Atlanta History Center

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The Atlanta History Center is an all-inclusive destination featuring the Atlanta History Museum; two historic houses, 1928 Swan House and 1860 Smith Family Farm; the Centennial Olympic Games Museum; Kenan Research Center; Grand Overlook event space; Chick-Fil-A at the Coca-Cola Café, a museum shop, and the Goizueta Gardens, featuring 22 acres of gardens, walkways, paths and trails. In addition, the History Center operates the Margaret Mitchell House located in Midtown Atlanta.

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Author Programs Schedule for Fall 2014 at Atlanta History Center

Mon, Jul 28, 2014 20:09 CET

The Atlanta History Center offers lectures on a wide variety of topics, from presidential history and gardens to social history and non-fiction adventures. Each lecture program is designed to join authors and audiences in an intimate setting complete with author presentation, audience discussions, and book signings. Past lecturers have included such world-renowned authors as Walter Isaacson, James McPherson, Garrison Keilor, Kelly Corrigan, and Alice Hoffman. The Atlanta History Center’s fall lecture line-up continues to offer audiences a wide variety of subject matter with current and

New Exhibition at the Atlanta History Center Marks 75th Anniversary of Gone With the Wind: Wilbur G. Kurtz: History in Gone With the Wind

Tue, Jun 03, 2014 16:10 CET

Discover the Importance of History in Creating the Award-Winning 1939 FilmIn recognition of the 75th Anniversary of the premiere of Gone With the Wind, the Atlanta History Center presents Wilbur G. Kurtz: History in Gone With the Wind, a new exhibition revealing Kurtz’s influence as the film’s historian and technical advisor. Kurtz’s role in Hollywood was to guarantee the historical accuracy of the film’s depiction of Atlanta, Tara, and the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Located in the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center, the exhibition is presented free to the public,