If you are one of those who has taken the museum tours, viewed any original items that have “some” connection to Gone with the Wind, heard a lecture from the friend of a friend of a member of the crew, and perused the dioramas and read all the text,….it might be time for you to get out in the fresh air and view the center piece of the story, in the land … [Read more...]

This morning as folks are awakening from the thrill of once again seeing the O’Hara family and daughter Scarlett face the trials and tribulations of love and war (or is it war and love) in what is still the best loved (and in today’s dollars) highest grossing film of all time (Gone with the Wind) I thought I’d take a moment to remind all that the stories in … [Read more...]

  As I have been branching out to other sites connected to Gone with the Wind (and finding a welcome from their administrators….thank you very much) I have been peppered with interesting questions from those who (up til now) did not know of the existence of the Tara façade or the Fitzgerald House.  The other day I was asked to explain the reason for … [Read more...]

This morning’s gift is another look at the construction of Tara’s “brick walls”. When Tara was created on the back lot of Selznick Studios it was to be a three sided manse that stood tall like a Greek Temple and constructed of the distinct red clay brick from the banks of the Flint River in the area south of Atlanta Georgia, U.S. A. But it also had to be … [Read more...]

Today marks the anniversary of the memorial service of one of Tara’s biggest supporters, the late Gene Talmadge, son of the late Senator Herman Talmadge and his wife, Betty Talmadge. It was Mrs. Betty (with Senator Talmadge’s blessing) who purchased Tara in 1980 and brought it to their farm in Lovejoy, Georgia. For those who may not know the story, Tara … [Read more...]