What's Happening in Roswell, GA…

Staff members at Barrington Hall have announced their schedule of upcoming Wednesday Evening Lectures. According to an article in the Roswell Patch, the talks take place on Wednesdays throughout the upcoming months, in the Hall's activity room, located in the coach house.

Topics in the series cover history and issues of local interest, with each talk about one hour in length. The talks are followed by Q&A sessions. People may arrive from 6.30 p.m., and the lectures start at 7 p.m.

The first lecture is July 13, on “Hood’s Flank Attack at Atlanta, July 22, 1864.” On July 20, the lecture will be about Roswell's history; and on July 27, the speaker will discuss “The March of the Orphans.” The title refers to a battle fought at Stones River, also known as Murfreesboro, in 1863.

On August 3, the talk will be on “Confederate Naval Stories,” and on August 31, the lecturer will present “Photographs of Georgia's Confederate Monuments.” The last two lectures are on September 21 and November 16. The former is entitled “The Clock and The Cannon – Keeping and Regulating Time During the Civil War”; and the latter features “Landscapes for the People – George Alexander Grant, First Chief Photographer of the National Park Service.”

Admission to each lecture is $5 for each person, and complimentary snacks are to be served. Since there is limited seating and the talks are popular, patrons are urged to arrive early. Events like these can benefit from a flyer printing company creating informational handouts.