Nearly everyone has heard of Typhoid Mary, who was quarantined for the final decades of her life because she was a carrier of typhoid fever. But Mary was far from the first or last typhoid fever patient in history. Typhoid fever is an ancient disease, the presence of which in the historical record is hard to detect because of changing views and knowledge concerning the fever itself. In this class we’ll give Mary Mallon her due, but we’ll also take a typhoid tour through the deeper past.

Join others in this interactive class to learn more about the Hargrett Library's current project to identify, digitize, and transcribe records related to enslavement in Georgia. Participants will learn more about the grant project and work in pairs to transcribe documents. These transcripts, along with digital images of the documents, will be made freely available through the Digital Library of Georgia. Members should plan to bring a personal laptop or tablet in order to type their transcripts.

Campmeetings are a religious tradition arising from the Second Great Awakening of the late 1700s and early 1800s. Today, these unique gatherings--part family and community reunion and part spiritual revival--continue with week-long gatherings at campgrounds around the state. This presentation highlights the history of Salem Campmeeting in Covington, which began in 1828. The program provides insight into how the campmeeting has evolved from a gathering of rural local farmers in the early 1800s, through the upheaval of a schism in the Methodist church and the Civil War and into a modern-day religious gathering that attracts attendees from across the country.

No president has had a greater, lasting impact on our national parks than Jimmy Carter. The U. S. National Park System doubled in acreage during the Carter administration. Carter's is the only presidential term to see over 50 new NPS units created, which span a remarkable collection of diverse natural and historical resources.