Meet Briana Vianen, one of Historic Oakland Foundation’s spring programming interns. She’s a senior at Georgia State University, earning her degree in Education. Here, Briana shares her thoughts on interning with HOF. I’ve always believed that you can learn anywhere,…
Historic Oakland Foundation has partnered with the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship to increase access to Oakland's rich history. Visitors will now be able to discover more about Atlanta's legacy of Black achievement with a free, digital tour of the…
Historic Oakland Foundation members are invited to a special members-only preview of our Spring Plant Sale on April 9 at Oakland’s Beaumont Allen Greenhouse. The Spring Plant Sale will be open to the general public by reservation on Saturday, April 10. In order to…
Historic Oakland Foundation invites its members to an online conversation with local author and Senior Director of Archives for The Breman Museum Jeremy Katz about his new book, The Jewish Community of Atlanta, on March 25 at 7 p.m. We'll…
Early Sunday morning, February 28, unknown individuals vandalized the Lion of Atlanta statue and the Confederate Obelisk at historic Oakland Cemetery. This is not the first time vandalism has taken place in the Civil War section of the cemetery. In…
In the heart of Buckhead lies a piece of history that most residents of this affluent community know nothing about. Mt. Olive Cemetery, located off Pharr Road, is a tiny cemetery on a shrubby hill adjacent to Frankie Allen Park.…
Meet Taylor Roberts, one of Historic Oakland Foundation's spring programming interns. She's a senior at Oglethorpe University, where she currently serves as the president of the student body and the student representative on the DEI Taskforce. Her major field of…
Oakland Museum Store manager Tim Wright interviewed Kyle Brooks, a.k.a. Black Cat Tips via email about his inspiration and influences. Here's what Kyle had to say. Want more Black Cat Tips? Join us online Saturday, February 20 at 3 p.m.…
“Why do not more young colored men and women take up photography as a career? The average white photographer does not know how to deal with colored skins and having neither sense of the delicate beauty or tone nor will…
In 2018, Historic Oakland Foundation's PRO Team restored the Smith-Callaway ledgers in Oakland's historic African American Burial Grounds. Director of Preservation Ashley Shares and Preservation and Operations Specialist Sean Diaz describe re-leveling the marble ledgers in a relatively small space…
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