During Illumine we are showcasing just a few of the interesting stories our creative team is shining a light on during this four-day light experience. The “Public Ground,” known today as “North Public,” was Oakland’s first pauper burial ground for…
During Illumine we are showcasing just a few of the interesting stories our creative team is shining a light on during this four-day light experience. In 1849, the Atlanta City Council recognized that a small burial ground on Peachtree Road…
During Illumine we are showcasing just a few of the interesting stories our creative team is shining a light on during this four-day light experience. This post is excerpted from longtime Oakland volunteers Ren and Helen Davis' book, Atlanta’s Oakland…
We will celebrate Earth Day on Monday, April 22. Earth Day was founded in 1970 to raise awareness for environmental issues and celebrate Mother Earth. But over the years, Earth Day has evolved to become a global celebration that revolves…
Read on to learn about the history of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters from Dr. Catherine Lewis, a Bobby Jones scholar and noted Atlanta historian. As the best players in the world gather in Augusta this April, it…
Alice May Fowler was born on February 22, 1858, to Noah and Flora McKean Fowler in Atlanta. Her father worked in real estate and her mother oversaw the home. Alice was the second born of twelve children. But one seven…
Sarah White Carlisle is often recognized as the “Mother of Atlanta.” Sarah was born in Marietta in 1825 and she married 21-year-old Willis Carlisle in 1841. On the advice of the preacher who married them, the young couple moved to…
In the month of February, we bring up the topic of love quite often at Oakland Cemetery. Although it does sound odd to discuss love stories at a cemetery, the 70,000 people who rest at Oakland loved or were loved…
Georgia’s 159 counties are second in number in the United States only to Texas’s 254 counties. By legend, Georgia created so many counties to accommodate the time it took a farmer on a horse or mule-drawn wagon to travel to…
In today’s society, it would be odd to imagine a time where Christmas was not widely celebrated and enjoyed. However, this was the case before the Victorian era where Christmas was only minimally celebrated in Britain and various other English-speaking…