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Grand Opening of Smithsonian Exhibit at Southern Museum
KENNESAW, GA – See our nation’s National Parks and Monuments without leaving the state Saturday, January 24, at the opening of “These Rare Lands”, a new Smithsonian traveling exhibition, at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. Grand opening activities include guest lectures with video and slide show presentations about some of our national parks and a raffle for a $50 gift certificate to Galyan’s.
The grand opening day lecture series includes:
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| 10:30am | “Hiking the National Parks” |
| Gary Monk of the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club
will give a video presentation on the Appalachian Trail Club
and a slide show presentation of his experiences hiking the
Appalachian Trail and the John Muir Trail in California.
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| 1:00pm | “Atlanta’s National Park: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield” |
| John Cissell, Park Superintendent, will discuss
the history and amenities of Kennesaw’s own National Park.
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| 3:00pm | “Death Valley National Park and Mojave National Preserve” |
| Robert Jones, President of the Kennesaw Historical
Society, will share his experiences hiking through the Death
Valley National Park and Mohave National Preserve with a slide
show.
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“These Rare Lands” captures our National Parks through the work of photographer Stan Jorstad and was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and can be viewed until March 21, 2004. “These Rare Lands” presents 44 large-format color panoramic photographs that capture the majesty of U.S. National Parks and Monuments. Beginning with an introductory statement by actor, environmental activist, and director Robert Redford, the exhibition includes six text panels describing Jorstad’s career, his photographic techniques, and a brief history of the National Park Service.
In addition to SITES exhibits, the Museum features three permanent collections. The Great Locomotive Chase recounts the story of the theft of the General locomotive by Union spies and William Fuller’s efforts to get it back. Railroads: Lifelines of the Civil War depicts the important role railroads played during the conflict and details the war time life of soldiers and citizens with an extensive collection of photographs, personal items, uniforms, weapons, musical instruments, and more. Glover Machine Works: Casting a New South illustrates life in a turn-of-the-century locomotive factory using reproductions, film, locomotives, machine patterns, and archives.
“These Rare Lands” photographs appear courtesy of Time, Inc. This exhibition was made possible through the generous support of Galyan’s.The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is 20 miles north of Atlanta, off I-75 at exit 273, Wade Green Road. Call (770) 427-2117 or visit www.southernmuseum.org for more information.