Term of Award
Spring 2019
Degree Name
Master of Arts in History (M.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Graduate Publication (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Department
Department of History
Faculty Mentor or Committee Chair
Michael Scott Van Wagenen
Committee Member 1
Alan Downs
Committee Member 2
Craig Roell
Abstract
Built in 1886, the Aldrich House is one of the few buildings from the nineteenth century still standing in Bulloch County, Georgia. Mrs. R. E. Aldrich donated the house to the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro in 1975. The club moved the building from its original location on Harville Road to the Ogeechee Fairgrounds to be part of the Heritage Village. The Aldrich House only opens during the annual Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair in October; therefore, few members of the public know about the site. In addition, the house did not have an online resource for people to access. I developed a website to inform the public about the historical site as well as provide resources for students and teachers. While developing the website I had an opportunity to work with the Kiwanis Club during the Ogeechee Fair. I restaged three rooms and selected key artifacts in order to portray the historical narrative of the Aldrich House. The experience gave me insight into which age groups the Aldrich House appealed to. The goals of this project are to put the Aldrich House within the context of Bulloch County history and to appeal to a larger audience.
Recommended Citation
Darby, Alison J., "The Aldrich House Project" (2019). Graduate Publications. 2.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/graduate_publications/2
