The United States and World War I As part of its World War I: Lessons from 100 Years Ago initiative, the Thomas County Library will present a lecture by Professor Gale Whitehurst, of Thomas University, about how Germany's geography influenced World War I and why the United States's entrance into the war became so crucial. […]
Lunch and Learn: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning for Personal Records Christine Garrett, Electronic Records Manager at the Georgia Archives, will present "Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning for Personal Records." She will discuss identifying essential records – records of historical and sentimental value to families. She will also discuss records needed to recover from a […]
Georgia Archives Lunch and Learn Program The Georgia Archives Lunch and Learn program will be "The History of the Candler Field Museum and the Youth Aviation Program: Where History Comes Alive and Education Lights the Future" by Dave Moffett and Scott Coile.
Henry D. Green Symposium for the Decorative Arts Keynote by Peter Kenny At the ninth Henry D. Green Symposium for the Decorative Arts, Peter Kenny, the co-president of the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust, will deliver a keynote lecture on America's best-known cabinetmaker, Duncan Phyfe, who designed furniture for New Yorkers as well as clients in Georgia […]
Carrie Mae Weems lecture Visual artist Carrie Mae Weems will give a lecture in conjunction with an exhibition of her work on display at the Hammonds House Museum. Entitled From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried, the exhibition exposes how photography has played a key role throughout history in shaping and supporting racism, […]
Slavery and the U.S. Supreme Court Legal historian Paul Finkelman, author of Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation's Highest Court, will give a lecture followed by a book signing at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History. The three most important Supreme Court justices before the Civil War—Chief Justices John Marshall […]
The War to End All Wars and Its Impact on the South Was World War I our first "total war"? Former Georgia Humanities president Jamil Zainaldin presents a lecture at the Carnegie Library in Newnan entitled "The War to End All Wars and Its Impact on the South." This is a community event.
Restored Lives and Legacies: Sketches from Savannah's LePageville Community A symposium on the efforts to restore the lost community of LePageville will take place on the campus of Savannah State University, in the Student Union Event Room C. This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Lunch and Learn: Documenting John Henry (Doc) Holliday in Griffin, Georgia Archivist Cindy Barton, of the Griffin Spalding Archive, will give a lunchtime lecture on "Documenting John Henry (Doc) Holliday in Griffin, Georgia" at the Georgia Archives. (Read about Doc Holliday in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.) Bring your lunch to this free event. This is […]
Poetry Atlanta Presents: Jennifer Holley Lux, Karen Paul Holmes, and Amy Pence Poetry Atlanta returns to the Georgia Center for the Book for an evening of poetry, featuring Jennifer Holley Lux, Karen Paul Holmes, and Amy Pence. This is a community event.
