Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Partners with Morgan County Landmarks Society to Present Tales of School

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Madison-Morgan Cultural Center & Morgan County Landmarks Society proudly present, Tales of School in the First Half of the 20th Century, Morgan County, Georgia, as told by the students. In this video, 31 Morgan County residents tell humorous, educational and pensive tales of schooldays here in the first half of the 20th Century. From 19 schools scattered throughout the county, the former students share memories of youthful shenanigans, their teachers, the building, and the joys of lunchtime. These short clips were gleaned from oral histories video-recorded during 2008-2009 by the Morgan County Resource Preservation Advisory Board. Morgan County Archives provided several historic documents and photographs, which enhanced and added context to the stories. Patsy Harris, co-creator of the Museum Highlights series for the Cultural Center, edited the clips and created Tales of School.

Residents featured, in order of appearance: George Brown, John Nunn, Wynelle Ruark, Elzata Brown, Warren Few, Alfred Murray, Grayson White, Robert Moorhead, Barbara Bell Tyson, Macon Moore, Betty Sue Moore, Blanche Wilson, Louise Tiller, Aubrey Moon, Tommy Lawrence, Ossie Williams, Jackie Pennington George Williams, Elizabeth Williams, David Dickson, Teresa Wallace, Wilma Adair Early, Runae Peters Daws, James Harold Smith, Lottie Mae Lewis, Dan Hicky, Paul Reid, Adelaide Ponder, Roy Lambert, Ed Prior, Carol Cross.  

Tales of School can be viewed at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center beginning January 5th and running through January 30th, 2021. MMCC is open to the public Tuesdays-Saturdays from 10AM-5PM. Admission to view Tales of School is free to Morgan County Landmark Society Members and Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Members. Non-Members can view with MMCC Museum Admission (Adults: $5, Seniors: $4, Students: $3, Children 6 and under: Free). Tales of School will play on a large screen TV in Gallery 1 on the second floor of the Cultural Center. The video’s duration is 55 Minutes, will play on a loop and can be viewed at anytime during MMCC’s open hours. For more information on visiting Madison-Morgan Cultural Center please visit: MMCC-ARTS.ORG/visit