Calendar: June 2013
Native Lands: Indians and Georgia
Monday, November 14, 2011 - Wednesday, January 01, 2014Native 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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Turning Point: The American Civil War
Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - Tuesday, December 31, 2013Turning Point: The American Civil War, located in the 9,200-square-foot DuBose Gallery, is one of the nation’s largest and most complete Civil War exhibitions. With over 1,500 Union and Confederate artifacts, including cannons, uniforms, and flags, visitors experience the Civil War through the eyes of soldiers and civilians.
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Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: How the Word is Passed Down
Friday, February 01, 2013 - Sunday, July 07, 2013The Atlanta History Center presents Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: How the Word is Passed Down, a traveling exhibition organized by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Centennial Olympic Games Museum
Saturday, May 18, 2013 - Tuesday, December 31, 2013Located in the Fentener van Vlissingen Family Wing, the museum guides visitors through the history of the Olympic movement, from the inception of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece through the modern Olympic Games to the seventeen days of Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Games and its legacy.
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Down the Fairway with Bobby Jones
Saturday, May 18, 2013 - Tuesday, December 31, 2013Down the Fairway with Bobby Jones is the largest display focused on the man considered the most important golfer in the history of the game.
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Researching African American Genealogy; featuring Franzine Taylor of the Alabama Department of Archives and History (retired)
Saturday, June 01, 2013 3:00 PMLocation: Auburn Avenue Research Library
Franzine Taylor will discuss the unique challenges associated with conducting African American genealogy research. This community workshop will focus on the skills and resources required to effectively trace your African American family history.
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Summer Camp: Dig In!
Monday, June 03, 2013 - Friday, June 07, 2013Atlanta History Center summer campers explore the past and the world around them through enriching and engaging activities. Join the fun with games, stories, crafts, and outdoor expeditions as well as interactive exhibitions.
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Summer Camp: Survivor: 1860
Monday, June 10, 2013 - Friday, June 14, 2013Atlanta History Center summer campers explore the past and the world around them through enriching and engaging activities. Join the fun with games, stories, crafts, and outdoor expeditions as well as interactive exhibitions.
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Livingston Lecture Series: Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
Monday, June 10, 2013 8:00 PMFrom Civil War historian Allen C. Guelzo comes the reality of the Battle of Gettysburg, portraying the ordinary soldier and depicting the personalities and circumstances that produced one of the great battles of all time. Never before has a book examined the intense fighting of the individual soldier, studied the politics of military decisions, or placed the battle in the context of nineteenth-century military practice. What emerges is a previously untold story, and through such scrutiny the cornerstone battle of the Civil War is given vivid new life.
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Juneteenth: The First Day of Freedom
Saturday, June 15, 2013 - Sunday, June 16, 2013This two day celebration focuses on the appreciation, reconciliation, and commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Guests will explore the themes of freedom and family history and include a variety of genealogy workshops, gallery character performances, kid-friendly activities, and self-guided explorations of the traveling exhibition, Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: How the Word is Passed Down.
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Bank of America Free Admission Weekend
Saturday, June 15, 2013 - Sunday, June 16, 2013On the third weekend (Saturday and Sunday) of each month, February – June 2013, ALL guests receive FREE admission to the Atlanta History Center, including Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: How the Word is Passed Down.
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Summer Camp: My Town
Monday, June 17, 2013 - Friday, June 21, 2013Atlanta History Center summer campers explore the past and the world around them through enriching and engaging activities. Join the fun with games, stories, crafts, and outdoor expeditions as well as interactive exhibitions.
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Summer Camp: Hail to the Chief
Monday, June 24, 2013 - Friday, June 28, 2013Atlanta History Center summer campers explore the past and the world around them through enriching and engaging activities. Join the fun with games, stories, crafts, and outdoor expeditions as well as interactive exhibitions.
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My Father's Name: A Black Virginia Family After the Civil War; Featuring Dr. Lawrence Jackson of Emory University; book signing and discussion
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:00 PMLocation: Auburn Avenue Research Library
In his moving historical memoir, My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family After the Civil War, Dr. Lawrence Jackson recounts his family history in Virginia, recalling both the horror of slavery and the later struggles of postbellum freedom.
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