Welcome to the Bartow History Museum
Welcome to
the Bartow History Museum. We offer many resources for the
historian and casual visitor alike. The Museum is open Monday
through Saturday. We offer special Exhibits throughout the
year. Researching your family's history? Check out our
Archives or give us a call. Do you know anything about the
Etowah Mounds, the Cherokee or General Sherman? Why are Sam P.
Jones, Rebecca Felton, and Joe Frank Harris still talked about
in a neighborly fashion? If none of these names ring a bell –
you should visit us to find out why they are an integral part
of Bartow County!
The Bartow
History Museum in conveniently located in downtown
Cartersville, Georgia on 13 North Wall Street.
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Upcoming Events
Lunch And Learn Series: Third Wednesday
of each month from Noon to 1:00 pm
July 15, Beth
Woodward-
Woodward, from the Atlanta History
Center, will discuss Cherokee medicine and the herbs and
greenery they used to treat illness.
August 19,
Jerri Holloway-
Holloway,
Curator and Historian of the Adairsville Rail Depot Age of
Steam Museum, will discuss the history of Adairsville.
Evening Lectures: Last Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm
July 30,
Christy Snider-
Snider,
professor at Berry College, will discuss the roles of women
during World War II.
August 27, Brad
Quinlin-
Quinlin,
author of
Duty
Well Performed, History of the 21st Ohio Infantry and
Remembering, A Tour of the Marietta National Cemetery,
will
discuss historic cemeteries near Cartersville and Bartow
County and how to identify Civil War burials.
Special Events
An Evening
in Oak Hill Cemetery-
On Saturday,
October 3, the BHM will host its seventh annual tour of Oak
Hill Cemetery, presented in cooperation with StageWorks Inc.
Tours begin at 6:00 p.m. and take place each half hour, with
the final tour beginning at 8:00 p.m. Tickets will go on
sale September 1, 2009. Tickets are limited and must be
purchased in advance at the Museum Gift Shop. The price of
tickets is $10.00 for museum members and $15.00 for
non-members.
Current Exhibit
"The Rebirth of the 1869
Courthouse"- The exhibit includes before and after
photos of the building, concept drawings of our new exhibits,
and objects and images related to the Courthouse's history.
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