The Fall Folklife Festival
at the Atlanta History Center marries the Southern
ways of good food, local brews, friends and family and the joy of
making memories.
Held each year during the first weekend of autumn, guests spend the day
exploring the sprawling 33 acre campus and learning how Southerners prepared for the changing of the seasons in years past.
With a cool crisp feeling in the air, attendees experienced and participated in
an assortment of activities.
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| Glory Bell demonstrates cornhusk doll making. |
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| Peanuts are boiling on the fire while the okra and collard greens are cut and ready for cooking. |
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| Vegetables are pickled and preserved for winter meals. |
The heart of the festival took place at the Atlanta
History Center's 1860s Smith Family Farm where festival-goers
of all ages found enjoyable, engaging activities that provided a thorough
explanation of the fall harvest and preparation for the colder months ahead –
before the invention of central heat.
We know that food just seems to taste better in the South, thus attendees
were treated to garden tours as well as cooking and preserving demonstrations that showcased our
region’s foods. Woodworking and blacksmithing activities illustrated not only the
necessity of these skills during the 1860s, but also the creativity that went
into shaping the materials into useful everyday tools.
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| The blacksmith heats the iron before forging a gate pin. |
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| A woodworker's bench. |
Highlights of the festival can be seen by clicking the link below:
For more information about Atlanta History Center or to become a member,
visit www.atlantahistorycenter.com.
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