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Riverview Landing multi-family phase nearing completion

Chattahoochee RiverLands July 23, 2023

A brief history in photos of the development of Riverview Landing

Riverview Landing is an important site along the Chattahoochee RiverLands corridor. It’s a large mixed-use community, with phases still under construction, that provides public access to the river. It joins…

National July 4, 2023

How new state laws and book ban movements have made the teaching of US history contentious – 5 essential reads

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation and Jusneel Mahal, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Of all the subjects taught in America’s public schools, few…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta July 2, 2023

Susan Heinemann Berman to lecture at Marietta History Center about her mother’s life in Nazi German

The Marietta History Center will host Ms. Susan Heinemann Berman for a lecture and book signing, with her book, Challenging Faith: A Young Girl’s Journey to Freedom, on Saturday, July…

Marietta June 30, 2023

Prize winning photojournalist Johnny Crawford will be featured in Marietta History Center “Evening with History” series

The Marietta History Center will present prize-winning photographer and former AJC photojournalist, Johnny Crawford, for the next “Evening with History”, on Tuesday, July 18th at 6 p.m, at 1 Depot…

Marietta June 18, 2023

Marietta History Center to host lecture by author Neely Young

On Thursday, June 22, a 6 p.m., the Marietta History Center will host an evening lecture featuring newspaper icon, journalist, historian and former CEO of Morris Newspaper Corporation, Southern Publishing…

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

Marietta June 11, 2023

Cobb NAACP to celebrate Juneteenth on Marietta Square, plus Marietta History Center to conduct Juneteenth Cemetery walking tour

The Cobb NAACP has held its annual Juneteenth Ceremony in Marietta since long before the holiday was declared official by federal state and local governments. In fact, this is the…

Marietta May 26, 2023

Marietta History Center to take part again in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale

Once again, the Marietta History Center (MHC) will be a part of the Dixie Highway Yard Sale from Thursday, June 1 through Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 4…

Marietta April 26, 2023

Marietta History Center features a lecture on Prohibition and race relations: “Catch the Blind Tiger and Drag Him to Court”

The Marietta History Center will host an evening lecture by historian Alan R. McClarnand on Tuesday, May 16th at 6 p.m. entitled “Catch the Blind Tiger and Drag Him to…

Kennesaw March 22, 2023

Kennesaw’s Southern Museum to host a Women’s History Month event

The Southern Museum in downtown Kennesaw, Georgia will host a Women’s History Month celebration event on Saturday, March 25th. The event will include educational stations, a scavenger hunt about women…

Marietta March 21, 2023

Marietta History Center hosts Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education exhibit: “World War II: The War that Changed the World”

The following announcement from the Marietta History Center was posted on the City of Marietta website: MARIETTA – Join us this Spring at the Marietta History Center as we continue…

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