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. 

We will be having a special Salon on May 23rd in honor of Preservation Month. Stay tuned for details!

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