Many of the historic preservation students at Georgia State University find lucrative employment through local cultural resource management firms. These firms specialize in historical research, documentation, and compliance with preservation laws. Many of my classmates working with these firms find…
This year on Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, Historic Oakland Foundation welcomed hundreds of volunteers to join us in a volunteer day on the grounds. During the course of the day, one of our youngest volunteers stumbled…
Capturing the Spirit of Oakland has been an institution of Historic Oakland Foundation for 17 years. The tours are designed to enlighten rather than frighten, as the spirits of Oakland’s residents wait eagerly to tell their stories. This year, the…
The entire cemetery is in the midst of a massive repaving project, and recent work in the African American section left Mrs. Mamie White’s grave marker half buried and splattered with cement. The marker had been broken and replaced many…