City of Cartersville Georgia – Bartow County GA

Evening lectures take place the last Thursday of each month at 7 PM at the Bartow History Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. KSU professor Dr. Jennifer Dickey will be this month’s featured guest and she will be presenting an overview of the Tuskegee Airmen from World War II on January 26, 2012. An exhibit on the Tuskegee Airmen curated by Kennesaw State University will be on display at the Bartow History Museum from January 23, 2012 through March 17, 2012.

Museum Admission is $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for senior citizens & students, children under 5 and active-duty military with ID admitted free.
The Museum Hours are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Major Holidays. Call 770-382-3818 for more information.

Every third Wednesday of the month from 12 Noon to 1 PM is a Lunch and Learn lecture series at the Bartow History Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. January’s Lunch and Learn lecture will be on January 18, 2012 and will feature Justice Robert Benham, a Georgia Supreme Court Justice. The topic of discussion is African American history in Bartow County.

Museum Admission is $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for senior citizens & students, children under 5 and active-duty military with ID admitted free.
The Museum Hours are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Major Holidays. Call 770-382-3818 for more information.

Visit Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site in Cartersville, Georgia on November 5, 2011 to take a tour of the grounds and enjoy the programs being offered during the day. When evening comes around, get ready to take a hayride through the site. Finish off your day with refreshments and stories about Native Americans by Master Storyteller Gary Greene.

Hayrides will run at 7 PM, 7:45 PM, and 8:30 PM. Admission is $4 for ages 6 and up. Reservations are required. For more information and to make reservations, call 770-387-3747.

Learn about the heritage and cultures of Georgia’s Creek and Cherokee people by attending a lecture being given by Dr. Max White, Professor of History at Piedmont College at Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site in Cartersville, Georgia on September 17, 2011 from 2 PM to 3 PM. He will help you understand their history, culture, their contributions and trials as well as their modern culture and how it came to be.

The fee is $3.50 to $5 plus tax. For more information, call 770-387-3747.

Volunteer some of your time on September 10, 2011 to help prepare Red Top Mountain State Park in Cartersville, Georgia for upcoming events such as Harvest Time at the Homestead, Halloween hayrides, and more. They need help getting the cabin prepared to host Harvest Time at the Homestead on September 24 and 25, 2011 from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Harvest Time at the Homestead gives you an opportunity to step into the past to experience some ways of life for people back in the 1800s. There will be demonstrators showing how different crafts like woodworking and soapmaking were done and how tasks like laundry were accomplished. A Civil War camp will be created so stop by to talk to the soldiers.

There is a $5 parking fee. For more information on this event and volunteering, call 770-975-0055.