Stories

From September 15 to October 15, in observation of Hispanic Heritage Month, Atlanta History Center is honoring and highlighting the Latinx community for their continuous contributions to American society.

Atlanta History Center blog remembering 9/11.

There is a saying that nice guys finish last. In actuality, nice guys come full circle. At least that is the case with Atlanta History Center’s Staffing and Operations Manager, Vince Hart, also known as Mr. Nice.

Atlanta History Center is seeking at least 100 people who are willing to participate in our social impact study. You can help us understand the impact we are having now, how we can do more, and how we can measure it.

The Cherokee Garden Library continuingly works to build a book collection that enhances our understanding of the gardening traditions of African American, Native American, and Latinx communities of the Southeastern United States. Explore our new titles that highlight these areas of focus.

Atlanta History Center is home to four honey bee colonies named after real-life women who created a lot of buzz in Atlanta history––Selena Sloan Butler, Frances Newman, Shirley Franklin, and Coretta Scott KingAtlanta History Center is home to four honey bee colonies named after real-life women who created a lot of buzz in Atlanta history––Selena Sloan Butler, Frances Newman, Shirley Franklin, and Coretta Scott King

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.

Though the story of the Atlanta Crackers is well-known, for years, the story of the Atlanta Black Crackers was largely untold.

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

From providing aid near battlefields to serving on the frontlines of a public health crisis, the Red Cross is constantly adapting to the community’s needs.

In 1962, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. ordered the construction of a barricade served to sever the main line connecting the white and Black sections of the Cascade Heights neighborhood.

Break away from the traditional conference room and plan  your next corporate event at a timeless location that will energize and inspire attendees.

Yann and Mareth Mak escaped Cambodia with their eight children arriving in Atlanta in October 1981 to get away from genocide carried out by Khmer Rouge.

For more than fifty years, Ethel Mae Matthews worked tirelessly for greater welfare rights for Atlanta’s poor and disabled.