Field Notes

Famous Civil Rights figures in the Heritage Area include organizer Lucious Sanders, Councilwoman Maggie Woods and Lithonia Mayor Marcia Glenn Hunter.  On this Martin Luther King Day, we revisit the […]

Ada Anderson’s name may not appear in history books but she fed a generation of Lithonia school children and inspired many more with her recipes and generosity.  Many history books […]

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 birds […]

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 very different when Native […]

With brand new river access sites set to be completed in the near future, the South River is quickly becoming Metro Atlanta’s flagship paddling and water recreation destination. The South […]

Opened during the peak of the Pandemic, New Black Wall Street Market features more than 100 black-owned businesses and pop-ups plus lots of Black-themed entertainment. Two years ago, Matt Hampton, […]

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 […]

The Arabia Alliance crew got to tour the Upper Housatonic Valley NHA in Western Massachusetts, seeing such incredible sites as the home city of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Norman […]

The 95-year-old monk at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit has led a fascinating life, including serving in WWII and marching with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sixty years ago, […]

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 […]

Ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes, is extremely common. Due to a large variety of snake species across the globe, it’s difficult to distinguish between venomous and nonvenomous kinds, and many […]

“Friends and Family,” a local chapter or “crew” of the national walking organization GirlTREK, has deep roots in the National Heritage Area. Gina Jones of Loganville Georgia has walked for […]