May 30, 2025
How The Yarbrough Family Preserved Panola Mountain
Before it was a declared a State Park in 1974, Panola was privately owned by John Yarbrough, a local motor man who fell in love with the mountain. It’s hard...
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May 27, 2025
Chakira’s Cookout In Stone Mountain
Join Commissioner Chakira Johnson and the District 4 Team for their inaugural cookout to celebrate summer and get prepared for the upcoming school year at the East Central DeKalb Community...
May 22, 2025
Volunteer: Habitat Restoration Workday At Historic Wilburn Farm
Birds Georgia is restoring approximately 20 acres of grassland for birds and other wildlife at the Historic Wilburn Farm in the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. The goal of this...
May 22, 2025
Volunteer: Habitat Restoration Workday At Historic Wilburn Farm
Birds Georgia is restoring approximately 20 acres of grassland for birds and other wildlife at the Historic Wilburn Farm in the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. The goal of this...
May 20, 2025
CANCELLED Celebrating Preservation, Conservation and Interpretation at Lyon Farm
Join the Arabia Alliance on June 16, 10am-12pm as we kick off our week of Juneteenth events Celebrating Preservation, Conservation and Interpretation at Lyon Farm. Participate in the updated...
May 20, 2025
3rd Annual Juneteenth Storytelling Festival On Bruce Street
It’s that time of the year again to share your history but this time with a photographic twist! Please join us on Tuesday, June 17 from 1-3pm for our 3rd...
Mar 25, 2025
Flannery O’Connor’s Connection To The Monastery Of The Holy Spirit
On the Georgia author’s 100th birthday, we look at how Flannery O’Connor discovered the Monastery, and how some of her famous peacocks wound up there. March 25th this year marks...
Feb 26, 2025
Monastery Of The Holy Spirit Highlights And Insights Tour
Learn more about Conyers’ incredible Monastery of the Holy Spirit. Tour participants will revel in the profound beauty and history of one of the most magnificent places in Georgia during...
Feb 18, 2025
Black History Month: Bruce Street Alum Mae Frances Anderson
Anderson is the last living member of the Bruce Street School graduating class of 1950 and her grandmother Frances Branham was a third-grade teacher at the school. At 90, Mae...
Jan 28, 2025
How Ed Alexander Saved Alexander Lake
A revered landscape architect who designed the children’s garden in the White House, Alexander was also a passionate preservationist who convinced others to protect local green spaces Anyone...
Dec 17, 2024
Hidden Figures: Moses Green, The Monastery’s Celebrated Mason
Visitors to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit (MoHS) may not know the name Moses Green, but his work abounds throughout the Monastery grounds. If you see brick on brick,...
Dec 13, 2024
MLK Day History Harvest At Stonecrest Library
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, help uncover some local history. Staff from the Arabia Alliance are looking for rare, vintage and historic images, and WE NEED YOUR HELP!...