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Juneteenth


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June 11, 2022    10:00am-1:00pm

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​Join us as we commemorate Juneteenth, an annual celebration of the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the U.S. in June 1865. The day will include guided museum tours, living history demonstrations, storytelling, and more.

Schedule of Events​
10:15am - Guided Tour of the William Root House
11:00am - Storytime reading of Opal Lee and What it Means to Be Free, All Different Now , and Juneteenth for Mazie . 
11:30am - "Teaching Juneteenth" presented by JoAnn Wood and Trudy Delhey
12:15pm - Guided Tour of the William Root House
Ongoing - Juneteenth Quilt Display

Ongoing - Cooking Demonstrations

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​We are pleased to offer FREE ADMISSION to this program thanks to the generous support of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty (Cobb Office). 
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William Root House
80 N Marietta Parkway NW
​Marietta, GA 30060 - Map It!
770.426.4982
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