To sponsor a day of free admission to the museum, call us at 706-235-8051
The Rome Area History Museum offers a wide array of
programs and
special events to engage our diverse audiences.
Please contact us if you have questions or suggestions
for programs and events.
Events
April-May 2009
April
Exhibit: River Stories
Friday,
April 3-First Friday College Day. Free
Admission for students and staff with college ID
Saturday,
April 4-12:00 noon-Clock Tower Tour.
Free Admission
Friday,
April 3- First Friday College Day. Free Admission for students and staff with
college ID.
Saturday, April
4 12:00 noon-Clock Tower Tour
Tuesday, April
7 10:00-Volunteer Coffee Club
Wednesday,
April 8-2nd Wednesdays at RAHM.
Bring a recent church bulletin and receive free admission to the museum.
Thursday,
April 9-2nd Senior Citizen Day at RAHM. Anyone age sixty and over
receives free admission to the museum.
Thursday, April
15-3rd Wednesdays at RAHM.
All those residing in Assisted Living or Retirements Homes receive free
admission to the museum.
Saturday, April
18-Free Admission Courtesy of Cliff and Frances Knight in conjunction with
River Days Festival.
Thursday, April
23-Annual Membership Party 6:00-8:00 pm at the home of George and Nancy Goldin.
Saturday, April
25-What’s Your Digital Dilemma: Scrapbooking with RAHM-Join RAHM’s staff and
our local Creative Memories Consultant, Naomi Williams, as we learn new ways to
preserve our family histories. Call for
reservations.
Tuesday, April
28-Afternoon Tea at 3:00. Join RAHM and
guest Mary Sib Banks for “Shoes, Socks, and Fish Wrappers: A look at Rome’s
Newspaper Industry.” $5.00
admission/free for museum members
Thursday,
April 30-Snapshot in Time Lecture: “The Dawn of Plain Trains and Steamboats,”
with local historian and river boat
captain, Dennis Nordeman. In the 1850s
Rome was growing rapidly, but there was a dark cloud of national crisis looming
on the horizon. $5.00 admission/free for
museum members.
May’s Temporary Exhibit: Called
to Serve
Friday,
May 1- First Friday College Day. Free Admission for students and staff with
college ID.
Saturday,
May 2 @12:00 Clock Tower Tour. Free
Admission to the clock tower and to RAHM all day sponsored by Rome’s Business
Improvement District.
Saturday,
May 2 RAHM joins with Chieftains
Museum/Major Ridge Home for an evening of storytelling. If you are 50 years or older and have a story
to share, call Debby at 706-291-9494 to reserve a space.
Tuesday,
May 12-Volunteer Coffee Club. Past, present, and future volunteers join us for
open discussion and remembrance of Rome during wartime.
Wednesday,
May 13-2nd Wednesdays at RAHM.
Bring a recent church bulletin and receive free admission to the museum.
Thursday, May 14-2nd Thursdays at
RAHM. Anyone age sixty and over receives free admission to the museum.
Tuesday,
May 19-Afternoon tea at 3:00 featuring Rome’s own Rosie the Riveter, Jane
Tucker.
Seating
is limited so please call 706-235-8051 for reservations. $5.00 admission for non-members.
Wednesday,
May 20-3rd Wednesdays at RAHM.
All those residing in Assisted Living or Retirements Homes receive free
admission to the museum.
Thursday,
May 21-Snapshot in Time Lecture: King Cotton. View a brief excerpt from the GPB
film series American History through
Southern Eyes: King Cotton followed
by an engaging discussion featuring Paul Smith, Sam Burrell, Pierre Noth, and
Harvey Burnes and moderated by Mike McDougald.
Meet and Greet at 6:30/Program at 7:00.
$5.00 admission; free to museum members.
Call
for more details.
Saturday,
May 24-RAHM Celebrates Memorial Day. Meet World War II and Korean veterans
throughout the day and listen to their special stories as RAHM honors Rome’s
armed forces.
Saturday, May
30 10:00- Scrapbooking with RAHM-Join our new scrapbooking club. Bring your cut and paste projects or your
laptop and spend a fun morning away from it all. Local Creative Memories
Consultant, Naomi Williams, will be on hand to show you new ways to preserve
our family histories.
Call the museum for more information on current programs and exhibits or to schedule a group tour.
We offer a
number of exciting programs that help you teach your students the history of
Rome, Georgia, and the world! Each program is $3.50 per student. Adult
chaperones at $4.00. Teachers are FREE. Click on the pictures below to
learn more about the programs we offer. We can also help tailor a program
to your class's needs.
Because of
their length (1-1.5 hours) the programs below can stand alone as museum
adventures. Click on the pictures below
to learn more about the programs.
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New
for younger students
Roaming About Rome: For
younger children, an opportunity to build map skills while learning about
Rome’s roads, rivers, and landmarks.
Compares past and present maps and local and world maps. Uses folk type music to reinforce local
geography.
New
Educational Components
These shorter hands-on
programs can be paired with a basic museum tour for a full adventure. Allow 30-45 minutes.
Georgia Land Lottery: Students
participate in a recreation of the 1832 Georgia land lottery as they learn why
and how the lottery was held and the implications of Georgia’s unique land
distribution system.
The Trade Game: Students assume the roles of a real pioneer
family who moved from North Carolina to Georgia in the 1830s and decide what
they will need to run a farm and how they can trade to get it. Students will be able to identify goods that
people make and services that people provide for each other. This one works great with the Lifestyles of
the Past Program.
Dashes and Dots: Students explore the development of the
telegraph and Morse Code, learn about the inventor Samuel Morse, and discuss
the implications of the telegraph and changes in communication over time. Students learn to write and decipher Morse
code messages.
To make reservations, call 706-235-8051.
Tours
Docent Guided or Self-Guided
Tours rather that full programs are another option for your group.
You are always free to bring
your students to the museum and tour it at your own pace for the regular
admission price of $2.00 per student. Adult chaperones are $4.00.
Teachers are Free. Please let us know in advance if you are planning to
bring a group, so that we will be prepared for your visit.
If you would like a docent
guided tour, we can provide a guide for groups of 10 or more at no additional
cost
If you have an idea for a
program please or if you have special needs, contact Cherry Johnson by phone at
706-235-8051 or click here to email her.
Rome Area History Museum
305 Broad Street, Rome, Georgia 30161
Phone: 706-235-8051 | Fax: 706-235-6631 | email: info@romehistorymuseum.com
Last Updated: 11/10/2008