Family Day
When: 1-4 p.m. Sunday
Where: Northeast Georgia History Center, 22 Academy St. NE, Gainesville
How much: Free
Contact: 770-297-5900
Pre-Historic Arty-facts: A Comparison of Stone Age
What: Artifacts from Northeast Georgia and Kentucky
What: A presentation by amateur archaeologist Joseph Johnson
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Northeast Georgia History Center, 22 Academy St. NE, Gainesville
How much: Free for history center members, $3 for nonmembers
The Northeast Georgia History Center is turning its spotlight on "Fruits of the Fall" for its Family Day.
From 1-4 p.m. Oct. 9, the History Center has arranged for a number of fruit-related, family-fun activities. For the day, the focus will be on pumpkins and apples.
Throughout the day, there will be apple and pumpkin hands-on activities and products to sample. There will also be a contest for adults at 2 p.m. that day to see who can create the longest continuous apple peel.
Family Day at the History Center, 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville, is free for everyone.
At 7 p.m. Tuesday, the center will host a forum, "Pre-Historic Arty-facts: A Comparison of Stone Age Artifacts from Northeast Georgia and Kentucky."
The program will be presented by Joseph Johnson, an amateur archaeologist. Johnson will be sharing details from a few of his archaeological expeditions and displaying some of his findings.
Admission for this is event is free for history center members and $3 for all other visitors.