By Maggie Villiger, The Conversation [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Behind some of the most fascinating scientific discoveries and innovations are women whose names might not be…
The Kennesaw State University Center for the Study of the Civil War Era distributed the following announcement about this year’s annual symposium, to be held Saturday, March 19 from 9…
The Switzer Library branch of the Cobb County Public Library will present a workshop by the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Metro Atlanta Chapter this evening, February 7 at 6 p.m….
If you have an active interest in the history of Cobb County you will probably be familiar with Dr. Thomas Scott. He wrote Cobb County, Georgia, and the Origins of…
The Switzer Library branch of the Cobb County Public Library will present a workshop by the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Metro Atlanta Chapter on February 7 at 6 p.m. The…
By Miriamne Ara Krummel, University of Dayton [This article first appeared in The Conversation, and is used with permission under a Creative Commons license] On Dec. 31, people from cultures…
By Rebecca Gaunt The Elf on a Shelf was conceived in Acworth, the mass production of candy canes began in Albany, and a family of German immigrants in 1850s Elberton…
Former U. S. Army Capt. Edward H. “Rusty” Hightower of Kennesaw will be the special guest speaker at the Save Acworth History Foundation Lecture Series on Tuesday November 9th at…
In honor of the 58th anniversary of Kennesaw State University, we’re reprinting a story we ran in 2017: Origin of Kennesaw State University As of the fall of 2016, Kennesaw…
This is another reprint from the days when the Courier’s readership could have fit in an average-sized motel room. Now that our readership has grown to over 130,000 per month,…