Lunch & Learn: Piecing Together the Past

The Bartow History Museum welcomes historian and researcher Allan Payton for its March Lunch & Learn program, where he will share a powerful and deeply personal Civil War story uncovered through years of research and persistence.

Payton’s presentation traces his journey to discover the life of his great-great-grandfather, a Confederate soldier whose experiences were never fully passed down through family stories. What was known: he lost a leg during the war and later struggled to farm using a crude wooden prosthetic.

The talk explores both the hardships faced by Civil War soldiers and the importance of archival research, family artifacts, and determination in uncovering lost history. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lunch and join in discussion after the presentation.

Admission
Free for museum members
$9 for non-members

You may also like the following events from Bartow History Museum:

• Next Wednesday, 14th January, 12:00 pm, Lunch & Learn: Cookbook Authors Who Rose to Fame Through Modern Media in Cartersville
• This month, 29th January, 07:00 pm, Evening Lecture: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Making of America’s Parks in Cartersville
• Next month, 18th February, 12:00 pm, Lunch & Learn: On the Circuit: Networks of Black Entertainment in Georgia in Cartersville