The Vietnam War, an immersive ten-part, 18 hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and misunderstood events in American history. The series features testimony of nearly 100 eyewitnesses, including “ordinary” Americans who fought in […]
National History Day Best Practices teacher workshop National History Day Georgia, Clayton State University, and the National Archives at Atlanta will present a teacher workshop that will focus on best practices in a variety of classroom settings. Schedule: 9:00 a.m.: National History Day in a Nut Shell: an overview with special focus on […]
The Golden Era of Gospel Music gospel workshop In conjunction with its exhibition, The Golden Era of Gospel Music, Brewton-Parker College will host a two-part workshop focusing on gospel music from the 1940s-1960s, including traditional and contemporary songs as well as spirituals. A concert will follow the second workshop. Workshops: Saturday, August 19, 2017 at […]
The Golden Era of Gospel Music gospel workshop In conjunction with its exhibition, The Golden Era of Gospel Music, Brewton-Parker College will host a two-part workshop focusing on gospel music from the 1940s-1960s, including traditional and contemporary songs as well as spirituals. A concert will follow the second workshop. Workshops: Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. […]
Join us at the AJC Decatur Book Festival, the largest independent book festival in the country, for the Humanities track and more: The Impact of Changing Atlanta, Saturday, 1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Decatur Library Hannah Palmer and Mark Pendergrast will discuss their books, Flight Path: A Search for Roots Beneath the World's Busiest Airport and City on the Verge: […]
Memories of Hardman Farm The Friends of Hardman Farm will host the debut of Memories of Hardman Farm, a new short film presenting memories of the farm from the people who knew it best. This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
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 […]
