Center for Public History
University of West Georgia

Center Projects

Rebecca Glasgow talks with Dr. William Mitchell about his farm's history;
Mick Buck interviews Alton Stitcher for the regional music project

The Center has been involved in projects on campus, in the community, and in the broader region.
To learn more about our recent and current projects, click on the links below:

Carroll County Rural Heritage Oral History Project and Exhibit

Changing Times: Stories and Images of the West Georgia Piedmont

Regional Music Project

Southern Baking Traditions Oral History Project

Williams-Mitchell Farm Documentation and Interpretive Plan

Banning Cotton Mill Documentation Project

One of our goals has been to stimulate students in the communityto better understand their community and family history. We encourage teachers to contact us for more information about these programs:

Teaching Community History: A Teachers’ Activities Packet and
Oral History Program for Middle-School Students

"Everybody's Tuned to the Radio: Rural Music Traditions in West Georgia"
Folklife Programs for Middle Schools

Over the past four years, Center students and staff have documented the history of the University through oral histories and class projects.
Learn more about what we have done here:

University History and Oral History Projects

"Fountain of Life": First 50 Years of University of West Georgia Walking Tour Brochure

"Journey to Equality":
Reflections of the African-American Experience at West Georgia Walking Tour Brochure

The Center for Public History has been exploring the impact of wars on Carroll County since 1999, and we have partnered with the Library of Congress Veterans History project in this process. For information on our work and for educational materials on World War II and the Cold War, visit the following website:

Veterans History Project

Center staff and students have assisted historical organizations around the region with various projects, particularly in planning and developing exhibits and interpretive materials.

Powder Springs Community Study,
Powder Springs, Georgia

Polk County Historical Society Museum Exhibition Plan
Cedartown, Georgia

Gold Mining Heritage Park Proposal for the City of Villa Rica
Villa Rica, Georgia

Martin Luther King Historic Site Oral History Analysis
Atlanta, Georgia

Buena Vista Plantation Slave Cabin Interpretive Plan
Newnan, Georgia

Carrollton Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary Commemorative History

If you would like more information on any of these projects or if you would like assistance, please contact the Center.