Claire Haley

On April 10, 1972, Smith Farm opened to the public in a highly publicized event during Atlanta’s Dogwood Festival. A unique project, especially in its time, Smith Farm attracted widespread media attention in both local and national press. 50 years later, Smith Farm is many things: historical time machine to discussing Georgia before, during, and after the Civil War for people both enslaved and free, a story of historic preservation and women’s volunteer efforts, and most of all, an educational cornerstone of the Southeast’s largest history museum.

The Consul General of Mexico, Javier Díaz de León met with Atlanta History Center to discuss the meaning and traditions behind Dia de Los Muertos and future plans for the holiday.

Delve into Hollywood’s portrayal of the South and its cultural impact with this list of highly impactful films that worked to critique, contextualize, or convolute the South’s complicated history.

This summer, along with history and civics organizations across the country, we invite you to join in a program dedicated to the Civic Season.

Preserving history is never easy—it’s a complicated decision whether to leave fragile historical artifacts in place, or to move them for preservation and public access.

Throughout its history, the small city of Clarkston, Georgia, has remained just that: a small city. What has changed— dramatically— is the makeup of Clarkston’s population.