A Cultural Treasure: Silvertown Mill Village and Martha Mills District

104 North Center Street Thomaston, GA

A Cultural Treasure: Silvertown Mill Village and Martha Mills District  In A Cultural Treasure: Silvertown Mill Village and Martha Mills District, presenters Dale Jaeger, Principal Landscape Architect & Preservation Planner at WLA Studio, and Chris Jackson, Historic Preservation Specialist at WLA Specialist, will discuss the National Register nomination process for Silvertown. They will also answer […]

Churches, Academies, and Consolidation: Development of Rural Schools in Upson County

104 North Center Street Thomaston, GA

Churches, Academies, and Consolidation: Development of Rural Schools in Upson County Churches, Academies, and Consolidation: Development of Rural Schools in Upson County, will be presented by Wesley Brown, a local barber and historian. The program is free and open to the public to attend. This program accompanies the Crossroads: Change in Rural America Smithsonian Museum […]

The Battlefield Memorial March

Savannah History Museum 303 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, GA

The Battlefield Memorial March The 2019 Battlefield Memorial March, hosted by Coastal Heritage Society, will honor the 1779 Battle of Savannah, one of the most significant conflicts during Savannah's Revolutionary War history and one of the war's pivotal battles. The Battlefield Memorial March event will lead guests through the footsteps of soldiers on that historic […]

Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in McRae-Helena

Telfair Center for the Arts 119 W College Street, McRae-Helena, GA

Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in McRae-Helena Crossroads: Change in Rural America is the latest Museum on Main Street exhibition to travel across Georgia through a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service and state humanities councils nationwide. The partnership provides small and rural communities access to Smithsonian traveling exhibitions, and local communities host […]

The Human Library Project

Decatur Library 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA

The Human Library Project The Human Library Project, presented by the DeKalb County Public Library and the DeKalb Library Foundation, provides a safe space for readers to "check out" a "living book" and engage in conversations that explore the stereotypes and prejudices that separate us, as well as the similarities that connect us. The event […]

Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Monticello

Monticello-Jasper Chamber of Commerce 119 West Washington Street, Monticello, GA

Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Monticello Crossroads: Change in Rural America is the latest Museum on Main Street exhibition to travel across Georgia through a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service and state humanities councils nationwide. The partnership provides small and rural communities access to Smithsonian traveling exhibitions, and local communities host […]

1900 to 1940: Early Jazz

Davenport House Museum 324 E State Street, Savannah, GA

1900 to 1940: Early Jazz In the lecture, 1900 to 1940: Early Jazz, attendees will learn how jazz music was on the rise as the Davenport House fell on hard times and into a state of neglect. Attendees will experience a sampling of music from the era and will be encouraged to engage in discussion […]

Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Cuthbert

Andrew on the Square 72 Dawson Street, Cuthbert, Georgia

Crossroads: Change in Rural America Grand Opening in Cuthbert Crossroads: Change in Rural America is the latest Museum on Main Street exhibition to travel across Georgia through a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibition Service and state humanities councils nationwide. The partnership provides small and rural communities access to Smithsonian traveling exhibitions, and local communities host […]

Changes in Government and Community

Liddy Murphy Theatre, Old Main, Andrew College 501 College Street, Cuthbert, Georgia

Changes in Government and Community Changes in Government and Community is an accompanying program of the traveling Smithsonian exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America,  sponsored by the Cuthbert community. Held on the campus of Andrew College, the event will feature speakers Dr. Cully Clark, author and retired dean of the University of Georgia's Grady College […]

1950 to 1970: Broadway and the American Songbook

Davenport House Museum 324 E State Street, Savannah, GA

1950 to 1970: Broadway and the American Songbook In the lecture, 1950 to 1970: Broadway and the American Songbook, attendees will experience a sampling of music from the era and will be encouraged to engage in discussion with the presenting artists and the presenting scholar, Justin Havard. Havard is an accomplished director, pianist, and singer […]

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