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TLC 1945 - Mondays, Oct 6 - Nov 10 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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1945 - Mondays, Oct 6 - Nov 10 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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In this series, historian Bryon Boyd follows the dramatic final year of World War II month by month. From the Yalta Conference, the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the liberation of Nazi death camps to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, each lecture examines the pivotal upheavals, and human stories that shaped the war’s end. The series concludes with the Nuremberg Trials and the emergence of a new world order.

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In this series, historian Bryon Boyd follows the dramatic final year of World War II month by month. From the Yalta Conference, the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the liberation of Nazi death camps to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, each lecture examines the pivotal upheavals, and human stories that shaped the war’s end. The series concludes with the Nuremberg Trials and the emergence of a new world order.

In this series, historian Bryon Boyd follows the dramatic final year of World War II month by month. From the Yalta Conference, the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the liberation of Nazi death camps to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, each lecture examines the pivotal upheavals, and human stories that shaped the war’s end. The series concludes with the Nuremberg Trials and the emergence of a new world order.

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1945

Mondays, October 6 - November 10 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Historian Byron Boyd recounts World War II’s dramatic final year, tracing key moments from Yalta and Iwo Jima to the liberation of Nazi camps, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Nuremberg Trials that reshaped the world.

Series Price: $50/members, $100 visitors | Individual Lectures: $10/$20 in advance, $20 at door

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Southerners Abroad

Mondays, October 6 - November 10 | 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

This six-week series highlights Southerners whose time abroad shaped culture and history—from Jefferson in France and the Telfair sisters in Europe to Alexander Lawton in Vienna, Mary Haskell Minis in Britain, and the Greene family in post–Civil War France.

Series Price: $50/members, $100 visitors | Individual Lectures: $10/$20 in advance, $20 at door

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The Blues: Tracing the Roots of the Legendary Musical Form

Mondays, October 6 - November 10 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Sally Rountree Klein traces the Blues from its roots in hardship to its place as one of America’s most enduring musical traditions, blending history with memorable performances.

Series Price: $50/members, $100 visitors

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Gilded Age Entrepreneur: The Curious Life of Albert Pullman

Monday, October 6 | 5:30 - 6:30pm

Historian Simon Cordery shares the fascinating story of Albert Pullman, the inventive yet unconventional older brother of George Pullman, who designed luxury railroad cars and marketed them to America’s elite during the Gilded Age.

Price: $15/members, $20 visitors

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The Ashurst Sisters and Their Times

Monday, October 13 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Georgia Southern professor Allison Belzer introduces the Ashurst sisters of Victorian England—Eliza, Caroline, Matilda, and Emilie—fearless women whose activism spanned causes from Italian unification to abolition.

Price: $15/members, $20 visitors

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The Okefenokee: Wild Heart of Georgia

Monday, October 20 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Eric Swanson of Georgia’s non-profit 100 Miles delves deeply into the Okefenokee Swamp, exploring its name, history, wildlife, and people to reveal why it’s known as the “wild heart of Georgia.”

Price: $15/members, $20 visitors

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Rasputin: The Man Who Would Not Die

Monday, October 27 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Retired Georgetown University adjunct professor Ralph Nurnberger unravels the unbelievable rise of Rasputin, the semi-literate mystic who gained influence in the final years of Czarist Russia, and the astounding, controversial truth behind his death.

Price: $15/members, $20 visitors

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Flannery O’Connor, Artist,

Monday, November 4 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Antique and art appraiser David Levy explores Flannery O’Connor’s lesser-known talents as a cartoonist and painter, including a newly discovered cache of her artwork, and shares his appraisals for the O’Connor Charitable Trust.

Price: $15/members, $20 visitors

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Melodies of the Musical Comedy

Monday, November 10 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm

In this exclusive Learning Center concert, pianist Ray La Rovere—who has performed with legends like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.—plays selections from Academy Award-winning musical comedies and the American songbook, featuring medleys by Gershwin and Porter.

Price: $15/members, $20 visitors

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