Remembering the Red & Blue: History of the University of West Georgia

This summer, the UHP team has been researching known and possible surviving enslaved African American workers from the Thomas Bonner plantation (c.1833 or 1843 through 1865), lands which became the campus for the Fourth District A&M School in 1906. Find out more on the Center for Public History's Instagram page. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0EWT5QF7qw/

Here’s an article about the meeting that is accessible to all! Copy-and-paste this link to learn more: http://thecitymenus.com//uwg-working-with-community-partn/

Are you a Times-Georgian subscriber? Find out how the UWG Center for Public History and its University History Project are involved with the former plantation archaeological survey and resulting community engagement to tell the stories of the enslaved the Bonner plantation and their descendants. https://times-georgian.com//uwg-hosts-first-open-meeting-/

We've updated our University History Project page on the UWG Center for Public History's website. Check it out! https://uwgcph.org/university-history-project/

Today, Dr. Brock (center) and the University History Project team had their final semester meeting over breakfast at a local favorite, the Maple Street Diner. Thanks to all of the great work by (left to right) Tracy Phelps, Heather Rodriguez, Vanessa Blanks, Chelsea Neese, and Christopher Chuhna! A special thanks to University Archivist Shanee' Murrain (second from right) for all of her time and assistance with research and programs and collaborations!

Find out about our engagement with Greek Founders and our most recent exhibit on UWG's counterculture.

The work of Center for Public History graduate students in creating our newest exhibit is featured on the university's homepage!

Installation of our Counterculture exhibit is underway! Many thanks to SignWorks Pro of Carrollton! Please join us for the opening this Thursday, October 19, from 4-6.

Exciting things are happening for the University History Project! Keep an eye out for our next exhibit-- Love, War , & Politics: West Georgia's Counter Culture, 1965-1973. Stay tuned.......

Do you have "stuff" related to your time at WGC in the 1960s and 1970s? We are looking for a few objects to put on display for our Counterculture exhibit, which will open in October. Please PM us if you have objects we might borrow!

Yesterday, University History Coordinator Kaitlin Costley and Center Assistant Director Keri Adams stepped back in time by exploring Foster’s Store on Maple Street. L.R. Foster converted this former country store into off-campus housing in 1966 for a rate of $50 a month per person. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, West Georgia College students congregated here where they discussed contemporary events and politics and occasionally partied. Later, it became storage for Et...hel Foster Marks and Reverend J. T. Marks. As you can see, the presence of its former tenants and the Fosters lingers. From furniture and clothing to books, photographs, and architectural remnants, the space tells the story of a bygone time of West Georgia College, the students, and its connection to the community. This fall, Foster’s Store will be featured in an exhibit regarding the counterculture on UWG’s campus during the 1960s and 1970s. So, stay tuned for more details. Special thanks to Pastor Kevin Jarrett of Southern Hills Christian Church for giving us access to the property! #wentwestmadehistory #uwgcounterculture #uwghistoryproject #publichistory #fieldwork #uwgpublichistory #uwguhp See more