The Boomers: Reflecting, Sharing, Learning
Authors Urge Others to Put Their Stories Down on Paper
Thursday, 13 June 2013 12:56
"Athens has been moving houses since before the Civil War," explained Charlotte Thomas Marshall in Wednesday's program at the Richard Russell Special Collections Library auditorium to an audience of about 150, and 11 who watched online. Her soon to be released book The Tangible History of Athens with eleven other Athenian authors started out as research for an article on moved houses in Athens and ended up a 300 page well illustrated and researched book. CLICK HERE to listen to the entire program.
Over 200 images from the book, like this one of the president's house on Prince Avenue, rotated above the heads of four of these author-historians as they talked about the houses, parts of houses, the people who lived in them, and Athens' history.
Charlotte, along with authors Milton Leathers, Gary Doster, and University Archivist emeritus Steven Brown, urged others to put their stories on paper, using documents and photos they have in their possession, they find at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library or the Athens Library's Heritage Room. "There are still many books to come out of the Hargrett," and the Athens Heritage Room, noted Steven.
"This kind of thing happens all over the U.S.," said Milton, explaining that this book could serve as a prototype for other communities.
You can learn why the color pink used to be masculine, why houses were moved, and all sorts of wonderful things about Athens, Georgia from this lively group of authors by listening to the archived program. CLICK HERE for the link. If your operating system is not compatible with the WebEx service, you can watch from the library, 2025 Baxter St. Bring your earphones, or purchase them for $2.00 at the desk.
Lively Discussion on Researching for Athens Architectural Book on June 12
Monday, 10 June 2013 09:44
Join three of the eleven authors of The Tangible Past of Athens, Georgia and Hargrett research librarian emeritus, Steven Brown on June 12, 12:30 p.m. in the Special Collections Libraries auditorium in the Richard B. Russell Building, 300 S. Hull St.
Charlotte Thomas Marshall, who calls herself editor-by-default of this ambitious book, has been soaking up Athens lore and history for the past 43 years. She is the author of Historic Houses of Athens and Oconee Hill Cemetery of Athens, Georgia, Volume 1. The new book includes three essays by Charlotte. Joining her on June 12, will be co-authors Milton Leathers and Gary Doster, and Steven Brown, a key to the success of the book as he mined the special collections library for hundreds of photos and documents not yet published and rarely seen.
Jean Cleveland is offering a free tour of the Special Collections Library following the program.
Please join us in the auditorium or online if you can't get there. You'll see hundreds of rarely seen photos as you hear about the story of the making of this book by these very entertaining people. CLICK HERE for the link to the webcast. The password is 123456. If you think you'd like instruction on how to join ahead of time, WATCH THIS VIDEO (no sound) ahead of time. It is really easy. 
Not for tablets or other mobile devices, but that may be coming in the near future.
Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information. The program is free and open to the public.
The Making of The Tangible History of Athens, Georgia on June 12 at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:01
Some of Athens antique houses were moved to their current locations instead of residing where they were built. What started out to be a project by a few Athens history lovers to document which houses were moved and when ended up being a much
broader book on architectural history, The Tangible History of Athens, Georgia. Although the book is not available until December, you can get a sneak preview of some of the images and information that have never been published in a lively program on June 12, 12:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Special Collections Libraries in the Richard B. Russell building, 300 Hull St. 
Mark your calendar now to see The Making of The Tangible History of Athens, Georgia with Charlotte Thomas Marshall, Milton Leathers, Gary Doster and Steven Brown. If you can't make it to the Richard B. Russell building, you can watch it from your computer at home or work with a link which can be found here later. The program will also be archived on this website.
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