Calendar: November 2012

War in Our Backyards: Discovering Atlanta, 1861-1865

Created 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.

Native Lands: Indians and Georgia

Native 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.

Greetings From Atlanta: A Postcard Retrospective

Greetings from Atlanta: A Postcard Retrospective draws from the Atlanta History Center’s collection of more than 3,000 postcards to provide glimpses of Atlanta and Georgia, while exploring various styles, printing technology, and social history aspects as uncovered by the unique details of its postmark, its message, its sender, and its recipient.

Kevin Gillespie, Fire in my Belly

Homeschool Day: Thanksgiving Traditions

The 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 for kids from toddler to teen. Admission to Homeschool Days is $8.50 for nonmembers; $6.50 for children of members; and free for adult members.

Magic Monday: Give Thanks

This monthly program for toddlers and preschoolers (18 months to five years) engages our youngest visitors in activities that introduce them to history in creative ways. Each Magic Monday has a unique theme and includes a guided exploration of one of our exhibitions, historic houses, or award-winning gardens, as well as demonstrations, arts and crafts projects, and story time.

Party with the Past: Smith Family Farm

How did Buckhead get its names? Learn about the humble beginnings of one of Atlanta's most fashionable neighborhoods.

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Southeastern Indians Heritage Program

Discover Southeastern Native American heritage and culture through craft demonstrations, performances, and discussions led by local Native American artists and experts.

Meet the Past Performance: Maude

Located at Rolander Cabin in Metropolitan Frontiers

Maude, an enslaved woman from Smith Farm, must wrestle with whether or not to support a fellow slave in their bid for freedom. A 15-minute performance.

Meet the Past Performance: 54th Regiment Soldier

Located in Turning Point exhibition

Join Union soldier Nate Baker as he grapples with his hopes for the future during the holiday season of 1863, while fighting in the War as a member of the African-American 54th Regiment. A 15-minute performance.
 

Elson Lecture: David Nasaw, The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy

The father of President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert and Edward Kennedy, Joe Kennedy was an indomitable and elusive figure, whose dreams of advancement for his nine children were matched only by his extraordinary personal ambition and shrewd financial skills.