November Brown Bag Lecture: Augusta Stories Through The AMH Collection
11/12/2025 12:30:00 PM
11/12/2025 1:30:00 PM
Contact: Augusta Museum of History
Contact Phone: 7067228454
Contact Email: education@augustamuseum.org
Ticket Price: 5.00
Event Direction: Free parking is located off of 6th street through the main Museum entrance. The event takes place in the History Theater on the second floor, there is an elevator available for easy access.
The Augusta Museum of History presents the 2025 Brown Bag Lecture Series: Augusta Stories. The tenth and last lecture of 2025 is on Augusta Stories Through The AMH Collection with guest speaker and AMH Registrar Alena Rensch. In this lecture Alena will share how we can see Augusta's incredible history through artifacts in the AMH collection that have been donated or loaned to the Museum by local families. The Brown Bag History Lecture Series is presented monthly by the Augusta Museum of History and is an ideal lunchtime break for downtown professionals, retirees, and students. The lectures are free to Museum members and $5 for non-members, currently no registration required. Participants may bring a lunch to enjoy in the Museum Rotunda from 11:30am to 12:30pm and the AMH will provide water, hot coffee and a dessert. The lecture takes place in the History Theater at 12:30pm with a short Q&A following. The recorded sessions are available on the AMH YouTube channel and shared on social media. In 2025 the Augusta Museum of History has focused the Brown Bag History Lecture Series on the collection of oral histories from area families. This is the first major initiative of the Museum to preserve individual and family legacies and stories. So far we have heard from Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell, Brad Usry, Doug Herman, Phil Wahl, Helen Bissell, Flo Carter, Toni Seals-Johnson, Virginia "Jean" Bowe Strickland, and most recently Dr. Ben Casella. Through these lectures and interviews, the audience gains a unique understanding of Augusta?s past, and is inspired to gather and share their own stories with their family and friends.
