Read more about the article Andalusia Farm: Home of Flannery O’Connor – Milledgeville, GA

Andalusia Farm: Home of Flannery O’Connor – Milledgeville, GA

Ever since I read the short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, I’ve wanted to learn more about this Southern writer. It turns out the farmhouse where she lived out the last 13 years of her short life is located in Milledgeville.

Milledgeville, just two hours from Atlanta, brims with history. The town served as the capital of Georgia from 1804 to 1868. It boasts the Old Governor’s Mansion, Georgia College & State University (GCSU), and the Old Capitol Building, which is not part of Georgia Military College.

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Read more about the article Mimms Museum of Technology & Art – Roswell, GA

Mimms Museum of Technology & Art – Roswell, GA

A few months ago, I wrote a post for Mommy Poppins on Kid-Friendly Science Museums in Atlanta. For my research, we visited the Mimms Museum of Technology & Art in Roswell, one of the closest suburbs to Atlanta. The timing was perfect because Thing 1 was home for college spring break and loves technology.

Mimms is located in a former CompUSA (remember those?). Originally called the Computer Museum of America, the exhibits come from the personal collection of Lonnie Mimms. An Atlanta native and electrical engineering graduate from Georgia Tech, Mimms has been collecting computers and technology gadgets for over 40 years.

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