Ocmulgee National Park to host ranger series for Black History Month
Lisa Meskimen, Staff Writer
February 11, 2020
The series event flyer says “reconstruction … is one of the most complicated, poorly understood and most significant periods in American history. The intent was to rebuild the South and rearrange the state and federal governments to accommodate changing times … what actually happened is much different.”
Ocmulgee hosts Archaeology Ranger Program during Native American Heritage Month
Phoebe Monsour, Contributing Writer
November 25, 2019
The Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is hosting an Archaeology Ranger Program from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 23. This free event will start at the Visitor Center with a presentation followed by a guided tour of the park led by Ranger Jim Branan.
Macon’s Ocmulgee National Monument gets new distinction as Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Natalie Yaeger, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
Macon’s Ocmulgee National Monument has become Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park due to a larger public lands bill that has affected over two million acres of American public lands nationwide. This new distinction as a National Historical Park also brings along a major expansion with the Ocmulgee Mounds quadrupling in size.
The recent government shutdown explained and what to expect if it happens again
Cooper Lentz, Contributing Writer
February 8, 2018
The United States government closed in early January and it may do so again after the senate votes on the night of Feb. 8. Many people may not have really understood what the shutdown meant the first time or what to expect moving forward. This leads to the question: how does a government shutdown affe...
Butterfly Bio Blitz takes wing at the Ocmulgee National Monument
Mary Lathem, Arts and Lifestyle Editor
August 27, 2015
On Saturday, August 22, the Ocmulgee National Monument hosted its third annual Butterfly Bio Blitz. Participants armed with cameras and sunscreen explored the park from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., snapping photos of every beautiful butterfly they saw along the way. This event aimed to help park offic...
Ocmulgee Indian Celebration educates and entertain
September 27, 2014
On Sept. 20 and 21, the Ocmulgee National Monument hosted its annual Ocmulgee Indian Celebration. According to Lonnie Davis, a cultural resource specialist at the monument, this was the twenty-third celebration, which began in 1990. According to Davis, President Roosevelt gave an executive order in ...