Bartow History Museum: Art & History of Cherokee Language Printing

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The Art and History of Cherokee Language Printing
 
Bartow History Museum welcomes Adam Doskey, curator of rare books at Kennesaw State University, as speaker at the upcoming Lunch & Learn program on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at noon.  Doskey will show items from the Bentley Rare Book Gallery and discuss Cherokee-language printing in the Southeast.

The printing of the Cherokee language began in the 1820s at New Echota, Georgia, near present day Calhoun.  A printing office was established there for the printing of The Cherokee Phoenix, the first Native American newspaper in the country.  The paper was printed until 1834 and allowed Cherokees to read about issues that affected them in their own language. 

Doskey will show examples from KSU’s Bentley Rare Book Gallery as he traces the history of Cherokee-language printing in the Southeast from the 1820s to its 21st-century revival in North Carolina. The talk will also highlight the work of Frank Brannon, a letterpress printer and book artist, who has helped revitalized the art of fine printing in the Cherokee language today.

Lunch & Learn will take place on February 18, 2015, at noon, and guests are invited to bring a lunch.  Bartow History Museum is located at 4 E. Church Street in downtown Cartersville.  The lecture is free to members and included with the price of admission for not-yet members.  For more information on this and other BHM programs, call 770-382-3818, ext. 6286 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.