Meet GIL: The New Archives Book Catalog At this Lunch and Learn, Caroline Crowell, Georgia Archives Reference Archivist, will introduce the archive's new book catalog. Participants will learn tips and tricks to help them find the perfect book or manuscript for their research. This is a community event.
About that Native American Grandmother... At this Lunch and Learn, genealogist Yvonne Mashburn Schmidt will present "About that Native American Grandmother: Clues that Help and Hinder Our Family Stories." Using three case studies of families who have Native American ancestral stories and whose ancestors were racially identified as black and white, Schmidt will teach participants […]
The Golden Era of Gospel Music opening reception Brewton-Parker College will open its new exhibition, The Golden Era of Gospel Music, with a concert and remarks from exhibit curators. This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Lunch and Learn: Georgia World War I Centennial Commission Lamar Veatch, of the Georgia World War I Centennial Commission, will highlight some of the key contributions Georgians made to World War I and the commission's work to document them, and archives staff will discuss the archive's World War I-related holdings.
The Great War Over Here: Stories from the Home Front Hosted by the National Archives at Atlanta, this symposium draws on the approximately 10,000 cubic feet of records related to the home front during World War I. These records document the federal government's attempts at food conservation, promotion of the war effort and the purchase of Liberty […]
Remembering the 100th Anniversary of Georgia's Involvement in World War I At the annual meeting of the Friends of Georgia Archives and History, presentations by Jamil Zainaldin, of Georgia Humanities, and Lamar Veatch, of the Georgia World War I Centennial Commission, will focus on the centennial of America's entry into World War I and Georgia's […]
Revolutionary Perspectives As part of the Coastal Heritage Society's Revolutionary Perspectives lecture series, historical interpreter Ben Wheeler will present a lecture on diplomacy between colonial Georgia and Spanish Florida. This event will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. The lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m. This event is supported by a Georgia Humanities grant.
From Race to Renewal: It's Not All Black and White Author Arnie Sidman will discuss From Race to Renewal: It's Not All Black and White at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. This is a community event.
World War I and America — Veterans panel discussion Clayton State University library will host a panel discussion on America's role in World War I. Veterans of such recent conflicts as Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan will bring their experiences to bear on the topic and examine the lasting legacies of World War I. This project […]
Revolutionary Perspectives As part of the Coastal Heritage Society's Revolutionary Perspectives lecture series, Solomon K. Smith, professor of history at Georgia Southern University, will present a lecture about Lieutenant Colonel James Grant and the cause of the Anglo-Cherokee War (1758-1761). This event will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. The lecture will begin at […]
