Cobb County government announced on its Facebook page the following seniors trip to the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center in Columbus, GA.: Seniors, sign up by May 3 to…
The historic pre-Civil War William Root House Museum is offering a special deal for visitors on April 6-9. During that date range visitors to the museum can pay whatever they…
Cobb County announced on its website that this year’s State of the County address by Cobb Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid will be at Jim Miller Park on Thursday,…
The Southern Museum (full name Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History) in Kennesaw issued the following press release announcing their 50th anniversary: Kennesaw, GA (March 4, 2022) —…
The following announcement of the March Pop-In event at the Marietta History Center was posted on the City of Marietta website: MARIETTA – The Marietta History Center will be hosting…
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…