An array of artists will fill the streets of Marietta Square with an evening of thought-provoking art, musical entertainment and craft merchants on a free, a self-guided tour showcasing local…
The 2017 holiday season has arrived, even if the temperature outside doesn’t reflect it. Cobb County is home to several seasonal festivities for adults and children. October October 14-15 Marietta…
[Disclosure: the author of this article is related to one of the founders of Farm’s Womb] Marietta, Ga. — Just as jazz was born out of the wild nightlife of…
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…
Switzer Library, the Cobb County library branch located at 266 Roswell Street, Marietta, near Marietta Square and across from the Marietta National Cemetery, will reopen June 1 after being shut…
By Larry Felton Johnson I’m going to do this introduction in first-person, because I want to make a personal observation about the story I’ve reprinted below. There are references in…
Yesterday we ran a Marietta history article based on a 1910 crime feature from the Atlanta Georgian. The Georgian was a newspaper published from 1906 to 1939. For most of…
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…
The historic William Root House will hold its popular annual plant sale on April 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale will feature Georgia native and vintage plants…
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…