Marietta History Center

Marietta July 31, 2022

Marietta History Center announces its August Pop-in event

The Marietta History Center announced its August Pop-in event, to be held August 20, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The details below are reprinted from the City of Marietta website:…

History July 28, 2022

Marietta History Center to present talk by Christa McCay on cemetery preservation

Christa McCay, M.H.P. (Master of Heritage Preservation) will give a talk on cemetery preservation as part of the Marietta History Center‘s On Doing History lecture series. McCay has worked for…

Marietta July 21, 2022

Marietta History Center to host Women’s Voices for Civil Rights exhibit

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement to the City of Marietta webpage: MARIETTA – This fall the Marietta History Center will continue its series of traveling exhibits from…

Marietta July 18, 2022

Marietta History Center and Cobb Landmarks partner on program to place markers on homes in Marietta’s historic Black neighborhoods

The following notice was posted to the City of Marietta website about a program to present markers to homes in Marietta’s historic Black neighborhoods: The Marietta History Center’s Diverse Cobb…

History June 6, 2022

Marietta History Center to host showings of Lemon Street Chronicles in celebration of Juneteenth

The Marietta History Center will host a showing of the four volumes of The Lemon Street Chronicles in the weeks leading up to Marietta’s Juneteenth celebration on June 18. The…

Marietta May 26, 2022

Marietta History Center to participate in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale

The Marietta History Center announced on the City of Marietta website (reprinted below) that it will participate in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale. Before the interstate highway system was built,…

History May 21, 2022

Marietta History Center to feature talk by Stephanie L. Cherry-Farmer June 11

The City of Marietta posted the following notice about a presentation by Stephanie L. Cherry-Farmer, the National Register and Survey Program Manager at the Georgia Historic Preservation Division, to be…

History May 16, 2022

Marietta History Center hosts exhibit about the Dixie Highway

The Marietta History Center will host a traveling exhibit about the Dixie Highway until July 30. Before the interstate highway system was built, the Dixie Highway, which commenced development in…

Marietta May 14, 2022

Marietta History Center features a military appreciation Pop-in event

The following announcement about the Marietta History Center‘s monthly Pop-in for May was posted on the City of Marietta website: MARIETTA – The Marietta History Center will be hosting its…

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…

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