Between Juneteenth and the nation’s 250th Independence Day celebration, our resident Hood Historian Brigette Jones reflects on the long march toward freedom for Black people in this country...
This year, the Arabia Alliance hosted its first-ever Field Note Writing contest, open to writers throughout Georgia. We picked one student winner London Ahyee, whose Field Note about Flat Rock...
Since the Arabia Alliance hosted a Celebration back in August, there’s been demand for public tours of DeKalb’s only extant plantation home. This month, those tours start. Beginning...
There are two-dozen cemeteries located in or near Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. Some go back to the Antebellum period, some are still maintained, and others we know surprisingly little...
On August 14, several years after a delay caused by COVID, more than 130 visitors attended the Arabia Alliance’s celebration of its most ambitious restoration project to-date: the stabilization...
The National Heritage Area contains some fascinating Civil War history from skirmishes at Flat Rock during the Battle of Atlanta to experiencing the destruction of William Sherman’s March to...
Before it was a State Park and National Natural Landmark, some locals used the remoteness of Panola Mountain to make moonshine. Panola Mountain State Park is known for its pristine...
Local histories abound with larger-than-life figures and fascinating tales. Enjoy this personal testimony about Frances Branham who taught at Bruce Street School for years. The Living Past The...
With Georgia’s abundance of birds comes the responsibility to preserve their essential environments, a mission that Birds Georgia has been tackling for years. With over 250 species of...
From Stone Mountain to the Weelaunee/South River, what is now DeKalb County contains many significant Native American archaeological sites. Today’s DeKalb County and Atlanta would’ve looked...
Stories of lynching, mob violence and Jim Crow-era White Terrorism are part of DeKalb County’s history. The Black American story has been one of triumph, resilience and steadfast hope for...
From bondage to the “Bridge Builder King,” Horace King’s life as a Black man in the Deep South defied all odds and became the stuff of legends. Born into enslavement...