 Overview
Visitors
to the John H., Sr. and Ethel C. Bennett History Museum enter
through the Childre Grand Lobby, a building 50 feet in length
resembling an Iroquois longhouse. Several Iroquois families
would have lived communally in a structure similar to this one
(there is evidence to suggest that the Iroquois, Cherokee and
Creek Indians may have been related).
 The
left and right "wings" of the museum were inspired by the
architecture of the Mississippian era -- the temple mounds and
permanent homes that were built here in the southeast were very
different from the structures of western Indians.
Through the generosity of area
donors, the Funk Heritage Center is home to several extensive
collections. The Rogers Gallery of
Contemporary Indian Art and the
Sellars Collection of Antique Hand Tools are always on
display. The Center also houses more than 6,000 regional
artifacts, the most significant of which can be seen in the
Hall of the Ancients.
 The
mission of the Funk Heritage Center is to promote understanding
about the cultural crossroads of
the Southeastern Indians and European settlers.
For more information
7300 Reinhardt College Circle
Waleska, GA 30183-2981
(770) 720-5970 -
fax (770) 720-5965
Email:
heritagecenter@reinhardt.edu
Georgia's Official Frontier
and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center
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