- When: The Month of October
- Description: View this filmed panel of historians from the four
corners of Walker County as they discuss important events in the development
of the regions. The film will be shown continuously and will be
available for checkout.
- Cost: Free
- Where: LaFayette-Walker County Library, 305 South Duke Street,
LaFayette
- For more information: Tel: (706) 638-2992; Web site: http://www.walker.public.lib.ga.us
- When: Saturday, October 7, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Description: This workshop led by Mandi Johnson, Georgia Historical Society Visual Materials
Archivist, will cover basic photograph preservation including identification of
various types of photos and proper handling and storage practices. A
Georgia Historical Society Workshop; Hosted by Roswell
Historical Society.
- Cost: $25 per person (includes lunch break)
- Where: Roswell Historical Society, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell
- For more information: Tel: (912) 651-2125 ext.16; Web site: http://www.georgiahistory.com.
- When: Saturday, October 7, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Description: Robert Scott Davis, director of the Family and Regional History Program at Wallace State
Community College in Hanceville, Alabama will conduct a full day of workshops
covering Reconstruction era resources, land grants, and variables affecting the
success of research. A Laurens County Library Heritage Center workshop.
- 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Understanding Georgia Land Grant and Land Lottery Records
- 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Murphy's Law, Angels, Ghosts, Genetically Inherited
Information, and
Why Bad Things Happen to Good Researchers
- 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: In Black and White: Special Sources for Researchers of the Reconstruction
South
- Cost: $25 per person; registration deadline is October 4th
- Where: Laurens County Library Heritage Center, Laurens County Library, 801 Bellevue Avenue, Dublin
- For more information: Tel: (912) 272-5710; Web site: http://www.laurens.public.lib.ga.us
- When: October 9-14, Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Friday
and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Sunday, 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Description: An exhibit of Georgia's first money, antique
postcards, clothing, newspapers, photos from the early 1900's and Civil War
letters and uniforms.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Oconee County Library,
1080 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville
- For more information: Tel: (706) 769-3950; Web site: http://www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/
- When: October 9-December 31, Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.;
Sunday, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Description: An exhibit of musical recordings, antique instruments,
vintage turntables, 8 track players and reel-to-reel tape recorders. Hear
recordings by Smyrna church and community choruses. Bring in a cassette and
get a copy of a 78 rpm album from the collection. Local musicians and
composers are encouraged to donate original scores.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Smyrna Museum, 2861
Atlanta Street, Smyrna
- For more information: Tel: (770) 431-2858; Web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gashgs/
- When: Tuesday, October 10, 5:00 p.m.
- Description: Please join Francis Smith Foster, Charles Howard
Candler Professor of English and Women's Studies, and Dr. Jennifer Bernhardt
Steadman, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Institute for Women's Studies,
for an enlightening discussion on working with women's personal narratives
in historical and literary studies. An exhibit of selected diaries and
journals will be on display at a reception following the symposium.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Emory University Library,
Joseph W. Jones Room, Atlanta
- For more information: Tel: (404) 727-6955; E-mail Laura Micham at lmicham@emory.edu;
Web site: http://www.emory.edu/
- When: Tuesday, October 10, 6:00 p.m.
- Description: Buddy Sullivan, author of three books on Darien, Georgia, will give
a slide show history of this important coastal history. The value of
Georgia's historical records will be highlighted, as well as the ways Sullivan
used journals, letters, photographs, and documents to write his books. A
book signing will follow.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 North Way, Darien
- For more information: Tel: (912) 437-2124
- When: Wednesday, October 11, 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
- Description: Atlanta-area graduate students and faculty are invited to attend a presentation at Georgia
State University on the rich archival resources available to them for future
research opportunities. A talk, "Mining Archival Resources on the Web"
will follow as well as a reception and archival fair. The fair will feature
several Atlanta-area archival institutions. Representatives will discuss their holdings and
possible research topics.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Georgia State University Library, 100 Decatur St. SE, 8th Floor of Library North,
Atlanta
- For more information: Tel: (404) 651-2477; E-mail Pam Hackbart-Dean at
libphd@langate.gsu.edu; Web
site: http://wwwlib.gsu.edu.
- When: Thursday, October 12, 6:30 p.m.
- Description: A wide variety of resources are available at the State Archives for
research on family and Georgia history. View this computerized display of
what is offered at the Georgia Department of Archives and History.
Reference archivists Joanne Smalley, Howard Hancock and Andy Phrydas present the
tour.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, One Margaret Mitchell Square, 5th Floor,
Atlanta
- For more information: Tel: (404) 730-1940; Web site: http://www.af.public.ga.us
- When: Thursday, October 12, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, October 13, 10:00
a.m.
- Description: Attend this slide show and talk on the origins of the
south Georgia school featuring photos from the Valdosta State photography
collection.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Odom Library, Valdosta
State University, Valdosta
- For more information: Tel: (912) 333-7150
- When: Saturday, October 14, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- Description: Come to open houses and investigate the stacks of several Atlanta-area archives.
The public is welcome to bring family papers or historical documents for
appraisal of historical value (no monetary appraisals will be provided) as well
as advice regarding the care of documents. Participating institutions include the Georgia Dept.
of Archives and History, Georgia State University and National Archives and Records
Administration, Southeast Region.
- Cost: Free
- For more information: Contact one of the sponsoring
repositories:
- When: Saturday, October 14, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- Description: Get a glimpse of the former site of the Georgia
Department of Archives and History. See how this historic building was
utilized from 1930 to 1965, when the state's archival collection was housed
there.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Rhodes Hall, 1516 Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta
- For more information: Tel: (404) 885-7800; Web site: http://www.georgiatrust.org/
- When: Saturday, October 14, 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.
- Description: This workshop by Kim Ball will focus on how librarians, volunteers and other public
history professionals can assist genealogical researchers. The reference
assistant's role and reference interview will be examined. A Georgia Historical Society workshop; Hosted by
Fayette County Historical Society, Main Street Fayetteville and Fayette County
Heritage Committee
- Cost: $25 per person (includes brunch break)
- Where: Fayette County Historical Society, Hollingsworth House, 200 Stonewall Ave. West,
Fayetteville
- For more information: Tel: (912) 651-2125 ext. 16; Web site: http://www.georgiahistory.com.
- When: Sunday, October 15, 3:00 p.m.
- Description: Genealogist Jeanette Austin will lecture on researching public records for clues to the
history of structures and families. This author of several genealogical
reference works will be available for a book signing. A Fayette County Historical Society, Main Street
Fayetteville and Fayette County Heritage Committee workshop
- Cost: Free
- Where: Fayette County Historical Society, Museum and Research Center, 195 Lee Street,
Fayetteville
- For more information: Tel: (770) 716-6020; Web site: http://www.fayettecoga.org
- When: October 9-20, Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m.; Friday,
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.;
Sunday, 12:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
- Description: An exhibit of Georgia Institute of Technology traditions complements homecoming week
celebrations.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Georgia Institute of Technology, Price Gilbert Library, Cherry Street, Atlanta
- For more information: Tel: (404) 894-4586; Web site: http://www.library.gatech.edu
- When: October 10-14, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Description: An exhibit
of nineteenth and twentieth century papers, photographs, period furniture and
artifacts from the Jarrell family, who played a significant role in the history
of central Georgia.
- Cost: $3.50 for adults; $3 for seniors 62+; $2 for ages 6-17; free for children 5 and under
- Where: Jarrell Plantation Historic Site, 711 Jarrell Plantation Road, Juliet
- For more information: Tel: (912) 986-5172; Web site: http://www.mylink.net/~jarrell
- Description: A winner will be chosen by a GHS representative and announced during Archives Week.
Participation is limited to GHS affiliate chapters.
- For more information: Tel: (912) 651-2125 ext. 16; Web site: http://
www.georgiahistory.com.
- When: October 10-November 30, Wednesday – Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday
9:00 a.m-1:00 p.m. and Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-8:00
p.m.
- Description: View photos and papers of the LaGrange photographer. Schaub, a Civil War veteran, captured images of the LaGrange
landmarks and townspeople in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
century. The collection includes Civil War documents.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Troup County Archives, 136 Main Street, LaGrange.
- For more information: Tel: (706) 884-1828; Web site: http://www.trouparchives.org
- When: Ongoing
- Description: View this collection of materials relevant to
Upson County and Middle West Georgia. The collection covers tribal
artifacts, covered bridges and the history of Upson County. Oral histories
with World War II veterans are available to patrons.
- Cost: Free
- Where: Thomaston-Upson Archives,
310 S. Center Street, Thomaston
- For more information: Tel: (706) 646-2437; Web site: http://www.inetnow.net/~tuarch/
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