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Georgia Archives Month, a celebration of the state's preserved historical record, is an annual event sponsored by the Society
of Georgia Archivists. Held each October, Archives Month is marked by events held around the state to showcase the documents
and artifacts comprising Georgia's material history, as well as the organizations and repositories involved in the work of
preserving, cataloging, and interpreting those items. Newspaper articles, tours, and receptions also highlight the Archives
Month theme, which changes each year.
Created on October 4, 2000, through a proclamation issued by Georgia governor Roy Barnes, the inaugural celebration featured the theme "Georgia Memories: Stories of the Past for the Future." Included among its
many activities were a panel discussion on prominent families in Walker County, a lecture on genealogical research, a workshop on the preservation of photographs, and an exhibition displaying Georgia
music and entertainment memorabilia.
From 2000 to 2006, the celebration took place over the course of a single week, but beginning in 2007 the entire month of
October was designated for the event.
The theme for Georgia Archives Month, 2007, is "Georgia History: Stay Tuned." Scheduled events include a presentation on Gospel
Pilgrim Cemetery in Athens, various tours and displays at the Georgia Archives in Morrow (Clayton County), a photographic exhibition of aircraft in 1913 at Barnes Field in Augusta (dedicated to the memory of historian Edward J. Cashin), a reception for the Magdalene Christian Crowell Collection in Dahlonega, a presentation on the history of the railroad in Fitzgerald, historic tours of the square in Thomaston, an exhibition in Savannah highlighting the connections of Confederate general Robert E. Lee to that city, an exhibition of Civil War (1861-65) photographs
in Kennesaw (Cobb County), a display about historic churches in Fairburn (Fulton County), and several events at the Carter Center in Atlanta, in conjunction with the center's twenty-fifth anniversary.
The diversity of events, which are typically organized by archives, libraries, museums, and historical societies across the
state, demonstrate the wide range of preserved materials available to Georgia's citizens.
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Atlanta History Center
The Atlanta History Center is a diverse campus for historical education and research. Situated on thirty-three...
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
The Ilah Dunlap Little Memorial Library on the north campus of the University of Georgia in Athens houses...
Chief Vann House
The Chief Vann House, built between 1804 and 1806 by the Cherokee leader James Vann, is called the "Showplace...
GALILEO
GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online), a project of the Board of Regents of the University System...
Georgia Archives
The Georgia Archives, a division of the office of the secretary of state, was created in 1918 by the...
Georgia Historical Society
Founded in 1839, the Georgia Historical Society is the oldest continuously operating state historical...
Georgia Museum of Art
The Georgia Museum of Art, on the campus of the University of Georgia, in Athens, is both an academic...
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon served for fifteen years as the state's official music museum....
Historic Savannah Foundation
Historic Savannah Foundation is a local, private, nonprofit, preservation organization chartered in 1955...
King Center
The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change originated in the weeks after the 1968...
Music Archives and Repositories
With native performers ranging from Johnny Mercer to Little Richard and musical styles ranging from ...
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
The Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies is a center for documenting and promoting...
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
The WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection is part of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection...
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Atlanta University Center
The Atlanta University Center (AUC) is the world's largest consortium of African American private institutions...
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum was dedicated in Atlanta on October 1, 1986. It is one of ten presidential...
Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home
The mission of the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home in Rome is "to preserve and interpret the heritage...
Genealogy
Genealogy, or the research of family history, is a far different field of inquiry in the twenty-first...
Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
On April 19, 1989, Governor Joe Frank Harris signed a bill authorizing the creation of the Georgia Aviation...
Georgia Historical Commission
The Georgia Historical Commission was the earliest statewide force for historic preservation in Georgia;...
Georgia Humanities Council
The Georgia Humanities Council is an independent nonprofit organization and one of the fifty-six organizations...
Georgia Museum of Natural History
The collections affiliated with the Georgia Museum of Natural History are made up of more than four million...
Historic Columbus Foundation
Founded in June 1966, the Historic Columbus Foundation (HCF) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization....
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
Savannah's modern civil rights movement was charted by local African Americans and adhered to the principles...
Massie Heritage Center
Housed in the historic Massie School Building in Savannah, the Massie Heritage Center is one of the nation's...
National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus
The National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus, formerly the Confederate Naval Museum, is the only...
Tubman African American Museum
The Tubman African American Museum in Macon is the largest of its kind in the Southeast. Founded in 1981,...
Society of Georgia Archivists
On July 25, 1969, a group of twenty-one archivists met at the Georgia Department of Archives and History...
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