Plains
farm day to teach third graders about agriculture.
On September 10, third-graders from area schools will experience first
hand the joys of agricultural science at the Plains Farm Day. Kids from
all around Southwest Georgia will learn all about agricultural and forestry
sciences at the Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center. The
day will feature 30 stations that provide students the opportunity to
get down and dirty and learn about farming.
They will also learn about Georgia’s most famous peanut farmer,
former President Jimmy Carter.
Sponsors include the Southwest Georgia Research and Education Center,
the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site’s Education Program, and
Fort Valley State University.
For more information
contact Cindy Gambill,
Agricultural Communications,
Fort Valley State University,
(478) 825-6345.
Gambillc@fvsu.edu |
VETERANS
PROJECT ASKS FOR HELP FROM STUDENTS
Motivated
by a desire to honor our nation’s war veterans for their service
and to collect their stories and experiences while they are still among
us, the United States Congress created the Veterans History Project.
The legislation received unanimous support and was signed into law by
President Clinton on October 27, 2000. It calls upon the American Folklife
Center at the Library of Congress to collect and preserve audio- and video-taped
oral histories, along with documentary materials such as letters, diaries,
maps, photographs, and home movies, of America’s war veterans and
those who served in support of them.
The Veterans History Project covers WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the
Persian Gulf War. It documents the work of soldiers in all branches of
the military and even those civilians who helped in the war efforts.
The National Museum of Patriotism in Atlanta helps to preserve the history
of Patriotism in America and will be contributing to the project. For
information on how your schools can become a Youth Partner of the Veterans
History Project write to Jason Wetzel at wetzel@museumofpatriotism.org.
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THE
BRITISH
ARE BRINGING
THEIR JEWELS
The British are coming
and they are bringing their jewels. On September 13-28, the Village of
Norcross will host the “Crowns and Regalia,” a British Heritage
Exhibit. The Crown Jewels and other official British artifacts will be
displayed.
The collection contains replicas of the historic crown jewels of Great
Britain. The originals, according to a 600-year-old law, can never leave
the tower of London. Over 70 pieces from the collection will be displayed.
Included are the crowns worn by kings and queens, four surviving crowns
from the Princess of Wales, and regalia used during coronations and state
occasions.
For more information go to www.royalnorcross.com |
