2018 Susie King Taylor Mami Wata Rising International Conference The Susie King Taylor Women's Institute and Ecology Center is sponsoring a two-day conference on Susie King Taylor and her place in history. Taylor was the first African American to teach openly in a school for former slaves in Georgia. As the author of Reminiscences of My Life in […]
Lunch and Learn: History of the Atlanta Braves: More than 145 Years of Braves History and Their Move to SunTrust Park Carolyn Serra, senior director of ballpark tours at Braves Heritage and Hall of Fame, will give a lecture on the Atlanta Braves and the team's new baseball park. Serra served as the director of […]
Power to the People: Celebrating 80 Years of Rural Electricity Witness a reenactment of FDR’s speech on the grounds of Gordon Military College in Barnesville 80 years ago for the dedication of the first rural electric membership cooperative. This event opens an exhibition on rural electrification in Georgia. Special guests include Wayne Clough, former secretary […]
Georgia Archives' 100th Anniversary The Friends of Georgia Archives and History (FOGAH) will host an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Georgia Archives on Saturday, August 18, beginning at 4:30 pm in Morrow. The celebration will begin at the Georgia Archives lobby, located at 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow at 4:30pm with a reception and […]
Join us at the AJC Decatur Book Festival, the largest independent book festival in the country, for the Humanities track, sponsored by Georgia Humanities, and more. On Friday evening, Broadway actor/director and Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon will deliver the keynote, kicking off this year's festival. On Saturday and Sunday, authors will discuss their books at […]
The Sacred Harp: A Georgia Musical Tradition Exhibition Opening This exhibition tells the story of a unique form of a capella music that has thrived in West Georgia since before the Civil War. The exhibition opening is a special viewing and will be followed by a reception. This event is free and open to the […]
Georgia Archives, 100 Years: Where We Are Now A behind-the-scenes tour of the archives, "Flattening the Counties of Georgia: Creating Access to Court Records," will allow visitors to see 18th- and 19th-century court records currently undergoing preservation in the Conservation Lab. Tour is free; no registration needed. Please wear comfortable shoes. This is a community […]
Saving Grace: The Story of Georgia's Historic Rural Churches This six-part TV series will be shown on Georgia Public Broadcasting in September and October. Each episode will focus on the remarkable stories and historic architecture of rural churches across the state, with stops near Rome, Augusta, Columbus, and Dalton, and a conversation with President Jimmy […]
Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series This year's Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series, by the Coastal Heritage Society, will investigate the impact of the Revolutionary War on women throughout the colonies, historical fashion and dress, and the impact of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on the independence movement in Georgia. This event will begin with a reception […]
Lecture, "Found: The Empty Freckle Cream Jar of Amelia Earhart" The poet Nikky Finney will give a lecture sponsored by Georgia State University's Humanities Research Center and held at the GSU Law School auditorium. Finney is a professor at the University of South Carolina and the author of Head Off & Split, winner of the […]
