Cleaning tombstones is not as straightforward as it might seem, and a lot of tombstones have been damaged by the improper use of cleaning agents and techniques. The Marietta History…
The City of Marietta posted the following announcement of a grant Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society, Inc. has received from the National Endowment for the Humanities for programming at Marietta’s…
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 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…
The City of Marietta posted the following announcement of a candlelight tour of the William Root House, this evening only. The event is this afternoon, Saturday, December 11, 2021, 4:00…
The annual Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour of five beautifully decorated homes in the Kennesaw Avenue Historic District will return on December 4 and 5, 2021. The houses on the…
The Bells Ferry Civic Association (BFCA) sent a letter of objection to the members of the Cobb County Planning Commission regarding a rezoning request, which if allowed, would allow the…
The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art announced the return of the Chalk Art and Craft Beer Festival to Marietta Square. The combined event is called Chalktoberfest. The Craft Beer Festival…
Building on the work of a group project of students at Kennesaw State University, the Marietta Museum of History has created the Cobb County Latinx Research Archives. The student researchers…
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…