I have been making updates to my website recently, and it occurred to me that I never posted about my trip to New Orleans. This semester, I was in Dr. Jennifer Dickey’s History and Memory class, which focused on the city of New Orleans as a case study. We read about the city’s history, watchedContinue reading “New Orleans Trip”
Author Archives: Andrew J. Bramlett
Northern Ireland / Ireland Trip
This past week, I was in Northern Ireland and Ireland as part of the PEGS program at KSU’s Honors College. Over the course of this semester, my classmates and I in our cohort studied the history of conflict in Northern Ireland, focusing on the Troubles. During the trip, we had a chance to see theseContinue reading “Northern Ireland / Ireland Trip”
Georgia Historical Quarterly
My newest article can be found in Volume CX, No. 1 of Georgia Historical Quarterly, the scholarly journal of the Georgia Historical Society and the preeminent publication on Georgia’s history. The piece is titled “Boosterism and Civic Pride in Atlanta: Union Station and the Dixie Terminal, 1925-1930.” It looks at city booster’s attempts in theContinue reading “Georgia Historical Quarterly”
Atlanta Studies
Yesterday, I was excited to present some of my Atlanta baseball research at the Atlanta Studies Symposium. The symposium was held at Georgia State University and featured historians, geographers, economists, and more, all of whom are analyzing Atlanta’s past and present. My paper was part of a session organized by Dr. Clif Stratton on AtlantaContinue reading “Atlanta Studies”
Georgia Collegiate Honors Council
This weekend, I was honored to attend the Georgia Collegiate Honors Council (GCHC) conference, held this year on the campus of Kennesaw State University. I had two research projects that I shared. One was an updated version of the poster on Georgia’s gubernatorial homes that I first presented last year, and the other was anContinue reading “Georgia Collegiate Honors Council”
Trip Photos: The Alabama Theatre
On Sunday, Mom and I traveled to Birmingham for “Double Take!” at the historic Alabama Theatre. Recently, the theatre’s organ console needed repair work, so a temporary replacement was installed. When the original console came back, the theatre was left with two organ consoles that could work simultaneously. Sunday’s concert featured two organists (Nathan AvakianContinue reading “Trip Photos: The Alabama Theatre”
Reading in 2025
At the end of last year, I published a year-in-review of my reading on my website. It was a useful way to reflect on the previous year and identify which books were most important to me. In 2025, I read approximately 100 books, so narrowing them down was difficult. My reading broadly fell into threeContinue reading “Reading in 2025”
Review: Ken Burns’ American Revolution
This spectacularly inspiring story of our founding, as dark and complex as it is, has — I think, I hope — the ability to add something to the conversation right now that is unifying.” [1] Ken Burns Ken Burns is an American legend. Few documentarians have attracted such attention and acclaim, with his series TheContinue reading “Review: Ken Burns’ American Revolution”
New Article: The Cobb County Stadium
Today, my newest article was posted by the online journal Atlanta Studies. It looks at Cobb County’s attempts in the 1950s and ‘60s to build a professional baseball stadium in roughly the same area where Truist Park would open in 2017. Using this story, I explore civic boosterism, white flight, and the rise of Atlanta’sContinue reading “New Article: The Cobb County Stadium”
Trip Photos: Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Earlier today, we visited Rome, Georgia, and the city’s historic Myrtle Hill Cemetery. The cemetery was opened in 1857 on land previously owned by Alfred Shorter. It was briefly a fort during the Civil War and was expanded throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The cemetery is owned and operated by the City ofContinue reading “Trip Photos: Myrtle Hill Cemetery”
Andrew J. Bramlett 