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Southern Museum Wraps Up Successful Railroad Rendezvous

July 30, 2013 The Travel Trolley

More than 600 people turned out Saturday for the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History’s first ever Railroad Rendezvous event.

Southern Museum planning summer groundbreaking for expanded research center

June 8, 2013 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will soon break ground on a 15,000-square-foot expansion to its research center.

Hundreds turn out for Southern Museum’s inaugural Museum Night

March 24, 2013 The Travel Trolley

The ominous threat of bad weather wasn’t enough to deter the more than 300 people who turned out to the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History to help celebrate its 10th birthday.

Climb aboard the General during Southern Museum’s ‘Museum Night’

March 2, 2013 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History is celebrating its 10th birthday with an evening of family-friendly activities aimed at offering visitors a unique look at the museum and its exhibits.

Southern Museum receives $40,000 donation from Robert and Hazel Eubanks Foundation

February 22, 2013 The Travel Trolley

A $40,000 grant from the Robert and Hazel Eubanks Foundation will help fund the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History’s research center.

Kennesaw’s Southern Museum holding family friendly trains event on Saturday

January 13, 2013 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will kick off its packed 2013 calendar of events with a family day focusing on all aspects of trains and featuring a model train expo.

Southern Museum to offer free admission Dec. 1, discounts in gift shop

November 17, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will offer free admission from 9:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1 to conclude the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Great Locomotive Chase and to coincide with the City of Kennesaw’s daylong holiday celebration.

Southern Museum’s Annual Trains Event Attracts Railfans, Hobbyists and Families

November 7, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will kick off its packed 2013 calendar of events with a family day focusing on all aspects of trains and featuring a model train expo.

Museum Honors Dick Hillman During Annual Foundation Gala

October 15, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Kennesaw Museum Foundation on Saturday honored longtime conservator and board member Richard “Dick” Hillman during its annual Heroes and Legends Gala.

Southern Museum Honors Dick Hillman During Annual Foundation Gala

October 15, 2012 Special to Express Telegraph

The Kennesaw Museum Foundation on Saturday honored longtime conservator and board member Richard “Dick” Hillman during its annual Heroes and Legends Gala. Born in upstate New York, Hillman is one of the Southern Museum’s foremost railroad experts, especially about the Glover Machine Works. The locomotive factory, formerly located in nearby Marietta, helped rebuild the South after the Civil War. Hillman discovered Glover while taking pictures of the Marietta facility shortly before it closed. Recognizing the