The Historic Harrington School 100th Anniversary
2024-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Historic Harrington School Cultural Center, 291 S. Harrington Rd., St. Simons Island, GA, 31522
The Saint Simons African American Heritage Coalition celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Historic Harrington School with a new exhibit exploring the history of the Harrington Hall Plantation up to the current density, development, and land ownership changes from predominantly black ownership to white ownership.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Constitutional FUN!
2024-09-15 - 2024-09-21 | Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, 31906
The Chattahoochee Valley Libraries Constitutional FUN program presents important concepts from the U.S. Constitution in terms that children of all ages can understand. A part of their “Constitution and Me” program series, stop by the library all week long for scavenger hunts and other games created especially for kids and their families.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Monday at the Movies: The Constitution
2024-09-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, 31906
As part of their “Constitution and Me” program series, join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries for a screening of the film Lincoln.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Teen Takeover: "National Treasure" and Scavenger Hunt
2024-09-17 16:30 - 18:00 | Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, 31906
As part of their “Constitution and Me” program series, join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries for a screening of the film National Treasure followed by a search for clues throughout the library.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series: Communities Create History
2024-09-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-09-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-10-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Program
Join the Coastal Heritage Society for their 2024 Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series. This virtual series will feature humanities scholars from diverse areas of focus to provide a broad definition and understanding of how communities create history as well as to examine best practices in sharing history with modern audiences. Scholars include Dr. Deborah Johnson-Simon, a visiting professor at Savannah State University, and Ms. Rita Fuller-Yates, an independent historian and the owner of Savannah Black History Tours.

Book Discussion: "The Year of Living Constitutionally"
2024-09-19 17:00 - 18:30 | North Columbus Public Library, 5689 Armour Road, Columbus, Georgia, 31909
A part of their “Constitution and Me” program series, join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries for a discussion of A. J. Jacob’s hilarious and illuminating memoir The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution’s Original Meaning.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Amaru's Awakening Heritage Reconnection Journey
2024-09-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Literary Arts Center, 255 Love Ave, Tifton, Georgia, 31794
The Maya Heritage Center hosts lectures by scholars and experts on Maya history, art, language, and traditions.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Monday at the Movies: The Constitution
2024-09-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, 31906
As part of their “Constitution and Me” program series, join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries for a screening of the film Iron-Jawed Angels.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Local History Spotlight: Primus King Changes the Georgia Vote
2024-09-27 15:00 - 16:30 | Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, 31906
Primus E. King helped African-Americans gain the right to vote in Georgia by challenging the constitutionality of the State Democratic Party’s refusal to allow him to vote in 1940. As part of their “Constitution and Me” program series, join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries for a lecture exploring important details of the King decision using primary sources and other materials in the Library’s collection.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Monday at the Movies: The Constitution
2024-09-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, 31906
As part of their “Constitution and Me” program series, join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries for a screening of the film Willie Velasquez: Your Voice is Your Vote.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Sidney's Salon Featuring Neesha Powell-Ingabire
2024-10-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Historic Macon Foundation, 950 THIRD ST., Macon, Georgia, 31201
Join the Historic Macon Foundation for a presentation by Neesha Powell-Ingabire (she/they), a coastal Georgia-born-and-raised movement journalist, essayist, and community and cultural organizer. She reports on the justice movements of the Black, trans, queer, and Southern communities to which she belongs and writes essays to recover her own history and the histories of her ancestors and their ancestral homes.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Decatur Book Festival
2024-10-04 - 2024-10-05 | Decatur, GA, GA, United States
The Decatur Book Festival returns to Decatur Square October 4-5, 2024. The event will feature author talks, readings, panel discussions, children’s sessions, a vendor fair, and a keynote presentation by Joyce Carol Oates. All sessions are free to the public.
This event is sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

Screening of "Saving the Chattahoochee"
2024-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Tara Theatre, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30324
During the 1990s, the Chattahoochee River was named the most endangered urban river in North America by American Rivers, a key conservation group. “Saving the Chattahoochee,” a new documentary by filmmaker Hal Jacobs, tells the story of the dedicated Atlanta women who fought to revive and protect the Chattahoochee River and its watershed.
The screening will be followed by a discussion panel featuring women environmental leaders.
“Saving the Chattahoochee” is sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

American Soldiers during the Holocaust: Perception and Representation in Newspapers and Museums
2024-11-14 16:00 - 17:00 | Augusta University, 1120 15th St., Augusta, GA, 30912, United States
August University professors Stacey Thompson, David Bulla, Hubert Van Tull, and James Garvey will discuss representations of the Holocaust in media and museums and the experiences of local veterans who liberated the concentration camps.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Spring Place & Oochgeelogy: Moravian Missions Among the Cherokee
2024-11-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Funk Heritage Center, 7300 Reinhardt College Cir, Waleska, Georgia, 30183
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 between Moravian missionaries and the Cherokee at the Spring Place and Oochgeelogy mission stations in present-day Chatsworth and Calhoun, Georgia.
Wanda Patterson is a charter member of the Georgia Trail of Tears Association. On behalf of the chapter, she edited a volume of poetry by Cherokee writer John Rollin Ridge, and she serves on the Trail of Tears Speakers Staff.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

We Neighbors Would Meet Together: Oothcaloga Moravian Mission, Integration, and Cherokee Identity
2024-11-23 | Funk Heritage Center, 7300 Reinhardt College Cir, Waleska, Georgia, 30183
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 and Stephens-Morrow Family Cemetery Preservation Project-a major historic preservation project of a vulnerable Trail of Tears site.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

“The Water Spirit Will Take Us Home”: Igbo Landing in African and African-American Art Exhibit (Tubman Museum)
2024-11-24 09:00 - 2025-03-31 17:00 | Tubman Museum, 310 Cherry Street, Macon, GA, 31201, 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 supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

“The Water Spirit Will Take Us Home”: Igbo Landing in African and African-American Art Exhibit (Wesleyan College Leadership Lab)
2025-01-07 09:00 - 2025-03-07 17:00 | Wesleyan College Leadership Lab, 522 Cherry Street, Macon, 31201, 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 program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

We Are Here: The Augusta Jewish Museum Comes to Life Lecture
2025-01-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Augusta Municipal Building, Linda W. Beazley Room, 535 Telfair Street, Augusta, GA, 30901, 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 five main areas with emphasis on the Holocaust exhibit. The conversation will be moderated by Angela Russo, Augusta Jewish Museum Manager. Refreshments will be provided and tours of the museum will follow the
presentations.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Lonnie King, Jr. Exhibition
2025-01-28 10:00 - 2025-02-28 20:00 | Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30303, 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 display at Georgia State University and travel through the Georgia Public Library Service traveling exhibit program.

This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Civil Sights Panel Discussion
2025-02-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA, 30305, 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
2025-02-23 08:00 - 17:00 | The Beach Institute African American Cultural Center, 502 E. Harris Street, Savannah, GA, 31401, 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 Humanities.

Heritage Works For Us StoryCorps Community Archive of Local History & World Cafe Town Hall
2025-02-28 08:00 - 2025-03-01 17:00 | Prospect Baptist Church Mission Hall, 1022 Johnson Road, Townsend, GA, 31331, 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 presented during the StoryCorps-A-Thon. This event will give the community the opportunity to address how they would like to approach these issues together through the medium of art and conversation.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Spring 2025 Grant Application Open
2025-03-03 | GA
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 programs can also be virtual!
Visit our Grants page to learn more and access our grant application.
Contact grants manager, Jerald Crook, with questions at jcrook[@]georgiahumanities.org.

"So They Might Be Known" Exhibit Opening and Panel Discussion
2025-03-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Hay House, 934 Georgia Avenue, Macon, GA, 31201, United States
Since Hay House opened as a museum in 1964, there has been research done but no interpretation of the lives of African Americans who worked at the house from the time of enslavement through the Civil Rights movement. The exhibit titled, “So They Might Be Known,” will tell their stories and fill a much-needed gap in the House’s narrative and what is shared with visitors, preservationists, school groups, and more. The exhibit will provide a more inclusive and complete history of Hay House. An opening reception will be held and coincide with one of our biannual Hay Days, a free event open to the public twice a year. The opening will also feature a panel discussion on urban slavery in Macon with scholars Dr. Rachanice Candy Tate and Mrs. Muriel M. Jackson. Once installed, “So They Might Be Known” will be on display indefinitely.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Spring 2025 Grant Application Preliminary Deadline (Optional)
2025-03-17 | GA
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 programs can also be virtual!
Applicants who would like detailed feedback on their project proposal may submit their application draft to our grants portal by the end of business on this day. Please allow a two to three days for review turnaround. Contact grants manager, Jerald Crook, with questions at jcrook[@]georgiahumanities.org.
Visit our Grants page to learn more and access our grant application.

Holocaust Lecture Series
2025-03-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Augusta University, 1120 15th St., Augusta, GA, 30912, United States
Join August University for the final presentation of the Holocaust Lecture Series, exploring women’s experiences during the Holocaust and its aftermath. Speakers include AU faculty members Dr. Nicole Meyer and Dr. Jodi Fissel.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

"More than a Name: Commemorating Bulloch's African American Fallen Soldiers of WWI" Exhibit Opening
2025-03-24 08:00 - 2025-08-01 17:00 | Henderson Library at Georgia Southern University, 1400 Southern Dr Building 208, Statesboro, GA, 30458, United States
Approximately 370,000 African Americans served in the First World War, including thousands of Georgians. In Bulloch County, dozens of African American men volunteered for or were drafted into service, and 13 of those men died while in uniform. This project aims to grant Bulloch County’s fallen African Americans the place they deserve in the community’s collective memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War. The exhibit soft opens on this day with an accompanying lecture taking place on April 1, 2025.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
