderful research tool for historians and genealogists, containing a wealth of information about American service members and the events which shape their history."
The archive is the culmination of nearly two years' worth of work assembling the best microfilm of the Stars and Stripes collection available, scanning it into digital form, inspecting each image for irregularities and quality issues, correcting any problem images, and building a fully-searchable digital archive website.
Content from Stars and Stripes is featured on NewspaperARCHIVE, located at http://www.newspaperarchive.com. The archive is divided in two editions: the Pacific Stars and Stripes and European Stars and Stripes. The Stars and Stripes collection is integrated into almost 100 million additional newspaper pages of valuable content from the U.S. and around the world, dating as far back as 1753.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Georgia Historical Society Holds Summer Classes in History, Preservation, and Genealogy
Register for Classes Now While Seats are Still Available!
Join the Georgia Historical Society this summer for a series of entertaining and informative classes, workshops, and tours on a variety of topics in history, genealogy, and archival preservation.
Classes and workshops will be held in the reading room of historic Hodgson Hall, GHS's headquarters at the corner of Whitaker and Gaston Streets in downtown Savannah. Tours will also begin in the reading room. All classes, tours, and workshops must meet a minimum enrollment and some class sizes are limited, so make your reservations early!
Visit http://www.georgiahistory.com/ to view course descriptions, prices, and to make reservations. For more information, please call 912.651.2125 ext. 40. GHS members will receive a 10% discount for all classes.
For more information, and to read a full press release, click here.
The Georgia Historical Society, headquartered in Savannah, is the oldest cultural institution in the state and one of the oldest historical organizations in the nation. It is the first and only statewide historical society in Georgia. For nearly 175 years, GHS has collected, preserved, and shared Georgia history through a variety of educational outreach programs, publications, and research services. For more information visit: http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102592715303&s=132&e=001BKePP-eUhddQw8A7E9TX2bT4vAbhty2vsQeecO8A8r2zDgndISDRvFffxLQY17krkOVDu2vnWOGbYVCraUmxwRSw7sNDo52s9ny5sdKyzvSJ2NuDvo-Y4w==.
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Join the Georgia Historical Society this summer for a series of entertaining and informative classes, workshops, and tours on a variety of topics in history, genealogy, and archival preservation.
Classes and workshops will be held in the reading room of historic Hodgson Hall, GHS's headquarters at the corner of Whitaker and Gaston Streets in downtown Savannah. Tours will also begin in the reading room. All classes, tours, and workshops must meet a minimum enrollment and some class sizes are limited, so make your reservations early!
Visit http://www.georgiahistory.com/ to view course descriptions, prices, and to make reservations. For more information, please call 912.651.2125 ext. 40. GHS members will receive a 10% discount for all classes.
For more information, and to read a full press release, click here.
The Georgia Historical Society, headquartered in Savannah, is the oldest cultural institution in the state and one of the oldest historical organizations in the nation. It is the first and only statewide historical society in Georgia. For nearly 175 years, GHS has collected, preserved, and shared Georgia history through a variety of educational outreach programs, publications, and research services. For more information visit: http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102592715303&s=132&e=001BKePP-eUhddQw8A7E9TX2bT4vAbhty2vsQeecO8A8r2zDgndISDRvFffxLQY17krkOVDu2vnWOGbYVCraUmxwRSw7sNDo52s9ny5sdKyzvSJ2NuDvo-Y4w==.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Fayette: Holliday-Dorsey-Fife Museum Receives Official Listing in the National Register of Historic Places
Last Saturday, a ceremony and official unveiling was held at the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife Museum in downtown Fayetteville to recognize their designation and listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The Register is the nation’s list of historic buildings deemed worthy of preservation. The designation comes from the National Park Service, Dept. of the Interior and is administered at the state level by the Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer.
The registration process was a long time in the making; starting with a group of volunteers back in 1996. After exhaustive research and historical photos, plats, and biographical sketches were gathered, the application was submitted in 2005.
Finally, in April 2008, a letter arrived informing the City and Museum that the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House application was accepted and the property was officially listed on the National Register.
Only two other structures in Fayette County have received this designation: the original Fayette County Courthouse and the former Tandy King House that was located on Hwy 92S.
Adding to this special day, was the fact that descendants from all three, historic families attended the ceremony; a rare and historic occurrence of its own. After the ceremony, some of the descendants could be seen exchanging stories and histories of their ancestry.
The Holliday-Dorsey-Fife Museum exhibits the history of Fayette County and its residents, including a wide range of Gone With the Wind artifacts on permanent display. It is open for tours, Thursday-Saturday, 10am – 6pm.
The registration process was a long time in the making; starting with a group of volunteers back in 1996. After exhaustive research and historical photos, plats, and biographical sketches were gathered, the application was submitted in 2005.
Finally, in April 2008, a letter arrived informing the City and Museum that the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House application was accepted and the property was officially listed on the National Register.
Only two other structures in Fayette County have received this designation: the original Fayette County Courthouse and the former Tandy King House that was located on Hwy 92S.
Adding to this special day, was the fact that descendants from all three, historic families attended the ceremony; a rare and historic occurrence of its own. After the ceremony, some of the descendants could be seen exchanging stories and histories of their ancestry.
The Holliday-Dorsey-Fife Museum exhibits the history of Fayette County and its residents, including a wide range of Gone With the Wind artifacts on permanent display. It is open for tours, Thursday-Saturday, 10am – 6pm.
Photo: L - R: Debi Riddle, Museum Docent, Fayetteville Mayor Ken Steele, John Lynch, Museum Manager, and Al Hovey-King, Downtown Development Authority Chairman.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Atlanta History Center Summer Events
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TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS
Edward L. Daugherty, A Southern Landscape Architect: Exploring New Forms
(Kenan Research Center, Archives Gallery)
On display through October 10, 2009
Edward L. Daugherty, A Southern Landscape Architect: Exploring New Forms traces the seminal works in landscape architecture, urban planning, conservation, and historic preservation created by celebrated Atlanta landscape architect, Edward L. Daugherty. Throughout more than fifty years of continuous private practice as a landscape architect, Daugherty not only devoted both his time and talents to providing outstanding service to his clients but also to numerous public service projects that have had a beneficial impact on the landscape architectural profession and the physical environment in Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation.
This exhibit is free to the public and available to view Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. For more information, please call 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Native Lands: Indians and Georgia
(Atlanta History Center, Howell Gallery)
On display through Summer 2009
Native Lands: Indians and Georgia celebrates the state’s original inhabitants beginning with the Mississippian peoples and continuing with their descendants, the Creeks and the Cherokees. Long before the first European settlers came to what is now called Georgia, the Mississippian Indians developed complex societies on these lands – complete with art, music, ceremony, agriculture, architecture, and trade industries. The Creeks and Cherokees left landmarks and cultural legacies prior to their 1830s removal from the state on the Trail of Tears. Unlike most accounts, which stop with the Trail of Tears, Native Lands is a traveling exhibition that explores Indians’ recent history and their continuing connections to Georgia through the voices of contemporary Creeks and Cherokees. Highlights of the exhibit include a 1700s Creek town busk replica and an 1800s Cherokee family hearth scene showing the blending of native and European cultures.
This exhibit is included with general admission, and is free to Atlanta History Center members. For more information, please call 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Support: Native Lands: Indians and Georgia has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional support from The Noble Foundation and The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The original exhibition has been the recipient of several awards, including an Award of Merit from the American Association of State and Local History and the Curators’ Award from the Southeastern Museums Conference.
FAMILY AND ADULT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
Programs and dates are subject to change.
Please call 404.814.4033 or 404.814.4082 to confirm program dates.
June 2009
MMH Lecture: Wendy Wax, The Accidental Bestseller
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
6:00 pm Reception; 7:00 pm Lecture
Once upon a time, four aspiring authors met at a writers’ conference. Mallory St. James is a workaholic whose novels support her lavish lifestyle. Tanya Mason juggles jobs, kids, and a difficult mother. Faye Truett is the wife of a televangelist and author of inspirational romances – no one would ever guess her explosive secret. Kendall Aims’ career is on the skids, as is her marriage. Her sales have fallen, her editor can barely feign interest in her work, and her husband is cheating on her.
Under pressure to meet her next deadline, Aims holes up in a mountain cabin to confront a blank page and a blanker future. Her friends, however, won’t let her face this struggle alone. They collaborate on a novel using their own lives as fodder, assuming no one will discover the truth behind their words until the book becomes a runaway bestseller. With success comes scrutiny and scandal and all bets are off as the four friends realize how little they know each other.
Wendy Wax is the author of seven novels, including Single in Suburbia and Hostile Makeover, from which excerpts were printed in Cosmopolitan. Wax lives in suburban Atlanta with her husband and teenage sons.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Southern Music: Shaken & Stirred: “Soul Stirrin’ Sounds”
Thursday, June 4, 2009; Friday, June 5, 2009
Doors open 6:00 pm; Concert 7:30 pm
The Atlanta History Center announces, Southern Music: Shaken & Stirred. This new music series showcases a variety of popular music genres including Soul, Southern Rock, Jazz Fusion, and Blues. Each concert features a roster of both up and coming artists and local legends that are among the best in their fields and whose music is deeply rooted in the South. June’s concert features “Soul Stirrin’ Sounds” performances by three singer/songwriters Anthony David, John West, and Kyshona Armstrong.
Delicious food and assorted adult libations are available for purchase. Concerts are held the first Thursday and Friday of the month, March - June. Thursday concerts are $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Friday concerts are $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers. Other pricing options are available including season tickets and reserved tables for 10. Reservations are required. Please call 404.814.4150. For more information, please call 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com for more information on the performers.
Support: Southern Music: Shaken & Stirred is supported by Publix and Delta Air Lines. Promotional support provided by Sweetwater and Sunday Paper.
Summer Camp 2009 at the Atlanta History Center
This summer, dive into history at the Atlanta History Center with exciting and enriching activities. Every
week has a new theme, so choose your favorites and join us.
· NEW! Play With the Past: Adventures in History, June 1-5 (Ages 4-6)
· MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP! Curator Camp: Exhibiting Atlanta, June 8-12
· Fun on the Farm, June 8-12 (GRADES 1-3)
· Who Was Here First?, June 15-19 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
· Flavors of America, June 22-26 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
Camp fees are $200 for members; $250 for nonmembers. Camp hours run Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. To register your camper, please call 404.814.4016. For more details and information, visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/summercamp.
Summer Camp 2009 at Margaret Mitchell House
This summer, explore a range of topics, engage in quality activities, and expand upon creative skills. Every week has a new theme, so choose your favorites and join us.
· Illustration: Art hiSTORY 101, June 1-5 (GRADES 2-4)
· Mystery in the City: Haunts and Habitats, June 8-12 (GRADES 5-9)
· Stories in Pictures: Creating Comics, June 15-19 (GRADES 5-9)
· Personal Essay/Autobiography: A History of Me, June 22-26 (GRADES 9-12)
Camp fees are $350 per week for Atlanta History Center members/$400 per week for nonmembers.
Camp hours run Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. To register your camper, please call 404.814.4016. For more details and information, visit www.GWTW.org.
Family History Research: Searching Military Records, from the Civil War to World War I
Saturday, June 6, 2009
10:00 am - Noon
Join Atlanta History Center staff genealogist Mike Brubaker as he helps family historians discover new resources to use in genealogy searches. Military records are incredibly abundant, yet difficult to search. This Atlanta History Center program will provide advice and tips on where and how to find records for our veteran ancestors.
Admission is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Reservations are suggested, please call 404.814.4150. For more information, please call 404.814.4041 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Free Weekly Creative Workshops
The Atlanta History Center proudly supports Operation Homecoming. This unique literary program presented by the National Endowment for the Arts encourages American military personnel who have served our nation in both current and past conflicts to record their stories and reflections.
Over 6,000 troops, veterans, and military families have shared their stories through Operation Homecoming writing workshops and activities since 2004.
Active duty troops, veterans, and their families are invited to participate. During the month of June, free weekly creative writing workshops led by Atlanta author and journalist Jedwin Smith, provide the opportunity for participants to improve their writing skills at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. For more information on dates and locations, please contact MEisenhart @AtlantaHistoryCenter.com or call 404.814.2063.
Support: Operation Homecoming is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Operation Homecoming is administered by the Southern Arts Federation and is made possible with support from The Boeing Company.
Livingston Lecture: Liaquat Ahamed, Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
8:00 pm
Most people believe the Great Depression was the result of a convergence of events beyond the control of any one person or of the federal government. Investment manager Liaquat Ahamed reveals that decisions taken by a small number of central bankers were the primary cause of the economic meltdown, the effects of which were felt until World War II and reverberated for decades.
As another period of economic turmoil makes headlines today, the Great Depression and the year 1929 remain the benchmarks for true financial mayhem. Offering a new understanding of the global nature of financial crises, Lords of Finance is a potent reminder of the enormous impact of financial decisions, of the fallibility of central bankers, and of the severe human consequences that result when they are wrong.
Ahamed holds degrees in economics from Harvard and Cambridge Universities and has been a professional investment manager for 25 years. He worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., and at the New York-based institutional investment partnership Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, where he served as the chief executive. He is currently an adviser to several hedge fund firms, including Rock Creek Group and Rohatyn Group, is a director of Aspen Insurance, and is on the board of trustees of the Brookings Institution.
Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Support: The Livingston Lectures are made possible with generous funding from the Livingston Foundation of Atlanta.
Teachers’ Course: Southeastern Indians
June 15 – 19, 2009
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Explore key moments in Native American history and culture - focusing on the Southeastern United States. The Southeastern Indians Teacher Institute is being offered in conjunction with the Atlanta History Center’s Native Lands: Indians and Georgia exhibit.
The exhibit celebrates the state’s original inhabitants beginning with the Mississippian people and continuing with their descendants, the Creeks and the Cherokees. Unlike most accounts, which stop with the Trail of Tears, Native Lands explores Indians’ recent history and their continuing connections to Georgia through the voices of contemporary Creeks and Cherokees.
Teachers earn 3 Professional Learning Units. For more information, please visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com. To register, please call 404.814.4110.
MMH Lecture: Gigi Levangie Grazer, Queen Takes King
Thursday, June 18, 2009
6:00 pm Reception; 7:00 pm Lecture
Hell breaks loose when New York real estate titan Jacks Power decides to divorce Cynthia, a former ballerina and Park Avenue princess, to marry Lara, his mistress and America’s favorite morning news anchor. Power gets what he wants, but what if what he wants isn’t what he needs? Queen Takes King is a funny, sexy, take-no-prisoner exploration of what happens when the king and queen of Manhattan divorce after a 25-year marriage.
Gigi Levangie Grazer is the author of three novels, including Rescue Me, Maneater, and The Starter Wife. The Starter Wife was adapted into an Emmy Award-winning USA Network miniseries starring Debra Messing and a subsequent television series. Maneater was adapted for a Lifetime miniseries starring Sarah Chalke. Grazer also wrote the screenplay for Stepmom, starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. Grazer’s articles have appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Glamour. She lives in Los Angeles with her two children and three miniature dachshunds.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Elson Lecture: David O. Stewart, Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
8:00 pm
Impeached traces the explosive impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson to its roots in the social and political revolutions that rocked the South with the end of slavery and the Civil War. As president after Lincoln’s assassination, Johnson, a Tennessee Democrat, not only failed to heal the nation’s wounds but rubbed them raw, ignoring widespread violence against the freed slaves and encouraging former rebels to resume political control of the Southern states.
Johnson’s high-handed actions were opposed by the equally angry and aggressive Congress, controlled by the Radical Republicans, who were ardent foes of slavery and aimed to rebuild American society on principles of equality and fairness. The collision between Congress and the president culminated through the constitutional impeachment process in a legal dispute over whether Johnson could fire his own secretary of war, Edwin M. Stanton.
Stewart, bestselling author of The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution, challenges traditional interpretations portraying Johnson as heir to Lincoln’s political legacy. Instead, Impeached shows the compelling reasons to remove the president from office, reveals the corrupt bargains that saved Johnson by a single vote, and credits Johnson’s prosecutors with seeking to remake the nation to accord with the ideals that Lincoln championed and for which the Civil War was fought.
Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Support: The Elson Lectures feature scholarly addresses by our nation’s prominent historians and are made possible with generous funding from Ambassador and Mrs. Edward Elson.
July 2009
Summer Camp 2009 at the Atlanta History Center
This summer, dive into history at the Atlanta History Center with exciting and enriching activities. Every week has a new theme, so choose your favorites and join us.
· Sport and Spirit, July 6-10 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
· America on the Move, July 13-17 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
· Thoroughly Modern City, July 20-24 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
· Eco-Explorers, July 27-31(GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
Camp fees are $200 for members; $250 for nonmembers. Camp hours run Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. To register your camper, please call 404.814.4016. For more details and information, visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/summercamp.
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Summer Camp 2009 at Margaret Mitchell House
This summer, explore a range of topics, engage in quality activities, and expand upon creative skills. Every week has a new theme, so choose your favorites and join us.
· Mystery in the City: The Great Museum Caper, July 6-10 (GRADES 5-9)
· Developing Character: Heroes and Heroines, July 13-17 (GRADES 5-9)
· Stories in Motion: Modeling and Animation, July 20-24 (GRADES 5-9)
· Historical Fiction: Citizens and Soldiers, July 27-31 (GRADES 5-9)
Camp fees are $350 per week for Atlanta History Center members/$400 per week for nonmembers.
Camp hours run Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. To register your camper, please call 404.814.4016. For more details and information, visit www.GWTW.org.
Civil War Sunday: AHC lectures featuring Salvatore G. Cilella, Jr. & Wendy Hamand Venet
Sunday, July 12, 2009
1:00 & 3:00 pm
Enjoy an afternoon of book discussions with Salvatore G. Cilella, Jr. and Wendy Hamand Venet.
Salvatore G. Cilella, Jr., discusses his book Upton’s Regulars: The 121st New York Infantry in the Civil War. From Cooperstown and its surrounding region, upstate New Yorkers responded to President
Lincoln’s call to service by volunteering in large numbers to defend an imperiled Union. Drawn from the farms and towns of Otsego and Herkimer Counties, the 121st New York State Volunteer Infantry Regiment served with the Sixth Corps in the Army of the Potomac throughout the Civil War. In the first comprehensive history of the regiment in nearly ninety years, Cilella chronicles the epic story of this heroic “band of brothers.”
Georgia State University professor Wendy Hamand Venet discusses her book Sam Richards's Civil War Diary: A Chronicle of the Atlanta Home Front. This unpublished diary by bookseller Samuel Pearce Richards is the best firsthand account of life in Civil War Atlanta. Out of Richards’ sixty-seven-year diary, this volume excerpts the period from October 1860 to August 1865. The latter is the date when the Richards family returned to Atlanta after having been forced to leave the city by Sherman’s troops, followed by a period of exile in New York City. Richards’ observations include the Union bombardment of Atlanta, the evacuation of Confederates forces, and the entry of the Union Army into the city.
Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
MMH Lecture: An Evening with Janis Kearney
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
7:00 pm
Following a journey that led her from the cotton fields of Lincoln County, Arkansas, to the West Wing of the White House, writer, columnist, and oral historian Janis Kearney discusses her experiences during nearly six years as President Clinton’s White House diarist. The fourteenth of nineteen children born into a sharecropping family in the delta region of southeastern Arkansas, Kearney and her siblings were taught by their parents to dream and to work toward fulfilling their dreams. Kearney published the historic Arkansas State Press for a number of years before joining Clinton's administration as his personal diarist, the first such presidential appointment. Kearney is the author of books and articles, including Something to Write Home About: Memories from a Presidential Diarist, Cotton Field of Dreams, and Once Upon a Time, There was a Girl: A Murder at Mobile Bay.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
MMH Lecture: James Gavin, Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
7:00 pm
From the Cotton Club's glory days and the back lots of Hollywood's biggest studios to the glitzy, but bigoted, hotels of Las Vegas, this behind-the-scenes look at an American icon is as much a story of the limits of the American dream as it is a masterful, ground-breaking biography. Often limited to guest singing appearances in Hollywood musicals, “the beautiful Lena Horne,” was a pioneering African American star in the 1940s and 1950s. Gavin offers a fascinating portrait of a complex, even tragic Horne, who inspired Barbra Streisand, Eartha Kitt, and Aretha Franklin. Horne’s frustrations with racism
and with tumultuous childhood left wounds too deep to heal and the woman who emerged was as angry as she was luminous. Drawing on a wealth of new material and hundreds of interviews, including Horne herself, Gavin give us the defining portrait of Horne.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Support: Provided by Swift Currie.
MMH Lecture: Sarah Dunant, Sacred Hearts
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
7:00 pm
The year is 1570, and in the northern Italian city of Ferrara, in the convent of Santa Caterina, one hundred women live inside God’s protection, but any community, however smoothly run, suffers tremors when it takes in someone by force. Sarah Dunant’s new novel, Sacred Hearts, begins with the dramatic arrival of Santa Caterina’s new novice, Serafina, whose forced admission into the convent sets in motion a chain of events that will shake the institution to its core.
Dunant brings this intricate, Renaissance world compellingly to life. Amid the tangled threads of scandal and conspiracy, rules and rituals, obedience and subtle acts of rebellion, secrets lie within secrets, and ordinary though no less glorious miracles happen when least expected. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, Sacred Hearts is a rich, suspenseful, multifaceted love story, from the passions of the flesh to the exultation of the spirit and the deep, enduring power of friendship.
Sarah Dunant is the author of the international bestseller The Birth of Venus, which has received major acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, and In the Company of the Courtesan. Her earlier novels include three Hannah Wolfe crime thrillers, as well as Snowstorms in a Hot Climate, Transgressions, and Mapping the Edge. She has two daughters, and lives in London and Florence.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
August 2009
MMH Lecture: George Dawes Green, Ravens
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
7:00 pm
In Ravens, we meet the Boatwrights, a Georgia family that has won over $300 million in the lottery. We also meet Shaw McBride and Romeo Zderko, two would-be crooks trying to claim the prize money for themselves by any means, including holding the Boatwright family hostage.
George Dawes Green is the author of the critically acclaimed novels, The Caveman’s Valentine and The Juror. The Caveman’s Valentine was a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and won a 1994 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. The Juror was a 1995 New York Times bestseller and the basis of a Columbia Pictures motion picture. Green is the founder of the Moth, an organization dedicated to promoting the art of storytelling.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Homeschool Day: Open House
Monday, August 10, 2009
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Atlanta History Center offers special monthly programs for homeschool students and their families. This month, homeschooling families are invited to explore our facility free of charge and see what the Atlanta History Center has to offer!
For more information please call 404.814.4018, email Homeschool@AtlantaHistoryCenter.com, or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/homeschool.
Support: Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
From This Land
Sunday, August 23, 2009
12:00 – 5:00 pm
Explore Native American history and culture through a variety of activities and demonstrations designed for all ages. Enjoy cooking demonstrations, traditional dance performances, tours of the Quarry Garden, and tours of the Native Lands exhibition. Other unique program offerings include a lesson in language with Cherokee 101 and hands-on activities such as corn grinding and corn husk doll making.
This program is free to members; included in the cost of general admission for nonmembers. For more information about this program, please contact 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Support: Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council.
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TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS
Edward L. Daugherty, A Southern Landscape Architect: Exploring New Forms
(Kenan Research Center, Archives Gallery)
On display through October 10, 2009
Edward L. Daugherty, A Southern Landscape Architect: Exploring New Forms traces the seminal works in landscape architecture, urban planning, conservation, and historic preservation created by celebrated Atlanta landscape architect, Edward L. Daugherty. Throughout more than fifty years of continuous private practice as a landscape architect, Daugherty not only devoted both his time and talents to providing outstanding service to his clients but also to numerous public service projects that have had a beneficial impact on the landscape architectural profession and the physical environment in Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation.
This exhibit is free to the public and available to view Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. For more information, please call 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Native Lands: Indians and Georgia
(Atlanta History Center, Howell Gallery)
On display through Summer 2009
Native Lands: Indians and Georgia celebrates the state’s original inhabitants beginning with the Mississippian peoples and continuing with their descendants, the Creeks and the Cherokees. Long before the first European settlers came to what is now called Georgia, the Mississippian Indians developed complex societies on these lands – complete with art, music, ceremony, agriculture, architecture, and trade industries. The Creeks and Cherokees left landmarks and cultural legacies prior to their 1830s removal from the state on the Trail of Tears. Unlike most accounts, which stop with the Trail of Tears, Native Lands is a traveling exhibition that explores Indians’ recent history and their continuing connections to Georgia through the voices of contemporary Creeks and Cherokees. Highlights of the exhibit include a 1700s Creek town busk replica and an 1800s Cherokee family hearth scene showing the blending of native and European cultures.
This exhibit is included with general admission, and is free to Atlanta History Center members. For more information, please call 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Support: Native Lands: Indians and Georgia has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional support from The Noble Foundation and The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The original exhibition has been the recipient of several awards, including an Award of Merit from the American Association of State and Local History and the Curators’ Award from the Southeastern Museums Conference.
FAMILY AND ADULT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
Programs and dates are subject to change.
Please call 404.814.4033 or 404.814.4082 to confirm program dates.
June 2009
MMH Lecture: Wendy Wax, The Accidental Bestseller
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
6:00 pm Reception; 7:00 pm Lecture
Once upon a time, four aspiring authors met at a writers’ conference. Mallory St. James is a workaholic whose novels support her lavish lifestyle. Tanya Mason juggles jobs, kids, and a difficult mother. Faye Truett is the wife of a televangelist and author of inspirational romances – no one would ever guess her explosive secret. Kendall Aims’ career is on the skids, as is her marriage. Her sales have fallen, her editor can barely feign interest in her work, and her husband is cheating on her.
Under pressure to meet her next deadline, Aims holes up in a mountain cabin to confront a blank page and a blanker future. Her friends, however, won’t let her face this struggle alone. They collaborate on a novel using their own lives as fodder, assuming no one will discover the truth behind their words until the book becomes a runaway bestseller. With success comes scrutiny and scandal and all bets are off as the four friends realize how little they know each other.
Wendy Wax is the author of seven novels, including Single in Suburbia and Hostile Makeover, from which excerpts were printed in Cosmopolitan. Wax lives in suburban Atlanta with her husband and teenage sons.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Southern Music: Shaken & Stirred: “Soul Stirrin’ Sounds”
Thursday, June 4, 2009; Friday, June 5, 2009
Doors open 6:00 pm; Concert 7:30 pm
The Atlanta History Center announces, Southern Music: Shaken & Stirred. This new music series showcases a variety of popular music genres including Soul, Southern Rock, Jazz Fusion, and Blues. Each concert features a roster of both up and coming artists and local legends that are among the best in their fields and whose music is deeply rooted in the South. June’s concert features “Soul Stirrin’ Sounds” performances by three singer/songwriters Anthony David, John West, and Kyshona Armstrong.
Delicious food and assorted adult libations are available for purchase. Concerts are held the first Thursday and Friday of the month, March - June. Thursday concerts are $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Friday concerts are $25 for members, $35 for nonmembers. Other pricing options are available including season tickets and reserved tables for 10. Reservations are required. Please call 404.814.4150. For more information, please call 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com for more information on the performers.
Support: Southern Music: Shaken & Stirred is supported by Publix and Delta Air Lines. Promotional support provided by Sweetwater and Sunday Paper.
Summer Camp 2009 at the Atlanta History Center
This summer, dive into history at the Atlanta History Center with exciting and enriching activities. Every
week has a new theme, so choose your favorites and join us.
· NEW! Play With the Past: Adventures in History, June 1-5 (Ages 4-6)
· MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP! Curator Camp: Exhibiting Atlanta, June 8-12
· Fun on the Farm, June 8-12 (GRADES 1-3)
· Who Was Here First?, June 15-19 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
· Flavors of America, June 22-26 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
Camp fees are $200 for members; $250 for nonmembers. Camp hours run Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. To register your camper, please call 404.814.4016. For more details and information, visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/summercamp.
Summer Camp 2009 at Margaret Mitchell House
This summer, explore a range of topics, engage in quality activities, and expand upon creative skills. Every week has a new theme, so choose your favorites and join us.
· Illustration: Art hiSTORY 101, June 1-5 (GRADES 2-4)
· Mystery in the City: Haunts and Habitats, June 8-12 (GRADES 5-9)
· Stories in Pictures: Creating Comics, June 15-19 (GRADES 5-9)
· Personal Essay/Autobiography: A History of Me, June 22-26 (GRADES 9-12)
Camp fees are $350 per week for Atlanta History Center members/$400 per week for nonmembers.
Camp hours run Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. To register your camper, please call 404.814.4016. For more details and information, visit www.GWTW.org.
Family History Research: Searching Military Records, from the Civil War to World War I
Saturday, June 6, 2009
10:00 am - Noon
Join Atlanta History Center staff genealogist Mike Brubaker as he helps family historians discover new resources to use in genealogy searches. Military records are incredibly abundant, yet difficult to search. This Atlanta History Center program will provide advice and tips on where and how to find records for our veteran ancestors.
Admission is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Reservations are suggested, please call 404.814.4150. For more information, please call 404.814.4041 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Free Weekly Creative Workshops
The Atlanta History Center proudly supports Operation Homecoming. This unique literary program presented by the National Endowment for the Arts encourages American military personnel who have served our nation in both current and past conflicts to record their stories and reflections.
Over 6,000 troops, veterans, and military families have shared their stories through Operation Homecoming writing workshops and activities since 2004.
Active duty troops, veterans, and their families are invited to participate. During the month of June, free weekly creative writing workshops led by Atlanta author and journalist Jedwin Smith, provide the opportunity for participants to improve their writing skills at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. For more information on dates and locations, please contact MEisenhart @AtlantaHistoryCenter.com or call 404.814.2063.
Support: Operation Homecoming is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Operation Homecoming is administered by the Southern Arts Federation and is made possible with support from The Boeing Company.
Livingston Lecture: Liaquat Ahamed, Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
8:00 pm
Most people believe the Great Depression was the result of a convergence of events beyond the control of any one person or of the federal government. Investment manager Liaquat Ahamed reveals that decisions taken by a small number of central bankers were the primary cause of the economic meltdown, the effects of which were felt until World War II and reverberated for decades.
As another period of economic turmoil makes headlines today, the Great Depression and the year 1929 remain the benchmarks for true financial mayhem. Offering a new understanding of the global nature of financial crises, Lords of Finance is a potent reminder of the enormous impact of financial decisions, of the fallibility of central bankers, and of the severe human consequences that result when they are wrong.
Ahamed holds degrees in economics from Harvard and Cambridge Universities and has been a professional investment manager for 25 years. He worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., and at the New York-based institutional investment partnership Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, where he served as the chief executive. He is currently an adviser to several hedge fund firms, including Rock Creek Group and Rohatyn Group, is a director of Aspen Insurance, and is on the board of trustees of the Brookings Institution.
Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Support: The Livingston Lectures are made possible with generous funding from the Livingston Foundation of Atlanta.
Teachers’ Course: Southeastern Indians
June 15 – 19, 2009
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Explore key moments in Native American history and culture - focusing on the Southeastern United States. The Southeastern Indians Teacher Institute is being offered in conjunction with the Atlanta History Center’s Native Lands: Indians and Georgia exhibit.
The exhibit celebrates the state’s original inhabitants beginning with the Mississippian people and continuing with their descendants, the Creeks and the Cherokees. Unlike most accounts, which stop with the Trail of Tears, Native Lands explores Indians’ recent history and their continuing connections to Georgia through the voices of contemporary Creeks and Cherokees.
Teachers earn 3 Professional Learning Units. For more information, please visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com. To register, please call 404.814.4110.
MMH Lecture: Gigi Levangie Grazer, Queen Takes King
Thursday, June 18, 2009
6:00 pm Reception; 7:00 pm Lecture
Hell breaks loose when New York real estate titan Jacks Power decides to divorce Cynthia, a former ballerina and Park Avenue princess, to marry Lara, his mistress and America’s favorite morning news anchor. Power gets what he wants, but what if what he wants isn’t what he needs? Queen Takes King is a funny, sexy, take-no-prisoner exploration of what happens when the king and queen of Manhattan divorce after a 25-year marriage.
Gigi Levangie Grazer is the author of three novels, including Rescue Me, Maneater, and The Starter Wife. The Starter Wife was adapted into an Emmy Award-winning USA Network miniseries starring Debra Messing and a subsequent television series. Maneater was adapted for a Lifetime miniseries starring Sarah Chalke. Grazer also wrote the screenplay for Stepmom, starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. Grazer’s articles have appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Glamour. She lives in Los Angeles with her two children and three miniature dachshunds.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Elson Lecture: David O. Stewart, Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
8:00 pm
Impeached traces the explosive impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson to its roots in the social and political revolutions that rocked the South with the end of slavery and the Civil War. As president after Lincoln’s assassination, Johnson, a Tennessee Democrat, not only failed to heal the nation’s wounds but rubbed them raw, ignoring widespread violence against the freed slaves and encouraging former rebels to resume political control of the Southern states.
Johnson’s high-handed actions were opposed by the equally angry and aggressive Congress, controlled by the Radical Republicans, who were ardent foes of slavery and aimed to rebuild American society on principles of equality and fairness. The collision between Congress and the president culminated through the constitutional impeachment process in a legal dispute over whether Johnson could fire his own secretary of war, Edwin M. Stanton.
Stewart, bestselling author of The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution, challenges traditional interpretations portraying Johnson as heir to Lincoln’s political legacy. Instead, Impeached shows the compelling reasons to remove the president from office, reveals the corrupt bargains that saved Johnson by a single vote, and credits Johnson’s prosecutors with seeking to remake the nation to accord with the ideals that Lincoln championed and for which the Civil War was fought.
Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Support: The Elson Lectures feature scholarly addresses by our nation’s prominent historians and are made possible with generous funding from Ambassador and Mrs. Edward Elson.
July 2009
Summer Camp 2009 at the Atlanta History Center
This summer, dive into history at the Atlanta History Center with exciting and enriching activities. Every week has a new theme, so choose your favorites and join us.
· Sport and Spirit, July 6-10 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
· America on the Move, July 13-17 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
· Thoroughly Modern City, July 20-24 (GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
· Eco-Explorers, July 27-31(GRADES 1-3 & 4-6)
Camp fees are $200 for members; $250 for nonmembers. Camp hours run Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. To register your camper, please call 404.814.4016. For more details and information, visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/summercamp.
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Summer Camp 2009 at Margaret Mitchell House
This summer, explore a range of topics, engage in quality activities, and expand upon creative skills. Every week has a new theme, so choose your favorites and join us.
· Mystery in the City: The Great Museum Caper, July 6-10 (GRADES 5-9)
· Developing Character: Heroes and Heroines, July 13-17 (GRADES 5-9)
· Stories in Motion: Modeling and Animation, July 20-24 (GRADES 5-9)
· Historical Fiction: Citizens and Soldiers, July 27-31 (GRADES 5-9)
Camp fees are $350 per week for Atlanta History Center members/$400 per week for nonmembers.
Camp hours run Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. To register your camper, please call 404.814.4016. For more details and information, visit www.GWTW.org.
Civil War Sunday: AHC lectures featuring Salvatore G. Cilella, Jr. & Wendy Hamand Venet
Sunday, July 12, 2009
1:00 & 3:00 pm
Enjoy an afternoon of book discussions with Salvatore G. Cilella, Jr. and Wendy Hamand Venet.
Salvatore G. Cilella, Jr., discusses his book Upton’s Regulars: The 121st New York Infantry in the Civil War. From Cooperstown and its surrounding region, upstate New Yorkers responded to President
Lincoln’s call to service by volunteering in large numbers to defend an imperiled Union. Drawn from the farms and towns of Otsego and Herkimer Counties, the 121st New York State Volunteer Infantry Regiment served with the Sixth Corps in the Army of the Potomac throughout the Civil War. In the first comprehensive history of the regiment in nearly ninety years, Cilella chronicles the epic story of this heroic “band of brothers.”
Georgia State University professor Wendy Hamand Venet discusses her book Sam Richards's Civil War Diary: A Chronicle of the Atlanta Home Front. This unpublished diary by bookseller Samuel Pearce Richards is the best firsthand account of life in Civil War Atlanta. Out of Richards’ sixty-seven-year diary, this volume excerpts the period from October 1860 to August 1865. The latter is the date when the Richards family returned to Atlanta after having been forced to leave the city by Sherman’s troops, followed by a period of exile in New York City. Richards’ observations include the Union bombardment of Atlanta, the evacuation of Confederates forces, and the entry of the Union Army into the city.
Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
MMH Lecture: An Evening with Janis Kearney
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
7:00 pm
Following a journey that led her from the cotton fields of Lincoln County, Arkansas, to the West Wing of the White House, writer, columnist, and oral historian Janis Kearney discusses her experiences during nearly six years as President Clinton’s White House diarist. The fourteenth of nineteen children born into a sharecropping family in the delta region of southeastern Arkansas, Kearney and her siblings were taught by their parents to dream and to work toward fulfilling their dreams. Kearney published the historic Arkansas State Press for a number of years before joining Clinton's administration as his personal diarist, the first such presidential appointment. Kearney is the author of books and articles, including Something to Write Home About: Memories from a Presidential Diarist, Cotton Field of Dreams, and Once Upon a Time, There was a Girl: A Murder at Mobile Bay.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
MMH Lecture: James Gavin, Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
7:00 pm
From the Cotton Club's glory days and the back lots of Hollywood's biggest studios to the glitzy, but bigoted, hotels of Las Vegas, this behind-the-scenes look at an American icon is as much a story of the limits of the American dream as it is a masterful, ground-breaking biography. Often limited to guest singing appearances in Hollywood musicals, “the beautiful Lena Horne,” was a pioneering African American star in the 1940s and 1950s. Gavin offers a fascinating portrait of a complex, even tragic Horne, who inspired Barbra Streisand, Eartha Kitt, and Aretha Franklin. Horne’s frustrations with racism
and with tumultuous childhood left wounds too deep to heal and the woman who emerged was as angry as she was luminous. Drawing on a wealth of new material and hundreds of interviews, including Horne herself, Gavin give us the defining portrait of Horne.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Support: Provided by Swift Currie.
MMH Lecture: Sarah Dunant, Sacred Hearts
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
7:00 pm
The year is 1570, and in the northern Italian city of Ferrara, in the convent of Santa Caterina, one hundred women live inside God’s protection, but any community, however smoothly run, suffers tremors when it takes in someone by force. Sarah Dunant’s new novel, Sacred Hearts, begins with the dramatic arrival of Santa Caterina’s new novice, Serafina, whose forced admission into the convent sets in motion a chain of events that will shake the institution to its core.
Dunant brings this intricate, Renaissance world compellingly to life. Amid the tangled threads of scandal and conspiracy, rules and rituals, obedience and subtle acts of rebellion, secrets lie within secrets, and ordinary though no less glorious miracles happen when least expected. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, Sacred Hearts is a rich, suspenseful, multifaceted love story, from the passions of the flesh to the exultation of the spirit and the deep, enduring power of friendship.
Sarah Dunant is the author of the international bestseller The Birth of Venus, which has received major acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, and In the Company of the Courtesan. Her earlier novels include three Hannah Wolfe crime thrillers, as well as Snowstorms in a Hot Climate, Transgressions, and Mapping the Edge. She has two daughters, and lives in London and Florence.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
August 2009
MMH Lecture: George Dawes Green, Ravens
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
7:00 pm
In Ravens, we meet the Boatwrights, a Georgia family that has won over $300 million in the lottery. We also meet Shaw McBride and Romeo Zderko, two would-be crooks trying to claim the prize money for themselves by any means, including holding the Boatwright family hostage.
George Dawes Green is the author of the critically acclaimed novels, The Caveman’s Valentine and The Juror. The Caveman’s Valentine was a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and won a 1994 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. The Juror was a 1995 New York Times bestseller and the basis of a Columbia Pictures motion picture. Green is the founder of the Moth, an organization dedicated to promoting the art of storytelling.
This lecture is held at Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for all lectures. For more information, visit GWTW.org. To purchase tickets, please call 404.814.4150.
Homeschool Day: Open House
Monday, August 10, 2009
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Atlanta History Center offers special monthly programs for homeschool students and their families. This month, homeschooling families are invited to explore our facility free of charge and see what the Atlanta History Center has to offer!
For more information please call 404.814.4018, email Homeschool@AtlantaHistoryCenter.com, or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/homeschool.
Support: Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
From This Land
Sunday, August 23, 2009
12:00 – 5:00 pm
Explore Native American history and culture through a variety of activities and demonstrations designed for all ages. Enjoy cooking demonstrations, traditional dance performances, tours of the Quarry Garden, and tours of the Native Lands exhibition. Other unique program offerings include a lesson in language with Cherokee 101 and hands-on activities such as corn grinding and corn husk doll making.
This program is free to members; included in the cost of general admission for nonmembers. For more information about this program, please contact 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Support: Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council.
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Sam Haskell at Margaret Mitchell House May 12th
You may have seen author Sam Haskell on national TV shows such as The Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox and Friends, and Tavis Smiley over the past two weeks but Tuesday visitors will have the chance to see him live at the Lit Center at Margaret Mitchell House as he discusses his book, Promises I Made My Mother.
Watch Today's Matt Laurer talk to Sam Haskell.
Location and Time
Tuesday, May 12th; 7:00 PM
The Lit Center at Margaret Mitchell House
990 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
404.249.7015
Admission
$5 members; $10 non-members
About the Book
"What would my mother say?" Sam Haskell, former Worldwide Head of Television for the William Morris Agency, asked himself that question more than once in his life. During his long career, Haskell handled some of the hottest stars and packaged some of the highest-rated shows on television. A Mississippi native, Haskell's devoted and indomitable mother, Mary, instilled in him values of faith, integrity, and honor. As a result, this small-town boy became successful beyond his dreams and his roots and values guide him to this day. In Promises I Made My Mother, Haskell reveals how the pledge he made his mother to live a decent life allowed him to thrive as both a husband and father as well as in the competitive, shark-infested waters of Hollywood.
Reservations are requested. To make a reservation or for additional information, call 404.814.4150.
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Watch Today's Matt Laurer talk to Sam Haskell.
Location and Time
Tuesday, May 12th; 7:00 PM
The Lit Center at Margaret Mitchell House
990 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
404.249.7015
Admission
$5 members; $10 non-members
About the Book
"What would my mother say?" Sam Haskell, former Worldwide Head of Television for the William Morris Agency, asked himself that question more than once in his life. During his long career, Haskell handled some of the hottest stars and packaged some of the highest-rated shows on television. A Mississippi native, Haskell's devoted and indomitable mother, Mary, instilled in him values of faith, integrity, and honor. As a result, this small-town boy became successful beyond his dreams and his roots and values guide him to this day. In Promises I Made My Mother, Haskell reveals how the pledge he made his mother to live a decent life allowed him to thrive as both a husband and father as well as in the competitive, shark-infested waters of Hollywood.
Reservations are requested. To make a reservation or for additional information, call 404.814.4150.
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Dig Into the Past at Fernbank Museum’s Archaeology Day
Take an exciting journey into Georgia’s past with archaeology-themed activities and special demonstrations at Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Archaeology Day on Saturday May 2, 2009 in support of Georgia Archaeology Awareness Month.
Archaeology Day participants will enjoy a variety of hands-on activities, including pottery demonstrations, ancient weaponry displays, sifting and mending artifacts, discussions with archaeologists, prehistoric Native American games of Chunkey, and arts and crafts.
Visitors also will get a glimpse at how archaeologists were able to piece together 5,000 years of human history by examining ancient pottery in Fernbank’s newest permanent exhibition Conveyed in the Clay: Stories from St. Catherines Island. The exhibit showcases the progression of design, function, and decoration found in pottery to reveal what it tells archaeologists about the Native American lifestyle, including how they adapted to changes in natural and cultural conditions.
Archaeology Day supports Georgia Archaeology Awareness Month’s message of educating the public about the significance of protecting and preserving Georgia’s archaeological sites and is offered as part of Fernbank’s Family Fun Day programming series.
Archaeology Day will be held at Fernbank Museum of Natural History on Saturday May 2, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is included with Museum admission. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for children ages 3-12, and free for children 2 and under and for all Museum members. All Scouts in uniform can receive $6 off the price of a child’s admission. Resources for earning scout badges and belt loops are available for download at www.fernbankmuseum.org.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History is located at 767 Clifton Road in Atlanta. Visitor information and tickets are available at fernbankmuseum.org or 404.929.6400.
Support for Fernbank’s Archaeology Day is provided by the WSB-TV Family 2 Family Project: AirTran Airways, Kroger, Northside Hospital and SCANA Energy.
Archaeology Day Scheduled Activities:
Archaeology Screening and Mending Activity
Act like an archaeologist as you sift through dirt and sand to find artifacts, and try your hand at piecing them back together.
Society for Georgia Archaeology
Enjoy hands-on activities guided by real archaeologists.
Pottery Demonstration
See a master at work and create your own clay masterpiece to take home.
Ancient Weaponry
Discover how ancient weapons were created using primitive tools and technologies. Darts, spear heads, and a variety of other tools will be on display.
War of 1812 Display
Artifacts from the War of 1812 from a local Georgia Archaeology site will be on display including buttons, mini ball bullets, and a variety of other artifacts.
Ask the Archaeologists
Learn about Fernbank’s newest collection Conveyed in Clay: Stories from St. Catherines Island in this special informal Q & A session.
Tool Demonstrations
Use modified versions of ancient tools to practice sharpening and slicing techniques.
Chunkey Game (Weather permitting)
Try your hand at playing this ancient game.
Weekend Wonders Archaeology Craft
Learn more about Archaeology during a special session of Weekend Wonders, designed specifically for little archaeologists.
Kids’ Meals
Don’t forget to stop by The Fernbank Café for special $6 kids’ meals that include a special “dirt cup” dessert inspired by Fernbank’s Archaeology Day.
Swaps Room
Just for scouts! Scouts in uniform can use this space to exchange swaps with other troops, regroup, or focus on badge work and belt loops.
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Archaeology Day participants will enjoy a variety of hands-on activities, including pottery demonstrations, ancient weaponry displays, sifting and mending artifacts, discussions with archaeologists, prehistoric Native American games of Chunkey, and arts and crafts.
Visitors also will get a glimpse at how archaeologists were able to piece together 5,000 years of human history by examining ancient pottery in Fernbank’s newest permanent exhibition Conveyed in the Clay: Stories from St. Catherines Island. The exhibit showcases the progression of design, function, and decoration found in pottery to reveal what it tells archaeologists about the Native American lifestyle, including how they adapted to changes in natural and cultural conditions.
Archaeology Day supports Georgia Archaeology Awareness Month’s message of educating the public about the significance of protecting and preserving Georgia’s archaeological sites and is offered as part of Fernbank’s Family Fun Day programming series.
Archaeology Day will be held at Fernbank Museum of Natural History on Saturday May 2, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is included with Museum admission. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for children ages 3-12, and free for children 2 and under and for all Museum members. All Scouts in uniform can receive $6 off the price of a child’s admission. Resources for earning scout badges and belt loops are available for download at www.fernbankmuseum.org.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History is located at 767 Clifton Road in Atlanta. Visitor information and tickets are available at fernbankmuseum.org or 404.929.6400.
Support for Fernbank’s Archaeology Day is provided by the WSB-TV Family 2 Family Project: AirTran Airways, Kroger, Northside Hospital and SCANA Energy.
Archaeology Day Scheduled Activities:
Archaeology Screening and Mending Activity
Act like an archaeologist as you sift through dirt and sand to find artifacts, and try your hand at piecing them back together.
Society for Georgia Archaeology
Enjoy hands-on activities guided by real archaeologists.
Pottery Demonstration
See a master at work and create your own clay masterpiece to take home.
Ancient Weaponry
Discover how ancient weapons were created using primitive tools and technologies. Darts, spear heads, and a variety of other tools will be on display.
War of 1812 Display
Artifacts from the War of 1812 from a local Georgia Archaeology site will be on display including buttons, mini ball bullets, and a variety of other artifacts.
Ask the Archaeologists
Learn about Fernbank’s newest collection Conveyed in Clay: Stories from St. Catherines Island in this special informal Q & A session.
Tool Demonstrations
Use modified versions of ancient tools to practice sharpening and slicing techniques.
Chunkey Game (Weather permitting)
Try your hand at playing this ancient game.
Weekend Wonders Archaeology Craft
Learn more about Archaeology during a special session of Weekend Wonders, designed specifically for little archaeologists.
Kids’ Meals
Don’t forget to stop by The Fernbank Café for special $6 kids’ meals that include a special “dirt cup” dessert inspired by Fernbank’s Archaeology Day.
Swaps Room
Just for scouts! Scouts in uniform can use this space to exchange swaps with other troops, regroup, or focus on badge work and belt loops.
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Guten Tag, Y’All… Globalization Comes to the South
“Guten Tag, Y’All.” A non sequitur? No. A German visiting Georgia trying to fit in with the local speech patterns? No.
It’s a new book by Clayton State Assistant Professor of History Dr. Marko Maunula and the University of Georgia Press.
With a scheduled publication date of Aug. 15, 2009, “Guten Tag, Y’All” (cloth, $44.95, 176 pp., ISBN 978-0-8203-2901-7) is a study of politics and culture in the 20th Century South, specifically, as noted in the subtitle, “Globalization and the South Carolina Piedmont, 1950-2000.”
“A valuable addition to the literature on post-World War II U.S. history, business and economic history, southern history, and labor history,” according to David Sicalla, coeditor of “Constructing Corporate America.”
A work some seven years in the writing and based on Maunula’s long-standing interest in “foreigners” in the American South, “Guten Tag” is a story of globalization that looks at the origins of the growth of recruiting foreign companies and capital to a region of the United States that is typically been, in Maunula’s words, not seen as being very cosmopolitan.
“It’s a history monograph… economic history and globalization. It should find a readership among the general public who are interested in the subject of globalization,” he says. “The traditional view of the South is that it’s not very cosmopolitan. As it turns out, the South has been more innovative and shrewd in international marketing than its northern and midwestern neighbors. In reality, the South has had a more cosmopolitan outlook than the North and the Midwest. In fact, southern elites have traditionally looked overseas.”
As proof of this last statement, Maunula points to the South’s 19th Century history of reliance on international trade in such markets as cotton and tobacco.
In the latter half of the 20th Century the South’s globalization focus, notably in South Carolina, has been on far different products than the agricultural staples of the past. And, as Maunula points out, it’s now a matter of bringing “foreign” capital to the U.S. Having experienced what Maunula calls a “gradually growing mild panic” in the 1950s and 1960s (which might be called the “Made in Japan Syndrome”), South Carolina officials in the 1960s reacted to the fear of the U.S. not being competitive in the global market with a proactive stance.
“In South Carolina, some people thought, `this is a two-way street,’ and they started recruiting foreign manufacturers to the state as part of a conscious policy,” he explains. “The focus of the book is on Spartanburg, South Carolina. They were sort of the John the Baptist of the whole movement.”
Maunula further notes that, after the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce, notably Richard “Dick” Tukey, got involved in recruitment, the state apparatus became involved, leading to South Carolina becoming a home away from home for such European corporations as BMW (Guten tag, y’all), Michelin and Ciba-Geigy.
Maunula was a lecturer at Kennesaw State University and a visiting lecturer at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill prior to coming to Clayton State. He also has extensive journalism experience in his native Finland, and writes for many publications in Europe, especially Finland.
Maunula has lived in the southern region of the United States for 16 years and considers Atlanta his American hometown as a “Scandinavian Southerner.” He says he was drawn to Clayton State because of, “the diversity and the impressive mix of professionalism and southern hospitality found in the faculty, staff, and students.”
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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It’s a new book by Clayton State Assistant Professor of History Dr. Marko Maunula and the University of Georgia Press.
With a scheduled publication date of Aug. 15, 2009, “Guten Tag, Y’All” (cloth, $44.95, 176 pp., ISBN 978-0-8203-2901-7) is a study of politics and culture in the 20th Century South, specifically, as noted in the subtitle, “Globalization and the South Carolina Piedmont, 1950-2000.”
“A valuable addition to the literature on post-World War II U.S. history, business and economic history, southern history, and labor history,” according to David Sicalla, coeditor of “Constructing Corporate America.”
A work some seven years in the writing and based on Maunula’s long-standing interest in “foreigners” in the American South, “Guten Tag” is a story of globalization that looks at the origins of the growth of recruiting foreign companies and capital to a region of the United States that is typically been, in Maunula’s words, not seen as being very cosmopolitan.
“It’s a history monograph… economic history and globalization. It should find a readership among the general public who are interested in the subject of globalization,” he says. “The traditional view of the South is that it’s not very cosmopolitan. As it turns out, the South has been more innovative and shrewd in international marketing than its northern and midwestern neighbors. In reality, the South has had a more cosmopolitan outlook than the North and the Midwest. In fact, southern elites have traditionally looked overseas.”
As proof of this last statement, Maunula points to the South’s 19th Century history of reliance on international trade in such markets as cotton and tobacco.
In the latter half of the 20th Century the South’s globalization focus, notably in South Carolina, has been on far different products than the agricultural staples of the past. And, as Maunula points out, it’s now a matter of bringing “foreign” capital to the U.S. Having experienced what Maunula calls a “gradually growing mild panic” in the 1950s and 1960s (which might be called the “Made in Japan Syndrome”), South Carolina officials in the 1960s reacted to the fear of the U.S. not being competitive in the global market with a proactive stance.
“In South Carolina, some people thought, `this is a two-way street,’ and they started recruiting foreign manufacturers to the state as part of a conscious policy,” he explains. “The focus of the book is on Spartanburg, South Carolina. They were sort of the John the Baptist of the whole movement.”
Maunula further notes that, after the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce, notably Richard “Dick” Tukey, got involved in recruitment, the state apparatus became involved, leading to South Carolina becoming a home away from home for such European corporations as BMW (Guten tag, y’all), Michelin and Ciba-Geigy.
Maunula was a lecturer at Kennesaw State University and a visiting lecturer at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill prior to coming to Clayton State. He also has extensive journalism experience in his native Finland, and writes for many publications in Europe, especially Finland.
Maunula has lived in the southern region of the United States for 16 years and considers Atlanta his American hometown as a “Scandinavian Southerner.” He says he was drawn to Clayton State because of, “the diversity and the impressive mix of professionalism and southern hospitality found in the faculty, staff, and students.”
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Upcoming Georgia Historical Society Events
Georgia Historical Society's 170th Annual Membership Meeting & Garden Party April 16, 2009 170th Annual Meeting
5:00 p.m. Georgia Historical Society Headquarters, 501 Whitaker Street, Savannah Members Only Garden Party
5:30 p.m. Downtown Historic Savannah Location (provided upon reservation)
Open to GHS members and friends Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres $35 per person Click here to place your reservation!
Reservations required by April 10, 2009; complimentary for members at the $1,000 level and above. For more information please call 912.651.2125, ext. 20.
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Georgia Historical Society Annual Book Sale
April 24, 2009 - April 25, 2009 Friday, April, 24th
Member preview and purchase 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Proof of membership is required) Open to the public 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25th Open to the public 10 a.m - 5 p.m. Please note that the library and archives will not be open for research on the days of the Book Sale. Join us for this popular annual event that raises funds for the Georgia Historical Society's library and archives. This sale of donated books will include a wide range of titles covering history, biography, fiction, and much more! Book donations for the book sale will be accepted through Friday, April 17th. Donations can include rare and non-rare: fiction, poetry, children's, and all non-fiction subjects including history, biography, current events, how-to, religion, business, self-help, cooking, gardening, etc. Magazines/journals, outdated and obsolete audio/video/software, and games will not be accepted for use in the Book Sale. Donations are tax deductible.
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Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America A Lecture by Andrew Ferguson
Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 7:00 p.m.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 1 West Macon Street, Savannah, Madison Square
free and open to the public - book sale and signing to follow
For more information, please call 912.651.2125 ext. 40
Lincoln: Remembered or Forgotten
American journalist, author, and reawakened Lincoln buff Andrew Ferguson will lecture on his critically acclaimed book Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America. In his delightful and disarmingly funny book, Weekly Standard editor Ferguson explores the question "How do Americans commemorate Lincoln and what do our memories of him reveal about our visions of the good life?" Ferguson traveled across America on a long field trip, his family in tow, to many of the places where Americans have chosen to remember - or to forget - Honest Abe as he dug deep into the revisionist phenomenon that surrounds America's 16th President. The Washington Post has called Ferguson's cultural insights "vivid and penetrating" and his writing "terrific." This work implores the reader to find humor in the many and varied ways a diverse America remembers its leaders.
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Upcoming Affiliate Chapter Events
Brantley County Historical & Preservation Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 1096, Nahunta, GA 31553
The Society is working on two new books and need your help with stories. Our guidelines and rules are listed below. Presently we have not established deadlines for the books, but ask you to get your stories in as soon as possible. You may contact any officer for help, if needed. Officers are:
President Christine Proctor, 912-778-4407, christineproctor90@yahoo.com
Vice-Pres. Linton Herrin, 912-462-5920, latrell@btconline.net2nd
Vice Pres. Betty McGuire, 912-462-5709, bjam@btconline.net
Sec. Stephanie Watkins, 912-462-5457, Watkins@watkinsfarm.com
Treas. Jerry Herrin, 912-462-6245, jvherrin@coastalbb.com
Pub. Dir. Dorothy Thomas, 912-265-7599, djt1927@aol.com.
GUIDELINES & RULES FOR "STORY OF BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA, VOL. 2"
1. Up to 1500 words in each story free; thereafter you pay 10 cents per word. Do not include in your count the credits (sources), nor name and address of the person submitting the story. Please include this info, but we will not count this in your total words.
2. One 2 ½ X 3 in. picture per story free, if more, there is a charge of $20.00 per picture of same size. Where possible, we prefer that original pictures be brought to us, so that they can be scanned and handed back to you. You may bring pictures of any size up to 8 x 10 in. and they will be sized for the book. If you email (or mail) a picture, please scan at 300 dpi and save as TIFF, if possible.
3. Do not use stories that are already in Volume 1.
4. List dates as day/month/year. For instance: 14 Feb 2009.
5. Memorial pages will be $100.00 per page, or $60.00 per half page, and may be pictures (size chosen by you), advertising, etc.
6. Material included is to be approved by the book committee.
We have found some errors in "Story of Brantley County, Georgia, Vol. 1," and Volume 2 will include a Correction Section. Please list any errors you may find, giving Story Number and Page Number and send to the Book Committee Chairperson, Dorothy Johns Thomas, 3844 Hwy. 82, Brunswick, GA 31523, Email: djt1927@aol.com or djt1927@comcast.net.
GUIDELINES & RULES FOR THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE CONFEDERACY
No limit on words. Pictures will be 2 ½ x 3 in., limit to 4 pictures OR if you have only one good quality pictures it may be enlarged to 4 times the size stated. Where possible, we prefer that original pictures be brought to us, so that they can be scanned and handed back to you. You may bring pictures of any size up to 8 x 10 in. and they will be sized for the book. If you email (or mail) a picture, please scan at 300 dpi and save as TIFF, If possible. Let this story be on the Confederate and his immediate family. If you have other stories, please include them in the "Story of Brantley County, Georgia, Vol. 2." In writing the story, try to be as accurate as possible, however if you know a humorous story on your ancestor, please share it with us.Include your name, address, phone number, email, and sources. List dates as day/month/year. For instance: 14 Feb 2009. Material included is to be approved by the book committee. Jerry Van Herrin is the Book Committee Chairperson for this book. Email: jvherrin@coastalbb.com.
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Historic Augusta, Inc.
Botanicals of the South Family Fun Day
April Family Fun Day highlights Naturalists Bartram, Catesby, and Von Reck
The Augusta Museum of History's 2009 Family Fun Day series continues with Botanicals of the South Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 4, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Families are invited to glimpse the Natural South, learn of William Bartram and how he recorded species of plants, flowers, and trees, discover Baron Von Reck's voyages through Georgia, and create their own leaf rubbings to take home.
The film, The Curious Mr. Catesby, will be on view in the History Theater. The documentary explores the life and works of Mark Catesby, who as an explorer, was the first to conduct a critical study of the lush and varied habitat of North America, particularly the southeast colonies and the environs of the Lowcountry and Piedmont areas. His meticulous paintings and etchings of birds and plants captured the diverse natural beauty of colonial America 100 years before Audubon."Family Fun Days provide visitors with engaging experiences to help them become more informed and involved in the history of the CSRA by building upon the concepts presented in our exhibitions. These presentations also offer an opportunity to highlight portions of the Museum's collections our visitors and Museum members may not normally see," said Heather Sellers, Education Manager.
Family Fun Days are FREE with regular Museum admission: $4 for Adults, $3 for Seniors, $2 for Children, and free for members and children under age 5. For more information about Botanicals of the South Family Fun Day or additional family programming, contact the Museum at (706) 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org.
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The Cotton Ball
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Historic Augusta's Cotton Ball, a tradition in Augusta since 1988, will be held this year on Tuesday, April 21 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The casual affair will be held in the gardens surrounding the home of Dr. and Mrs. Logan Nalley, Jr., located at 2229 Pickens Road.
Notable previous owners of the Nalleys' house include Barna McKinne and his wife Ann Galphin McKinne, poet Richard Henry Wilde, and James Paul Verdery and his wife Jane Cumming Verdery. The McKinnes built the Sand Hills Cottage around 1810 facing Milledge Road at the corner of what is now known as Pickens Road. Wilde added the wings to the house around 1830 which allowed for a dining room on the east and bedrooms on the west. From 1892 until 1896, the Verderys moved the house in three stages to its present location facing Pickens Road.
Dinner will be provided by Outback Steakhouse. Dessert will be provided by La Maison on Telfair. Mint juleps, a Cotton Ball favorite, in addition to a full bar will be enjoyed throughout the evening. Rob Foster and Pulsar will entertain with jazz music. A raffle will be held for a 3-night stay at a five bedroom beach home in Spring Island, South Carolina. Admission to the Cotton Ball is by current, new or renewing membership in Historic Augusta, Inc., which is open to all who are interested in preserving our city's historic places.
Memberships start at just $50 for individuals and $75 for couples. Advanced reservations are encouraged. The Cotton Ball is sponsored in part by La Maison on Telfair, Outback Steakhouse, Phoenix Printing, Wachovia, WBBQ 104.3 and News 12 WRDW-TV. For more information, call Historic Augusta at (706) 724-0436 or visit www.historicaugusta.org.
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Historic Augusta's Downtown Loft Tour, May 1 and 2, 2009
Historic Augusta, Inc. will host its fifth annual Downtown Loft Tour on May 1 and 2, 2009. A selection of trendy living and working spaces will be open to the public during First Friday between 6 pm and 9 pm and again on Saturday from noon to 5 pm. The purpose of the tour, held during National Historic Preservation Month, is to encourage interest in the preservation and use of historic buildings in the Augusta Downtown Historic District by providing the public with an intimate look at their interiors.
This year, participants will view ten sites on Broad Street and beyond including the Stovall-Barnes House, built in 1860, which has recently been rehabilitated into apartments, and 965-967 Broad Street, which features a business on the first floor and residence above. The tour contains buildings of various sizes and styles, each with distinctive architectural features and design. On Friday night, tour stops will feature appetizers or sweets from downtown restaurants and caterers such as La Maison on Telfair and Reconstructed Soul.
Tickets for the loft tour can be purchased for $15 in advance or for $20 during the tour. Advance tickets can be purchased at the following locations: Historic Augusta, 415 Seventh Street, Mellow Mushroom, 1167 Broad Street, Metro Spirit, 700 Broad Street, blue magnolia, 1124 Broad Street and Hill Drug, 1432 Monte Sano Avenue. During the tour, participants can collect a map or purchase tickets at Tour Headquarters in front of 1002 Broad Street. Proceeds benefit the programs and projects of Historic Augusta, Inc., a nonprofit membership based organization.
The mission of Historic Augusta, Inc. is to preserve historically or architecturally significant structures and sites in Augusta and Richmond County. Historic Augusta's Downtown Loft Tour is sponsored in part by Merry Land Properties, Inc., Metro Spirit, NBC Augusta, The CW Augusta and WBBQ 104.3. Other sponsors include Bank of America, John R.B. Long, Attorney-At-Law, Johnson, Laschober & Associates, Red Door Designs, Sanford Bruker & Banks, Sand Hills Properties, and Strother's Printing, Inc. To purchase tickets or for more information about this or our other programs, please contact Historic Augusta, Inc. by telephone at 706-724-0436 or visit www.historicaugusta.org.
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Upcoming Grant and Conference Opportunities
Society of Georgia Archivists 2009 Brenda S. Banks Educational Workshop Scholarship
Please note that the deadline to submit applications for the Society of Georgia Archivists 2009 Brenda S. Banks Educational Workshop Scholarship is only two weeks away. The scholarship covers the registration fee for the SGA Spring workshop. This year's workshop is "Grant Writing for Archivists" and will be held on May 8 at the Georgia Archives in Morrow, GA. The deadline to submit applications for the Banks Scholarship is April 14, 2009. For information on the scholarship and how to apply, please visit http://www.soga.wildapricot.org/banks
The Georgia Historical Society, headquartered in Savannah, is the oldest cultural institution in the state and one of the oldest historical organizations in the nation. It is the first and only statewide historical society in Georgia. For nearly 175 years, GHS has collected, preserved, and shared Georgia history through a variety of educational outreach programs, publications, and research services. For more information visit: www.georgiahistory.com.
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5:00 p.m. Georgia Historical Society Headquarters, 501 Whitaker Street, Savannah Members Only Garden Party
5:30 p.m. Downtown Historic Savannah Location (provided upon reservation)
Open to GHS members and friends Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres $35 per person Click here to place your reservation!
Reservations required by April 10, 2009; complimentary for members at the $1,000 level and above. For more information please call 912.651.2125, ext. 20.
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Georgia Historical Society Annual Book Sale
April 24, 2009 - April 25, 2009 Friday, April, 24th
Member preview and purchase 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Proof of membership is required) Open to the public 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25th Open to the public 10 a.m - 5 p.m. Please note that the library and archives will not be open for research on the days of the Book Sale. Join us for this popular annual event that raises funds for the Georgia Historical Society's library and archives. This sale of donated books will include a wide range of titles covering history, biography, fiction, and much more! Book donations for the book sale will be accepted through Friday, April 17th. Donations can include rare and non-rare: fiction, poetry, children's, and all non-fiction subjects including history, biography, current events, how-to, religion, business, self-help, cooking, gardening, etc. Magazines/journals, outdated and obsolete audio/video/software, and games will not be accepted for use in the Book Sale. Donations are tax deductible.
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Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America A Lecture by Andrew Ferguson
Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 7:00 p.m.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 1 West Macon Street, Savannah, Madison Square
free and open to the public - book sale and signing to follow
For more information, please call 912.651.2125 ext. 40
Lincoln: Remembered or Forgotten
American journalist, author, and reawakened Lincoln buff Andrew Ferguson will lecture on his critically acclaimed book Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America. In his delightful and disarmingly funny book, Weekly Standard editor Ferguson explores the question "How do Americans commemorate Lincoln and what do our memories of him reveal about our visions of the good life?" Ferguson traveled across America on a long field trip, his family in tow, to many of the places where Americans have chosen to remember - or to forget - Honest Abe as he dug deep into the revisionist phenomenon that surrounds America's 16th President. The Washington Post has called Ferguson's cultural insights "vivid and penetrating" and his writing "terrific." This work implores the reader to find humor in the many and varied ways a diverse America remembers its leaders.
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Upcoming Affiliate Chapter Events
Brantley County Historical & Preservation Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 1096, Nahunta, GA 31553
The Society is working on two new books and need your help with stories. Our guidelines and rules are listed below. Presently we have not established deadlines for the books, but ask you to get your stories in as soon as possible. You may contact any officer for help, if needed. Officers are:
President Christine Proctor, 912-778-4407, christineproctor90@yahoo.com
Vice-Pres. Linton Herrin, 912-462-5920, latrell@btconline.net2nd
Vice Pres. Betty McGuire, 912-462-5709, bjam@btconline.net
Sec. Stephanie Watkins, 912-462-5457, Watkins@watkinsfarm.com
Treas. Jerry Herrin, 912-462-6245, jvherrin@coastalbb.com
Pub. Dir. Dorothy Thomas, 912-265-7599, djt1927@aol.com.
GUIDELINES & RULES FOR "STORY OF BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA, VOL. 2"
1. Up to 1500 words in each story free; thereafter you pay 10 cents per word. Do not include in your count the credits (sources), nor name and address of the person submitting the story. Please include this info, but we will not count this in your total words.
2. One 2 ½ X 3 in. picture per story free, if more, there is a charge of $20.00 per picture of same size. Where possible, we prefer that original pictures be brought to us, so that they can be scanned and handed back to you. You may bring pictures of any size up to 8 x 10 in. and they will be sized for the book. If you email (or mail) a picture, please scan at 300 dpi and save as TIFF, if possible.
3. Do not use stories that are already in Volume 1.
4. List dates as day/month/year. For instance: 14 Feb 2009.
5. Memorial pages will be $100.00 per page, or $60.00 per half page, and may be pictures (size chosen by you), advertising, etc.
6. Material included is to be approved by the book committee.
We have found some errors in "Story of Brantley County, Georgia, Vol. 1," and Volume 2 will include a Correction Section. Please list any errors you may find, giving Story Number and Page Number and send to the Book Committee Chairperson, Dorothy Johns Thomas, 3844 Hwy. 82, Brunswick, GA 31523, Email: djt1927@aol.com or djt1927@comcast.net.
GUIDELINES & RULES FOR THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE CONFEDERACY
No limit on words. Pictures will be 2 ½ x 3 in., limit to 4 pictures OR if you have only one good quality pictures it may be enlarged to 4 times the size stated. Where possible, we prefer that original pictures be brought to us, so that they can be scanned and handed back to you. You may bring pictures of any size up to 8 x 10 in. and they will be sized for the book. If you email (or mail) a picture, please scan at 300 dpi and save as TIFF, If possible. Let this story be on the Confederate and his immediate family. If you have other stories, please include them in the "Story of Brantley County, Georgia, Vol. 2." In writing the story, try to be as accurate as possible, however if you know a humorous story on your ancestor, please share it with us.Include your name, address, phone number, email, and sources. List dates as day/month/year. For instance: 14 Feb 2009. Material included is to be approved by the book committee. Jerry Van Herrin is the Book Committee Chairperson for this book. Email: jvherrin@coastalbb.com.
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Historic Augusta, Inc.
Botanicals of the South Family Fun Day
April Family Fun Day highlights Naturalists Bartram, Catesby, and Von Reck
The Augusta Museum of History's 2009 Family Fun Day series continues with Botanicals of the South Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 4, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Families are invited to glimpse the Natural South, learn of William Bartram and how he recorded species of plants, flowers, and trees, discover Baron Von Reck's voyages through Georgia, and create their own leaf rubbings to take home.
The film, The Curious Mr. Catesby, will be on view in the History Theater. The documentary explores the life and works of Mark Catesby, who as an explorer, was the first to conduct a critical study of the lush and varied habitat of North America, particularly the southeast colonies and the environs of the Lowcountry and Piedmont areas. His meticulous paintings and etchings of birds and plants captured the diverse natural beauty of colonial America 100 years before Audubon."Family Fun Days provide visitors with engaging experiences to help them become more informed and involved in the history of the CSRA by building upon the concepts presented in our exhibitions. These presentations also offer an opportunity to highlight portions of the Museum's collections our visitors and Museum members may not normally see," said Heather Sellers, Education Manager.
Family Fun Days are FREE with regular Museum admission: $4 for Adults, $3 for Seniors, $2 for Children, and free for members and children under age 5. For more information about Botanicals of the South Family Fun Day or additional family programming, contact the Museum at (706) 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org.
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The Cotton Ball
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Historic Augusta's Cotton Ball, a tradition in Augusta since 1988, will be held this year on Tuesday, April 21 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. The casual affair will be held in the gardens surrounding the home of Dr. and Mrs. Logan Nalley, Jr., located at 2229 Pickens Road.
Notable previous owners of the Nalleys' house include Barna McKinne and his wife Ann Galphin McKinne, poet Richard Henry Wilde, and James Paul Verdery and his wife Jane Cumming Verdery. The McKinnes built the Sand Hills Cottage around 1810 facing Milledge Road at the corner of what is now known as Pickens Road. Wilde added the wings to the house around 1830 which allowed for a dining room on the east and bedrooms on the west. From 1892 until 1896, the Verderys moved the house in three stages to its present location facing Pickens Road.
Dinner will be provided by Outback Steakhouse. Dessert will be provided by La Maison on Telfair. Mint juleps, a Cotton Ball favorite, in addition to a full bar will be enjoyed throughout the evening. Rob Foster and Pulsar will entertain with jazz music. A raffle will be held for a 3-night stay at a five bedroom beach home in Spring Island, South Carolina. Admission to the Cotton Ball is by current, new or renewing membership in Historic Augusta, Inc., which is open to all who are interested in preserving our city's historic places.
Memberships start at just $50 for individuals and $75 for couples. Advanced reservations are encouraged. The Cotton Ball is sponsored in part by La Maison on Telfair, Outback Steakhouse, Phoenix Printing, Wachovia, WBBQ 104.3 and News 12 WRDW-TV. For more information, call Historic Augusta at (706) 724-0436 or visit www.historicaugusta.org.
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Historic Augusta's Downtown Loft Tour, May 1 and 2, 2009
Historic Augusta, Inc. will host its fifth annual Downtown Loft Tour on May 1 and 2, 2009. A selection of trendy living and working spaces will be open to the public during First Friday between 6 pm and 9 pm and again on Saturday from noon to 5 pm. The purpose of the tour, held during National Historic Preservation Month, is to encourage interest in the preservation and use of historic buildings in the Augusta Downtown Historic District by providing the public with an intimate look at their interiors.
This year, participants will view ten sites on Broad Street and beyond including the Stovall-Barnes House, built in 1860, which has recently been rehabilitated into apartments, and 965-967 Broad Street, which features a business on the first floor and residence above. The tour contains buildings of various sizes and styles, each with distinctive architectural features and design. On Friday night, tour stops will feature appetizers or sweets from downtown restaurants and caterers such as La Maison on Telfair and Reconstructed Soul.
Tickets for the loft tour can be purchased for $15 in advance or for $20 during the tour. Advance tickets can be purchased at the following locations: Historic Augusta, 415 Seventh Street, Mellow Mushroom, 1167 Broad Street, Metro Spirit, 700 Broad Street, blue magnolia, 1124 Broad Street and Hill Drug, 1432 Monte Sano Avenue. During the tour, participants can collect a map or purchase tickets at Tour Headquarters in front of 1002 Broad Street. Proceeds benefit the programs and projects of Historic Augusta, Inc., a nonprofit membership based organization.
The mission of Historic Augusta, Inc. is to preserve historically or architecturally significant structures and sites in Augusta and Richmond County. Historic Augusta's Downtown Loft Tour is sponsored in part by Merry Land Properties, Inc., Metro Spirit, NBC Augusta, The CW Augusta and WBBQ 104.3. Other sponsors include Bank of America, John R.B. Long, Attorney-At-Law, Johnson, Laschober & Associates, Red Door Designs, Sanford Bruker & Banks, Sand Hills Properties, and Strother's Printing, Inc. To purchase tickets or for more information about this or our other programs, please contact Historic Augusta, Inc. by telephone at 706-724-0436 or visit www.historicaugusta.org.
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Upcoming Grant and Conference Opportunities
Society of Georgia Archivists 2009 Brenda S. Banks Educational Workshop Scholarship
Please note that the deadline to submit applications for the Society of Georgia Archivists 2009 Brenda S. Banks Educational Workshop Scholarship is only two weeks away. The scholarship covers the registration fee for the SGA Spring workshop. This year's workshop is "Grant Writing for Archivists" and will be held on May 8 at the Georgia Archives in Morrow, GA. The deadline to submit applications for the Banks Scholarship is April 14, 2009. For information on the scholarship and how to apply, please visit http://www.soga.wildapricot.org/banks
The Georgia Historical Society, headquartered in Savannah, is the oldest cultural institution in the state and one of the oldest historical organizations in the nation. It is the first and only statewide historical society in Georgia. For nearly 175 years, GHS has collected, preserved, and shared Georgia history through a variety of educational outreach programs, publications, and research services. For more information visit: www.georgiahistory.com.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Newnan-Coweta Historical Society Announces Tour of Homes For April 25
Antique Show & Appraisal Fair Also Held On Same Day
One of the best known and most highly anticipated of all the annual events in the City of Newnan is the Tour of Homes sponsored by The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society (NCHS). This year The Tour of Homes will be held in conjunction with an Antique Show and Appraisal Fair.
2009 Tour of Homes
Saturday, April 25, 2009 10AM – 5PM
Advance Tickets $12.00; Day of Tour $15.00
Please call 770-251-0207 for information & tickets
We accept Visa and Master Charge
Tickets also available from:
Coweta County Convention & Visitors Center
100 Walt Sanders Memorial Drive
770-254-2627
Scott’s Book Store
28 S Court Sq, Newnan
(770) 253-2960
Tickets include Antique Show And Appraisal Fair at The Train Depot History Center, Saturday, April 25, 2009
2009 Spring Tour of Homes
Gibson/Starr/Sides Home - Circa 1900 at 29 Temple Ave
Arnall-Mann Home/Welden Financial - Circa 1924 at 75 Jackson St
Cantwell Home - Built 2002 at 55 Jackson St
Farmer/Davis Home - Circa 1885 at 70 Jackson St
Jones/ Paulk Home - Circa 1900 at W. Hwy 16
Antique Show And Appraisal Fair
TRASH OR TREASURE?What's it worth?
The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society presents, in conjunction with our Annual Spring Tour of Homes, an Antiques Show and Sale and an opportunity to learn the value of one of your prized possessions.. Expert appraisers will be on hand to provide a casual, verbal estimate of the value of that family heirloom or the prized collectible. Certified written appraisals also available on many items.Saturday, April 25, 2009 10:00AM - 5:00PMDepot History Center60 East Broad Street, Newnan, GeorgiaVerbal appraisal fee - $2.00 For information: Dan Dietz (770-251-6245)
Information on this and other NCHS events can be found on their website or by contacting Tom Redwine at nchs@newnanbiz.net or at the Museum at 770-251-0207.
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One of the best known and most highly anticipated of all the annual events in the City of Newnan is the Tour of Homes sponsored by The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society (NCHS). This year The Tour of Homes will be held in conjunction with an Antique Show and Appraisal Fair.
2009 Tour of Homes
Saturday, April 25, 2009 10AM – 5PM
Advance Tickets $12.00; Day of Tour $15.00
Please call 770-251-0207 for information & tickets
We accept Visa and Master Charge
Tickets also available from:
Coweta County Convention & Visitors Center
100 Walt Sanders Memorial Drive
770-254-2627
Scott’s Book Store
28 S Court Sq, Newnan
(770) 253-2960
Tickets include Antique Show And Appraisal Fair at The Train Depot History Center, Saturday, April 25, 2009
2009 Spring Tour of Homes
Gibson/Starr/Sides Home - Circa 1900 at 29 Temple Ave
Arnall-Mann Home/Welden Financial - Circa 1924 at 75 Jackson St
Cantwell Home - Built 2002 at 55 Jackson St
Farmer/Davis Home - Circa 1885 at 70 Jackson St
Jones/ Paulk Home - Circa 1900 at W. Hwy 16
Antique Show And Appraisal Fair
TRASH OR TREASURE?What's it worth?
The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society presents, in conjunction with our Annual Spring Tour of Homes, an Antiques Show and Sale and an opportunity to learn the value of one of your prized possessions.. Expert appraisers will be on hand to provide a casual, verbal estimate of the value of that family heirloom or the prized collectible. Certified written appraisals also available on many items.Saturday, April 25, 2009 10:00AM - 5:00PMDepot History Center60 East Broad Street, Newnan, GeorgiaVerbal appraisal fee - $2.00 For information: Dan Dietz (770-251-6245)
Information on this and other NCHS events can be found on their website or by contacting Tom Redwine at nchs@newnanbiz.net or at the Museum at 770-251-0207.
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Atlanta History Center Events
Citizens & Soldiers: Life During the Civil War
Sunday, March 15, 2009
12:00 - 5:00 PM
Don't miss this engaging program designed for visitors of all ages. Enjoy guided tours of Turning Point: The American Civil War and discover stories of Confederate and Federal soldiers, along with the heartaches and hopes of loved ones at home, from the beginning of the crisis through the time of rebuilding. At Tullie Smith Farm, living history interpreters delve into African American experiences during the Civil War, speak about the lives of Confederate and Union soldiers, and explore the daily lives of women and children.
Learn more about this program and view the schedule of events.
Sheep to Shawl
Saturday, April 11, 2009
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Watch our sheep lose their winter coats! As the weather warms up, our sheep at Tullie Smith Farm are ready to shed their heavy coats. See as our sheep's wool is washed, carded, spun, dyed, and woven into a beautiful shawl. Take a tour of the 1860 Tullie Smith Farm house and learn about nineteenth-century farm life with demonstrations of blacksmithing, candle dipping, and open hearth cooking in our detached kitchen. Listen to old time music as you tour the gardens. And don't forget to meet our newest addition to the Gulf Coast Sheep family, Belle.
Learn more about this festival.
Veteran's Remembrance Day
Sunday, May 24, 2009
12:00 - 5:00 PM
Join us as we honor the contributions of veterans of World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and today's conflicts. Meet veterans and hear their real stories of wartime through personal accounts and memorabilia. Interact with living history interpreters who share their authentic dress, equipment, and vehicles as men and women represent soldiers of the various wars.
Learn more about this program.
We invite you to visit the Atlanta History Center, located on 33 acres in the heart of Buckhead. The History Center includes one of the Southeast’s largest history museums; two historic houses including Swan House and Tullie Smith farm; Centennial Olympic Games Museum; historic gardens; and the Kenan Research Center. The History Center also includes the Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, located at our midtown campus.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
12:00 - 5:00 PM
Don't miss this engaging program designed for visitors of all ages. Enjoy guided tours of Turning Point: The American Civil War and discover stories of Confederate and Federal soldiers, along with the heartaches and hopes of loved ones at home, from the beginning of the crisis through the time of rebuilding. At Tullie Smith Farm, living history interpreters delve into African American experiences during the Civil War, speak about the lives of Confederate and Union soldiers, and explore the daily lives of women and children.
Learn more about this program and view the schedule of events.
Sheep to Shawl
Saturday, April 11, 2009
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Watch our sheep lose their winter coats! As the weather warms up, our sheep at Tullie Smith Farm are ready to shed their heavy coats. See as our sheep's wool is washed, carded, spun, dyed, and woven into a beautiful shawl. Take a tour of the 1860 Tullie Smith Farm house and learn about nineteenth-century farm life with demonstrations of blacksmithing, candle dipping, and open hearth cooking in our detached kitchen. Listen to old time music as you tour the gardens. And don't forget to meet our newest addition to the Gulf Coast Sheep family, Belle.
Learn more about this festival.
Veteran's Remembrance Day
Sunday, May 24, 2009
12:00 - 5:00 PM
Join us as we honor the contributions of veterans of World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and today's conflicts. Meet veterans and hear their real stories of wartime through personal accounts and memorabilia. Interact with living history interpreters who share their authentic dress, equipment, and vehicles as men and women represent soldiers of the various wars.
Learn more about this program.
We invite you to visit the Atlanta History Center, located on 33 acres in the heart of Buckhead. The History Center includes one of the Southeast’s largest history museums; two historic houses including Swan House and Tullie Smith farm; Centennial Olympic Games Museum; historic gardens; and the Kenan Research Center. The History Center also includes the Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, located at our midtown campus.
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
The First Emperor Named one of Time Magazine’s Top 10 Exhibits of 2008
TIME Magazine has selected “The First Emperor: China’s Terracotta Army” as one of the Top 10 Museum Exhibits of 2008 (view article). The exhibition, which opened to the public on November 16, has already drawn over 70,000 visitors and drove a record one-day attendance of nearly 7,000 visitors to the High on the day after Thanksgiving, November 28. “The First Emperor” was inspired by one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Featuring over 100 works, including 15 terracotta figures, the exhibition represents one of the largest groups of important works relating to the First Emperor ever to be loaned to the U.S.
From December 26 through January 4, the High will have special extended hours and daily art-making activities. The museum will also be open on Monday, December 29.
Tickets: Individual ticket prices are $18 for adults; $15 for students and seniors with ID; $11 for ages 6 to 17; and free for age 5 and under. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets allow entry into “The First Emperor” and all other special exhibition and permanent collection galleries.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.high.org or by calling 404-733-4444.
“The First Emperor: China’s Terracotta Army” is made possible by Lead Sponsor GE, Presenting Sponsor Portman and Official Global Delivery Partner UPS, Official Airline Partner Delta Air Lines, and Official Media Partner Turner Broadcasting. Generous support is provided by The Henry Luce Foundation. Additional support provided by The E. Rhodes and Leona Carpenter Foundation and The Blakemore Foundation. This exhibition is presented in association with the British Museum with support from Morgan Stanley.
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From December 26 through January 4, the High will have special extended hours and daily art-making activities. The museum will also be open on Monday, December 29.
Tickets: Individual ticket prices are $18 for adults; $15 for students and seniors with ID; $11 for ages 6 to 17; and free for age 5 and under. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets allow entry into “The First Emperor” and all other special exhibition and permanent collection galleries.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.high.org or by calling 404-733-4444.
“The First Emperor: China’s Terracotta Army” is made possible by Lead Sponsor GE, Presenting Sponsor Portman and Official Global Delivery Partner UPS, Official Airline Partner Delta Air Lines, and Official Media Partner Turner Broadcasting. Generous support is provided by The Henry Luce Foundation. Additional support provided by The E. Rhodes and Leona Carpenter Foundation and The Blakemore Foundation. This exhibition is presented in association with the British Museum with support from Morgan Stanley.
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
Atlanta History Center Invites You to Candlelight Nights
Stroll through candlelit gardens, tour decorated historic houses, enjoy holiday music, and participate in arts and crafts and puppet making workshops. Meet and greet former Jim Henson Company staff writer and muppett expert, Craig Shemin, as he introduces the film screening of Jim Henson's Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. In addition, visitors enjoy touring our exhibits, Norman Rockwell's Home for the Holidays and Jim Henson's Fantastic World.
December 16th. Tickets are $10 for History Center adult members, $5 for member children; $15 for nonmember adults, $7 nonmember children. Reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 404.814.4150. Learn more about this program.
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. Additional support provided by Big John's Trees and Whole Foods-Buckhead.
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December 16th. Tickets are $10 for History Center adult members, $5 for member children; $15 for nonmember adults, $7 nonmember children. Reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 404.814.4150. Learn more about this program.
Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. Additional support provided by Big John's Trees and Whole Foods-Buckhead.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Clayton State and NARA’s Shane Bell… Colonial America, the Space Race and Medieval Europe
Want to know about that experimental government those rebels constituted in 1787? Ask Shane Bell.
Want to know how Werner Van Braun oversaw the development of the Saturn V moon rocket? Ask Shane Bell.
Want to talk about Europe 700 years ago? Call the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Southeast Regional Archives and ask for Shane Bell.
Want to know who Shane Bell is? He’s a 2007 graduate of Clayton State University who holds a Bachelor of Arts in History. He’s also a student in the University’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program, and an archives technician for NARA’s Southeast Regional Archives, located adjacent to the Clayton State campus. A 1993 graduate of Mount Zion High School who now lives in McDonough, Ga., Bell is one of the outstanding success stories of the on-going relationship between Clayton State’s History Department and both the National and Georgia Archives. And, yes, his interests extend to an eclectic combination of subjects, including colonial America, NASA and the space race, and medieval Europe.
Given his wide-ranging interests and his successes in both academics and archival work, it’s not surprising that Bell has a hand in a variety of historical projects and subjects. For example, he was profiled in the Huntsville Times last month for his work with NARA’s NASA holdings, notably the personal papers of Werner Von Braun. This month, he’s going to Philadelphia to take part in the Network to Freedom Conference on the Underground Railroad where he will focus on NARA’s holdings related to the Atlantic Slave Trade. He’s also a member of the Clayton State University Martin Luther King Day Planning Committee, helping plan the combined efforts of his alma mater and his employer in commemorating Martin Luther King during the week of Jan. 19, 2009. And, he has a part in NARA’s current celebration of Constitution Day.
“We are excited to have Shane as the advocate for the Southeast Region!” exclaims James McSweeney, regional administrator for NARA’s Southeast Region. “In fact, working with Mary Evelyn Tomlin, Shane developed a finding aid for the African Slave Trade records in our holdings.
“Shane is an excellent writer and has the unique ability to review complicated Federal records and laws, particularly from the U.S. District Courts, and to distill their essence and significance into brief descriptive narratives. Shane has applied these same skills to his work with our holdings from the Marshall Space Flight Center.”
While attending Georgia Perimeter College, Bell became interested in history and transferred to Clayton State to earn his B.A. in History, taking advantage of both the University’s outstanding History Department and its partnership with NARA and the Georgia Archives. In fact, during his final semester as an undergraduate, Bell worked as an intern at NARA (he credits Dr. Angelyn Hayes, Clayton State director of Career Services, for her role in finding what sounds like the ideal internship), researching federal slave trade laws and compiled the finding aid for the salve trade. Upon graduation, he was hired as a student employee with NARA, serving as an archives technician and working extensively with court records from the antebellum period and NASA records from Marshall Space Flight Center relating to von Braun. He has also assisted visiting scholars and authors working on various research projects.
“I was offered a student position during the internship and began work last summer after graduation,” he says of his NARA position. “It’s rare for a history major to actually get a job `doing’ history, so I feel very lucky. A day doesn’t go by that I’m not thinking about some historical issue or researching something. I am frequently stationed in the Research Room, so this requires a little bit of knowledge about a lot of things. Working in there makes you realize how much you don’t know about the world.”
Still, he does have knowledge “about a lot of things.” Whereas most historians are likely to focus on a single subject or a single period in history, Bell, in addition to his NASA and antebellum work for NARA is also well-versed in medieval history, having presented a paper at the Medieval-Renaissance Conference at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise in the fall of 2007.
“I’m not sure how it happened,” he says of his multiplicity of historical interests. “I have always been fascinated with the medieval period in Europe. I was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks in Europe about 10 years ago and was captivated by the sheer number of old buildings, artifacts, and historic sites throughout the region. It seemed that everywhere you went there was some aspect of the past that remained; a past that was much older than anything in the U.S.
“Regarding the 20th Century, I became interested in the Space Age while working on my senior thesis. The theme of that semester was the 1950’s, and I wrote about the formation of NASA. The Space Age is interesting because it is something completely new in world history. Never before have humans been able to escape the earth and this has far reaching consequences for nearly every nation on the planet.”
As a native of metro Atlanta, Bell points out that you can’t really grow up in the South and escape discussions of the Civil War and slavery. However, he says that his main interest lies more with the colonial and early republic period.
“I find this period of U.S. history interesting for similar reasons as the Space Age,” he explains. “It was an experiment of a new type of government, however flawed in some ways -- slavery being only one example.
“The person from this period who is most interesting to me is Thomas Jefferson. He represents well the conflict in America during that early period -- he argued for freedom from oppression, yet he was a slave owner; he wanted to establish a nation of yeoman farmers, yet was wedded to the aristocracy.”
While “doing” history with NARA, Bell is also doing history in the MALS program, working towards his masters degree with a concentration in History.
“The breadth of the MALS program appealed to me from the start,” he says. “I liked the idea of a broad grounding in the liberal arts, especially in this era of almost extreme academic specialization. The kind of scope offered by the program will give me room to explore and find the right topic for my master’s thesis.”
Bell, who hopes to enter a Ph.D. program after earning his masters, credits current Clayton State History professors Dr. Adam Tate, Dr. Marko Maunula, Dr. Christopher Ward and retired professors Dr. Eugene Hatfield and Dr. Robert Welborn for their influence.
“I have bent Dr. Tate’s ear on numerous occasions and he has always been full of advice and a great sounding board to my questions and research ideas,” he says. “I would also add that I was very lucky to have been able to take classes as an undergrad from Drs. Welborn and Hatfield before their retirement.
“All of the professors I have worked with in the MALS program have been very helpful answering questions about graduate school, getting into a Ph.D. program, publications, conferences, and other matters of importance to academic dreamers like me.”
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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Want to know how Werner Van Braun oversaw the development of the Saturn V moon rocket? Ask Shane Bell.
Want to talk about Europe 700 years ago? Call the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Southeast Regional Archives and ask for Shane Bell.
Want to know who Shane Bell is? He’s a 2007 graduate of Clayton State University who holds a Bachelor of Arts in History. He’s also a student in the University’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program, and an archives technician for NARA’s Southeast Regional Archives, located adjacent to the Clayton State campus. A 1993 graduate of Mount Zion High School who now lives in McDonough, Ga., Bell is one of the outstanding success stories of the on-going relationship between Clayton State’s History Department and both the National and Georgia Archives. And, yes, his interests extend to an eclectic combination of subjects, including colonial America, NASA and the space race, and medieval Europe.
Given his wide-ranging interests and his successes in both academics and archival work, it’s not surprising that Bell has a hand in a variety of historical projects and subjects. For example, he was profiled in the Huntsville Times last month for his work with NARA’s NASA holdings, notably the personal papers of Werner Von Braun. This month, he’s going to Philadelphia to take part in the Network to Freedom Conference on the Underground Railroad where he will focus on NARA’s holdings related to the Atlantic Slave Trade. He’s also a member of the Clayton State University Martin Luther King Day Planning Committee, helping plan the combined efforts of his alma mater and his employer in commemorating Martin Luther King during the week of Jan. 19, 2009. And, he has a part in NARA’s current celebration of Constitution Day.
“We are excited to have Shane as the advocate for the Southeast Region!” exclaims James McSweeney, regional administrator for NARA’s Southeast Region. “In fact, working with Mary Evelyn Tomlin, Shane developed a finding aid for the African Slave Trade records in our holdings.
“Shane is an excellent writer and has the unique ability to review complicated Federal records and laws, particularly from the U.S. District Courts, and to distill their essence and significance into brief descriptive narratives. Shane has applied these same skills to his work with our holdings from the Marshall Space Flight Center.”
While attending Georgia Perimeter College, Bell became interested in history and transferred to Clayton State to earn his B.A. in History, taking advantage of both the University’s outstanding History Department and its partnership with NARA and the Georgia Archives. In fact, during his final semester as an undergraduate, Bell worked as an intern at NARA (he credits Dr. Angelyn Hayes, Clayton State director of Career Services, for her role in finding what sounds like the ideal internship), researching federal slave trade laws and compiled the finding aid for the salve trade. Upon graduation, he was hired as a student employee with NARA, serving as an archives technician and working extensively with court records from the antebellum period and NASA records from Marshall Space Flight Center relating to von Braun. He has also assisted visiting scholars and authors working on various research projects.
“I was offered a student position during the internship and began work last summer after graduation,” he says of his NARA position. “It’s rare for a history major to actually get a job `doing’ history, so I feel very lucky. A day doesn’t go by that I’m not thinking about some historical issue or researching something. I am frequently stationed in the Research Room, so this requires a little bit of knowledge about a lot of things. Working in there makes you realize how much you don’t know about the world.”
Still, he does have knowledge “about a lot of things.” Whereas most historians are likely to focus on a single subject or a single period in history, Bell, in addition to his NASA and antebellum work for NARA is also well-versed in medieval history, having presented a paper at the Medieval-Renaissance Conference at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise in the fall of 2007.
“I’m not sure how it happened,” he says of his multiplicity of historical interests. “I have always been fascinated with the medieval period in Europe. I was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks in Europe about 10 years ago and was captivated by the sheer number of old buildings, artifacts, and historic sites throughout the region. It seemed that everywhere you went there was some aspect of the past that remained; a past that was much older than anything in the U.S.
“Regarding the 20th Century, I became interested in the Space Age while working on my senior thesis. The theme of that semester was the 1950’s, and I wrote about the formation of NASA. The Space Age is interesting because it is something completely new in world history. Never before have humans been able to escape the earth and this has far reaching consequences for nearly every nation on the planet.”
As a native of metro Atlanta, Bell points out that you can’t really grow up in the South and escape discussions of the Civil War and slavery. However, he says that his main interest lies more with the colonial and early republic period.
“I find this period of U.S. history interesting for similar reasons as the Space Age,” he explains. “It was an experiment of a new type of government, however flawed in some ways -- slavery being only one example.
“The person from this period who is most interesting to me is Thomas Jefferson. He represents well the conflict in America during that early period -- he argued for freedom from oppression, yet he was a slave owner; he wanted to establish a nation of yeoman farmers, yet was wedded to the aristocracy.”
While “doing” history with NARA, Bell is also doing history in the MALS program, working towards his masters degree with a concentration in History.
“The breadth of the MALS program appealed to me from the start,” he says. “I liked the idea of a broad grounding in the liberal arts, especially in this era of almost extreme academic specialization. The kind of scope offered by the program will give me room to explore and find the right topic for my master’s thesis.”
Bell, who hopes to enter a Ph.D. program after earning his masters, credits current Clayton State History professors Dr. Adam Tate, Dr. Marko Maunula, Dr. Christopher Ward and retired professors Dr. Eugene Hatfield and Dr. Robert Welborn for their influence.
“I have bent Dr. Tate’s ear on numerous occasions and he has always been full of advice and a great sounding board to my questions and research ideas,” he says. “I would also add that I was very lucky to have been able to take classes as an undergrad from Drs. Welborn and Hatfield before their retirement.
“All of the professors I have worked with in the MALS program have been very helpful answering questions about graduate school, getting into a Ph.D. program, publications, conferences, and other matters of importance to academic dreamers like me.”
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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