upcoming salons

Over the years, Historic Macon has hosted a series of lectures and talks known as Sidney’s Salons in honor of the famed poet Sidney Lanier. 

Our next salon will be held May 23, 2024. For Preservation Month, we are hosting researcher Margaret Peth, MPA. She will present her project, The Bottom Line: The Lasting Impact of Redlining in Macon. You can learn more and register here.

PAST SALONS

Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism w/ author Wanda S. Lloyd
April 18, 2024

Dear Regina: Flannery O’Connor’s Letters from Iowa w/ author Dr. Monica Miller
March 14, 2024

Seven Islands of the Ocmulgee: River Stories w/ author Dr. Gordon Johnston
November 30, 2023

Civil War Ghosts of Georgia w/ author Courtney McInvale
October 19, 2023

“Enslaved People Project” w/ Dr. Chester Fontenot, Erica L. Woodford, Stephanie Woods-Miller, and Julie Grimm
September 28, 2023

Driven to the Field: Sharecropping and Southern Literature
w/ author Dr. David A. Davis
August 24, 2023

“Macon Turns 100 and Things Get Weird: Native History in Centennial Celebrations” w/ Dr. Matt Jennings
May 15, 2023

Georgia BBQ Trails w/ Dr. Craig Pascoe and Dr. Trae Welborn
April 27, 2023

Mid-Century Macon 1945-1969 w/ authors Jim Barfield and Walter Elliott
May 26, 2022