The Augusta Museum of History held its annual Night at the Museum event on Thursday, Aug. 8. Guests were able to see history come to life with well-known local people portrayed. Those characters were John Bartram, George Walton, Solomon Walker and Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company, child mill worker, train conductor, Lucy C. Laney, prosper Berckman and Fruitlands Nursery, Evelyn McDaniel and the U.S.S. Augusta, James Brown’s “The Firsts” and Brenda Lee.
Augusta Museum of History, Located in Downtown Augusta Photo by Randy PaceAshanti Friels-Paz portraying Lucy Craft Laney, Georgia’s most famous female African American educator. Photo by Randy PaceKarin Sisk portrays Brenda Lee Famed Augusta singer Photo by Randy PaceGuests enjoy character performances along with food and beverages. Left to Right: Paulwin Boliek, Jackie and Michael Cohen, and Linda Mccall Photo by Randy PaceBen Casella portrays a train conductor from the 1860’s. Photo by Randy PaceGuests enjoy food and beverages at the Night at the Museum. Photo by Randy PaceMichael Wolff portrays early American botanist, John Bartram. Photo by Randy PaceMatt Porter portrays George Walton, Augusta native and signer of The Declaration of Independence. Photo by Randy PaceCaroline Dail presents the life of a child mill worker in the early 1900’s Photo by Randy PaceDeanna Brown Thomas, Daughter of James Brown speaks to visitors about the legacy of James Brown. Photo by Randy Pace
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