Bartow History Museum: Confederate Major General Young

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Hear About Confederate Major General Pierce Manning Butler Young

May 16th, 2018 at Noon
Bartow History Museum
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The Bartow History Museum welcomes Leann Papp to its Lunch and Learn series on May 16th at noon. Papp will share information about the life and career of Pierce Manning Butler Young, who came to Cartersville as a child, later in life became a Major General in the Civil War, and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. Attendees will be introduced to the Young family, get an overview of the education and military career of Pierce, and hear a synopsis of his political career. Papp started volunteering 4 years ago with the Bartow History Archives and in that time participated in transcribing, along with several other volunteers, over 1800 documents, including letters, contracts and other types of correspondence between Pierce and his family, friends, cousins and business associates, and between other family members and their friends. Papp’s lecture is based on her research of Young as well as transcription of his letters. The lecture is free for members and included in the price of admission to the museum for non-members.

About the Speaker
Leann Papp is a volunteer at both the Bartow History Museum and the Tellus Science Museum. She served as the Program Director for Respiratory Care Technology at Coosa Valley Technical College in Rome, Georgia and as the Director of Clinical Education for Respiratory Therapy Technology at Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She began her career as a Respiratory Therapist working in facilities across the south east and in Ohio. Leann Papp enjoys reading, gardening, crocheting, and searching Genealogy sites for family ancestors. In addition, she and her husband enjoy showing antique cars several times a year.

The lecture is free to museum members and included with the price of admission for not-yet-members. For more information on this and other museum programs, call 770-382-3818, ext. 6288 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.

About Bartow History Museum
The Bartow History Museum, located at 4 East Church Street in downtown Cartersville, Georgia, documents the history of northwest Georgia’s Bartow County, spanning more than 200 years since the Cherokee were the area’s primary residents. Artifacts, photographs, documents, and a variety of interactive permanent exhibits tell the story of settlement, Cherokee life and removal, Civil War strife, and lifestyles of years past. The Bartow History Museum also provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults, children, families, and school groups. Our extensive archives and research library contains photographs, documents, newspapers, rare books, genealogy records, oral history interviews, and more. For additional information, visit www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.