General Meeting
August 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
General Meeting
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm ET
Location: First Presbyterian Church, 189 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Topic: Independence and Beyond: The work of the 2nd Continental Congress
Speaker: Dr. Marianne Holdzkom
Description: Join us to hear Dr. Holdzkom discuss this topic through the eyes of John Adams and will argue that the Declaration
of Independence was just one of many important steps in the break with England.
Bio: Marianne Holdzkom is professor of history at Kennesaw State University, specializing in the American Colonial and Revolutionary era. She is especially interested in how events from these periods are remembered in popular culture. Her book, Remembering John Adams: The Second President in History, Memory and Popular Culture, published in 2023, examines the many scholarly and cultural depictions of this underappreciated founding father. The book has been named an Outstanding Academic title by Choice Reviews. She is beginning research for her next book, Commemorating a Moment in Time in which she will analyze major anniversary celebrations connected to the American Revolution. Marianne is honored to be an Adams Memorial Foundation Scholar and has contributed to their efforts to build a monument to John Adams and his family in Washington, D.C.
