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Spring Place & Oochgeelogy: Moravian Missions Among the Cherokee

Funk Heritage Center 7300 Reinhardt College Cir, Waleska, Georgia

Presented by Wanda Patterson, “Spring Place & Oochgeelogy” tells the dramatic story of the Moravians, the first missionary group to be permitted to establish schools and mission stations in the Cherokee Nation. The lecture will focus on the origins and development of Moravian missionary activity in the Cherokee Nation, highlighting the patterns of cross-cultural exchange […]

We Neighbors Would Meet Together: Oothcaloga Moravian Mission, Integration, and Cherokee Identity

Funk Heritage Center 7300 Reinhardt College Cir, Waleska, Georgia

The Funk Heritage Center opens a new temporary exhibit, We Neighbors Would Meet Together, interpreting the history and influence of the Oothcaloga Moravian Mission (near present-day Calhoun) on Cherokee integration, nationalism, and sovereignty in the nineteenth century. The exhibit is also designed to raise public awareness and generate support for the Oothcaloga Mission God’s Acre […]

“The Water Spirit Will Take Us Home”: Igbo Landing in African and African-American Art Exhibit (Tubman Museum)

Tubman Museum 310 Cherry Street, Macon, GA, United States

A joint project between the Tubman Museum and Wesleyan College, this exhibit examines how the events at Igbo Landing have been preserved and mythologized in African-American folklore. It will analyze their influence on literature, art, and cultural expressions, including works by Beverly Buchanan. The exhibit is currently on display at Tubman Museum. This program is […]

“The Water Spirit Will Take Us Home”: Igbo Landing in African and African-American Art Exhibit (Wesleyan College Leadership Lab)

Wesleyan College Leadership Lab 522 Cherry Street, Macon, United States

A joint project between the Tubman Museum and Wesleyan College, this exhibit examines how the events at Igbo Landing have been preserved and mythologized in African-American folklore. It will analyze their influence on literature, art, and cultural expressions, including works by Beverly Buchanan. The exhibit is currently on display at Wesleyan College Leadership Lab. This […]

We Are Here: The Augusta Jewish Museum Comes to Life Lecture

Augusta Municipal Building, Linda W. Beazley Room 535 Telfair Street, Augusta, GA, United States

Members of the team that developed the displays for the Augusta Jewish Museum Education Center will present about the history of the museum and the importance of preserving these buildings for the entire community. Speakers include Dr. Jackie Cohen, Dr. Michael Cohen, and Dr. Judith Giri. They will give an overview of each of the […]

Lonnie King, Jr. Exhibition

Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, GA, United States

Georgia State University Special Collections presents a traveling exhibit based on the Lonnie King, Jr. Papers. This exhibit covers the life of Lonnie King, Jr. the Atlanta Student Movement, and legacy. The exhibit will be on display at the Auburn Avenue Research Library from January 28 through February 28. Thereafter, the exhibit will be on […]

Civil Sights Panel Discussion

Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

Join the Atlanta History Center for a panel discussion about Civil Sights: Sweet Auburn, a Journey through Atlanta's National Treasure. Featured panelists include author Gene Kansas, Jacqueline Jones Royster, and Ed Bowen, moderated by Mike Jordan. Civil Sights is a co-publication of Georgia Humanities and the University of Georgia Press.

Flannery O’Connor Centennial Series

The Beach Institute African American Cultural Center 502 E. Harris Street, Savannah, GA, United States

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of acclaimed Georgia author Flannery O'Connor, the Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Foundation and Museum will sponsor a series of talks and a panel discussion focused on race, religion, and disability in O'Connor's work and in the modern South. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia […]

Heritage Works For Us StoryCorps Community Archive of Local History & World Cafe Town Hall

Prospect Baptist Church Mission Hall 1022 Johnson Road, Townsend, GA, United States

Heritage Works will facilitate a two-day event that utilizes the StoryCorps mobile app and will provide members of the Darien community the opportunity to share their memories with trained interviewers. Renderings will be archived and stored in the Library of Congress, with access granted to community members. A community World Cafe will follow, highlighting issues […]

Spring 2025 Grant Application Open

Georgia Humanities supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations seeking to foster connections between people and ideas. Through a competitive process, we award grants to such cultural, civic, and educational entities as museums, libraries, universities, and historical societies for a range of projects, including walking tours, exhibitions, author talks, lecture series, and literary festivals. Proposed grant […]

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