September 2022 Journal Newsletter
Free Family Day: The Founding of Georgia
The Northeast Georgia History Center invites families and folks to its FREE Family Day: The Founding of Georgia on Sunday, September 11th from 1-4 PM.
Learn about what life was like living in the early Colony of Georgia through living history demonstrations including blacksmithing, cooking, and weaving. Meet General James Oglethorpe portrayed by a professional performer. Receive a free souvenir photo with our Green Screen Time Machine and be transported to colonial Savannah, Georgia. And more!
All of the activities in this event align with the Georgia Standards of Excellence for public schools and offer students a great way to connect with what they're learning in class. GSEs Covered:
SS8H2.a: Explain the importance of the Charter of 1732, including the reasons for settlement (philanthropy, economics, and defense).
SS8H2.b: Analyze the relationship between James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove in establishing the city of Savannah at Yamacraw Bluff.
SS8H2.e: Give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced and traded in colonial Georgia.
Family Days are free to the public thanks to the Ada Mae Ivester Education Center.
LoFi History: Ask a Historian!
Join us for our virtual program LoFi History on Tuesday, September 6th from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM ET on Facebook Live and YouTube Live at the links below. During this program, host Libba Beaucham and historians Marie Bartlett and Glen Kyle answer your history questions live from the chat. Great for all ages! Students are high encouraged to join to ask questions about what they’re learning in class.
YouTube: bit.ly/negahcyoutube
Facebook: www.facebook.com/negahc
Taste of History 2022
Thank you to everyone who attended our annual Taste of History fundraiser! During this special event, we honored four Pillars of the Community: Dr. E. E. Butler, Dr. John S. Burd, Carroll Daniel Construction, and the Norton Agency.
Donors and supporters raised over $100,000 for the History Center including funds for exhibit upgrades and our oral history project!
View our honoree interviews on our YouTube channel at the link below:
Taste of History Honorees
Special Exhibit: Fashion Through the Decades
On display now is the latest theme for our Fadeless Photographer special exhibit: Fashion Through the Decades. This exhibit showcases historic fashions and accessories from our archives as well as portrait photography of fashionable Gainesville citizens spanning the late 1800s to mid 1900s. The portraits on display are by Gainesville photographers N.C. White and son N.C. White Jr. whose studio was on the Gainesville square from the late 1800s to the 1950s.
This will be the last theme on display for this special exhibit which also features artifacts from the N.C. White studio including the original camera!
The N.C. White exhibit is brought to you by the Jack and Janice Frost Endowment and Memorial Park Funeral Homes.
Flannery O’Connor at Summer Chautauqua
Our final Summer Chautauqua performance was with author Flannery O’Connor portrayed by Mallory Ivy. Ivy brought O’Connor’s sense of humor, Southern charm, and delicate voice to this performance with stories of O’Connor’s life and excerpts from her short stories. Members of the History Center now have access to this program recorded in the Cottrell Digital Studio through our Members Portal.
We would like to thank everyone who joined us for this summer’s Chautauqua performances! We look forward to next year when we will have a new theme and new historic characters to meet.
Homeschool Day: The One Room Schoolhouse
We were thrilled to have so many homeschool families join us for our first Homeschool Day! Over 360 were in attendance to learn about schooling in the 1800s with Education Director Marie Bartlett leading lessons. Students also played our exhibit scavenger hunt to learn about artifacts from each section of the museum. For many families, this was their first visit to the History Center. We look forward to their return for our next Homeschool Day in October!
PROMENADE: a 19th-Century Fashion Show
We had a wonderful time during our very first historic fashion show, Promenade! Models adorned with historically accurate fashions walked the runway with Education Director Marie Bartlett providing historic context for each era of fashion.
Please take a look at the great photos captured by Wayne Walker during this event at this link: Promenade Photos.
Learn about each of our models and costumers by viewing our digital show program: Promenade Program
Thank you to everyone who joined us! We look forward to another Promenade next year with a new theme!
This event was sponsored by Blair Diaz, CPA www.blairdiazcpa.com
Members Virtual Trivia Night
We hosted our first Members Virtual Trivia Night about ancient Mississippian cultures this month. The public was invited to watch the game and learn about the Native American mound-building cultures of what is now the Southeast United States. You can watch our trivia game at this link: Watch Trivia Game
This month’s Members Virtual Trivia Night theme is The Civil War in Georgia and will take place on Thursday, September 29th at 7:00 PM ET. Members will be emailed a Zoom link to play. Anyone can watch the game on YouTube or Facebook Live.
Become a Member to enjoy this program and more at www.negahc.org/member. Digital Memberships are free to Georgia educators and homeschool groups!
Homeschool History Club: The American Revolution
We hosted our first lesson for our new Homeschool History Club about the American Revolution! Over forty students from across Georgia (and a few out of state!) learned about the American Revolution through a lesson with Education Director Marie Bartlett and Executive Director Glen Kyle. Students “time traveled” to meet a Continental Soldier and learn about his training, equipment, and experiences at camp and during battle. Students got to vote on the next month’s topic: World War II.
If you are a homeschool family and would like your child to join, please register at www.negahc.org/homeschool.
Accepting New Tutors for Gainesville Reads
We currently accepting new volunteer tutors for our free children’s program, Gainesville Reads, for students in 1st-5th grade who struggle with reading. Tutors meet with the same student each week to help them build confidence in their reading skills through fun activities, reading books together, and worksheets that address specific challenges of the student. Training and curriculum is provided.
Details at www.negahc.org/gainesvillereads.
September Members Programs
This month, our Members will have access to the following programs:
Members Mini-Documentary: The Legend of Nancy Hart with Dr. Tom Scott
Premiering Friday, September 23rd
If you’ve lived in Georgia for a while, you have likely come across the legend of Nancy Hart. This rebellious heroine of the American Revolution may or may not have actually existed, but the stories of her bravery, cleverness, and grit have been passed down since the early 1800s. Dr. Tom Scott from the Department of History at Mercer University joins us to reveal what we do and don’t know about this mythic figure and what she has symbolized since her rise in the popular imagination.
Members Virtual Trivia Night: The Civil War in Georgia
Thursday, September 29th at 7:00 PM ET
Members are invited to play during our Virtual Trivia Night about the Civil War in Georgia on Thursday, September 29th at 7:00 PM ET. While only Members can officially play, the public is invited to watch the game on YouTube or Facebook.
A Zoom link and instructions will be provided to all Members before the event.
Members Ask a Historian Topic: Daily Life in Colonial Georgia
Members are invited to submit their questions for our monthly “Ask a Historian” topic. This month’s topic is Daily Life in Colonial Georgia. The Georgia colony was founded in 1733 with the help of General James Oglethorpe. Settlers from Europe sought a new life in the New World but met many challenges along the way including disease, crop failures, and the threat of aggression from Spaniards. But these settlers were also skilled craftsmen, merchants, wives and mothers, traders, soldiers, and more who learned to survive and even thrive in the early days of Georgia.
Use our Member Portal to submit your question, and we will release a video answer at the end of the month!
Here’s a good article to help you think of a question: Founding of GA
Then Again Podcast
Then Again podcast is taking a brief hiatus to receive your feedback in our listener survey. We would love to know what topics you’d like us to address, how we can improve our podcast, and what you like most about the podcast. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Take the listener survey at this link: Then Again Listener Survey
Listen to previous episodes at www.thenagainpodcast.com.
Seeking Sponsors for 3rd Annual Telethon
Last year, the History Center hosted its second 24 Hour Telethon and raised over $3,000 to support our operations. This year we’re a little more ambitious! We’re setting our goal at $5,000. We’re offering sponsorships to local businesses and organizations to help us meet this goal. Sponsorships begin at just $50 and offer a great way to support local education and promote your organization.
Details are available at www.negahc.org/telethon.
