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The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna January 30, 2024

Smyrna presents “An evening with novelist Daniel Black” in celebration of Black History Month

The City of Smyrna will observe Black History Month with a Celebration Dinner with Dr. Daniel Black, author of the novel Don’t Cry for Me, on Friday, February 23, at…

The entrance to the Threadmill Complex, a large brick converted factory building

Austell January 23, 2024

Austell to host Black History Month Creatives Market

The City of Austell will host a Black History Month Creatives Market on February 17th, 2024. Free vendor registration is now open. Here is the announcement distributed by the City…

Opinion January 19, 2024

Political Cartoonist Clay Jones features another history lesson from Nikki Haley

Nikki Haley is at it again, offering her peculiar take on American History, and political cartoonist Clay Jones is here for it …

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta December 29, 2023

Marietta History Center features “All Aboard, Georgia!” authors at January Pop-in

The Marietta History Center holds monthly Pop-in events that are fun and educational for the whole family. The following announcement of the January event was posted on the City of…

A cartoon in which Nikki Haley tries to explain the cause of the Civil War, unleashing gibberish without mentioning slavery

Opinion December 28, 2023

A history lesson from Nikki Haley by Clay Jones

A history lesson from Nikki Haley, as interpreted by Clay Jones with only a modest amount of satirical hyperbole. To read about the news event that spurred this cartoon visit…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Opinion December 15, 2023

Bookman: Rudy’s dye stain amounts to his mark of Cain in American history

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 14, 2023 Rudy Giuliani has no regrets. No regrets, he says, for falsely…

Marietta December 3, 2023

Marietta History Center presents exhibition “Divine 9: Take Action. Make a Difference”

The Marietta History Center (MHC) has a temporary exhibition on display entitled Divine 9: Take Action. Make a Difference. The exhibition was put in place in November and will be…

Graphic of wildfire flames spreading through trees

Environment November 3, 2023

The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California’s Ice Age history – podcast

by Gemma Ware, The Conversation, [This podcast first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In recent years, Californians have had to deal with some deadly and destructive wildfires. But…

Race and Racism October 10, 2023

Today’s white working-class young men who turn to racist violence are part of a long, sad American history

by Colin Kohlhaas, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In recent years, the United States has seen a surge…

Marietta October 6, 2023

Marietta History Center to conduct two fall tours of Marietta City Cemetery

[Marietta History Center from across the tracks (Photo: Cobb County Courier/Larry Felton Johnson)] Christa McCay, the collections manager at the Marietta History Center, will conduct two walking tours of historic…

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