Thursday, May 25, 2023
Friends of Mimosa Hall and Gardens Presents:
David Y Mitchell: Why is Historic Preservation relative in today’s society? What can your community gain from Historic Preservation?
This presentation by David Yoakley Mitchell, Executive Director of the Atlanta Preservation Center will explore why Historic Preservation is important in today’s society, and what benefits modern communities will gain by revisiting the location’s past.
Location: Mimosa Hall and Gardens, 127 Bulloch Ave, Roswell, Ga. 30075
Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
This presentation is free and open to the public and requires registration.
Join us as David Y. Mitchell, Executive Director of the Atlanta Preservation Center discusses why Historic Preservation is relative in today’s society and how can your community gain from Historic Preservation.
David Yoakley Mitchell graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA-96) and studied photography and anthropology.
He is the Executive Director of the Atlanta Preservation Center and is fortunate to work with the University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries and the Georgia State Special Collections Libraries to expand its collections.
He is happily married for 26+ years and has a 17-year-old son. A native of Rome, Georgia he and his family live in Grant Park – in Atlanta.
“The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. The love you gave in life keeps people alive beyond their time. Anyone who was given love will always live on in another's heart.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
Image Credit: Liam Dellinger Yoakley Mitchell