SlowExposures 2017, Unplugged: A Juried Exhibition Celebrating Photography of the Rural South Since 2003, SlowExposures has celebrated photography of the rural South. This nationally-recognized photography exhibition was honored with a Governor's Award for the Arts and Humanities in 2015. This year the exhibition will celebrate Inspired Georgia, edited by Judson Mitcham, Michael David Murphy, and Karen L. […]
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.
Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America exhibition This Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition explores what sports and “hometown teams” mean to Americans, Georgians, and local communities. Opening Ceremony September 16, 10:00 a.m. Monroe Museum Open Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
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 […]
5th Annual Columbus Children's Book Festival Now in its fifth year, the Columbus Children's Book Festival is a celebration of children's literature showcasing a variety of award-winning authors and illustrators. Free to the public, the festival includes author presentations, art demonstrations, storytelling, puppetry, musical performances, early literacy activities, and autograph sessions. Confirmed headliners include such […]
The Vietnam War Tune in to Georgia Public Broadcasting for The Vietnam War, a new documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. This 10-part, 18-hour documentary series will tell the epic story of one of the most controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Historic resources include rarely […]
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.
The Harvest preview and discussion Douglas Blackmon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Slavery By Another Name, will discuss his new documentary film, The Harvest. The Harvest tells the story of the struggle to integrate public schools in one small Mississippi Delta town as seen through the eyes of black and white children born at the height of the […]
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.
