Historic Athens

National Endowment for the Humanities has made it possible for the DLG to make historic African American newspapers dating from 1886-1926 available free online.... Read more about these newly digitized papers on our blog at https://blog.dlg.galileo.usg.edu/?p=7751 #AfricanAmericanNewspapers #BlackNewspapers #GeorgiaHistoricNewspapers #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackHistory See more

Athens Places in Peril Spotlight: West Downtown! Featured on our 2020 list, this site was successfully protected through the creation of the new West Downtown Historic District. Nominations are open for our 2021 list. For details, visit: historicathens.com/preservationawards

We’ve spent a few hours today sprucing up the gift shop shelves in the visitor information room! Visit Athens, Georgia Explore Georgia Historic Athens

Six Serve UGA volunteers gave this yard a major clean-out in just two hours! They hauled tree trunks, tree limbs and more leaves than they had bags for all to m...ake headway toward painting. Kudos to Historic Athens interns and University of Georgia School of Social Work students Jacqueline Adams-Long and Hudson May for helping get it all done! See more

Starting today!

Terrapin Beer Co. + Historic Athens present: Mardi Gras WEEK! - https://mailchi.mp/c7c7d12a0a65/mardiweek

Want to walk/run a 5K for the first time? Register for the Historic Athens Virtual 5K by Sat. for a 30-day plan. Details below!Want to walk/run a 5K for the first time? Register for the Historic Athens Virtual 5K by Sat. for a 30-day plan. Details below!

Historic Athens Mardi Gras Returns Two new ways to join the celebration: Online Masquerade or Virtual 5K! - https://mailchi.mp/29d5f2d2017f/mardi21

Congratulations to our Historic Athens Porchfest sponsors, Tweed Recording on their first day of instruction! #TweedDay1

Runners on your mark! The Historic Athens Mardi Gras Virtual 5K has now begun. Please see the text below - and the images attached - for all the details you need to have a fun race day, log your times, and pick up your supplies. --- Hello, all! This message contains everything you need to walk/run your 5K, log your time, and find out details on shirt pickup if you signed up before Feb 7th. Thanks again to Russel Stalvey, Dustin Watts, and Terrapin Beer Co. for their supp...ort. Thanks to Satisfactory Design & Printing / Max Manahan for helping us with this order. Thanks to Eli Saragoussi for the incredible art. Mardi Gras Playlists: A big thanks to our intern Chigozie Amaeze for putting together Spotify and Apple Music playlists full of Mardi Gras music.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Qe9rLTnQYoZxmKjWdNepp Music: https://music.apple.com//mardi-gras-h/pl.u-e98ll7LSzJYZAYM Log Your Route: Finished with your run? Log your results here: https://forms.gle/McS2YyrJJQsnQW6E7. Remember, you can log your run anytime until 12pm on Friday, February 18th. Winners (M,F,X) will be announced as part of our FB live event that begins that Friday at 5pm. View the broadcast at facebook.com/historicathens. Thanks to Terrapin for providing prize packs! If you can, please use that form to upload photos of your run. Thank you! Historic Routes: Thank you to our Trustee Melissa Gogo for putting together some suggested historic routes. Want to run / walk your own route? That's fine! Choose any 3.1 mile route that you want. I've included the route photos on this post. When you finish your 5K, please (please) post a photo to social media and use #historicmardi21. Tag us and Terrapin if you can! Shirts: If you signed up before the February 7th shirt deadline, we have great news: your shirts are ready for pickup at our Old Firehall No.2 offices. You can stop by Friday from 10am-2pm, or Monday and Tuesday from 9am - 5pm. Just swing by 489 Prince Avenue, park on the cobblestones, and press the buzzer on the Prince Avenue sign. Jody Graichen or a member of our Historic Athens Interns will be right out (masked and social distanced) to bring out your shirt. Need it shipped? E-mail your preferred address to [email protected] and we will drop it in the mail next week. Tuesday's Masquerade: More details coming soon! Expect an e-mail and private link on Monday afternoon. Thank you so much, Tommy and Historic Athens

Update on ACC / Non-Profit Rental Changes - https://mailchi.mp/fd56a5ac0cf5/newyear-4850454

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Our elderly homeowner has lived in her home for decades, but was worried about bathroom accessibility as she gets older...Hands on Historic Athen was happy to w...ork with Second to None Repair and Remodeling and help this family stay put for a little while longer. Not quite finished, but we're getting there! See more

LIVECAST: Welcome to the Fleming-Wilkins House, with your host Michelle Nguyen! Part of the 2pm Weekday Athens History Matters Livecast, hosted by the staff of the Athens Welcome Center! This month until Halloween, we are sharing spooky tales and mysterious places in Athens.

UPDATE: ATHENS! #PumpkinsOnThePorch voting begins TOMORROW! Pictured here are our eleven entries from all over Athens, all of which are wonderfully unique! Be s...ure to visit https://www.visitathensga.com/pumpkins-contest/ starting tomorrow to vote for your favorite! Thank you so very much to everyone who participated! Business names and pumpkin names can be found on each photo. Visit Athens, Georgia Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Historic Athens

Like our Porchfest partners said ...

Today's volunteers from The Stello Initiative are getting A LOT done! Big thanks for a productive day!

Last chance! Our limited-edition, locally printed Historic Athens Porch*fest merchandise is almost gone. Visit historicathensporchfest.com before it’s too late. Designed by Eli Saragoussi and printed by Satisfactory. Benefits our 501c3 non-profit!

The Mayors Show: 2019 (first photo) and 2020 (safe and virtual, 2nd photo). A Historic Athens Porchfest close out tradition. Thanks, Dodd, Adam, Kelly. We will see you - all of you - again in October of 2021. Historic Athens Porchfest lives!

Dodd Ferrelle and Adam Poulin (Plus: Kelly Girtz) at Historic Athens Porch*fest Hosted by Historic Athens. Sponsored by Tweed Rec., Athentic Brewing, and Brant Rackley (Sound Real Estate Athens)! Porch*fest Merch at historicathensporchfest.com

Made it to a porch for Historic Athens Porch*fest 2020! Five Eight was playing their virtual set live, I could hear them from my porch, so I ran there and back.... Couldn’t resist. Back at the computer. Next up? The last set of Porch*fest: The Mayors Show with Dodd Ferrelle, Adam Poulin, and Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz!

Five Eight at Historic Athens Porch*fest Hosted by Historic Athens. Sponsored by Tweed Rec., Athentic Brewing, and the Morales Family! Band donations to: Venmo @hendershots, Paypal: [email protected]. Merch at historicathensporchfest.com

Nuclear Tourism at Historic Athens Porch*fest Hosted by Historic Athens. Sponsored by Tweed Recording, Athentic Brewing, and Down South House & Home! Donate to the band: gf.me/u/y4tgbj. Porch*fest Merch at historicathensporchfest.com