By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Going for the gold
History center Family Day focuses on 96 Olympics
olympics1
Rowers compete during the 1996 Olympics on Lake Lanier. Olympic items on display during this month’s Family Day at the Northeast Georgia History Center will be all about the 1996 Olympics. The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 10.
The Northeast Georgia History Center is going for the gold with this month’s Family Day. The free event, “Southern Style Olympics: 1996 and Now”, will take place from 1-4 p.m. June 10 at the center, 322 Academy St. NE in Gainesville. “With all of the anticipation building for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, now seemed like a good idea to remind people that we were very successful in hosting the rowing and kayaking events (for the 1996 Olympics) at our venue,” said Julie Carson, history center education and volunteer coordinator.