GAINESVILLE - There is an additional lecture that has been added to the Hall County Library System's (HCLS's) "Groundbreaking Reads" Adult Summer Reading Program.
Dr. Jack T. Wynn, who teaches Anthropology classes at the University of North Georgia (UNG) and is an adviser for the Blue Ridge Archaeology Guild, will share his latest 1,500-year-old discovery on the banks of the Little River in Hall County.
"Duckett Site has been a terrific place to learn about prehistoric life in Northern Georgia and to teach students about the values and benefits of archaeology close to home," said Wynn.
The full line-up of lectures at the Gainesville Branch for the Adult Summer Reading Program is as follows:
June 6 - 6:00 - "Unearthing Prehistory in North Hall: Duckett Site Archaeology" by Dr. Jack T. Wynn of University of North Georgia and the Blue Ridge Archaeology Guild
June 17 - 6:00 - "African Soldiers in World War II by Dr. Gnimbin Ouattara, Asst. Professor of History and International Studies at Brenau University
W.E.B.DuBois' 'Double Consciousness' by a student of Dr. Ouattara's
June 27 - 6:00 - "Under the Kudzu: Unusual Tombstones by Ronda Sanders," HCLS Librarian for Genealogy and Local History
July 15 - 6:00 - "Make Your Own Dirt: All About Composting," by Hall County Master Gardener Bob Bradbury.
All events are free and open to the public. Book Review Forms for the Adult Summer Reading Program can be picked up at any branch of the Hall County Library System between June 3-July 20. Weekly drawings for a book prize will be performed at each library branch.
All winners will be invited to a Storytelling Party with Gail Hogan, member of the Southern Order of Storytellers, on the afternoon of July 27.
Saturday
May 31st, 2025
3:02AM
