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Native Lands: Indians and Georgia
Monday, January 05, 2009 - Saturday, December 31, 2011Native Lands: Indians and Georgia celebrates the state's original inhabitants beginning with the Mississippian peoples and continuing with their descendants, the Creeks and the Cherokees.
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Voices Across the Color Line: The Atlanta Student Movement
Monday, March 15, 2010 - Saturday, September 25, 2010Through photographs, documents, and contemporary oral history interviews with Atlanta student leaders, Voices Across the Color Line commemorates the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Atlanta Student Movement. The exhibition celebrates the contributions of the individuals whose bravery, perseverance, and commitment to equality changed the city of Atlanta and our nation.
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War in Our Backyards: Discovering Atlanta, 1861-1865
Saturday, August 07, 2010 - Saturday, October 01, 2011Created by the Atlanta History Center and designed to complement the History Center's award-winning permanent exhibition, Turning Point: The American Civil War, the new exhibition War in Our Backyards: Discovering Atlanta, 1861-1865 challenges visitors to consider their personal connections to a war that was literally fought in all of our backyards.
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Atlanta History Center: Jonathan Safran Foer, Eating Animals Presented by Literary Center at Margaret Mitchell House
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:00 PMJoin us for an evening lecture and book signing with Jonathan Safran Foer as he discusses his bestselling work, Eating Animals.
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With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Saturday, September 04, 2010 - Saturday, November 06, 2010With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth and traces his growth from prairie lawyer to preeminent statesman.
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Guided School Tours: With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Saturday, September 04, 2010 - Sunday, November 07, 2010 9:30-11 AM; 11 AM- 12:30 PMWitness the life of Abraham Lincoln through our temporary exhibit With Malice Toward None: Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition.
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With Malice Towards None: Abraham Lincoln Exhibit Opening Day Celebration
Saturday, September 04, 2010 10:30 AM- 4:30 PMHelp us welcome Abraham Lincoln to Atlanta during a day of fun-filled activities designed for the whole family!
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Evening for Educators
Thursday, September 09, 2010 5:30-7:30 PMDuring this special Evening for Educators, teachers are invited to tour our temporary exhibit With Malice Toward None: Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition, meet our education staff, and learn about a variety of school tours.
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Aiken Lecture: Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Friday, September 10, 2010 8:00 PMJoin the Atlanta History Center for an evening lecture with Isabel Wilkerson for her debut book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration.
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GrandCamp Adventures Presents Grandparents Day!
Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PMGrandCamp Adventures is hosting a day of special activities at the Atlanta History Center to make this year’s Grandparent’s Day, Sunday, September 12th, something to remember. The Atlanta History Center is offering one free youth ticket for every paid adult so everyone can come and participate in this wonderful event.
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Magic Monday: Honest Abe
Monday, September 13, 2010 10:30 - 11:30 AMToddlers (18 months to 5 years old) love this program designed just for them!
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Homeschool Day: Lincoln's Life
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 1:00 - 4:00 PMThe Atlanta History Center offers special monthly programs for homeschool students and their families. Each month explores a different subject through exhibition tours and a variety of activities geared toward kids from toddler to teen.
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Literary Center at Margaret Mitchell House: Sara Gruen, Ape House
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 7:00 PMEnjoy an evening lecture and book signing with Sara Gruen as she discusses her new book, Ape House.
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Family FunDays with Abe Lincoln
Saturday, September 18, 2010 10:30 AM - 4:30 PMSeeking something fun and engaging for the entire family? Look no further, the Atlanta History Center has something special planned for you!
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Fall Folk Life Festival
Sunday, September 19, 2010 Noon- 5:00 PMSpend the day enjoying the great fall weather while meeting artists and learning about foodways that have shaped modern day Georgia during the Atlanta History Center’s Fall Folk Life Festival.
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Literary Center at Margaret Mitchell House: Joseph Skibell, A Curable Romantic
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:00 PMJoin us for an evening lecture and book signing with acclaimed author Joseph Skibell as he discusses his novel, A Curable Romantic.
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Family FunDays with Abe Lincoln
Saturday, September 25, 2010 10:30 AM - 4:30 PMSeeking something fun and engaging for the entire family? Look no further, the Atlanta History Center has something special planned for you!
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Aiken Lecture: John Stauffer, Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
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Special School Program: From Prairie to President: Abraham Lincoln
Friday, October 01, 2010 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMDuring this special school program, students learn about Abraham Lincoln's early days on the Prairie, how he became the President, and how his life tragically ended while he was President.
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Family FunDays with Abe Lincoln
Saturday, October 02, 2010 10:30 AM - 4:30 PMSeeking something fun and engaging for the entire family? Look no further, the Atlanta History Center has something special planned for you!
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Special Offer: Bank of America's Museums on Us
Saturday, October 02, 2010The Atlanta History Center is a proud participant in Bank of America's national Museums on Us program. Bank of America customers receive free admission to the Atlanta History Center, including the Atlanta History Museum, Centennial Olympic Games Museum, two historic houses, and six historic gardens.
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Special Offer: Bank of America's Museums on Us
Sunday, October 03, 2010The Atlanta History Center is a proud participant in Bank of America's national Museums on Us program. Bank of America customers receive free admission to the Atlanta History Center, including the Atlanta History Museum, Centennial Olympic Games Museum, two historic houses, and six historic gardens.
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The Face of America: Early Photographic Portraits from the Collections of George and Susan Whiteley
Saturday, October 09, 2010 - Saturday, January 29, 2011Exceptional and rare images from the dawn of photography cover the birth and growth of the medium through nearly three decades, 1840–1865. The major technological advances in photographic processes are represented, including daguerreotypes and ambrotypes, along with innovative stylistic techniques in the development of portraiture.
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Family FunDays with Abe Lincoln
Saturday, October 09, 2010 10:30 AM - 4:30 PMSeeking something fun and engaging for the entire family? Look no further, the Atlanta History Center has something special planned for you!
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Homeschool Day: Lincoln's Legacy
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:00 - 4:00 PMThe Atlanta History Center offers special monthly programs for homeschool students and their families. Each month explores a different subject through exhibition tours and a variety of activities geared toward kids from toddler to teen.
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Cherokee Garden Library Lecture: James R. Cothran, Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 7:00 PMJoin the Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center for an evening lecture with notable landscape architect and garden historian, James R. Cothran, who will discuss his new book, Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs.
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Big Read Kick-Off Party: Masquerade Ball
Thursday, October 14, 2010 6:00 - 9:00 PMJoin us as we kick-off the Big Read with a spooky and fun-filled after-hours program in celebration of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Family FunDays with Abe Lincoln
Saturday, October 16, 2010 10:30 AM - 4:30 PMSeeking something fun and engaging for the entire family? Look no further, the Atlanta History Center has something special planned for you!
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Magic Monday: Cool Costumes (Halloween costume contest)
Monday, October 18, 2010 10:30 - 11:30 AMToddlers (18 months to 5 years old) love this program designed just for them!
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Big Read Keynote Lecture with Dr. Elliot Engel Decatur Public Library (Presented by the Georgia Center for the Book)
Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:15 PMThe Georgia Center for the Book presents a keynote lecture with literary scholar Dr. Elliot Engel on The Tortured Genius of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Big Read Film Festival: House of Usher and The Masque of the Red Death
Saturday, October 23, 2010 Noon - 4:00 PMEnjoy an afternoon film festival showcasing two films by producer and director Roger Corman, House of Usher and The Masque of the Red Death, both starring film legend Vincent Price.
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Fourth Annual Fall Book Sale
Saturday, October 23, 2010 9:00 AM - 2:00 PMThe Kenan Research Center holds its fourth annual Fall Book Sale in the Draper Members Room of McElreath Hall, offering shoppers an opportunity for early holiday gift buying.
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Family FunDays with Abe Lincoln
Saturday, October 23, 2010 10:30 AM - 4:30 PMSeeking something fun and engaging for the entire family? Look no further, the Atlanta History Center has something special planned for you!
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Livingston Lecture: Ron Chernow: Washington: A Life
Monday, October 25, 2010 8:00 PMIn Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation.
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Family FunDays with Abe Lincoln
Saturday, October 30, 2010 10:30 AM - 4:30 PMSeeking something fun and engaging for the entire family? Look no further, the Atlanta History Center has something special planned for you!
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Day of the Dead - Dia de Muertos
Sunday, October 31, 2010 Noon - 5:00 PMEnjoy a day of cultural exploration at the Atlanta History Center!
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Lit Center Presents: Breakfast with Condoleezza Rice at AHC
Wednesday, November 03, 2010 8:00 AM Breakfast, 9:00 AM Lecture and BooksigningSpend the morning at the Atlanta History Center for a special breakfast program with one of the most influential women of our time, Condoleezza Rice, as she shares stories from her new memoir, Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family.
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Livingston Lecture: Joseph Ellis: First Family: Abigail and John Adams
Thursday, November 04, 2010 8:00 PMThe prizewinning, bestselling author of Founding Brothers and His Excellency brings America's preeminent first couple to life in a moving and illuminating narrative that sweeps through the American Revolution and the Republic's tenuous early years.
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A Celebration of Lincoln Life and Legacy: Exhibition Closing Weekend
Saturday, November 06, 2010 - Sunday, November 07, 2010 Noon - 5:00 PMJoin the Atlanta History Center for closing weekend of With Malice Toward None: Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition.
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Lecture: Crossroads of Conflict
Saturday, November 06, 2010 2:00 PMBased on a comprehensive survey of sites identified by the Georgia Civil War Commission in 2000, Crossroads of Conflict covers 350 historic sites in detail, bringing the experience of the war to life. Written by Georgia Civil War Commission staff members Barry L. Brown and Gordon R. Elwell, this full-color edition of Crossroads of Conflict is an updated and significantly expanded version of the guide released by the state of Georgia in 1994.
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Big Read Lecture with Dr. Thomas McHaney, "The Poe We Don't Know"
Monday, November 08, 2010 7:00 PMIn his lecture, "The Poe We Don't Know", Dr. Thomas McHaney, an author and recently-retired Professor of Southern Literature at Georgia State University, discusses Edgar Allan Poe's stories, poems, and extensive writing career as a reviewer, essayist, and magazine editor.
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Magic Monday: Harvest Time
Monday, November 08, 2010 10:30 - 11:30 AMToddlers (18 months to 5 years old) love this program designed just for them!
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Atlanta History Center: Amy Sedaris, Simple Times
Tuesday, November 09, 2010 7:00 PMJoin us for an evening lecture and book signing with actress and comedienne Amy Sedaris as she discusses her new book, Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People.
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Magic Mondays: Fun and Games
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMToddlers (18 months to 5 years old) love this program designed just for them! The Atlanta History Museum, exhibitions, Tullie Smith Farm, and 33 acres of woodland trails and gardens provide the perfect backdrop for fun-filled educational activities.
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Elson Lecture: Pauline Maier: Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:00 PMRatification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 tells the dramatic story of the two-year debate over the ratification of the Constitution, filled with chicanery and statesmanship, drawing on the speeches and letters of founding fathers on both sides of the debate -- the first new account of this seminal moment in American history in decades.
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Literary Center at Margaret Mitchell House: Jill McCorkle, Going Away Shoes
Friday, November 12, 2010 7:00 PMJoin us for an evening lecture and book signing with accomplished author Jill McCorkle as she discusses her short story collection, Going Away Shoes.
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Dancing Through Time: USO
Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:30 AM - 4:30 PMTake a few steps back in time with the Atlanta History Center during Dancing Through Time: USO.
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Homeschool Day: History's Mysteries
Thursday, November 18, 2010 1:00 - 4:00 PMThe Atlanta History Center offers special monthly programs for homeschool students and their families. Each month explores a different subject through exhibition tours and a variety of activities geared toward kids from toddler to teen.
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Literary Center at Margaret Mitchell House: Fannie Flagg, I Still Dream About You
Monday, November 22, 2010 7:00 PMJoin us for an evening lecture and book signing with bestselling author Fannie Flagg as she discusses her novel, I Still Dream About You.
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Special Offer: Bank of America's Museums on Us
Saturday, December 04, 2010The Atlanta History Center is a proud participant in Bank of America's national Museums on Us program. Bank of America customers receive free admission to the Atlanta History Center, including the Atlanta History Museum, Centennial Olympic Games Museum, two historic houses, and six historic gardens.
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Special Offer: Bank of America's Museums on Us
Sunday, December 05, 2010The Atlanta History Center is a proud participant in Bank of America's national Museums on Us program. Bank of America customers receive free admission to the Atlanta History Center, including the Atlanta History Museum, Centennial Olympic Games Museum, two historic houses, and six historic gardens.
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Literary Center at Margaret Mitchell House: Anita Shreve, Rescue
Tuesday, December 07, 2010 7:00 PMJoin us for an evening lecture and book signing with acclaimed author Anita Shreve as she discusses her new novel, Rescue.
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Elson Lecture: A.J. Langguth
Wednesday, December 08, 2010 8:00 PMEnjoy an evening lecture and book signing with A.J. Langguth as he discusses his book, Driven West: Andrew Jackson's Trail of Tears to the Civil War.
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Magic Monday: Cultures & Holidays
Monday, December 13, 2010 10:30 - 11:30 AMToddlers (18 months to 5 years old) love this program designed just for them!
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Candlelight Nights
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 5:30 - 9:00 PMGrab your family and friends and enjoy one of Atlanta’s classic holiday offerings!
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Candlelight Nights
Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:30 - 9:00 PMGrab your family and friends and enjoy one of Atlanta’s classic holiday offerings!
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Homeschool Day: Holidays in History
Friday, December 17, 2010 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMThe Atlanta History Center offers special monthly programs for homeschool students and their families. Each month explores a different subject through exhibition tours and a variety of activities geared toward kids from toddler to teen.
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Magic Monday: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
Monday, January 10, 2011 10:30 - 11:30 AMToddlers (18 months to 5 years old) love this program designed just for them!
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Homeschool Day: Revolutions
Monday, January 10, 2011 1:00 - 4:00 PMThe Atlanta History Center offers special monthly programs for homeschool students and their families. Each month explores a different subject through exhibition tours and a variety of activities geared toward kids from toddler to teen.
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Literary Center at Margaret Mitchell House: Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 7:00 PMJoin us for an evening lecture with bestselling author Brad Meltzer as he discusses his new book, The Inner Circle.
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Three Kings Day, Dia de Reyes
Sunday, January 23, 2011 Noon - 5:00 PMThe holiday festivities don't have to end in December! In January, the Atlanta History Center celebrates the Hispanic holiday Dia de Reyes or Three Kings Day.
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