Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II

The Old School History Museum is proud to be hosting another traveling exhibit from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education. The exhibit, “Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II” continues our recognition of the 75th Anniversary of World War II.

Drawing on testimony obtained through the Museum of History and Holocaust Education's Legacy Series oral history project, this exhibit follows the experiences of twelve individuals whose lives intersected in Georgia, but whose journeys took them across the world. The exhibition also provides a glimpse into President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's unique Georgia Journey that occurred between 1924 and his death in Warm Springs in 1945.

Whether Jane Tucker’s journey to work as a Rosie the Riveter in the Savannah shipyards, Guy Gunter’s service as a glider pilot on D-Day, Dr. Hillard Pouncy’s experiences as a Tuskegee Airman, or Norbert Friedman’s survival of eleven concentration camps, Georgia Journeys follows the lives of World War II veterans, home front workers, and Holocaust survivors who came to call Georgia their home.

This display can be viewed starting on Wednesday, January 13 through Friday, March 12 during regular museum hours - Tuesday to Friday between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. The display will be located in the hallway adjacent to the Old School History Museum at the Plaza Arts Center and is set up to provide proper social distancing. You may also tour the museum’s other history exhibits while you are there.

Admission is free, but we always appreciate donations.