About Us
Founded in 1974, Cobb Landmarks shares the stories and preserves the places that form our community for the benefit of current and future generations through advocacy and education. Cobb Landmarks owns and manages the William Root House (c. 1845), the Power Family Cabin (c. 1843), and the Manning Family Cabin (c. 1830). By preserving these links to the past and advocating for the protection of the historic landscape, Cobb Landmarks strengthens the sense of community we all share.
Our historic properties host our award-winning programs that reach thousands of students, educators, and families with children every year. Our youth programming includes the Junior Historians summer camp, the Junior Docents program, and field trips for local K-12 schools and educational partners. Our programming reflects our commitment to fighting racial inequality and expanding interpretation so that every story is told and every voice is heard - past and present. We empower our community with an understanding of the events, people, and places from our past that formed our present so that we may all strive for a better future.
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Advocacy
Cobb Landmarks provides technical assistance to owners of historic properties and advocates for preservation by engaging with elected officials, developers, and individual property owners. Cobb Landmarks advocates for additional funding, tax incentives, and laws aiding preservation efforts.
YOUTH Education
Cobb Landmarks has been hosting successful programs for families and youth for nearly fifty years. We launched our Junior Docent volunteer program in the 1990s. Junior Docents (ages 12-18) play a critical role in the visitor experience at the Root House Museum. Volunteers share the history of the house, garden, Root family, and life in Marietta during the 1850s. Junior Docents develop public speaking skills, learn interpretive techniques to share local history, and serve as institutional ambassadors to the public.
Building off of the success of the Junior Docents program, Cobb Landmarks launched Junior Historian Summer Camps in 2022. The program emerged as an opportunity to help students recover learning and development losses caused by remote education and pandemic isolation. The programs are designed to stimulate imagination, build self-confidence, and improve Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies. Participating students acquire and apply the skills and attitudes necessary to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, feel empathy, collaborate, and build community with fellow participants.
In addition, students from Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, Agnes Scott College, and the University of West Georgia have served as researchers and interns for Cobb Landmarks. Through their experiences, students gain valuable job training and investigative skills that will help to prepare them for careers as preservationists, historians, and city planners.
Building off of the success of the Junior Docents program, Cobb Landmarks launched Junior Historian Summer Camps in 2022. The program emerged as an opportunity to help students recover learning and development losses caused by remote education and pandemic isolation. The programs are designed to stimulate imagination, build self-confidence, and improve Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies. Participating students acquire and apply the skills and attitudes necessary to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, feel empathy, collaborate, and build community with fellow participants.
In addition, students from Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, Agnes Scott College, and the University of West Georgia have served as researchers and interns for Cobb Landmarks. Through their experiences, students gain valuable job training and investigative skills that will help to prepare them for careers as preservationists, historians, and city planners.
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