Resources for
New and Forthcoming
Upcoming Events
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Hungry for History: Laura Seifert Author Talk
January 29, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
City of Savannah Adams Administrative Complex, Room 104Free, open to the public
Abstract of talk:
Faith in Education at the Skidaway Island Benedictine Mission
Following emancipation, education was considered an urgent priority in the African American community. Laura Seifert's new book follows the Benedictine contributions and blunders in Black education and Savannahians’ negotiations of those efforts. She will discuss her archaeological excavations at the Benedictine's Skidaway Island, Georgia, school.
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The Proof is in the Dough - In Conversation with Dr. Kathryn Beasely
January 30, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers, 149 E Magnolia Ave suite a, Auburn, AL 36830, USAJoin us for an evening with Dr. Kathryn Beasley as she discusses her book, The Proof Is in the Dough. This incredible work of nonfiction examines how rural white and African American women in Alabama and Florida used the Cooperative Extension Service’s home demonstration programming between 1914 and 1929 as a means to earn extra income. Dr. Beasley explores an area of rural women’s history that has not been closely examined—that is, how rural American women involved with home demonstration used the skills they learned as a way to better themselves economically. Furthermore, Beasley traces how this extra income allowed these women to shape their own producing and consuming habits.
https://auburnoilbooksellers.com/event/in-conversation-with-dr-kathryn-beasley/