By popular demand, a professional photographer will take family or group pictures by the big Christmas tree at Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion Friday, Dec. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. by reservation only. There will also be crafts on site.
Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion offers its annual Christmas at the Mansion tours: now through Dec. 22. The mansion is open for tours Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Tours start on the hour and the last tour begins at 4 p.m. It’s closed outside of these dates. Candlelight Tours are by reservation only. They take place Dec. 16 at 6, 7 and 8 p.m The Candlelight Tours on Dec. 16 will showcase the Sweet Georgia Sound Ladies Acapella...
Come and listen to Georgia College and State University's Associate Professor of history Dr. James Hill "Trae" Welborn III speak about his new book: "Dueling Cultures, Damnable Legacies: Southern Violence and White Supremacy in the Civil War Era." This event will take place at Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion Wednesday, Oct. 25, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Guests will also have a chance to have their very own copies signed by Dr. Welborn at the event, with additional copies available for purchase. ...
Come and listen to Georgia College and State University's Associate Professor of history Dr. James Hill "Trae" Welborn III speak about his new book: "Dueling Cultures, Damnable Legacies: Southern Violence and White Supremacy in the Civil War Era." Guests will also have a chance to have their very own copies signed by Dr. Welborn at the event, with additional copies available for purchase. For more information about the book, visit the official website here: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5200/...
Members of the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) elected Matt Davis, director of Historic Museums at Georgia College & State University, President for 2022-2023. The Southeastern Museums Conference is a networking organization that serves to foster professionalism, mutual support, and communication among museum professionals across the Southeast, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Davis formerly served as the organization’s vice president. “I am honored to have been elected...
Beginning Sept. 6, 2022 and continuing until Dec. 31, 2022, conservationists and tradesmen will conduct preservation work on the exterior of Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion. As a part of the project, preservationists will erect scaffolding around the Mansion to enable the application of a lime wash to the stucco exterior; the painting of shutters and trim; and other exterior conservation work. Mansion staff expect to continue offering tours and conducting programming without interruption...