A $500,000 Norfolk Southern gift has brought together the Atlanta History Center and the Georgia Historical Society in a first of its kind archival exchange, reuniting long separated records from the Central of Georgia and Southern Railway collections.
Dr. Dale Strasser has treated many polio survivors over the year, including Shirley Duhart-Green. Strasser asks her to talk about some of her experiences having survived polio from the age of two and a half.
Two weeks ago, Lesley Nicol (aka Mrs Patmore) visited Atlanta for the 2015 International Gift and Home Furnishings Market. She spent time with guests of Georgia Public Broadcasting during a special tea. Here are some tidbits she shared at the luncheon.
Lesley Nicol seems nothing like her head cook counterpart on "Downton Abbey". But like Mrs. Patmore, the role that made her star rise, she commands a room with her presence. She did so at an Atlanta History Center luncheon sponsored by Georgia Public Broadcasting. And held my attention!
