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Harris told organizers she wanted to read the museum’s whole text, not just the materials about enslaved people. DeNiro said the museum implemented the professor’s changes and included additional information she suggested.

In the months since the museum opened, DeNiro said the feedback has been positive. The city has been a major supporter of the project.

“Part of what makes Roswell is its history, good or bad,” Roswell City Councilwoman Christine Hall said, adding she has been a longtime advocate and fan of the Roswell Historical Society. She hopes in the coming years the city will continue to support its preservation efforts through things like a historic assets plan.

The councilwoman called the museum a “hidden treasure,” but she hopes in the future it will find a more “front-and-center” home. In the meantime, curator DeNiro is looking to expand audiences by bringing in student field trips and new residents.

“There are a lot of newcomers to Roswell, and we want to make sure they have an understanding of the history of the adopted home,” DeNiro said.

Councilwoman Hall said Roswell history includes its residents.

“If we didn’t have our history, we would be just another town with a river and some parks,” Hall said.