Ben Fortson Jr. Archives Building At this Lunch and Learn, members of the design and construction team from the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission will discuss the implosion of the former archives building and the design and construction of the new judicial building. This is a community event.
Telling Our Stories: African American Life and Culture on St. Simons Island, Georgia This event is a presentation of research and digital stories (based on interviews conducted by Mercer University students in collaboration with the St. Simons Island African American Heritage Coalition) focused on the history of African American cemeteries on St. Simons Island. Guest […]
The History and Heritage of Thomasville's Jewish Community Thomasville Landmarks will present a lecture on the history of Thomasville's Jewish heritage by Ephraim Rotter, curator of the Thomasville Historical Society. After the lecture, Rotter will lead participants on a tour of significant sites in downtown Thomasville. This event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia […]
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.
