FunkHeritageCenter

Georgia's official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center

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Explore the rich history of Pine Log Mountain with Dr. Donna Little this Wednesday at 2pm at the Funk Heritage Center. Donna has written many blog posts on the history and ecology of Pine Log Mountain. #museums #lectures #museumlectures #thingstodo #thingstodoatl #reinhardt

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Andrew Lee will host a primitive skills workshop this Wednesday, March 13, at 2 pm the Funk Heritage Center. Lee employs primitive techniques to construct folded bark containers, stone tools, cordage & glue and atlatl & darts. Come join us! #museumlectures #primitiveskills

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This Wednesday at 2 pm at the Funk for #WomensHistoryMonth : “Cherokee Women—Invincible Spirits” discusses Cherokee women from ancient times to the present, exploring the lives of Cherokee women from the time before Europeans arrived in the Americas to the twenty-first century.

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Cherokee Nation citizen Troy Wayne Poteete will join us at the Funk TODAY, Nov. 3 at 2 pm to present Triumph over Tragedy: The Cherokee Nation Again Thrives. The presentation will discuss how Cherokee citizens have drawn inspiration from their ancestors. #thingstodo #museums

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Cherokee Nation citizen Troy Wayne Poteete will be at the Funk this Friday, Nov. 3 at 2 pm to present Triumph over Tragedy: The Cherokee Nation Again Thrives. The presentation will discuss how Cherokee citizens have drawn inspiration from their ancestors. #thingstodo #museums

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Native American Heritage Month is being celebrated by Reinhardt University and the Funk Heritage Center with a full slate of speakers and activities this November. Free admission from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sat. Nov. 4.
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Join us this Thursday, Oct. 12 at 2 pm as archivist, librarian, and genealogist Tamika Strong discusses how an idea became a reality, resulting in the creation of a community archive of African American Funeral Programs. #genealogy #thingstodo #museums #lectures #cherokeecounty

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The Funk Heritage Center is closed today, October 5, for a special school event. We hope to see our visitors tomorrow when we re-open! 😀

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Join us this Thursday, Sept. 28 at 2 pm as we discuss naturalists John and William Bartram and their journeys through the Southeast with Dr. Christopher Robinson. #reinhardtuniversity #lectures #museums #thingstodo

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Mark Warren will deliver a presentation about the Traditional Medicines of the Southeast this Thursday, Sept. 21 at 2 pm. Warren teaches a wilderness and primitive survival skill school at Medicine Bow in the Southern Appalachians. Come join us! #lectures #museums

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Please join us at the FHC this Thursday, Sept. 14, at 2 pm as we explore the ancient origins of our community. Archaeologist Paul Webb will take us back to the excavation of the Hickory Log site (the WalMart location off I-575). #archaeology #thingstodo #reinhardtuniversity

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"Black in Appalachia" podcast director William Isom II will be speaking at the Funk Heritage Center today, Sept. 7, at 2 pm about interactions between Cherokees & blacks on the early American frontier. Free to members! #thingstodo #waleska #blackinappalachia #reinhardtuniversity

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Our newest exhibit, Realms, opens July 22 at 2 pm at the Funk. On hand will be RAPTORS AND REPTILES, thanks to the Chattahoochee Nature Center and the Georgia Reptile Society! Come join us. #raptors #reptiles #museums #thingstodo

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Find some unique gifts for #Earthday2023 at #ReinhardtUniversity and the #FunkHeritageCenter ... Vendors include Georgia Rustics Candle Company, SugarMags Woodcraft, and Uniquely Debey. #shoplocal

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Come see us at the Bennett Craft Fair today! Vendors such as Uniquely Debey, Handmade by Healy, the Poppin Grandma, RedHanded Trade, Wagon Track Designs, and many others will be here until 2 pm #thingstodo #cherokeecounty #Waleska #thingstodoinatl #craftfair #Earthday

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"Crawford Long and the Discovery of Anesthesia," a lecture by Maria Clark of the Crawford Long Museum, today at 2 pm at the Funk Heritage Center!

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Learn about the origins of Marietta, Georgia in our special talk this Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Funk Heritage Center! Liz Malone will discuss "Life and Death in a Georgia Town: The Roots of Marietta Ga, 1832-1891" https://t.co/lXNcV4AiYN

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: "How Rosenwald Funded Schools Helped Change the Education of African-Americans in the Early 20th Century" Thursday, Feb. 2 2 pm. Valerie Coleman of the Noble Hill Wheeler Memorial Center explores the fascinating history of these schools. Come learn with us!