By Ann Boutwell
March 1, 2003: Imagine it! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta opened at 275 Centennial Park Drive. Housed on the ground floor of the 25-story Museum Tower condominiums, the Children’s Museum transports visitors into …

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation will hold its 26th annual Preservation Gala, A Fine Feathered Fête, at the Goodrum House (also known as the “Peacock House”) in Atlanta on Friday, March 19, at 7:30 …

By Ann Boutwell
Feb. 3-4, 1934: Pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart visited Atlanta as a guest of Davison-Paxon department store (now Macy’s). Her two-day itinerary began at the old Peachtree Street store’s new third-floor Amelia Earhart shop. …

By Ann Boutwell
Jan. 1, 1922: Kirkwood, an incorporated community in DeKalb County since 1899, was annexed into the City of Atlanta, a move unpopular with residents. Some tried to legally block the annexation, but …

StoryCorps, a national initiative to document the stories of everyday Americans, has opened its newest StoryBooth in Atlanta in partnership with public radio station WABE. StoryCorps is the most ambitious oral history project ever undertaken, …

By Ann Boutwell
Dec. 1, 1953: Atlanta University president Dr. Rufus Early Clement (1933-1969) won a decisive election to the Atlanta Board of Education, defeating white incumbent T.H. Landers, who served on the board since 1927. …