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Georgia Archives--June "Lunch and Learn" Lecture
Please join us on
Tuesday, June 12 from 12:15 to 1:15 for the continuation of the Georgia
Department of Archives and History's "Lunch and Learn" Lecture
Series.
Confederados of
Brazil
This is the story
of thousands of Confederate veterans who moved to Brazil after the Civil
War. The wave of immigration, which may have included up to 10,000 people,
has left in Brazil a community of descendants of Southern immigrants. They
are identified as the "Confederados." The descendants now live all over
the country, but the largest community is located in the state of Sao
Paulo. This community, founded by the Southerners, has grown into the town
of Americana. Americana and its older mother city, Vila Santa Barbara
(today Santa Barbara D'Oeste), a few miles apart, are the gravity center of the
community of Southern descendants.
About the
Speaker
Carolyn J. Cary is
the Official County Historian for Fayette County, and has held that office since
1982. Born in Akron, Ohio, she has lived for 42 years in Georgia, 35 of
which have been spent in Fayette County. She has held offices in the
Georgia Writers Association, the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, and is a
co-founder of the Fayette County Historical Society. She has won many
awards for her work, such as the Fayette County Citizen of the Year in
1977.
She recently
traveled to Brazil and spent some time with the families of
descendants.
About Lunch and
Learn
Begun in 1993,
the Lunch and Learn Lecture Series is an educational program which features
prominent speakers who present brief talks on a wide variety of historical and
cultural topics. Lectures are from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and take place in the
Georgia Archives auditorium, located adjacent to the main lobby. These
presentations are free and open to the public, so please bring your lunch and
join us!
Pamela W. Coleman, Public Programs
Coordinator
Georgia Department of Archives and History