Augusta Museum of History

10/19/2026

The next Curious Kids is just around the corner, and this month we are celebrating Dia de Los Mu***os. Join us on October 29th or 30th from 10-11am and learn all about this beautiful Hispanic holiday that celebrates loved ones who have passed and remembers their stories.

Spots are going fast, click the link below to register your kiddo today!

https://www.augustamuseum.org/event.asp?CONTENT=4223&startdate=10/29/2026%2010:00:00%20AM

10/19/2026

Happy Birthday America! The Augusta Museum of History continues to celebrate this banner year by sharing items from the AMH permanent collection that tell the story of those 250 years right here in the CSRA. Today we feature a photograph of two Delta planes at Bush Field Airport ca. the early 1940's.⁠
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Bush Field began as a training school for Army Air Corps members in the years leading up to World War II. The airfield was named in honor of civilian flight instructor Don Bush, who died in a training crash shortly after operations started. Nearly 5,000 students were trained at the flight school before the doors closed in 1944. This photograph, and later postcard, shows two Delta Air Lines Lockheed Model 10-B Electras at the small terminal. The exact date of this photo is unknown but the aircraft at right, NC14992 (msn 1051) was delivered to Delta on February 2, 1936 and retired on March 2, 1941. In 1948, the Federal Government transferred Bush Field to the City of Augusta.

Over the decades Bush Field changed, as seen in the second postcard. Larger airliners were carrying more passengers and needed longer runways than their predecessors. With no room for expansion at Daniel Field, airline operations were moved to nearby Bush Field in 1950. The terminal grew to accommodate more travelers and the old flight school barracks were renovated and leased to the Continental Hotels. Bush Field became a hub of regional air transportation, and by 1964 it was one of the country's busiest airports, ranking 135th in the nation. By the 1990s Bush Field tenants and visitors were contributing approximately $290 million in annual economic activity with nearly 2,200 jobs attributed to the airport. In 2000, Bush Field was renamed Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field to reflect its representation of the rapidly growing CSRA.

You can see the black and white photograph in the new installment of the America 250th Exhibition at the AMH through the end of 2026. Come learn about Augusta's air traffic history from the Wright Brothers to Daniel Field and Bush Field. The AMH is open Thursday-Saturday 10am-5pm and on Sundays 1-5pm.

10/17/2026

A perfect fall day, a little rain, a cool breeze and a visit to the Ezekiel Harris House in Beautiful Augusta, Georgia. Go back in time to 1790's post-Revolutionary War Augusta and learn about Ezekiel Harris, the house he built, the crop he ferried across the Savannah, and the way Augusta changed around that house over the next 200+ years.

The Ezekiel Harris House is open today, October 17th with tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm, with guide Leroy Linen. The entrance and parking can be found off of Crawford Ave. Tours are just $7 for adults, $6 for seniors 65 and older, $5 for Children 6-17 and Children 5 and under are free.

10/15/2026

Check out the Collections team putting together the new installment of the America 250th Exhibition, open now at the Augusta Museum of History.

10/15/2026

The America 250th Exhibition has been updated and includes artifacts from the 1940’s to 2020. Military, masks, disasters, athletes and even the Godfather of Soul are included in this Installment. Come check it out this weekend!

10/15/2026

If you missed yesterday's Brown Bag Lecture with AMH Registrar Alena Rensch, you're in luck because it is up on the Museum's YouTube channel! Give it a watch and give the Museum's channel a follow to stay up to date with all that is happening at the Augusta Museum of History.

On October 14th, AMH Registrar, Alena Rensch, shared a number of it...

10/14/2026

A great afternoon with AMH Registrar, Alena Rensch sharing items from the Museum collection and how they complement the family stories we’ve heard this year from the Brown Bag Speakers. From a billfold embroidered with the name Thomas Galphin, to a selfie taken in the 1920’s, and even Mr. James Brown’s hair rollers, each item tells a story. The AMH will have this lecture up on YouTube in the coming weeks and we hope you will join us for the next Brown Bag Lecture on November 18th.

10/10/2026

Happy Birthday America! The Augusta Museum of History is celebrating this historic year by looking at items from the permanent collection that represents those 250 years right here in the CSRA. Today we take a look at a panoramic photograph of the 28th Division doing bayonet drills at Camp Hancock, ca. 1918-1919.

Camp Hancock was established in July 1917 to serve as a training camp for the Pennsylvania National Guard units who would comprise the 28th Infantry Division. This Division occupied the Camp from August 1917 – May 1918 and then they embarked for Europe to fight in the first World War. After the 28th Division, the Camp established a machine gun training center. It served as a demobilization center from December 1918 – March 1919 when it was closed.

In the photograph you can see members of the 28th Division conducting bayonet drills at Camp Hancock. The Camp, located near the area where Daniel Field Airport is today, was one of the largest military cantonments in the United States during World War I.

There is nothing surviving of Camp Hancock in Augusta, but click the link below to see camp locations laid out on a modern map for reference on the AMH Website. And this is the last weekend to see this photograph and the current installation of the America 250th Exhibition. The Augusta Museum of History is open today from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 1-5pm.

https://www.augustamuseum.org/CampHancock-WWI

Panoramic Photograph Donated by Mr. Doughty Sylvester

10/09/2026

There are about a dozen left for December 13th, grab them while you can!

Tickets for December 6th are sold out to the Museum Express! ***Please do not purchase tickets from anyone on Facebook, they are most likely scams.***

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10/08/2026

The Augusta Museum of History continues to celebrate 250 years of American history right here in the CSRA and today we take a closer look at an Academy of Richmond County Sword, from the 1917-1918 school year.

This sword belonged to Charles Barry Whitney, Sr. and was worn as part of a school dress uniform. The Whitney family in Augusta are related to Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin. S.M. Whitney Co. opened in Augusta in 1868 and operated for over 140 years.

When Whitney was at ARC in 1917-18 the school building was on Telfair Street. But the school was growing and needed more classrooms and a gymnasium to accommodate the numbers. ARC made the final transition to Baker Avenue (now Russell Street) in 1926, current location, and in 1937 a new Museum was opened on the second floor of the old ARC building on Telfair. That Museum would become the Augusta Museum of History.

The Academy of Richmond County was established in 1783, visited by George Washington in 1791 and is the oldest public high school in the American South and one of the oldest schools in the country.

Sword Donated by Mr. Barry Whitney