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Laurel and Hardy Exhibits

The Front Facade of the original Laurel & Hardy Museum (LHM). Unfortunately, the LHM simply outgrew the space.  


    Museum Interactives

    Picture of the Where in the "World were Laurel & Hardy?" interactive taken by a museum visitor.

    Cinema Room

    Films playing on a loop in the Harlem Museum's Cinema Room: 

    January through May: Marking History's biopic about Oliver Norvell Hardy, The Lucky Dog, This is Your life! episode with Laurel & Hardy, The Hoose Gow, and Night Owls.

    July through December: Marking History's biopic about Oliver Norvell Hardy, The Lucky Dog, Babes in Toyland (also called March of the Wooden Soldiers), Sons of the Desert, and Atoll K. 

    Photo Options

    There is a photo option available to museum visitors: a face cut-out display in the main exhibit space.

    Where in the World were Laurel & Hardy?

    The "Where in the World were Laurel & Hardy" interactive is a world map that indicates various places Stan Laurel and Oliver N. Hardy visited and places important to Laurel & Hardy history. 


    This interactive covers part of the Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:  SSKH2,  SSKH3,  SSKG1,  SSKE1, and  SSKE2.


    New Upcoming Exhibits

    Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland

    Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland

    Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland

    Based on the Hal Roach classic, "March of the Wooden Soldiers," is a 1934 Laurel and Hardy film. This exhibit is scheduled to be on display in November 2025 in preparation of the holiday season. 

    "Doing History" Exhibit

    Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland

    Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland

    In preparation for the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America, the museum staff have been working on an exhibit about museums! The exhibit will include primary source information about the indigenous groups in the Columbia County, Georgia area, but will primarily focus on what we do and why we do it. This exhibit is scheduled to be available by July 2026.


    Exhibits

    Museum and Theater

    The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

    The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

     We currently have a facility with exhibits, retail, and theater space. We show Laurel and Hardy movies and an 11 min biopic about Hardy during business hours and 2nd/3rd Run Movies on the lawn periodically.

    The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

    The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

    The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Georgia

    Harlem is the Birthplace of Oliver Norvell Hardy. Through our exhibits, we tell the story of his life, Stan's life, the meeting of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, their careers, and their cultural influence. 


    Sources used for our Exhibits

    Primary Sources

    Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented. Often these sources are created at the time when the events or conditions are occurring, but primary sources can also include autobiographies, memoirs, and oral histories recorded later.

    Newspaper Examples

    "Film Comic Stan Laurel dies at 74," Los Angeles Times, February 24, 1965

    "Oliver Hardy of Famous Movies Comedy Team Dies," Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1957

    Newspaper Clippings (unfortunately without dates or Newspaper Name)

    The Augusta Chronicle

    The Columbia County News Times

    Northwest Evening Mail

    The Augusta Herald

    Columbia News Publishing

    Correspondence Examples

    Various letters written or sent to Stan Laurel or Oliver Hardy. 

    Typed Letter from Oliver Norvell Hardy to Althea Horne, dated Oct. 31, 1942 (Professionally framed with UV-blocking glass)

    1986 Bid from Culpepper Motor Company

    1978 Letter by Mayor Clary calling for a Department Head Meeting


    Other

    This is your Life with Laurel & Hardy, filmed in 1954

    *Any film with Stan Laurel and/or Oliver Norvell Hardy (you can see a full list on IMDB.com) 

    *Oral History Interviews


    Secondary Sources

    Secondary sources were created by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you’re researching. For a historical research project, secondary sources are generally scholarly books and articles. A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may contain pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources.

    Book Examples

    "Laurel or Hardy" by Rob Stone

    "The Life and Times of Laurel and Hardy" by Ronald Bergen

    "A Fine Mess" edited by Richard J. Anobile

    "The Films of Laurel & Hardy" by Everson

    "Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy" by Simon Louvish 

    "Laurel & Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies," by Randy Skretvedt 

    "Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy: an Affectionate Biography," by John McCabe

    "Laurel and Hardy: The British Tours," by A.J. Marriot

    "Babe: The Life of Oliver Hardy," by John McCabe

    Biography Examples

    "Stan and Ollie" (2019)

    "Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy: An Affectionate Biography," by John McCabe Plume Publishing

    Other

    Sons of the Desert members (oral stories)

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