Participating in a Talking Walls heritage education workshop sponsored by the Hay House, fifteen teachers from the Bibb County school system visited Riverside Cemetery to learn how to use the cemetery as a living laboratory to teach history. Visitors were introduced to Pathways to History, a curriculum specific to Riverside Cemetery developed through a grant from the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The curriculum will be posted online and implemented in the 2010-2011 academic year. For more information, contact Suzanne at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 478-742-5328.

On a balmy evening, the Center brought 13 girls, aged 15-17 to Riverside Cemetery for a walking tour and art activities. The tour focused on the lives of nineteenth century persons of note and what they experienced in their teenage years. Art activities included chalk grave rubbings, creative writing and drawing. The Wesleyan Center for the Arts sponsors music and visual arts camps during the summer.

Outstanding businesswomen and civic leaders from Russia, chosen by Open World, visited Macon as citizen ambassadors and to learn about American culture, education and government.  Their visit was arranged by the Georgia Council of International Visitors.

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