Calendar: August 2012
War in Our Backyards: Discovering Atlanta, 1861-1865
Saturday, August 07, 2010 - Monday, December 31, 2012Created 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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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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Greetings From Atlanta: A Postcard Retrospective
Friday, April 13, 2012 - Sunday, January 27, 2013Greetings 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.
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AHC Summer Camp 2012
Monday, June 04, 2012 - Friday, August 03, 2012Atlanta History Center summer campers explore the past and the world around them through enriching and engaging activities.
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Homeschool Open House
Monday, August 06, 2012 10:00 AM - 5:30 PMJoin us for our sixth annual open house. Homeschooling families are invited to explore the museum free of charge and see what the Atlanta History Center has to offer.
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Go for the Gold: The Olympic Games
Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:00 AM - 4:00 PMJoin us for our own Olympic celebration as the 2012 Olympic Games come to an end.
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Convalescent Camp at the Smith Family Farm
Saturday, August 18, 2012 10:00 AM - 4:00 PMExperience hospital and convalescent camp life in the summer of 1862 while you visit the Smith Family Farmstead. Discover the issues soldiers and their families faced and learn about the effect of the war on the Smith family, their enslaved workers, and the state of Georgia.
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Margaret Mitchell House Lecture: Debbie Macomber, The Inn at Rose Harbor
Monday, August 20, 2012 7:00 PMThe Inn at Rose Harbor is the first book in a new series from New York Times No. 1 selling author Debbie Macomber. Based in the Pacific Northwest town of Cedar Cove, her cast of characters finds love, forgiveness, and renewal behind the doors of Rose Harbor Inn.
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