Augusta Museum of History

06/16/2026

Row, Row, Row your boat on over to the Augusta Museum of History for Curious Kids this month as we learn about the Petersburg Boats and their role in Augusta's history! This is a great program for children 3-12 with crafts, activities, story time, a small lesson and lots of fun. Scan the QR code for all the details and to sign your children up today!

PS... This is a great program for grandparents and grandchildren to do together.

06/15/2026

Welcome to this week’s AMH Cabinet of Curiosities! Nothing says summertime like baseball. Augusta has a rich history with America’s favorite pastime, including being represented by some fun and interesting mascots over the last 133 years. Augusta’s first organized baseball team was the Browns (1885-1886), followed by the Electricians (1893). So named in honor of the hydroelectric plant that first brought electricity to the city. In 1904, the Augusta Tourists became the city’s baseball team, which included a young man named Ty Cobb. The following years brought more name changes, including The Augusta Dollies (1919), Georgians (1920-1921), and Tygers in 1922, in tribute to Ty Cobb who had moved on to play for the Detroit Tigers. Next came the Augusta Wolves (1930-1931) and Tigers (1936-1942, 1946-1952, and 1955-1958). The team was known as the Augusta Rams for a brief time (1953-1954), as well as the Augusta Yankees (1962-1963). At this time, baseball’s popularity as a sport began to decrease and Augusta was without a professional baseball team for twenty-five years. That changed in 1988 when baseball returned to Augusta with the Pirates as the city’s newest mascot. Finally, in 1994, the team’s name was changed, presumably for the last time, to the Augusta GreenJackets, in homage to The Masters golf tournament, playing at the newly built Lake Olmstead Stadium. In 2018, The GreenJackets moved across the river to SRP Park, where they currently play.

Pictured is Jennings Stadium under construction in 1928, as well as the outside of the stadium with a sign that reads, “Jennings Stadium/Home of the Tigers”. The stadium was located on Walton Way and 15th St., and was home to the Augusta Tygers, Augusta Tigers, Augusta Wolves and Augusta Yankees. Also pictured is Ty Cobb during his time playing with the Detroit Tigers.

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Jennings Stadium, c.a. 1928
Object ID: 1977.024.393
Source: Mrs. Vinton McFeely

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Jennings Stadium
Object ID: 2007.028.018
Source: Mr. Harry Rowland

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Ty Cobb
Object ID: A3181

06/15/2026

James Brown on Broadway!!!! 🤩 We can't wait! Dr. Deanna Brown Thomas is hard at work sharing the story and legacy of her father in Augusta, America and all over the world. Learn more at the link below.

The Godfather of Soul is heading back to the stage, but this time the biggest stage of all, Broadway.

06/13/2026

The Big Bang of American Democracy is featured on Augusta Good News! Come by and see this FREE exhibit today!

06/13/2026

On hot days like today, I bet old Ezekiel Harris was sweating as he ran his to***co merchant business. Back in the 1790's they would open up the doors at night and sleep in the foyer so the breeze from the Savannah River could cool them down. Good thing it's not 1790 and the historic home now has one modern convenience, air conditioning!

The Ezekiel Harris House, one of Augusta's oldest homes, is open today, June 13th with tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. Let tour guide, Leroy Linen show you the home and grounds and share stories about what life was life in Augusta right after the Revolutionary War.⁠
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Parking and main entrance for the EHH is located off of Crawford Avenue. Admission: $7.00 for Adults (ages 18-64), $6.00 for Seniors (65 and older), $5.00 for children (ages 6-17), and children 5 and under are free.

06/12/2026

Happy 250th America! The Augusta Museum of History is celebrating this monumental year with an exhibition that tells the story of America and the CSRA. Each week during 2026 an item is featured, and today we are going behind the scenes to see what it takes to move a 200 pound sundial through the Museum.

The Sundial from 1870 was made for the commandant of the Augusta Arsenal, Daniel Flagler, in 1870. The Augusta Arsenal was originally founded in 1793 along the Savannah River, where the King Mill is now located. In 1827 it was relocated to higher ground to avoid outbreaks of malaria.

During the Civil War, the Augusta Arsenal and the garrison of 80 men serving there were captured by Confederate forces and utilized to produce artillery.

In 1866 Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Webster Flagler served as the commandant of the Arsenal after the Civil War. He was in charge of dispossessing surplus materials. Later, when he served at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois, he was known for turning swords into plowshares. Flagler served at Augusta till 1871 and before he left, a sundial made of concrete, iron and brass was set at the Arsenal and dedicated to him. Interestingly enough, a sundial was also dedicated to him at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois.

The Sundial went to a couple spots before it landed at the AMH in 2007, and this is the first time it has been on display at the Museum.

Come see the Sundial and all the current artifacts in the America 250th Exhibit on the 2nd floor of the Augusta Museum of History. The Museum is open Thursday through Saturday, 10am-5pm and on Sundays 1-5pm.

06/11/2026

Big shout out to WFXG for sharing about the America 250th Exhibition and the Big Bang of Democracy Exhibition currently at the AMH! Come downtown this summer to learn all about Augusta’s important roll in American history.

The Augusta Museum of History put together two separate special exhibits in celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday.

06/11/2026

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Ferris Bueller

On this day 40 years ago Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was released in theaters and Gen X kids were never the same. There’s a scene right in the middle where Ferris, Sloan and Cameron go to the Art Institute in Chicago. And for two minutes, director John Hughes takes a break from the laughs and action and gives his trio a moment to look and chill. We all need those breaks no matter your age, and museums are a great place for them.

So, here is the Augusta Museum of History’s Ode to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. We were lucky to have the students from UGA IMPACT come have their own Ferris Bueller moment at the AMH. Time to be with each other, stare at the artifacts on display and maybe reflect for just a moment.

And if you’ve never seen the 80’s masterpiece, it’s your lucky week because it’s playing at the Miller Theater this Sunday at 1:00pm for FREE!! Ohhh Yeah!

06/10/2026

A wonderful afternoon at the Brown Bag lecture with Cameron Nixon. He shared the history of his family and how they contributed to the CSRA. They saw opportunities in land and shared that land with the people in Augusta. The lecture will be up on the Museum YouTube channel in a couple of weeks.

06/09/2026

The Augusta Museum of History is getting ready for the Juneteenth Discovery Day on June 20th. Today’s field trip helped us test the craft we will make at the Discovery Day, Juneteenth wind socks!

Make plans to join us on Saturday, June 20th as we celebrate Juneteenth at the AMH. There will be special performances, crafts, book readings and It’s all free! The fun starts at 1:00pm, come celebrate freedom at the AMH.