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Black History Month Events

The following is a list of Black History Month events sponsored and/or hosted by local organizations: GRU will use the national theme for Black History Month which is “The Golden Jubilee:  Celebrating 50 years after the Civil Rights Movement.”  Various … Continue reading

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Annual Concert of Holiday Music

Annual Concert of Holiday Music Performed by the Augusta Collegium Musicum The Augusta Museum of History is pleased to host the Augusta Collegium Musicum in the Annual Concert of Holiday Music featuring seasonal music from five centuries on Monday, December … Continue reading

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Rules & Tools for Leaders and Medal of Honor Book Signing

Book signing open to the public on November 26, 2013 Augusta, Georgia 11/20/13) –On Tuesday, November 26 from 4:00 to 5:30 pm, authors Major General Perry M. Smith, U.S. Air Force (Retired) and Brigadier General Jeffrey W. Foley, U.S. Army … Continue reading

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The Lives of Enslaved Women

On November 23rd, 2013 Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site will present “The Lives of Enslaved Women” from 10 am to 5 pm. This one-day symposium is an intimate and unvarnished look at the lives of women enslaved on Southern plantations. … Continue reading

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Which Grandparent Are You Most Related to?

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_genome/2013/10/analyze_your_child_s_dna_which_grandparents_are_most_genetically_related.html Continue reading

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Native Peoples of the CSRA

This Saturday, November 2nd, join us for a very interesting program presented by Dr. Thomas Jennings and Dr. Ashley Smallwood about the Native Americans who lived in the Augusta area. Learn about the tribes, the sites and work that is … Continue reading

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Spooky Tales!

It’s October… time for the Heritage Council of North Augusta’s Annual SPOOKY TALES! Join us on Thursday, October 24th, at 7:00 p.m. at Lookaway Inn, located at 103 West Forest Avenue, North Augusta, when we present MR. WALKER POSEY of … Continue reading

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Native American Symposium

November 1st from 5:00 – 6:30 pm Free and Open to the Public: Held at the Augusta History Museum 2nd Floor Auditorium Native American Symposium In Recognition of Native American Month Speaking on the history of Southeastern Clovis Indians Thomas … Continue reading

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Greenblatt Library exhibit

The Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library is hosting the Every Necessary Care and Attention: George Washington and Medicine traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine. The exhibit will be on display on October 28-December 7, 2013. This exhibit explores … Continue reading

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Some history events this week and next:

– Oct. 1 Tues. Shine a Light on GRU Ghosts, 7 p.m. Celebrate Georgia Archives Month.  Local historian Bill Wells will lead a tour of the Summerville Campus, tracing the ghostly stories that have emerged from the rare archival resources … Continue reading

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