Click the link below and scan the QR code to sign up! New Echota QR New Echota is one of the most significant Cherokee Indian sites in the nation and was where the tragic “Trail of Tears” officially began. In 1825, the Cherokee national legislature established a capital called New Echota at the headwaters of […]

And a gardening activity! Can’t join us in Paulding? You can join us by Zoom! Register Here!

Thanks to all those attended the 2024 Black History Month presentation, “Rosenwald Schools and African American Education in the 19th Century”. More than 90 people registered for the event and 38+ people in attendance. Here’s the link for the recording for anyone who was unable to attend. https://highlands.zoom.us/rec/share/ib-TPUi5TJABxiWyXII8A8jJ20mMm5DbSffPcdSs9IqfB45DzrAPIuINcRXfUTep.05cgnN3OuSTn2TBs Passcode: ML3R@p@e

Black History Month @ GHC! Join us for a very interesting presentation about Rosenwald Schools. What: How Rosenwald Schools Changed African-American Education during the 19th Century Who: Valerie Coleman, Curator, Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Center When: Friday, Feb. 23rd, 11-12:30p Where: Zoom (virtual). Click here to register! The Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Center is a restored Rosenwald School that […]

If you’re a fan of true crime and stories about the South, you don’t want to miss this event!

Please join us for an afternoon with local icon and storyteller, Gary Mitchum Reeves (better known simply as ‘Mitchum’). In an interview with Dr. Scotty Akemon, GHC Professor of History and Political Science, Mitchum will share stories about his life bootlegging (illegally transporting) moonshine, being accused of a murder he didn’t commit, and growing up […]

In recognition of Black History Month, Georgia Highlands College has partnered with filmmakers, The Knights Young Productions, to screen their 53rd NAACP Image Award nominated film, These Final Hours. This film short has garnered several accolades including: Audience Choice, Portland Film Festival (2021); Best Short, Sedona International Film Festival (2022), Hip Hop Film Festival (2022), […]

  In recognition of Black History Month, Georgia Highlands College has partnered with filmmakers, The Knights Young Productions, to screen their 53rd NAACP Image Award nominated film, These Final Hours. This film short has garnered several accolades including: Audience Choice, Portland Film Festival (2021); Best Short, Sedona International Film Festival (2022), Hip Hop Film Festival […]

In partnership with the Kingston Women’s History Club, Georgia Highlands College will host baseball historian, Ted Knorr. Ted will give a presentation titled, Rap’s Rap: Life and Times of Herbert Alphonso “Rap” Dixon. Rap Dixon embarked on his career as a standout right fielder in the Negro League at the age of 14. He is […]