summer salons are here!
Janisse Ray engages guests with a special interactive writer talk to close out Preservation Month on May 30.
In the past, our Sidney’s Salon series would take a bit of a break during the summer months, but this year we are doing something different.
Thursday, June 5th, we will be hosting T.M. Brown, author of The Last Laird of Sapelo at the old Fire Hall No. 4 (HMF HQ). Brown's work of historical fiction is based on the tragic true story of Randolph Spalding, the youngest son of Georgia's most well-known antebellum-era coastal planter and influential political figure, Thomas Spalding. Following his father's death in 1851, Randolph parlays his father's fame and gifted landholdings on Sapelo Island, hobnobbing from Charleston to Savannah to Milledgeville and ultimately failing to thwart Georgia's decision to follow South Carolina into secession by early 1861. You can learn more and register for this Salon HERE.
On Thursday, July 17th, we will be hosting author and affordable housing solutionist Marjy Stagmeier at the Booker T. Washington Community Center. Marjy is the author of Blighted: A Story of People, Politics, and an American Housing Miracle. Blighted is a powerful narrative about the decades-long decay and remarkable two-year reinvention of Summerdale, an aging apartment community located just outside of Atlanta. Stagmeier offers a unique insider perspective of the political, human, and economic challenges of delivering equitable housing. Summerdale’s success is a bright model of how affordable housing, education, healthcare, and social capital can interconnect to build vibrant, sustainable communities—affordable housing communities, nearby schools, and the community at large. From there, kids, families, working people, and neighborhoods can thrive. You can learn more and register for this Salon HERE.
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The Director of Finance & Operations oversees all aspects of financial management, including accounts receivable and payable, proper bookkeeping, account reconciliations and reporting for Historic Macon Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and its subsidiary entities.
In addition, this role provides support to the executive director in the areas of human resources, insurance, risk management, internal controls, budget tracking and forecasting, and fundraising.
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Our mission is to revitalize communities by preserving architecture and sharing history.
One of the benefits of your property residing in a National Register Historic District is preservation incentives. Historic tax credits allow citizens to undertake rehabilitation projects at a reasonable cost and Historic Macon is here to walk you through that process.
A key part of Historic Macon's mission is education. We tell the stories of people who make a difference in our preservation community, as well as those pioneering visionaries whose shoulders we stand on today. Read more about them HERE.