Old Governor's Mansion

GCSU faculty and staff are invited to be the first to see the Old Governor’s Mansion dressed for the holidays!A special thank you to the volunteers who created the holiday magic. Your time, creativity and care have transformed the mansion, and we can’t wait to share it with our campus community.Enjoy a hot cocoa bar and fresh cookies!Friday, Nov. 131 to 3 p.m. (drop-in)Old Governor’s Mansion - Museum Education Building

Friday, Oct. 23 specialty tour at Georgia's Old Governor's MansionDeath After Dark focuses on the deathways of the 19th century. Deathways include the causes of death, autopsies, embalming, caretakers of the dead, mourning practices, cemeteries and even grave robbing. Additionally, this tour emphasizes the inequalities that existed in relation to death in this time period, which varied considerably depending upon a person’s race, gender, social class and age.Tours are on the hour:...

Celebrate America 250 at Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion with "The Declaration Comes to Milledgeville," featuring a live reading of the Declaration of Independence, a short historic procession and a Revolutionary-era farewell to King George III.Presented in collaboration with Georgia College & State University's Special Collections, this commemorative event is inspired by the public readings that helped spread the news of independence in 1776 and invites guests to hear history aloud...

POSTPONED due to inclement weather! This event will be rescheduled soon.Join us for a screening of The General (1929) starring Buster Keaton. Bring your blanket, chair and snacks and pick a place on the Mansion lawn to enjoy this silent film classic. Free and open to the public. Donations welcomed.We'll see you at the Mansion a 8 p.m. Friday!

Music at the MansionDana Gorzelany-Mostak, coordinatorSaturday, April 24, 6 p.m.Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion