Jan 27, 2023
Arabia Mountain’s Love Letter to the MLK Holiday
“You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace....
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Jul 14, 2022
Quilt Making in the Flat Rock Community
Quilt making has played an important role in the history of Flat Rock, one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia. Listen as Johnny Waits and Patricia Bryant, both descendants...
Jun 15, 2022
Father’s Day in the National Heritage Area
Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 19 (falling on the same day as Juneteenth this year). Here’s a breakdown of a few ways to spend your Father’s Day in the...
Jun 8, 2022
National Park Sites in Atlanta and Beyond
Summer is here, and the outdoors are calling. Luckily, there are a variety of National Parks open around Atlanta and beyond, not to mention Georgia’s wonderful State Parks. Here are...
Apr 15, 2022
Tour the Flat Rock Archives this Spring
Flat Rock is one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia. You can tour the Flat Rock Archives with Co-Founder, Johnny Waits, to experience the area’s history first-hand! You can...
Mar 12, 2022
Flat Rock Archives Museum Reopens
After a long hiatus due to COVID-19 and renovation work, the Flat Rock Archives museum is back open! With new exhibits describing the history of Black life in the rural South and...
Oct 25, 2021
Tour the Flat Rock Archives this Fall
Flat Rock is one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia. You can tour the Flat Rock Archives with Co-Founder, Johnny Waits, to experience the area’s history first-hand! You can...
Aug 30, 2021
Quilt Making in the Flat Rock Community
Quilt making has played an important role in the history of Flat Rock, one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia. Listen as Johnny Waits and Patricia Bryant, both descendants...
Jul 6, 2021
Tour the Flat Rock Archives!
Flat Rock is one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia and you can take a personal tour with Flat Rock Archives Co-Founder, Johnny Waits, to experience the area’s history...
Apr 23, 2021
Take a Tour of Flat Rock
Flat Rock is one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia and you can take a personal tour with Flat Rock Archives Co-Founder, Johnny Waits, to experience the area’s history...
Mar 3, 2021
Discover the Flat Rock Archives: Preserving and Sharing Rural African-American History in Georgia
Discover the powerful history of one of Georgia’s oldest African American communities at the Flat Rock Archives. Flat Rock is an over 150-year old Black community located in DeKalb County...
Jan 11, 2021
Preserving History: Construction Begins at the Lyon Farm
Photo by Kelly Jordan. Historic preservation efforts continue at the Lyon Farm, one of the oldest homesteads in DeKalb County and a part of the history of the African-American Flat...