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Section of 1833 map showing original shape of Cobb County (retrieved from http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/hmap/id:hmap1833t3copy3 at the UGA libraries -- public domain)

Cobb County, History November 11, 2023

How did Cobb County get its name?

This article is an expanded version of one of the earliest articles published on the Cobb County Courier, in 2015. Cobb County, formed in 1832 after the Cherokee were expelled…

History August 12, 2023

It’s the early 20th Century, and the automobile begins its rapid rise to dominate the roads of Cobb County

[Editor’s note: This is a version of an article we published in 2017, when the traffic to our site was around 10,000 visitors per month. We are now more than…

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

History February 2, 2023

A Black history primer on African Americans’ fight for equality – 5 essential reads

by Howard Manly, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to…

Bayard Rustin with another man leaning toward him talking

History January 31, 2023

Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

by Jerald Podair, Lawrence University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History January 8, 2023

Marietta History Center to host KSU’s “Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II”

The Marietta History Center will temporarily host a traveling exhibit from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education entitled “Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II.” The exhibit…

Painting of Empress Mathilda holding crucifix

History October 19, 2022

HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler

by David Routt, University of Richmond [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In three decades of teaching medieval European history, I’ve noticed my students are especially…

History October 15, 2022

Marietta History Center hosts KSU’s “Voices from the Great War”

The Marietta History Center (MHC) is hosting “Voices from the Great War,” a temporary traveling exhibit from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education. The exhibit features the…

William Root House, a two story wooden pre-Civil War house

History October 14, 2022

Learn about 19th century funeral practices at Marietta’s historic William Root House

The historic William Root House in Marietta is offering a look into 19th century funeral practices, in addition to offering Friday evening flashlight tours. Full details are in the announcement…

Lakisha Smith in Ashanti clothing with a little girl and a replica of a goat

History September 28, 2022

Sankofa Festival previews the Before Slavery museum which will be coming to Cobb’s Cumberland area next year

By Arielle Robinson The Before Slavery museum hosted the Sankofa Festival Sunday at Taylor-Brawner Park in Smyrna, where they presented a portion of the upcoming museum. An Ashanti princess donned…

History September 19, 2022

Dr. Marietta Monaghan to speak about historical architecture at Marietta History Center

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website about about a subject that should be of interest to people interested in historic preservation and…

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