Evenings with History - Jessica Whitehead - We are All Seeking Asylum

Schedule

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Allen's Market | Milledgeville, GA

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Join us for an evening of learning, discussion, and community connection! Each program features a different speaker sharing unique-often niche-stories and expertise on various topics.
This month e are pleased to welcome our own: the director of the Central State Hospital Museum, Jessica Whithead. Come out and hear the history of mental health treatment and Central State Hospital, once the world’s largest mental institution, told through photographs of the decaying buildings by award-winning photographer, CSH historian, and author of Seeking Asylum.
Evenings with History brings the past to life through engaging talks on local history. Come listen and learn at historic Allen's Market.
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Allen's Market, 101 E McIntosh St,Milledgeville, Georgia, United States

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