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

Marietta May 22, 2023

Cobb Landmarks to honor local preservationists in ceremony at Root House

Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society, Inc. is celebrating National Historic Preservation Month with a Preservation Awards Ceremony and Reception on May 27, at 5 p.m. The ceremony will be held…

Marietta April 26, 2023

Explore vintage garden plants at Marietta’s annual Root House plant sale this Saturday

The annual Root House Plant Sale will take place on April 29th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and offer a selection of vintage and native Georgia plants, seeds, and…

Art April 18, 2022

Marietta’s Root House to host acclaimed silhouette artist Clay Rice

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the William Root House will host acclaimed silhouette artist Clay Rice on April 24, 2022. Details are in the announcement reprinted…

William Root House, a two-story white wooden house with an external chimney surrounded by a picket fence

Food and Drink October 25, 2021

Root House Beer Festival to take place in Marietta on November 13

The historic William Root House, along with the Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society, will host the 6th annual Root House Beer Festival. The festival will include beer crafted with the…

Marietta September 18, 2021

Eerie flashlight tours of Marietta’s Root House to be conducted in October

The historic William Root House staff will conduct what they describe as “eerie flashlight tours” on Friday evenings in October. The announcement for the tours on the City of Marietta…

History August 29, 2021

Smithsonian Magazine hosts day of free admission to Root House Museum

The William Root House will offer free admission for two on Saturday September 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to anyone with a Museum Day ticket, available at https://smithsonianmag.com/museumday. The…

Marietta June 7, 2017

Re-enactment of Sherman’s occupation of Marietta to be held July 8 at Root House

On Saturday July 8, 2017, 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. the William Root House Museum & Garden will host a re-enactment of the July 1864 occupation of Marietta by General…

Marietta October 5, 2024

How did the Victorian obsession with contacting the dead arise?

Have you ever seen a period whodunit mystery movie or play in which a woman dressed in a turban conducts a seance, perhaps guided by an Ouija board or a…

From the Editor August 16, 2024

What was advertising like in 19th-century Cobb County newspapers?

Even before I became a journalist, old newspapers and magazines fascinated me. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, I’d visit the Carnegie Library in downtown Atlanta and scroll through…

A drawing of Santa and his reindeer, airborne

Marietta November 26, 2023

Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour begins Friday December 1

Marietta’s 37th annual Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour will take place from Friday December 1 to Sunday December 3, 2023. The tour features Marietta’ historic Cherokee Heights Neighborhood, where according…

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