Projects & Initiatives
Military
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Story
During times of combat, mutual dependence is crucial, as shown by the experiences of Joseph L. Galloway and Gerry F. Hutchinson. Their stories highlight the lasting effects of war and emphasize the duty to honor fallen soldiers
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Story
A potential donor’s offer of a WWII logbook opens Sue VerHoef’s recounting of U-505’s capture, vital to Allied code-breaking efforts. Janice Benario, a former WAVE, details her secret wartime translation work, revealing the profound impact of the Enigma machine’s seizure on the war’s outcome.
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Story
Albert Bolet recounts his harrowing experience during the Bay of Pigs Invasion, from being a political refugee to being trained for combat and captured. Decades later, settled in Atlanta, he reflects on the past with a blend of sadness and camaraderie, expressing a deep love for his native Cuba and his chosen American homeland.
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Search the Collections
Kenan Research Center collections document a wide range of historical themes and topics about the history of the Atlanta region.
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School Tours
Examine the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama and other historical artifacts in this virtual experience.
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School Tours
Investigate the causes of the American Civil War in this virtual experience.
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Story
With improvised food, wine, and a makeshift Haggadah printed on Nazi flags, U.S. soldiers were able to celebrate Passover during WWII. The Seder was held in a former German school building with about 1,500 soldiers in attendance, including Jewish soldiers from other units. This celebration, held over a month before the end of the war, marked the liberation of Jews from Egypt and foreshadowed the liberation of the Jews from the concentration camp of Dachau a few weeks later.
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Projects & Initiatives
A 30-minute documentary film produced by Atlanta History Center that explores the history of the monument from all angles, including the origin of the carving, the complicated relationships between the carving and contemporaneous historical events, and the key players who worked for its completion. The film is meant to inspire deeper learning and constructive conversations about this monument and what it represents to many different people.
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Exhibition
Atlanta History Center records, preserves, and makes accessible the stories of men and women who did serve as well as the civilians who supported them. Their stories allow future generations to hear directly from those who lived through our nation’s conflicts to better appreciate the realities and the sacrifices of war.
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Exhibition
Atlanta History Center is home to one of the nation’s most comprehensive collections of Civil War memorabilia including a growing number of rare objects identified specifically with African American USCT soldiers and regiments such as a canteen, swords, a rifle, brass drum, knapsack, Bible, badges, a Medal of Honor, and a USCT flag.
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Collection Item
Alvin Cullum York was a US solder who was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Legion of Honor, and the Croix de Guerre for bravery during WWII.
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Collection Item
E. E. McKennon pauses her welding work on a ship at the J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard in May, 1943.
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Exhibition
The exhibition More Than Self: Living the Vietnam War honors the service and sacrifice of the men and women of the Vietnam War by sharing their stories from more than 800 oral histories preserved in the Kenan Research Center’s Veterans History Project.
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