educational programs to increase learningactivities for children, summer camps, andspace for lectures and special events, includingtwo classrooms and office space. The newEducation Center will be located behind theMuseum, near the existing parking lot.

February 2007

TheTelegraphNews & Events from the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History

TheTelegraph

New Education Center To Openin 2007The Southern Museum’s new education building, slated

for groundbreaking spring 2007, was designed as aplace for children in the community to enjoy an

interactive, themed environment. Prospective railroadengineers will be able to operate a pumper car, explore the Big Shanty depot and discover the anatomy of a train,among other hands-on activities.

In 2004, the Museum received a $400,000TransportationEnhancement grant fromthe federal government tohelp fund construction ofthe Education Center, andthe community respondedgenerously to a capitalcampaign, helping raise $1.2million in just eight months.

Thanks to the support of organizations and indi-viduals, the Museum will be able to broaden its

in Association with the Smithsonian Institution Vol. V, No. 1

Diana WalkerPhotojournalist To ExhibitMarch 24–June 17

For more than 25 years, photographer Diana Walker has captured the essence of historic moments, bringingthe public face to face with such notable figures as

American presidents, foreign dignitaries and political activists.Now the public has an opportunity to view 83 selectedphotographs and nine magazine covers in a traveling

exhibition, DianaWalker: Photo-journalist, at theSouthern MuseumMarch 24 –June 17.

Produced bythe Smithsonian’sNational Museumof AmericanHistory and organized for travel by the SmithsonianInstitution Traveling Exhibition Service, the exhibition takes a look at candid moments in the lives of five American

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Thanks to Our 2007 Corporate

MembersAshton Staffing

BB&TBentley, Bentley, & Bentley

Carl Black Buick/Pontiac/GMCChastain & Associates Inc.

CheckPoint Mortgage Cobb Energy Management

Elite Telcom ServiceGeorgia Power

North Metro Technical CollegeO’Neill CommunicationsPacesetter Steel Services

Phoenix Aviation Manager, Inc.VLR Construction

Vulcan Materials Company

The four years since the Southern Museum opened inMarch 2003 have been somewhat of a whirlwind as wehave grown from a 3,500-square-foot building to a 40,000-square-foot professional museum. During the last four years, we have developededucation programs for thousands of school children, hosted numerous specialexhibits, hired professional staff and developed new permanent exhibits. And itappears that 2007 might be our busiest year yet.

2007 promises to bring new and exciting programs, expanded facilities, amajor capital campaign, a membership drive and new exhibits. Perhaps the mostexciting project will be the start of the often-mentioned Education Center. If allgoes as planned, construction on the 8,000-square-foot building should begin inearly spring and be completed by year’s end. The building will house a variety ofexhibits aimed at both children and adults. Moreover, the additional classroomspace will allow us to hold more summer history camps and after-schoolprograms. We realize that many of our programs have been aimed at olderchildren, and to remedy the situation, we are hiring an early elementaryeducation teacher. Programs targeting our youngest visitors are in thedevelopment stage and will become a staple of our education programming.

As these new programs and facilities are not inexpensive, the KennesawMuseum Foundation will be launching a five-year, $5 million capital campaign in 2007. Funds raised during the campaign will be used to support programs,facilities, exhibits and a permanent endowment. As a member of the SouthernMuseum, we need your help. Our campaign collateral pieces are being developed,and our volunteer leadership is being identified. A capital campaign of $5million is certainly an ambitious goal, and we will need your help. As part of thecampaign, we also will conduct a membership drive to tie into the opening of thenew Education Center later this year. Again, our current members are our bestrecruiters. Please let your friends, neighbors and family members know about us.

Along with the new Education Center, there will be a series of new exhibits.We will be bringing back the popular pre-K area that we had at the Museum twoyears ago as well as interactive exhibits targeting both adults and children. Theidea is to add exhibits to the Education Center every year for the next five years.Current exhibits in the existing museum also will be enhanced with new audio-visual elements. The first to be installed will be in the General gallery. Visitorswill have the opportunity to see and hear rare footage and sound of the Generalunder its own steam power. Also, look for a new video on the Southern Museumin the main visitors lobby: It will give visitors a glimpse of what they will see asthey explore the Museum.

Visitors to the Southern Museum in 2007 will see new programs, such as our Mommy and Me series for preschool age children, as well as our popular All Aboard Days, Living History encampments and lecture series. We have a fullcalendar of events for all ages, so take a few minutes to review our upcomingprograms and exhibits to make certain you don’t miss something. This is certainlya year of progress at the Southern Museum, and I look forward to seeing each ofyou at our upcoming events.

Sincerely

Jeff Drobney, Ph.D.

From the Executive Director

presidents; foreign dignitaries and theirrelationship to America; political activists;and boxing champion Muhammed Ali.

An award-winning photographer,Walker began her career as a freelancerbefore joining the ranks of Time magazine’sstaff, assigned to cover the White House.Her journey in pictures led to trips on thecampaign trail with presidential hopefuls,behind the scenes with the presidents andtheir families, domestic and foreign trips,and exclusive access into the first family’sprivate quarters.

The exhibition is divided into 11sections and is accompanied by Walker’sown descriptions of the circumstancessurrounding the events she photographedand her impressions of her subjects. Thesections are aptly titled: “Access to History,”“Public and Private Moments,” “Campaignsand Conventions,” “First Ladies,” “TheWhite House,” “Travel with Presidents,”“Clinton’s Last Week,” “Presidents inPrivate,” “Diana Walker/FavoritePhotographs,” “Tracking Business andPolitics” and “Portraits.”

Each picture tells its own story —whether it’s President Bill Clinton speaking

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Diana Walker: Photojournalist ExhibitMarch 24– June 17. Free with Museum admission.For more than 25 years, photographer Diana Walker has captured the essence of historic moments, bringing the public faceto face with such notable figures as American presidents, foreigndignitaries and political activists. More than 80 photographs andmagazine covers by Diana Walker are the focus of this travelingexhibition produced by the Smithsonian’s National Museum ofAmerican History and organized for travel by the SmithsonianInstitution Traveling Exhibition Service.

Mark Your Calendar!

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with King Hussein of Jordan while Arafat and Netanyahu listen in the background; first lady Nancy Reagan and Raisa Gorbachev having tea in Geneva, Switzerland; orheavyweight champion Muhammed Ali after a workout insuburban Maryland.

You’re Darn Tootin’: The Glover Machine Worksand World War II ExhibitMarch 31– June 3. Free with Museum admission.American companies such as local locomotive manufacturerGlover Machine Works were critical to the military efforts ofWorld War II. In a special exhibit, the Southern Museumexamines the role that local manufacturing companies and their workers played in the war effort. Explore the re-createdGlover factory and learn how workers at home kept the warmoving along.

Assault on Big ShantyApril 21, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m.; April 22, noon–4 p.m. Free of charge.Soldiers blue and gray will hold an encampment and conductweapons-firing demonstrations throughout the day as part of theannual Big Shanty Festival in downtown Kennesaw.

Stories of the Past: Student Performances byKennesaw State University Department of Theatre and Performance StudiesApril 27 and April 28, 7 p.m.; April 29, 2 p.m. Free for Museum members and Kennesaw State Universityfaculty/students with ID. Admission: $7.50 adults, $5.50children 6-12, free for children 3 and under.

Homeschool DaysMarch 5, April 9, May 7, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Special admission rates: $4 per student (4-12 yrs); $6 peradult; children 3 and under free. Reservations not required.Children of all ages who are homeschooled can explore theMuseum’s exhibits for a special rate. Educational programswill be offered hourly, giving everyone the chance to learnmore about history. (Please Note: The Museum does notprovide group tours on Homeschool Days.)

Mommy & Me Children’s Program SeriesMarch 15, March 29, April 12, April 26, May 10, May24, 10–11 a.m.Free with Museum admission. No reservations required.Imagine, explore and create! This program series is designedfor preschool children ages 2-5 years old and their parents.The Museum’s history, themes and exhibits provide a fun and exciting starting point for educational activities.

Walker’s pioneering efforts and success in a historicallymale-dominated field enabled her to document some of themost important events in American history. Always on thepulse of the political action, Walker has established herself as one of the most celebrated and talented photographerscovering American political history in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Photojournalist, cont.

Historical Society Lecture SeriesOld Photos of KennesawMarch 10, 2–3 p.m. Free of charge.Authors Joe Bozeman, Robert Jones and Sallie Loy havecollected more than 200 old photos of Kennesaw, ranging fromthe 1880s to the 1980s, and published them in “Images ofAmerica: Kennesaw.” The authors of this newly released bookwill showcase some of the unique photographs they discovered,followed by a book signing. Visitors who would like to tour theMuseum before or after the lecture should enter through thefront entrance.

The Story of the Great Locomotive ChaseApril 14, 2–3 p.m. Free of charge.Chase the history of the famous locomotive the General andthe story that made it famous. Those who would like to tourthe Museum before or after the lecture should enter throughthe front entrance.

General Sherman and the Georgia BellesMay 12, 2-3 p.m. Free of charge.Join us for a lecture and book signing on “General Shermanand the Georgia Belles: Tales from Women Left Behind” byauthor Cathy Kaemmerlen. Sponsored by the KennesawHistorical Society and the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. Those who would like to tour theMuseum before or after the lecture should enter through thefront entrance.

Battle of Allatoona Pass (tentative)June 9, 2–3 p.m. Free of charge.Join us for this monthly lecture series sponsored by theKennesaw Historical Society and the Southern Museum ofCivil War and Locomotive History. Those who would like totour the Museum before or after the lecture should enterthrough the front entrance.

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encourage the textile manufacturers ofthe New England states to move theirproduction closer to the source of theirprimary raw material, Southern cotton.By 1900, 48 textile mills were alongsidethe tracks of the Southern Railway.Another large-scale relocation of anindustry was furniture manufacturing.

One of Spencer’s first appointmentsas president was M.V. Richards as landand immigration agent, and the resultsin the growth and diversification ofagricultural products were nothing lessthan phenomenal. Richards established25 farm agents scattered about the area, initiated training and publicitypublications, and operated demon-stration trains featuring modernagricultural practices.

Samuel Spencer’s name and legacybecame a part of Southern Railway’shistory when, in 1896, an enormousrepair shop, terminal and yard complexand village were opened. Early in hispresidency, Spencer saw the need for amore conveniently located maintenancefacility between Washington, D.C., andAtlanta and had it established north ofCharlotte, North Carolina. As Spencerwas a self-effacing man, it is not knownhow the complex was assigned the name“Spencer,” but in August 1896, theSpencer shops opened.

By 1900, Spencer had created anefficient rail system throughout theSoutheast by merging 68 different railcompanies into the Southern Railway.He also participated in the selection of equipment, and his ordering lightPacific locomotives from the BaldwinLocomotive Works heralded the arrivalof machines that would becomelegendary on the Southern Railway.

A good window into the mind ofSamuel Spencer can be achieved bylistening to his words as he foughtagainst legislation that would haveresulted in the Interstate Commerce

York Times, “There was no man in thecountry so thoroughly qualified on everydetail of a railroad from the cost of a carbrake to the estimate for a new terminalas Samuel Spencer.”

In 1893, the Morgan firm assumedcontrol over a cluster of strugglingrailroad companies operating under the name The Richmond & West PointTerminal and Warehouse Company. A Morgan operative by the name of

Charles H. Coster drew up a reorgani-zation plan for that company, giving itthe name The Southern Railway. All ofthe stock of this new enterprise was heldin a trust headed by Morgan, and thetrust appointed the Drexel-Morganresident railroad expert, Samuel Spencer,as the new president of the company.

With solid financial backing fromthe Morgan bank, Spencer embarked ona rapid rebuilding plan of the weak railsystem and, over the following decade,earnings of the revitalized system tripled.Under Spencer’s administration, thesystem doubled its operated trackagefrom 4,391 to 9,553 miles and providedemployment to more than 37,000people. His enlightened leadershipresulted in some interesting develop-ments. He saw the lack of industriali-zation in the South as a threat to thegrowth and stability of the SouthernRailway, so he began a campaign to

By Dick Hillman

Samuel Spencer: A TrulyRemarkable Man

November 26, 2006, marked the100th anniversary of the deathof one of America’s pre-eminent

railroad pioneers, Samuel Spencer. Theultimate irony of his death is the factthat he died in a train wreck, but thismemorial is more than facts about histragic death. Far more important are the facts of his impressive life.

Samuel Spencer was born March 2,1847, at Columbus, Georgia. Heattended public schools in Columbusuntil he was 15 years old, when heentered the Georgia Military Institute atMarietta, Georgia. At the age of 16, heenlisted as a private in the ConfederateArmy and served in several areas of theSouth until the end of the war.

In 1865, he entered the Universityof Georgia and graduated in 1867. Heimmediately enrolled at the Universityof Virginia, graduating in 1869 with adegree in civil engineering. He began his railroad career with the Savannah & Memphis Railroad Company (apredecessor of the Central of Georgia),working his way through severalpositions to become principal engineer.Over the following 18 years, Spencerheld positions with four railroads untilbecoming the president of the Baltimore& Ohio Railroad in 1887.

In 1889, he dramatically changedcareers, leaving the railroad industry tobecome the in-house railroad expertwith Drexel, Morgan & Company,working for the legendary J.P. Morgan.The decade of the 1890s was a period of tremendous railroad growth requiringmassive amounts of capital. As a result,banks were making huge loans withoutthe highly specialized knowledgerequired to make qualified assessmentsof the loans’ recipients. Drexel-Morganwas at the forefront of railroad loans, soit made good business sense to availthemselves of a qualified person such asSamuel Spencer. According to the New

His highest ambition was the development of the

Southern Railway into anefficient transportation

system, thus making it a still more important factor

in the upbuilding andprosperity of the South.

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Theatrical performances illustrate the stories of several workersemployed by the Glover Machine Works in Marietta, Georgia. Oralhistory interviews conducted by the students are the basis for thisunique form of storytelling. Co-sponsored by the Southern Museumof Civil War and Locomotive History and Kennesaw StateUniversity’s Department of Theatre and Performance Studies.

Fighting for LibertyMay 5, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; May 6, noon–4 p.m.World War II found Americans fighting for liberty both on thebattlefield and on the home front. Join us for a living history weekendand learn more about the life of the soldiers who fought in the war forfreedom in the 1940s.

Tour of the Smith-Gilbert Arboretum: SpecialMembers-only EventMay 12, 10 a.m.–noon. Museum members $10 per person. Advance reservations required.To register, contact the Membership office at 770-427-2117 ext. 104or cdadyala@kennesaw-ga.gov.

Museum members are offered a unique opportunity to tour thisnewest Kennesaw attraction. Purchased in 2004 by the city ofKennesaw, the Smith-Gilbert Arboretum includes a restored 1840shome, seven acres of blooming gardens and 30 contemporary artsculptures. The tour will conclude with light refreshments.

All Aboard Days May 19, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.;May 20, noon–5 p.m. Admission: $8 per person(4 and up). Special half-price Museum admissionwith event hand stamp.

Join us for this annualfamily festival celebratingthe wonder of trains. Activities include train rides, children’s railroadstories, model railroad displays and more.

Assault on Big ShantyJune 9, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free of charge.The 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry will be encamped on theMuseum’s front lawn and hold weapons-firing demonstrationsthroughout the day.

Children’s Program: “So You Want To Be a Civil War Soldier?” June 20, 10 a.m.–noon. Ages: 4-7 yearsJune 21, 10 a.m.–noon. Ages: 8-11 yearsCost: $40 per child; Museum members $30. Advance registrationrequired by June 8, 2007.

Learn about the life of a Civil War soldier by experiencing itfirsthand! After enlistment, “new recruits” will learn about military-issued equipment and experience the thrill of drilling like a real CivilWar soldier. “Soldiers” will experience a Civil War camp and learn asong popular for the boys in blue and gray. Registration fees includetake-home materials so participants can practice their skills at home.

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Commission setting all American freight rates. This planhad been proposed in retaliation against a fewunscrupulous railroads that had abused their power byextracting excessive rates from shippers. Spencer argued,“It’s unfair that every manager, every president, everydirector shall be subject to indiscriminate public condem-nation and that investors have their property jeopardizedsimply because the real offenders are not identified andpunished.” He went on to say that “the great majority ofrailroad men are, in fact, honest and efficient.”

On Thanksgiving weekend in 1906, the then 60-year-old Spencer departed Washington, D.C., on a quailhunting expedition to North Carolina. Spencer and a few of his friends were riding in Spencer’s private rail car,which was attached to the rear of Southern’s passengertrain, The Jacksonville Limited. It was November 26.During the night, near Lawyer’s Station, Virginia,approximately 10 miles south of Lynchburg, the train was rear-ended by a following passenger train, 1st 37, The Washington-Southwestern Limited, instantly killingSpencer and most of his companions.

Ironically, Spencer’s 26-year-old son, Henry, aSouthern Railway vice president, was on board a north-bound train that arrived at the scene soon after theaccident happened. Henry remained at the scene until his father’s body was recovered from the wreckage, and he accompanied it back to Washington.

Soon after Spencer’s death, the employees of the rail-way initiated a project to memorialize him more formally.A statue by Daniel Chester French was commissionedshowing Spencer seated in a chair, with the cost of theproject paid for entirely by 30,000 Southern Railwayemployees. Admirers of Spencer outside of the ranks of therailway asked to participate financially in the project, buttheir assistance was declined with thanks. The unveiling of the statue took place on the plaza of Atlanta TerminalStation on May 21, 1910. William W. Finley, who had been elected to succeed Spencer as president, presentedthe statue to the state of Georgia and the city of Atlantawith these words: “Mr. Spencer was essentially anorganizer and a builder. His highest ambition was thedevelopment of the Southern Railway into an efficienttransportation system, thus making it a still moreimportant factor in the upbuilding and prosperity of theSouth. Mr. Spencer constantly devoted the best energies of his creative mind to this goal, and we, as his successors,will carry forward the great work he had planned, that this railroad be of inestimable value to the South. That thishas been achieved will be the crowning work of his life.”

BibliographyDavis, Burke. The Southern Railway, Road of the Innovators. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 1985

Galloway, Duane and Wrinn, Jim. Southern Railway’s Spencer Shops.Lynchburg, Va.: TLC Publishing, 1996

Strouse, Jean. Morgan, American Financier. New York, N.Y: Random House, 1999

Spencer Biographical Data, Southern Railway Historical Association

Archives, Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History,Kennesaw, Ga.

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The Curators’ Corner

Museum Needs Support of All

By Curator Mike Bearrow

Everyone knows the story ofGeorge Washington and thecherry tree. Our nation’s first

father in his youth perhaps could not tella lie, but the author of the tale involvingthe fictional axe and cherry tree did. Asour newly established nation needed todevelop its own history, popular mythslike this one sprang up in the early yearsof our country. Often in history, storiesare embellished or tall tales told at the expense of the facts. Myth has itsplace in history. It brings a little moreexcitement or color to the past that weso often think of in gray, black or whitehues. However, we must be careful notto allow myths to color our perception,else we may be led down the wrong pathto false impressions.

Our Museum is no less wreathed inits own popular myths that can lead tofalse impressions. If left unaddressed,certain perceptions can affect ourMuseum’s long-term mission andgrowth. One popular myth involves the Museum’s affiliation with theSmithsonian Institution. Many folks Ihave spoken with have the perceptionthat the valuable affiliation bringsour Museum many freebenefits. It is true we areable to display manyexceptional Civil War-eraitems like a frock coatbelonging to GeorgeArmstrong Custer or apair of “Joe Brown” pikes,both currently on display.What is transparent tothe visitor is the price tagthe Museum must pay todisplay and transport theseitems for a relatively shortdisplay period before they arereturned. The same is true for each andevery special traveling exhibit. The

bottom line is that our Museum’sreputation and end product areenhanced greatly by our affiliation;however, these come at substantialmonetary costs.

Related to the myths surroundingour display of Smithsonian Civil War-era

material is our Museum’s own Civil War-related collections. When visitorswalk through our galleries, they arecommonly in awe of the presentationsand material presented. What is notapparent to the visitor is that 95 percentof all the Civil War material presented is loaned to the Museum. This is not tosay that the Museum is not grateful forthe many parties who have graciouslyprovided material for display. Instead,

the Museum is in somewhat of a bind.Imagine purchasing a dream

home with all of the modernconveniences and having torent the furniture. Imaginenever knowing with anycertainty how long thefurniture will remain. TheMuseum does have anannual budget to pursueacquisitions of Civil Warmaterial, but the material isoften very expensive and the

budget will always be small in comparison to the need.

Finally, there is the myth orperception that because the first threewords in our title are “The Southern

Museum” we may not give a balancedview of the Civil War or perhaps mightnot accept material of Northern origin or relation pertaining to the war.Naturally, this is just a myth easilydispelled following a visit to us and isunderstandable. We welcome donationsof Civil War material that honor both sides.

No story is told without a moral or without a message. All that glitters isnot gold. Simply, the Museum cannotstand alone or operate without the help of its members, supporters and the community that surrounds it. We are asking for help — your help andwhomever you can enlist to help us —to expand our membership, increasedonations of Civil War-era material andsupport our mission. Our ability toprovide quality displays, special exhibitsand programs does not rest with theSmithsonian. It starts at home andhearth. We depend on you.

Don’t Forget! Renew Your MuseumMembership Yearly!

Call Membership Coordinator Cindy Dadyala at

770-427-2117 ext.104

Our ability to provide qualitydisplays, special exhibits

and programs does not restwith the Smithsonian.

We depend on you.

Hours The Southern Museum of

Civil War and Locomotive History isopen Monday – Saturday 9:30 a.m. –

5:00 p.m., and on Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.

The Museum is closed on New Year’s Day,

Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas days.

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By Director of Education Jennifer Legates

Education Adds Programand Staff To Benefit Public

The Education department started2007 with a bang — literally. OnJanuary 20, we brought history to

life like never before with the first everNight at the Southern Museum, inspiredby the popular movie “Night at theMuseum.” This fun and educationalevent drew more than 65 living historyand community participants and morethan 900 visitors. Plans are already inthe works for next year’s event, so stay tuned for more details.

The spring promises to be an action-packed time with popular eventsreturning and several new additions tothe calendar. We bring back the popularHomeschool Days new and improvedstarting in March. This spring marks thebeginning of new programming gearedfor our youngest visitors. In March, webegin a biweekly Mommy & Me series of hour-long programs geared forchildren 2-5 years old. In April, we will host a uniquetheatrical performance co-sponsored withKennesaw State UniversityDepartment of Theatre and Performance Studies.KSU students will developand perform theatricalillustrations of oral history

interviews telling the story of the GloverMachine Works in a unique form ofstorytelling. Then in May, we bring backthe popular All Aboard Days for anothergreat weekend of train rides and fun. So all aboard for fun this spring!

With the approaching ground-breaking of the Education Center, theEducation department is looking toimprove our programming and stafftraining. Soon we will welcome a newstaff member to conduct and expand

our educational programming for young students with the newly createdposition of Museum early childhoodeducator. In late February, we will host staff of the Smithsonian EarlyEnrichment Center to conduct trainingfor our education staff and a profes-sional development seminar formuseums around the state. What doesthis mean to you? We promise new and improved opportunities are on thehorizon for families in the community!

Children as young as 2 years old enjoy listening with Mommy & Me, while other visitors will enjoy programs on the Glover Machine Works(bottom left) and a Night at the Southern Museum (top).

P.O. Box 846 • Kennesaw, Georgia 30156770-427-2117 • Fax 770-421-8485

Please visit www.southernmuseum.orgfor more information on upcoming events.

NONPROFIT ORGUS POSTAGE

PAIDKENNESAW. GAPERMIT NO. 39

The Southern Museum has teamed with a number oflocal merchants to offer Museum members a specialdiscount. Participating merchants include:

As a new Museum member partner, Darrah Photo is providing members with $200 off a session feeand 20 percent off all orders.

Darrah Photo specializes in creating classic portraits for those wanting to capture loved ones naturally yetelegantly. They help you plan for your session, includingclothing options, family heirlooms or special items toinclude in the portrait and, of course, any particularportraits you have in mind.

Sessions at Darrah Photo are relaxed and fun, and your final portraits from Darrah Photo will become thestunning artwork on your walls captivating everyone.Because your portraits will not look “dated,” but timelessand classic, they will be passed down from generation to generation.

A quick glance at their Web site, www.darrahphoto.com,will illustrate the style of portraiture they create.

Celebrate life and capture the moments with yourloved ones at Darrah Photo.

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• By Gone Treasures & Bitof Glass Inc.

• Kennesaw Trains, Inc.

• Trackside Grill

• Eclectic Living

• Summers Street Restaurant

• Whistlestop Café

• Carlile Florist & Gifts

• Neusha Beauty

• Finders, Etc.

• Darrah Photo

• Boxcar CheesecakeCompany

For more information regarding merchant discounts, visit theMuseum’s Web site at www.southernmuseum.org. SelectMembership and then Individual/Family or call us directlyfor specific information.