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Various genealogy tools including a chart, pencils and old family photos

Cobb County December 30, 2023

Cobb group to offer online genealogy course starting in January

by Rebecca Gaunt Historians and genealogists of all levels have an opportunity to learn more tricks of the trade by registering for the Cobb County Genealogical Society’s annual genealogy course…

Marietta December 27, 2023

Moral panic in 1835 Marietta: The Anti-Gaming Society

In 1835 Marietta had only existed for a year, and Cobb County had only been created two years earlier. It was in many ways a frontier town as the new…

A photo of a 1918 newspaper with the headline Alabama Bound Today: Atlanta to Borden Wheeler

From the Editor December 9, 2023

When automobiles were an adventure: a 1918 excursion through Cobb County

by Larry Felton Johnson Reading old newspapers has always been an interest of mine, and with the development of the Georgia Historic Newspapers website I’ve been like a kid in…

Mableton August 13, 2023

Flag counts and moonshine stills: the early days of Six Flags over Georgia

[This is a version of an article we published in January of 2017, when the readership of the Cobb County Courier was less than a tenth of what it is…

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

Cobb County May 24, 2023

Many Juneteenth events to choose from in Cobb County

Cobb County posted a list of Juneteenth events available around the county. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were free….

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

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…

A section of a 1950 census map that shows Vinings

Cobb by the Numbers May 15, 2022

Vinings in the 1950 Census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the recently release 1950 individual census records for Vinings. In a previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual…

An old census map of Acworth GA from 1950

Cobb by the Numbers April 30, 2022

Acworth, GA in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Acworth, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

Marietta April 26, 2022

“Remember When Club” returns to the Marietta History Center

The Marietta History Center has revived the “Remember When Club,” that was shut down due to the pandemic. The format is a panel discussion with people with a direct connection…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County April 18, 2022

How has your life in Cobb County changed since March of 2020? The Auditory Time Capsule Project wants your input

The City of Marietta posted a notice on its website of an interesting project called “2 Years Later… An Auditory Time Capsule. The following is reprinted from the city’s website:…

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Cobb County May 9, 2025

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