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Speaker: Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. with the Society of Georgia Archivists
Title: “Climbing the Family Tree”
Speaker: Dr. Eric Tenbus, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, GCSU
Topic: “The History of Beer” (Need we say more?)
Join us for the Grand Opening of a new, permanent museum exhibit. We will unveil the NEW Sports Wall of Fame - featuring the 11 Hall of Fame athletes from Eatonton. Special presentation and announcements at this Sunday at the Museum event.
Mary Lacksen is a Georgia Master Beekeeper and operates BeeCo Apiaries near Sparta, Georgia. She began her beekeeping journey in 2009 and manages about 100 hives for queen rearing, nucleus hive and honey production.
August Adventure - Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social with games afterward - fun for the whole family.
This summer, the Hargrett’s traveling exhibit will visit 7 libraries around the state for the sports exhibit. Only one city, Eatonton, will have a display at both the local library and a history museum! Save the date and be sure to join us!
Topic: “Architecture in Georgia: 1800 -1940”
Speaker: Mauriel Joslyn, Award-winning author of both non-fiction and novels, also film writer and college professor
Topic: “Chief Alexander McGillivray” (18th Century Creek Indian Chief)
Speaker: Dr. William Rawlings, Award-winning author and retired physician
Topic: “Lighthouses of the Georgia Coast”
August Adventure! “Medicinal Plants from the Past” with Guest: Katy Ross, plant specialist.
Join us for an afternoon of family learning and fun; we will have special activities for children!
Speaker: Dr. Harold Mock, GCSU History Professor and Director of Leadership Programs
Topic: “Living in a Nuclear World”
Speaker: Jason Hasty, Archivist/ Sports Specialist at the Hargrett Library
Topic: “Saving Bulldog Sports History”
Speaker: Loran Smith, Author and Sports Historian, UGA
Topic: “The Fallout from being a Dawg with Serendipitous Travel Options”
Bill Kurtz, grandson of Wilbur G. Kurtz, Georgia's preeminent artist-historian, will present “Wilbur G. Kurtz: Technical Advisor to Hollywood.” He will tell the story of his celebrated grandfather’s friendship with Margaret Mitchell and his contribution to the filming of Gone With the Wind, Song of the South, and The Great Locomotive Chase.
Among the many contributions of Kurtz, Sr. was his supervision of the restoration of the Cyclorama painting in the 1930’s. In the 1940’s he also served as a consultant for the establishment of the Little White House Memorial to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Warm Springs, Georgia.
Come to the Old School History Museum’s Sunday lecture series and hear Bill Kurtz tell these and other stories of his celebrated grandfather Wilbur.
While there, be sure to visit the museum’s “Windows in Time” exhibit featuring the films Kurtz supervised!
The lecture begins at 2:00 and usually lasts about 45 minutes. Guests are welcome to tour the museum and speak with our docents before or after the lecture.
Admission is free but donations are appreciated.
The Ocmulgee Archaeological Society (OAS) in partnership with the Eatonton Old School History Museum will hold its Archaeology Day on Saturday, August 7th, 2021, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This event is FREE and open to the public. Please join us for an afternoon of family-friendly archaeological activity and education as we celebrate Georgia’s archaeology.
This year’s Eatonton’s Old School History Museum Archaeology Day will feature artifact identification, pottery making, primitive skills, and Native American stories and games sessions, a Union Church Churchyard Tour, and a special guest speaker.
The OAS is a non-profit chapter of the Society for Georgia Archaeology that has been serving the Middle Georgia area for 19 years. The OAS promotes the preservation and scientific excavation of archaeological sites and educates the public about Georgia’s past.
If you would like more information about The OAS’s Archaeology Days, please contact the OAS at: ocmarcsoc@gmail.com.
As the OSHM team prepares for Archaeology Day, this year’s August Adventure, we thought you might enjoy reading Lyn Romine’s article on the Rock Eagle effigy.
Eric Tenbus is a Professor of History and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. He holds a BA in Professional Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, MA in Communication from Florida State, MA in History from Florida State, and his PhD in British history, also from Florida State. He is a published author and contributor to scholarly publications.
Dean Tenbus will discuss the complex historical forces that led up to the outbreak of the First World War in the summer of 1914, a war that far surpassed previous conflicts in cost and brutality. When it was clear that the war would not be over, as initially thought, by Christmas 1914, and as the casualties mounted and the horrors of total war became apparent, it appeared that the world had truly gone mad.
The lecture begins at 2:00 pm and usually lasts about 45 minutes. The lecture will be held in the theater for “social distancing” purposes. In observance of CDC guidelines, there will be no refreshments after the lecture. Guests, however, are welcome to tour the museum, enjoy the exhibits, and speak with our docents afterward.
Admission is free but donations are appreciated.
Voices From the Great War is an eight-panel traveling exhibition about World War I. Explore the history of World War I, told through the voices of individuals who experienced it. These diverse perspectives provide insights into a war that shattered expectations and propelled the world into the modern era.
This free exhibit is available for self-guided tours from April 23 –May 28, during regular museum hours on Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Voices from the Great War was curated by MHHE staff and Public History students at Kennesaw State University.
THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 10, 2021
The Old School History Museum is proud to be hosting another traveling exhibit from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education. The exhibit, “ Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II” continues our recognition of the 75th Anniversary of World War II.
The Georgia Writers Museum will host an exhibit of photography from the collection of P.H. Polk from November 18, 2020, through January 3, 2021. This is a FREE program…
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Visit the Old School History Museum for a new display that pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen. This is a FREE exhibit and no reservations are required.
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