Olson Genealogy & Historical Research

04/25/2024

Gwinnett County officials broke ground Monday on the Beaver Ruin Wetland Park in unincorporated Duluth.

10/17/2023

My heart aches at the loss of these two young MyHeritage genealogy colleagues murdered in the Hamas attacks on October 7th. We are all praying for the safety of our MyHeritage friends and their families.

Our hearts are broken. We are overcome with grief at the tragic deaths of Ron Shemer and Ilay Nachman, two members of the MyHeritage employee family. Ron

10/10/2023

Today and tomorrow only! Deep discount - 51%- on Ancestry DNA tests. It's a good time to stock up!!

AncestryDNA tells a more complete story of you. See different regions that make up your ethnicity estimate, learn the history of the areas from ancient to modern times, and even discover surprising facts about locations and the people who called those places home. AncestryDNA not only tells you w...

01/08/2023

Mike Olson

12/04/2022

12/04/2022

Thanksgiving Day has always been a day of retrospect. The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, to commemorate the harvest re...

12/04/2022

Post oak (Quercus stellata) is a member of the white oak group with thick, lobed leaves and small, oval-shaped acorns that ripen in a single year. This medium-sized tree is found throughout the state, the southeast and further. The leaf shape is interesting, as Wikipedia notes, it has “three perpendicular terminal lobes, shaped much like a Maltese Cross.”

12/04/2022

11/20/2022

Inspired by Where the Crawdads Sing—the bestselling novel by Delia Owens that is now a major motion picture—Connecting the Docs explores true stories that happened in the wild marshes of eastern No…

11/20/2022

FREE Holiday Event at the Jimmy Carter Library
Saturday, December 3, 2022, 10am-1pm
Museum Admission FREE 10am- 1pm

Join us for FREE holiday crafts! Create ornaments to add to the museum tree and create a FREE Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa craft in the lobby to celebrate the holiday season!

The family day event coincides with our current temporary exhibition, "Colors of Peace: President Carter’s Vision Through the Art of Children," which includes over 270 artworks handmade by children from more than 50 countries. The exhibition runs through January 31, 2023.
Museum admission is FREE for visitors from 10am-1pm on December 3rd.

Regular admission: $12 for adults; $10 for Seniors, Military, and College Students; Kids 16 and under are FREE! Museum hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am- 4:45 pm.

Image: First Lady Rosalynn Carter previews Christmas decorations at the White House, 12/10/79. NAID 842697