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Eatonton native Ashley Quinn of GCSU’s William P. Wall Museum of Natural History made her presentation from The Plaza stage. CONTRIBUTED

OSHM presents fossil-fueled lecture

News Staff

Thursday, October 23, 2025

The Old School History Museum (OSHM) hosted Ashley Quinn of the William P. Wall Museum of Natural History at Georgia College & State University (GCSU) on Oct. 5, in its latest installment of “Sunday at the Museum” lectures.

Five-year-old Evelyn Mallinson gets her face painted with a pink flower. (EMMA CLAUSE/Staff)

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OSHM August Adventure offers ice cream and family fun

Emme Clause

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Eatonton’s Old School History Museum at The Plaza Arts Center hosted its 4th annual August Adventure on Saturday, welcoming crowds ready to enjoy some old-fashioned fun.“Our August Adventure has evolved over the years,” OSHM Director Sandra Rosseter explained.

BeeCo Apiaries’ Mary Lacksen (left) and her daughter-in-law Caroline Lacksen exhibit a live honeybee hive during their visit to Eatonton’s Old School History Museum last Sunday. CONTRIBUTED

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The buzz on honeybees presented at OSHM

Rufus Adair

Thursday, October 19, 2023

This story features the buzz of the bees. Or at least as much as Georgia master beekeeper Mary Lacksen could pack into an hour’s presentation during the Old School History Museum’s most recent installment of its Sunday-at-the-Museum lecture series.

Kathryn Manis with the Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library displayed several unique Putnam County and Eatonton-related artifacts and publications during her one-day visit to Eatonton’s Old School History Museum. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Hargrett exhibit makes connections at OSHM

Rufus Adair

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Sometimes seemingly mundane items can trigger connections – sometimes unexpected connections.

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