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Past Events and Links to More
Information
Gardening in Northwest Georgia - Dealing with
the Drought
Saturday, April 26 Free Public Event
9 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Featuring Little Windows from
Durham, North Carolina
Programs will be held
at 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon. The fee is $8 per person. Parents and
children will all enjoy participating in the program as a family.
Weather permitting, the program will be held in the Appalachian
Settlement.
2008 Family History and
Genealogy Workshop
Saturday, February 23
Long-time genealogy columnist
for The
Atlanta
Journal- Constitution
Ken Thomas will
discuss research options and interesting genealogy stories.
Scott Hodges, an accomplished professional
historical re-enactor, will portray General James Oglethorpe.
Georgia was founded 275 years ago and we will learn about the
difficulties of creating the colony.
Lunch With Lincoln
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Homer
Sewell, is a Jasper, GA resident and one of 100 Lincoln
impersonators in the country. He has spoken to 2 million people in
46 states in 28 years. He performed at Mount Rushmore and received
The Lincoln of the Year Award in Burbank, CA in 1999.
Educator
Workshop Native
Seasons & Leopold Education Project
January 25 & 26, 2008:
Instructor: Karen Garland, Environmental Education
Coordinator.
Georgia History Timeline
School Days - October 23,
24, 25, 2007 Schools must make reservations for
this annual event. The fee is $8 per student. Make reservations
early in order to reserve the most convenient time for your
classes to attend this unusual educational program.
Family Night -
October 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. $8 per person fee,
reservations are not required. Bring a picnic supper or
purchase hot dogs and drinks at the event.
American Indian
Heritage Day
November
10, 2007: Free to the public.
Bring a sack lunch and spend
the day at the Funk Heritage Center. Event will include a showing
of the film, Cherokee Legacy: Trail of Tears,
at 10 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Also at 10 a.m. the Mountain
Stewards will give an interesting presentation on their
Trail Tree Project -
Bent trees along mountain
paths may be the living relics of a lost civilization. At 11
a.m., author and photographer Bob Andrew will give a
talk on historic Native American sites across America. Charlie Wayne,
a Native American Flutist of Choctaw descent,
will give a concert beginning at noon. Join us in paying tribute to
America's first people.
This workshop
was held on
February 24, 2007. from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
Mr. Terry Barton, president of
www.WorldFamilies.net,
presented information using DNA as a tool in genealogical
research. Mary Evelyn Tomlin of the National Archives presented a talk on using electronic resources in genealogical
research. Dr. Donald Davis, author and sociologist, spoke
on the 16th Century mountain landscape and how it has changed.
Trail of Tears -
Cherokee Removal Area
The public
attended the dedication of this new area
in the Hall of Ancients on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 12:30 p.m.
Thanks to the generosity of the Georgia Chapter of the
Trail of Tears Association and other anonymous donors, museum visitors
will now see a timeline, maps and information about
the Cherokee Indian removal Georgia during the 1830s. A section of the Hall
of Ancients will document the hardships they endured.
See For Yourself
Segments from a film,
The Trail of Tears:
Cherokee Legacy, plays continually in the new
area to give visitors insight into the Cherokee peoples'
difficulties. Produced by Rich-Heape Films, Inc., the
film is narrated by James Earl Jones. In addition, you may
recognized other celebrity
voices:
actors James Garner and John Buttram, singer Crystal Gayle, former
Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder and well-known Cherokee actor
Wes Studi. A host of historical experts from major universities
assisted in recounting the story.
Saturday, March 31,
2007 from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors Welcomed spring at this free event
featuring environmental programs, gardening information, craft
demonstrations and entertainment throughout the day. A special
children's area will have activities including nature art,
storytelling, and kid's gardening.
Plants were
brought to swap or
purchase. Area gardeners discussed their
gardening successes and failures and learned about Xeriscape
Landscaping using native plants. There were nature walks through the beautiful
grounds on the Northcutt trail located behind the museum.
Volunteer
archaeologist Erin Andrews was on hand to look at artifacts
brought in by the general public. Many vendors sold
handcrafted items and it was a beautiful day to enjoy the spring
weather.
Georgia Conservancy's
Georgia's
Native Waters & Project Wet
The Funk Heritage Center hosted two workshops in cooperation
with the Georgia Conservancy
January 21, 2006 - February 11, 2006..
Teacher Workshop Received Georgia Humanities Grant
The Funk Heritage
Center presented a professional development workshop for
teachers June 6, 7 and 8 of 2005. The three day workshop was the
result of a $5,488 grant from the Georgia Humanities Council.
The program was entitled “Native Americans of the Southeast: A
Curriculum Based Workshop and Practicum for Teachers.” .
Read more about this in the link above.
Summer Camps
in 2006
Family History and Genealogy Workshop
Saturday, March 18, 2006 - 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Take
the
opportunity to learn how to track your family history.
Georgia Archives staff and other instructors will provide
information and resources to assist people interested in
genealogy.
Tuesdays
Alive - Living History Program
March 21 through April 25, 2006, from 10 a.m. until
noon
Our living history program, the everyday life and skills of
Appalachian settlers in the mid-19th century, will be held
each Tuesday.
Sept. 19 - Oct 17, 2006 Each Tuesday, 10 a.m. until noon
Interpreters in period clothing will be in our Appalachian
Settlement demonstrating various skills including quilting,
woodworking, and butter churning. You may see a blacksmith,
a settler working in our garden or other pioneers going
about daily life in the 1830 - 1860 era. Regular museum fees
apply: $6 adults. $5.50 seniors over 65.
$4 children, $5 school tours.
Read
more...
Southeastern Indians: Stories and Culture
March 23-24, 2006 (Schools
only on March 23 & 24)
Family Day Saturday, March 25, 2006, 10 a.m. - noon
Witness live demonstrations of the blowgun and atlatl, see a Creek
hunting camp, hear myths and stories, participate in dances
and music. Curriculum-based program for elementary-age
children.
Stories and Culture with Jim
Sawgrass.
Earth Day Celebration
April 22, 2006
Entertainment, environmental programs,
and craft demonstrations
will be held throughout the day. A special
children’s area will have activities including
storytelling, kid’s gardening and “make and
take” crafts. The event will take place behind
the museum in the Appalachian Settlement. This
will be wonderful family outing.
Nature
Club After-School Program
Wednesday Afternoons - Spring and Fall programs,
2:30 p.m. to 4
p.m. This Horticulture
Education Project
is available at no cost to R. M. Moore Elementary
School
students grades 3 to 6. Nature Club will offer
the following
activities:
* Southeastern Native
Americans and Early Settlers * Preserving American's
Landscape * Gardening Fun and
Challenges
Georgia
History Timeline 2005
In October, 2005 we hosted
about 2500 area school children, parents and teachers for
our Georgia History Timeline. In our historic settlement and
the adjacent trails through the woods, students met Native
Americans who showed what life here was like before the
European discovery with authentic weapons and tools.
Georgia History Timeline 2006
October 25, 26 & 27, 2006 (Schools only) Family Night
Thursday, October 26, 2006, 5 - 8 p.m.
Living history interpreters will portray frontier life,
General Oglethorpe, Hernando De Soto, southeastern Indians,
Civil War and revolutionary War soldiers in our Appalachian
Settlement.
Schools: One adult per 20 children will be admitted at no
cost.
Reservations are required. Fee $8 per student. Read
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