Programs
Listed below are programs hosted by the Kenan Research Center. Please view our long range calendar for a detailed listing of Atlanta History Center and Margaret Mitchell House's exhibitions, programs and events. Everyday History Discover the wealth of resources available through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Visitors of all ages will enjoy exploring our archives while learning how to research their ancestry, historic houses, and local Civil War history. This fun day includes hands-on activities for kids, workshops with archivists and genealogists, and special tours of historic houses. Explore the ways in which the archives can be a part of your everyday life. This program is free to members; included in the cost of general admission for nonmembers. For more information about this program, please contact 404.814.4000. Support: Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. Cherokee Garden Library Lecture: Emily Herring Wilson Enjoy a fascinating afternoon with renowned author, Emily Herring Wilson, discussing her newly-released book, Becoming Elizabeth Lawrence: Discovered Letters of a Southern Gardener. Wilson explores the friendship of famous playwright and actress Ann Preston Bridgers and Elizabeth Lawrence, who would become one of America’s best garden writers. Bridgers’ talent for friendship and for identifying the talent of others led to her correspondence with Elizabeth Lawrence. Although only a small number of Ann’s letters were preserved, editor Emily Herring Wilson discovered a treasure trove of Elizabeth’s letters to her mentor. Through those letters, readers can glimpse what life in a Southern town was like for women, especially during the 1930s and 1940s. Elizabeth discusses family, friends, books, plays, travels, ideas, and, of course, writing. Elizabeth (who died in 1984) was featured as one of the 25 greatest gardeners in the world by Horticulture magazine. That acclaim would never have come her way without her friendship with Ann Preston Bridgers. The New York Times called Emily Herring Wilson’s Two Gardeners: Katharine S. White and Elizabeth Lawrence—A Friendship in Letters (2002) “one of the finest gardening books published in years.” Wilson is also the author of an acclaimed biography of Elizabeth Lawrence entitled No One Gardens Alone (2004). While editing correspondence between Lawrence and Katharine White, she discovered several hundred letters from Lawrence to Bridgers, which inspired her to compile this collection. Admission to this event is FREE. Reservations are required. Please email or call 404.814.4146 to make a reservation. |
