Atlanta History Center
Past Events
Many events have been hosted previously at the Atlanta History Center. HistoryGuide currently has 89 past event listings in its database, shown below.
| Date | Event Information |
|---|---|
| Daily Every Sun Every Mon More... | Philip Trammell Shutze: Atlanta Classicist, Connoisseur, and Collector. View the renown architect's personal collection of 18th and 19th century ceramics, furniture, silver and paintings. This exhibit… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 404-814-4000. |
| Every Sun Every Mon Every Tue More... | The Curious Mister Catesby and the Elegant Mister Abbot. Between 1722 and 1840, two British naturalists documented the flowers, insects, birds, and animals of the still-unknown colony a… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| Every Sun Every Mon Every Tue More... | Native Lands: Indians and Georgia. Learn the history and stories of the state's original inhabitants beginning with the Mississippian peoples and continuing with t… (Arts - Artifact Exhibit) |
| Every Sun Every Mon Every Tue More... | Turning Point: The American Civil War. One of the nation's largest Civil War exhibits, this collection features more than 1,500 original artifacts that help visitors e… (Arts - Artifact Exhibit) |
| Every Sun Every Mon Every Tue More... | Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts In A Changing South. View handcrafted items, like pottery, baskets, quilts, metalwork and hear traditional stories and music, in this exhibit highlig… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| Every Sun Every Mon Every Tue More... | Mandarin Shutze: A Chinese Export Life. Philip Trammell Shutze, fancied himself as a collector of decorative arts, silver, pottery, rugs, paintings, Chinese porcelain a… (Arts - Art Exhibit) |
| Every Sun Every Mon Every Tue More... | Gatheround: Stories of Atlanta. Shares the stories of individuals of many different backgrounds and perspectives who helped create the Atlanta you know today th… (Educational - History) |
| 06/11/07 06/12/07 06/13/07 More... | Dig in the Dirt! - Weeklong Summer Camp. Do you dig history? Find it right under your feet! We'll explore Georgian lives from Native Americans to the present through p… (Kids - Children's Activities) 404-814-4016. |
| 06/25/07 06/26/07 06/27/07 More... | Folklife Frenzy - Weeklong Summer Camp. Experience a variety of fun folklife activities like butter churning, blacksmithing, basket weaving, banjo playing, cotton picki… (Kids - Children's Activities) 404-814-4016. |
| 07/05/07 | Ben Ten: Colonial Kitchen. Stop by Tullie Smith Farm and spend the afternoon with colonial cooking expert Yvonne Howell as she whips up a colonial meal usi… (Festivals) 404-814-4116. |
| 07/06/07 | Ben Ten: Colonial Music. Spend the afternoon with David and Ginger Hildebrand of The Colonial Music Institute as they use a harpsichord, Baroque guitar,… (Festivals) 404-814-4116. |
| 07/07/07 | Ben Ten: Colonial Apprentice Day. During colonial times, children learned a trade through an apprenticeship. Spend the day at Tullie Smith Farm with crafters as… (Festivals) 404-814-4116. |
| 07/08/07 | Ben Ten: Let's Go Fly A Kite!. Be just like Ben! Design and create your own kite and spend the afternoon flying your creation on the beautiful Swan House lawn. (Festivals) 404-814-4116. |
| 07/09/07 | Ben Ten: The Story of My Life. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the most widely published autobiography of all time. It's never too early or too late… (Festivals) 404-814-4116. |
| 07/09/07 07/10/07 07/11/07 More... | United We Stand - Weeklong Summer Camp. Walk a mile in the shoes of Civil War soldiers, slaves, children, and civilians. Learn what life, clothes, games, politics, mus… (Kids - Children's Activities) 404-814-4016. |
| 07/09/07 07/10/07 07/11/07 More... | Days at the Museum: Behind the Scenes at AHC - Weeklong Summer Camp. Learn how artifacts are collected, who builds the exhibits, planning the event, and what a Development Director develops. If you… (Kids - Children's Activities) 404-814-4016. |
| 07/10/07 | Ben Ten: Science and Invention Day. Ben Franklin was a great inventor. Follow in Franklin's footsteps and explore the world of science and inventions through demon… (Festivals) 404-814-4116. |
| 07/11/07 | Ben Ten: Printmaking Workshop. Ben Franklin was one of Philadelphia's premiere printers. Explore the printmaking process through fun demonstrations and hands-… (Festivals) 404-814-4116. |
| 07/16/07 07/17/07 07/18/07 More... | Fantastic Mr. Franklin - Weeklong Summer Camp. Discover the wonderful world of Benjamin Franklin, where anything is possible! Celebrate the founding father's 300th birthday t… (Kids - Children's Activities) 404-814-4016. |
| 07/23/07 07/24/07 07/25/07 More... | Know - How, Then & Now - Weeklong Summer Camp. How did Native Americans get medicine without a drugstore? Where did people get clothes? What did soldiers eat before Spam? H… (Kids - Children's Activities) 404-814-4016. |
| 09/09/07 | Peachtree Creek: A Natural and Unnatural History of Atlanta's Watershed. In 1990 David Kaufman decided to explore Peachtree Creek from its headwaters to its confluence with the Chattahoochee River. For… (Community - Lecture) 404-814-4150. |
| 09/15/07 09/16/07 | History Live! Exploring the Military Timeline. Join us for a journey back in time and experience how soldiers lived and fought. Begin your day learning about modern combat and… (Community) 404-814-4116. |
| 10/21/07 | Aiken Lecture: Micki McElya. Join the Atlanta History Center welcome Professor McElya as she examines why we cling to mammy. She argues that the figure of th… (Community - Lecture) 404-814-4150. |
| 12/08/09 12/15/09 | Candlelight Nights. Fun for the entire family, candlelit paths illuminate gardens, trails, and historic homes with holiday cheer along with live mus… (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party) 404-814-4000. |
| 12/09/09 | Livingston Lecture: James Bradley. James Bradley discusses the subject of his newest publication, The Imperial Cruise: A True Story of Empire and War. (Community - Lecture) 404-814-4150. |
| 12/10/09 | Nigella Lawson. Nigella Lawson shares receipes and tips from her latest publcation, Nigella Christmas: Food, Family, Friends, and Festivities. A… (Community - Lecture) 404-814-4150. |
| 04/20/0103 04/20/13 | Why Did My Daddy Leave Panel Discussion. "Why Did My Daddy Leave?" is a panel discussion on Fatherlessness, Fatherhood, Family and Faith is designed to answer the questi… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 09/07/14 | MMH Lecture: Susan Vreeland, Lisette's List. Lisette's List tells the story of a woman's yearning for art at a time when her family's collection of paintings had to be hidde… |
| 09/17/14 | The Big Read Keynote Lecture: An Evening with Luis Alberto Urrea, Into the Beautiful North. Join the Atlanta History Center as it presents an unforgettable evening with author Luis Alberto Urrea, and celebrate The Big Re… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/23/14 | Civil War 150 Lecture: Anne Sarah Rubin, Through the Heart of Dixie: Sherman's March and American Memory. Drawing her evidence from an array of media, including travel accounts, memoirs, literature, films, and newspapers, Rubin uses… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/30/14 | Livingston Lecture: S.C. Gwynne, Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson. 14 months after the start of the Civil War he had revolutionized the art of war & become the most famous military man in the wor… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/02/14 | Elson Lecture: John Darman, Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America. In Landslide, Jonathan Darman examines this critical period in the lives of these two towering figures, locating in their stori… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/05/14 | The Big Read: Film Festival. Spend the afternoon celebrating the parallels between page and screen as the Atlanta History Center showcases movies that relate… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 10/06/14 | MMH Lecture: Linda Tirado, Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America. Last fall, after a particularly grueling shift at work, Linda Tirado fired off a response to a question in an online forum that… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/08/14 | Homeschool Day: Villains of History. Get the real story behind the larger-than-life reputations of some of history's most famous bad guys like Benedict Arnold, Jesse… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 10/10/14 | MMH Lecture: Pamela Druckerman, Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting. With a notebook stashed in her diaper bag, Druckerman, the author of Lust in Translation & a former reporter for The Wall Street… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/14/14 | MMH Lecture: Paolo Giordano, The Human Body. The Human Body is the long awaited second novel by Italian author Paolo Giordano, and is an inspired story of modern war that fo… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/17/14 | MMH Lecture: Donald McCaig, Ruth's Journey. The Margaret Mitchell Estate has authorized the first novel to tell Mammy's own remarkable story. Before Tara, before Scarlett a… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/22/14 | An Evening with Jodi Picoult, Leaving Time. Alice Metcalf was a devoted mother, loving wife, and accomplished scientist who studied grief among elephants. Yet it's been a d… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/30/14 | Edward J. Larson, The Return of George Washington. After leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, George Washington shocked the world: he retired. (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/03/14 | Aiken Lecture: Charles M. Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Fire Shut Up in My Bones is the story of how one of America's most innovative and respected journalists found his voice by comin… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/06/14 | Homeschool Day: WWI. As Armistice Day approaches, mark the 100th anniversary of 'the war to end all wars.' Learn about the causes and consequences of… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 11/12/14 | MMH Lecture: Ann Short Chirhart and Kathleen Clark, Georgia Women: Their Lives and Times- Volume 2. Georgia Women: Their Lives and Times-Volume 2 is the second of two volumes that together explore the diverse and changing patter… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/13/14 | Aiken Lecture: Douglas R. Egerton, The Wars of Reconstruction; The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era. By 1870, just five years after Confederate surrender and thirteen years after the Dred Scott decision ruled blacks ineligible fo… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/15/14 | MMH Lecture: Been in the Storm So Long: Remembering 1864 and 1964 in 2014. Georgia Public Broadcasting's own Rickey Bevington hosts a stellar line-up of local scholars, poets, artists, and musicians in a… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/22/14 | Southeast Indians Heritage Program. Discover Southeastern Indians' heritage and culture through demonstrations, performances, and discussions led by Native American… (Festivals - Cultural) |
| 12/05/14 | Homeschool Day: Holidays in History. Enjoy the annual holiday program and experience how Christmas was celebrated in years past, from the 1860s Smith Family Farm, to… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 12/15/14 | MMH Lecture: John Wiley, Jr., The Scarlett Letters: The Making of the Film Gone With the Wind. One month after her novel Gone With the Wind was published, Margaret Mitchell sold the movie rights for fifty thousand dollars.… (Community - Lecture) |
| 01/04/15 | Three Kings Day, Dia del los Reyes. Kick off the New Year with the Three Kings Day Festival held in collaboration with the Mexican Consulate and the Instituto de Me… (Festivals - Cultural) |
| 01/05/15 | Homeschool Day: The Middle Ages. The Middle Ages is one of the most romanticized and disparaged time periods in history. From gallant knights to the black plague… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 02/07/15 | Struggles and Strides. A day of activities, special museum theatre performances, and guest lectures that explore the African American experience from t… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 02/11/15 | MMH Lecture: Richard Zoglin, Hope. This book is both a celebration of an entertainer whose vast contribution has never been properly appreciated, and a complex por… (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/12/15 | MMH Lecture: Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. A.J. Fikry, the irascible owner of Island Books, has recently endured some tough years. an unexpected delivery arrives at the bo… (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/17/15 | MMH Lecture: Alan Lightman, The Screening Room. A stunning, lyrical memoir of Memphis from the 1930s through the 1960s that includes the early days of the movies and a powerful… (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/18/15 | Aiken Lecture: Tom Chaffin, Giant's Causeway: Frederick Douglass's Irish Odyssey and the Making of an American Visionary. In 1845, seven years after fleeing bondage in Maryland, Frederick Douglass was in his late twenties and already a celebrated lec… |
| 02/24/15 | MMH Lecture: Kate Alcott, A Touch of Stardust. When Julie Crawford leaves Fort Wayne, Indiana for Hollywood, she never imagines she'll cross paths with Carole Lombard, the daz… (Community - Lecture) |
| 03/11/15 | Homeschool Day: Conflict In Vietnam. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the US ground war in Vietnam. Go beyond the protest and explore the war through the eyes… (Kids Theater) |
| 03/16/15 | MMH Lecture: New Voices Series: Jamie Kornegay with special guest Susan Rebecca White, Soil. His first book, Soil, is a darkly comic novel about an idealistic young farmer who moves his family to a Mississippi flood basin… (Community - Lecture) |
| 03/19/15 | Frye Gaillard, Journey to the Wilderness: War, Memory and a Southern Family's Civil War Letters. In Journey Into the Wilderness award-winning author Frye Gaillard reflects on the Civil War and the way we remember it, through… (Community - Lecture) |
| 03/22/15 | MMH Lecture: Lisa See, China Dolls. Three young women from very different backgrounds meet by chance at the exclusive and glamorous Forbidden City nightclub. (Community - Lecture) |
| 04/01/15 | MMH Lecture: An Evening with Sara Gruen, At the Water's Edge. At the Water's Edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged young woman's personal awakening as she experiences… (Community - Lecture) |
| 04/09/15 | Homeschool Day: Reconstruction. Discover the conspiracy to topple the US government planned by John Wilkes Booth, and be there for the final surrender between G… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 04/09/15 | Elson Lecture: Louis Masur, Lincoln's Last Speech: Wartime Reconstruction and the Crisis of Reunion. Abraham Lincoln's final speech, given to thousands gathered in the rain outside the White House on April 11, 1865, gives a clear… (Community - Lecture) |
| 04/11/15 | Sheep to Shawl. Guests experience the process of cloth making through demonstrations and activities ranging from sheep shearing and dying to spi… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 04/14/15 | Livingston Lecture: Jonathan Schneer, Ministers at War: Winston Churchill and his War Cabinet. In May 1940, with France on the verge of defeat, Britain alone stood in the path of the Nazi military juggernaut. Survival seeme… (Community - Lecture) |
| 05/04/15 | Elson Lecture: John Ferling, Whirlwind: A History of the American Revolution. Whirlwind is a fast-paced and scrupulously told one-volume history of the American Revolution. (Community - Lecture) |
| 05/05/15 | MMH Lecture: Elizabeth Berg, The Dream Lover. In The Dream Lover we meet Aurore Dupin as she is leaving her estranged husband, a loveless marriage, and her family's estate in… (Community - Lecture) |
| 05/08/15 | Homeschool Day: History of Medicine. Explore Native American herbal remedies, 19th century snake oils, life-changing medical advancements, historic pandemics, and bi… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 05/23/15 | Military Timeline. Meet veterans who share personal stories and memorabilia from wartime and living history interpreters that engage visitors of al… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 06/20/15 06/21/15 | Juneteenth. This two day family program focuses on the appreciation and commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Guests exp… (Kids - Children's Activities) |
| 10/05/15 | It Makes Me Think: Our Stories About Reentry. A play, written and performed by four formerly incarcerated women, and is produced by Reforming Arts, a nonprofit organization t… (Performance - Theater) |
| 10/06/15 | MMH Lecture: Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Dr. Mutter"s Marvels. Thomas Dent Mutter, a plastic surgeon in Philadelphia during the middle of the nineteenth century, amassed an immense collection… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/07/15 | Dr. Donald L. Miller, From Page to Screen: Bringing Masters of the Air to Life. Donald Miller discusses his book Masters of the Air and the process of bringing its contents to the television screen for a ten-… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/08/15 | MMH Lecture: Paul Theroux In Conversation With Chuck Reece of The Bitter Southerner, Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads. Paul Theroux has spent fifty years crossing the globe, adventuring in the exotic, seeking the rich history and folklore of the f… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/13/15 | MMH Lecture: Lynn Cullen, Twain's End. Based on historical facts, personal journals, and published writings and letters, Twain's End is the reimagining of the complica… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/14/15 | Cherokee Garden Library 40th Anniversary: Ken Druse, Natural Companions: The Garden Lover's Guide to Plant Combinations. In Natural Companions, Druse presents recipes for perfect plant pairings using diverse species that look great together and bloo… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/15/15 | MMH Lecture: Katrell Christie with Shannon McCaffrey, Tiger Heart. Tiger Heart offers a shot-gun seat on an inspiring trek across the globe, capturing the essence of India: its quirks, its tradit… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/18/15 | Livingston Lecture: Betty Caroli, Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President. Lady Bird married Lyndon within weeks, and the bargain they struck was tacitly agreed upon in the courtship letters they exchang… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/22/15 | MMH Lecture: Carolyn Curry, Suffer and Grow Strong. Carolyn Curry's Suffer and Grow Strong chronicles the life of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas an intelligent, spirited woman born i… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/26/15 | Livingston Lecture: Jay Winik, 1944: FDR and the Year that Changed History. Jay Winik brings to life in gripping detail the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure th… (Community - Lecture) |
| 10/27/15 | MMH Lecture: Joseph Skibell, My Father's Guitar and Other Imaginary Things. Did Joseph Skibell's father trick him when he offered his beautiful guitar and then delivered a not-so-beautiful one? The award-… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/05/15 | MMH Lecture: Charlie Lovett, The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge. It's been twenty years since Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve, and since that fateful day, his mis… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/09/15 | MMH Lecture: Barbara Shapiro, The Muralist. Entwining the lives of both historical and fictional characters, The Muralist plunges readers into the divisiveness of prewar po… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/12/15 | MMH Lecture: Peter Guralnick, Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock n' Roll. Sam Phillips was a visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. (Community - Lecture) |
| 12/03/15 | Livingston Lecture: T. J. Stiles, Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of New America. In this magisterial biography, T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/27/14 09/23/17 | Fall Folklife Festival. This annual family program celebrates all things Southern with an assortment of scheduled and ongoing events in the museum and a… (Festivals) |
| 10/20/17 | Haunted Halloween. Be prepared for thrills and chills as you walk through the Atlanta History Center's foggy gardens and haunted historic houses. S… (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party) 404-814-4101. |
| 11/02/14 10/29/17 | Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos. Guests enjoy storytelling, crafts, and authentic Mexican food and entertainment. View a display of altars honoring lost family a… (Festivals - Cultural) |
| 12/04/14 12/18/14 12/15/17 | Candlelight Nights. Visit each of the three historic houses to experience how Southerners celebrated Christmas during the pioneer days, the Civil Wa… (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party) |
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