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Marietta August 13, 2021

Marietta Museum of History announces latest Pop-In event

The City of Marietta announced the following Pop-In event of the Marietta Museum of history. We’ve reprinted the details below: MARIETTA – The Marietta Museum of History will be hosting…

History February 9, 2021

Dr. Jontyle Robinson restores historic dioramas depicting Black history

A woman from East Cobb is at the center of an ongoing project to preserve a key piece of African and African-American history. Dr. Jontyle Robinson, who has an extensive…

Marietta February 8, 2021

Marietta Museum of History celebrates Black women’s history Feb 20

The Marietta Museum of History will celebrate Black women’s history with activities and crafts at its monthly pop-in event on February 20, 2021. The City of Marietta posted the following…

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…

map of Wheeler High School used in article "Diverse school named after Confederate

Education December 19, 2020

Wheeler High students still struggle for name change amid racist history, dissolution of committee by school board

Students from Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta are continuing their campaign to rename the school, named for a Confederate general. Their campaign continues after a recent development, in which…

Marietta September 8, 2020

Marietta Museum of History hosts pop-in event

The Marietta Museum of History posted the following news release announcing its September pop-in event, and other activities to the City of Marietta website: MARIETTA – The Marietta Museum of…

Marietta July 3, 2020

Marietta Museum of History assembles collections on Black Lives Matter and COVID-19

2020’s landscape has-quite obviously- been dominated by a pair of historic developments-the COVID-19 pandemic and the renewed civil rights movement sparked by recent controversial police shootings, exemplified by Black Lives…

Kennesaw June 1, 2020

Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History to reopen June 2

The City of Kennesaw announced that the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will reopen tomorrow. The press release from the city is reprinted below in its entirety….

Acworth February 9, 2020

Black History Month events at the North Cobb Senior Center

The North Cobb Senior Center has scheduled a calendar of events for Black History Month that has something for everyone, from festivals to poetry readings to history lectures. The center…

Smyrna History Museum building is a replica of a one-story wooden train station. In article Smyrna History Museum re-opens

Smyrna November 12, 2019

Smyrna History Museum will re-open Sunday

The Smyrna History Museum will re-open its newly revamped and expanded facility to the public on Sunday. The museum is located at 2861 Atlanta Rd. SE, Smyrna. The Smyrna Historical…

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