There’s Lots to See in Georgia: A Guide to Georgia’s State Historic Sites, Edited by Jennifer W. Dickey
There’s Lots to See in Georgia provides a history of the Peach State’s state historic sites, including a brief history of each site, the process by which the sites were preserved or restored and became part of the state historic site system, and information to guide visitors as they tour each site. The sixteen sites featured in this book capture more than fifteen hundred years of history of the place we now call Georgia, from the Woodland era through the mid-twentieth century. Included are Native American sites from the Woodland, Mississippian, and Cherokee periods, colonial-era sites, frontier settlement sites, antebellum plantations, Civil War sites, and a presidential retreat. No other book offers such comprehensive coverage of all the historic sites owned and operated by the state of Georgia.
JENNIFER W. DICKEY is a professor of history and the coordinator of museums and the public history programs at Kennesaw State University. Dickey previously served as the director and curator for Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum at Berry College. She was the campus preservationist at Berry College, and she continues to serve as a preservation consultant. She has worked for the National Park Service and the Historic Preservation Division of Georgia. She is the author of A Tough Little Patch of History: “Gone with the Wind” and the Politics of Memory and coauthor of Museums in a Global Context and the award-winning Memories of the Mansion: The History of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansion (Georgia). She lives in Atlanta.
Little Shop of Stories will be selling copies of the book during the program.
Details:
Bring your lunch!
FREE
April 8
12:00 PM
DeKalb History Center
Second Floor
101 E. Court Square
Decatur, GA 30030
Parking Information:
Plenty of parking is available in Downtown Decatur. Options include, street parking and parking garages. The closest is One West Court Square, located next door. Garage has two entrances, Swanton Way and West Ponce De Leon.
DHC Members receive $5 Parking Voucher, good for all day at One West Court Square.
Handicap:
We don’t have any specified handicap spots, but a few handicap spots are available close by on East Court Square.
