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Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History February 2, 2022

Historian Thomas Scott to speak at Marietta History Center

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…

Marietta January 24, 2022

The next Marietta History Center Pop-in is on African-Americans in the military

February is Black History Month, and the Marietta History Center’s monthly Pop-in event for February focuses on African-Americans in the military. The details are in the following announcement, reprinted from…

Marietta January 8, 2022

Marietta History Center announces Lemon Street Chronicles & MLK holiday celebration

The Marietta History Center (MHC) announced a free presentation of the Lemon Street Chronicles, an oral history of the Lemon Street primary and high schools. Those were the segregated schools…

Marietta December 15, 2021

Marietta History Center hosts its monthly Pop-In event

The Marietta History Center will host its monthly Pop-In event this coming Saturday. The following announcement was posted on the City of Marietta website: MARIETTA – The Marietta History Center…

Marietta October 30, 2021

Guided walking tour of Marietta City Cemetery next Saturday November 6

The City of Marietta website posted the following notice of a cemetery guided walking tour next weekend, hosted by the Marietta Museum of History. MARIETTA – The Marietta City Cemetery…

Marietta February 2, 2021

Marietta Black History on display in Raymond T. Burford photography exhibit

An exhibit of the photographs of Raymond T. Burford is on display at the Marietta Museum of History. Burford was a prominent local photographer who created a visual record of…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta September 2, 2020

Marietta Museum cancels Marietta Streetfest

The Marietta Museum of History and City of Marietta staff canceled the 29th annual Marietta Streetfest due to continuing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Museum explained its decision in…

Smyrna April 18, 2024

When Smyrna’s speed limit was 8 mph

The June 3, 1909 issue of a now-defunct newspaper called the Atlanta Georgian published the following story about a speed-limit ordinance Smyrna’s city council had recently passed (we’ve included a…

A cartoon drawing of a rooster, two hens, two chicks, and a hatchling along with a drawing of a chicken coop.

Cobb County March 31, 2024

Cobb’s agricultural past: a 1907 poultry show

Anyone who consistently follows Cobb County Board of Commissioners meetings or Planning Commission hearings is probably aware that chickens can be a controversial topic. However, before World War II it…

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

Marietta February 21, 2024

William Root House to present lecture on Civil War soldier photography

William Root House (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) The William Root House will present a lecture entitled “Civil War Soldier Photography” on March 16, 2024, at 6 p.m. The presenter…

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