Calendar: September 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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Homeschool Day: Colony to Constitution
Tuesday, September 04, 2012 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 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.
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Aiken Lecture: Yuval Taylor and Jake Austen, Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop
Thursday, September 06, 2012 8:00 PMYuval Taylor and Jake Austen investigate the complex history of black minstrels, adopted in the mid-nineteenth century by African American performers who played the grinning blackface fool to entertain black and white audiences.
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Forms and Software and Websites, oh MY! Organizing Your Paper, Digital, and Web Research
Saturday, September 08, 2012 10:30 AM - NoonWhether you’ve been researching your family for hours or decades, finding an effective way to organize your research can be daunting. Add digital files and web based research to the mix and you’ve got the makings of an organizational nightmare. Archivist Sue VerHoef offers tips and techniques for turning those piles into files, helping you make the most of your research time.
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Magic Monday: My Neighborhood
Monday, September 10, 2012 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMThis 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. Join us for another exciting year and connect with old friends while meeting new ones.
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Cherokee Garden Library: Peter Hatch: "A Rich Spot of Earth:" Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden at Monticello
Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:00 PMJoin the Atlanta History Center's Cherokee Garden Library for an evening lecture with Monticello's Director of Gardens and Grounds, Peter J. Hatch.
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Fall Folklife Festival: Kick-off Event
Friday, September 21, 2012 7:00 - 10:00 PMKick-off this year’s Fall Folklife Festival at an evening celebrating all things Southern.
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Fall Folklife Festival
Saturday, September 22, 2012 10:30 AM - 4:30 PMTraditional crafts, southern foodways, and environmental sustainability are at the center of this year's Fall Folklife Festival.
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Kenan Research Center Annual Book Sale
Saturday, September 22, 2012 8:00 AM – 1:00 PMChoose from more than 2,000 titles. Topics include Atlanta history, American history, southern gardening, fiction, biography and the Civil War.
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AHC Insiders Only Program: Inside the Past: Civil War
Sunday, September 23, 2012 3:00 PMAtlanta History Center Insiders is our upgraded membership program that provides upgraded benefits and one-of-a kind opportunities. Starting in September 2012, we take you “Inside the Past” with monthly events that allow Insiders to experience unique aspects of our exhibitions, gardens, and historic houses that are not offered to the general public.
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Elson Lecture: William J. Cooper Jr., We Have the War Upon Us: The Onset of the Civil War, November 1860-April 1861
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8:00 PMFrom the highly regarded historian and author of Jefferson Davis, American, William J. Cooper’s new history offers a fresh perspective on the period between Lincoln’s election in November 1860 and the firing on Fort Sumter in April 1861 when all efforts to prevent war failed.
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