Marietta History Center

History January 8, 2023

Marietta History Center to host KSU’s “Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II”

The Marietta History Center will temporarily host a traveling exhibit from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education entitled “Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II.” The exhibit…

Marietta December 1, 2022

Marietta History Center features holiday crafts for its December Pop-In event

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website, about it’s December Pop-In event, featuring holiday crafts: “MARIETTA – The Marietta History Center will be…

Marietta November 5, 2022

Theme for this month’s Marietta History Center Pop-In: The Big Chicken!

The theme for the Marietta History Center‘s November monthly Pop-In event is the feature that for decades has been the most recognizable symbol of Cobb County and Marietta: the Big…

A cluster of headstones in Collins Springs Cemetery

Cemeteries October 17, 2022

Marietta History Center offers tombstone cleaning workshops

The Marietta History Center is again offering its popular tombstone cleaning workshops. There will be two workshops, on October 29 and November 5, both from 10 a.m. to noon, at…

History October 15, 2022

Marietta History Center hosts KSU’s “Voices from the Great War”

The Marietta History Center (MHC) is hosting “Voices from the Great War,” a temporary traveling exhibit from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education. The exhibit features the…

Marietta October 3, 2022

Marietta History Center hosts “Ghosts and Ghouls”

The Marietta History Center will host a Halloween-themed Pop-In event this month: “Ghosts and Ghouls.” The event is Saturday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to the…

History September 19, 2022

Dr. Marietta Monaghan to speak about historical architecture at Marietta History Center

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website about about a subject that should be of interest to people interested in historic preservation and…

History September 14, 2022

Color My Teacher: an oral history of Black Cobb County educators

The Marietta History Center continues its Diverse Cobb programming with Color My Teacher, an oral history project featuring interviews with Black teachers, counselors and principals. The showing will last through…

History September 6, 2022

Marietta History Center to host KSU’s exhibit “The Tragedy of War: Japanese American Internment”

The Marietta History Center announced that it will continue hosting a series of traveling exhibits from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education. The second temporary exhibit in…

Exterior of Marietta City Hall. Red brick modern building

Marietta August 24, 2022

Ribbon-cutting celebration for newly renovated Mill Street Plaza in Marietta

The City of Marietta will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the recent renovation of Mill Street Plaza. The event will take place on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 4:15…

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