Livestream Programs by the Northeast Georgia History Center

To provide educational programming during school closings, the Northeast Georgia History Center has scheduled livestream programs on YouTube for students and the general public to enjoy from home. Below is a schedule of our upcoming events. More events will be added as needed. If there is a specific topic you would like us to present, please email your request to [email protected].

Students can watch on Facebook Live or YouTube Live at the following links:

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Livestream Schedule Livestream Program: Civil War Camp March 19th at 12 PM EST Only about 1% of a Civil War soldier’s time was spent fighting; the rest was activities like marching, drilling, and cooking. See up close and personal the everyday life of Civil War soldiers in camp during this online program.

Livestream Program: Tour of Exhibits Part 1 March 20th at 2 PM EST Join our Executive Director and historian Glen Kyle during a live tour of our exhibits during this three-part livestream series! This first section of the tour will cover Native American cultures of the Northeast Georgia region and Indian Removal in the 1840s. Appropriate for all ages. Livestream Program: Cherokee Leader John Ross March 23rd at 2 PM EST This program is the first of a three-part series offering different perspectives on Indian Removal during the 1840s. In this historic character program, you'll hear from Cherokee Leader John Ross who fought against removal vehemently but also suffered consequences due to removing so much later than others. Historian Glen Kyle will take your questions after the character presentation.

Livestream Program: Leader Greenwood LeFlore March 24th at 2 PM EST This historic character program is the second of a three-part series offering different perspectives on Indian Removal during the 1840s. You'll hear from Choctaw Leader Greenwood Leflore who negotiated the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek within four months of the thus securing the best lands for his people in the new . Historian Glen Kyle will take your questions after the character presentation.

Livestream Program: President March 25th at 2 PM EST This historic character program is the third of a three-part series offering different perspectives on Indian Removal during the 1840s. You'll hear from President Andrew Jackson, the man perceived in the popular imagination as being almost single-handedly responsible for the Indian Removal Act and the resultant Trail of Tears. Historian Glen Kyle will take your questions after the character presentation.

Livestream Program: Rosie the Riveter March 26th at 2 PM EST Join us for a livestream historic character program with a "Rosie" from World War II. Rosie, portrayed by Libba Beaucham, will be taking questions at the end with historian Glen Kyle to discuss the roles of women in World War II. Livestream Program: Harriet Tubman March 27th at 2 PM EST Join us for a livestream historic character program with abolitionist, suffragist, and conductor of the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman, portrayed by Chiara Richardson. Mrs. Tubman will be taking questions from the chat at the end!

Livestream Program: Frederick Douglass March 30th at 2 PM EST Join us for a livestream historic character program with abolitionist and suffragist Frederick Douglass, portrayed by Mustapha Slack. Frederick Douglass will take questions from the chat at the end!

Livestream Program: Civil War Nurses March 31th at 2 PM EST Join Living History Interpreter Marie Walker as she presents a livestream on nurses during the . She'll be taking questions from the chat!

Please take advantage of our original Webisodes available anytime at https://vimeo.com/showcase/webisodes

Questions? Requests? Please email [email protected]