2012 Georgia History Festival's Georgia Day Parade

February 10, 2012

Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:30 a.m.
Bull Street from Forsyth Park to City Hall, Savannah

Thousands of costumed local elementary school children march behind their hand-made banners in commemoration of Georgia’s founding in 1733. A colorful parade of students, musicians, local dignitaries, and costumed characters is preceded by a military color guard and marching band. Beginning at Forsyth Park and continuing around all five squares of Bull Street, the procession culminates with a program in front of City Hall, where the mayor and other officials bring greetings and present awards for the annual Banner Competition. Free and open to the public.

The Library and Archives will be closed this day for Georgia History Festival events.

2012 Georgia History Festival's Dignitaries' Coffee

February 10, 2012

Friday, February 10, 2012, 9:00 a.m.

Invitation only

Georgia Day begins with a coffee for dignitaries, sponsors, and special guests. The event features greetings from dignitaries, introductions of historical characters, and a continental breakfast. The Georgia Day Dignitaries' Coffee will also feature the unveiling of new plaques honoring the creators of named endowment funds at the Georgia Historical Society. Attendees are invited to join the Georgia Day Parade, which begins at the conclusion of the Coffee just steps away from the Georgia Historical Society at the north end of Forsyth Park.

The Library and Archives will be closed this day for Georgia History Festival events.

Shuman Cup Cricket Tournament

February 09, 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:30 A.M.

Location: TBD

Savannah

Come cheer on the teams for the second annual colonial cricket tournament for Chatham County elementary schools! Local teams are introduced to the Georgia Colony’s favorite sport during this fun and educational experience the day before the annual Georgia Day Parade. Team registration is open to all Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools.

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Georgia History Festival Super Museum Sunday

February 05, 2012

Sunday, February 5, 2012, 12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Multiple Savannah-area sites

(click here for this year's museum list, or contact individual sites of interest)

Georgians and visitors alike experience our area’s rich history and cultural life as historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest in Savannah and coastal Georgia open their doors to the public, providing an exceptional opportunity to experience the history in our own backyard. From Statesboro to Darien, over 40 cultural institutions throughout coastal Georgia participate in this popular annual GHS family event.

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Additional support provided by: Savannah Morning News

Georgia History Festival Colonial Faire and Muster

February 04, 2012 - February 05, 2012

Saturday (Family Day) and Sunday, February 4 - 5, 2012, 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Wormsloe State Historic Site, Savannah

Take your family back in time to the site of one of the earliest and most beautiful colonial-era plantations of the Georgia coast. This popular annual living-history event features costumed re-enactors and vendors offering students and adults a taste of the excitement and adversity of life for the first settlers of colonial Georgia. Highlights of this weekend-long event include cannon and musket firing; blacksmithing, craft, and cooking demonstrations; Native American and slave life interpretations; and period music and dance. An hourly schedule of events will be available upon arrival at Wormsloe. Free and open to the public.

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Additional support provided by: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Georgia

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

February 04, 2012

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Georgia History Festival Kickoff Event

February 02, 2012

Georgia History Festival Kickoff Program

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6 p.m.

Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah

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with additional support from the Georgia Humanities Council

Join us for a special free family event as author Ginger Wadsworth presents her new youth biography, First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low, highlighting the life and legacy of Savannah’s own Girl Scouts of the USA founder.

Book signing and reception to follow.

Ginger Wadsworth grew up in coastal Southern California where she enjoyed family outings at the beach and in the nearby mountains and desert. In the second grade, she joined Troop 695 as a Brownie. Scouting was a family activity and many parents and siblings joined the numerous, year-round outdoor activities.

After high school, Ginger attended the University of California at Davis where she earned a degree in English Literature with a minor in American History and Literature. She now lives in Northern California with her husband, Bill, who often travels with her to help research her various books. They have two adult sons and three grandchildren.

FIRST GIRL SCOUT: THE LIFE OF JULIETTE GORDON LOW is Ginger’s 25th non-fiction book for young readers. Daisy, as everyone called the founder of Girl Scouts, was feisty, fearless, and funny. This biography is being released in time for the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts in the USA, and is dedicated to Ginger’s life-long friends from Troop 695.

Ginger likes to write about American heroines, including Annie Oakley, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, and other notable women. Her first published book, JULIA MORGAN, ARCHITECT OF DREAMS is a Social Studies Library International (SSLI) Best Book and National Council of Social Studies/Children’s Book Council (NCSS/CBC) Notable Trade Book. And her second book, RACHEL CARSON, VOICE FOR THE EARTH is a SSLI Best Book in Science.

Her science-themed books include DESERT DISCOVERIES, written from her vacation home in the Anza-Borrego Desert in Southern California. She has written about scientists and naturalists, including BENJAMIN BANNEKER, PIONEERING SCIENTIST and JOHN MUIR, WILDERNESS PROTECTOR. UP, UP, AND AWAY, a picture book about one garden spider‘s search for a safe home is a National Science Teachers Association/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book.

Ginger admits to being both a research and a travel junkie. Her office overflows with files of facts, and she loves to visit libraries to peruse vintage hand-written letters, journals, articles, and archival images. To write WORDS WEST, VOICES OF YOUNG PIONEERS, winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award/Juvenile Nonfiction, she explored many of the covered wagon routes and stopped at forts, cemeteries, historical sites, and museums along the way. For FIRST GIRL SCOUT, she visited Savannah, New York, and even London to learn all she could about Daisy . . . Georgia’s beloved star, Juliette Gordon Low.

What’s next? Like Daisy, Ginger loves animals, so she is currently working on two new books and both are about dogs! Learn more about Ginger and her work at: www.gingerwadsworth.com

Library Closed

January 28, 2012

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Historical Marker Dedication

January 26, 2012

Hampton Plantation

Thursday, January 26, 2012

3 p.m.

Lawrence Road,

2.8 miles north of the roundabout at Frederica Road. GPS N31 15.095 W 81 21.070

St. Simons Island, Ga.

Hampton Plantation

In 1774 Major Pierce Butler of South Carolina purchased Hampton Point in northwestern St. Simons Island, and by the 1790s Hampton was developed into the island's largest cotton plantation in land and slave population. Signer of the Constitution and member of the new U. S. Senate, Butler moved from Charleston to Philadelphia. In 1838 Major Butler’s grandson, Pierce Butler, and his abolitionist wife, British actress Fanny Kemble, traveled to Georgia to inspect the Butler plantations. She wrote a scathing account that was published during the Civil War, creating much sensation in the North and in England. In 1859, to cover mounting debts, 436 slaves from Butler’s Georgia plantations were sold in Savannah, an event known as “The Weeping Time.”

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society, Coastal Georgia Historical Society,

Friends of Coastal Georgia History, and Sea Island Company

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

January 21, 2012

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Holiday Closing

January 16, 2012

The Georgia Historical Society Adminstrative offices and Library and Archives will be closed on Monday, January 16th in observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 17th. The Library and Archives will re-open on Wednesday, January 18th at noon.

Library Closed

January 14, 2012

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

GHS Board of Curators Meeting

January 13, 2012

GHS Board of Curators Meeting

January 13, 2012

2:00 P.M.

Sea Island, GA

Contact GHS staff for information.

November 19, 2011

9:30 a.m.

Sweetfield of Eden Baptist Church

9630 Lehigh Avenue

Savannah, Ga.

With speakers Justice Clarence Thomas and Dr. Lamar Haynes.

Marker Text:

Pin Point Community

Pin Point was settled in 1896 by former slaves from Ossabaw, Green, and Skidaway Islands. Sweetfield of Eden Baptist Church, founded in Pin Point in 1897, was a successor to Ossabaw’s Hinder Me Not Church and also served as the community’s school until a Rosenwald School opened in 1926. Construction of the Pin Point Hall followed, and it remains a focal point of the community. Pin Point was the site of several coastal industries including shrimping, crabbing, and oyster harvesting operations. Among these seafood factories were Ben Bond and John Anderson Seafood, which opened in 1900, and A.S. Varn and Sons, which operated from 1926 to 1985. Pin Point is the birthplace of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the

Pin Point Community Betterment Association

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

November 19, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

General Sherman: Savannah's First Preservationist?

November 17, 2011

Dr. W. Todd Groce

"General Sherman: Savannah's First Preservationist?"

Historic Savannah Foundation Annual Meeting

Thursday, November 17, 2011

6 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church

Savannah, Ga.

www.myhsf.org

Library Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

November 12, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open for research from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Holiday Closing

November 11, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Adminstrative offices and Library and Archives will be closed on Friday, November 11th in observation of Veteran's Day. Administrative services will resume on Monday, November14th. Library and Archives services will resume on Tuesday, November 15th.

Library Closing

November 05, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed due to the Savannah Rock 'n' Roll Marathon route and events.

The Library and Archives will be open for research on Saturday, November 12th and Saturday, November 19th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Library Closed

October 29, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Registry for College and University Presidents

October 28, 2011

Dr. Groce will be speaking at the 19th annual seminar of the Registry for College and University Presidents.

October 28, 2011

Hyatt Regency Savannah

2 West Bay St.

Savannah, Ga.

Historical Marker Dedication

October 23, 2011

Thankful Baptist Church

October 23, 2011

12:15 p.m.

302 Walker St.

Augusta, Ga. 30901

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Thankful Baptist Church

Thankful Baptist Church was founded on April 26, 1840 under the name “Independent” in an area of Augusta known as “Pinched Gut”. It was the first daughter church established out of Springfield Baptist Church who emerged from the Silver Bluff Baptist Church, one of the oldest African American churches in the country. On May 13, 1898, civil rights activist Dr. W.E.B. Dubois spoke at Thankful and during the civil rights era Thankful was active in organizing non-violent protests for racial equality. Over the years, Thankful has given life to other churches including Macedonia Baptist Church in Augusta. Thankful Baptist Church was added to the national register of historic places in 1980.

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society the Thankful Baptist Church and the Lucy Craft Laney Museum

Library Closed

October 22, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

GHS Membership Party

October 20, 2011

Georgia Historical Society Membership Party

October 20, 2011

You are cordially invited to join the Society at a Leadership Level of membership and attend a party honoring new members

At the home of

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Montag

Atlanta, GA

(location details will follow upon receipt of membership application and registration)

Please contact Torain White at 912.651.2125, Ext. 120 or by email for questions regarding this event and membership.

GHS Board of Curators Meeting

October 20, 2011

GHS Board of Curators Meeting

October 20, 2011

3:00 P.M.

Atlanta, GA

Contact GHS staff for more information

Historical Marker Dedication

October 16, 2011

Governor Ellis Gibbs Arnall Historical Marker Dedication

October 16, 2011

3 p.m.

7 Jefferson Street

Newnan, Ga.

Governor Ellis Gibbs Arnall

(1907-1992)

Born in Newnan on March 20, 1907, Ellis Gibbs Arnall became known as one of the most influential and progressive Governors in Georgia’s history. After serving in the state legislature and as Georgia’s Attorney General, Arnall was elected Governor in 1943. Serving until 1947, Governor Arnall’s most prominent accomplishment was reforming the state’s college education system which had lost accreditation under his predecessor, Eugene Tallmadge. Arnall believed, “education is the hope of the future. It is the salvation of our people.” Other achievements include: establishing the University Regents system, modernizing the Georgia Constitution and lowering the voting age to 18.

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society, the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society,

and the Coweta County Genealogical Society

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

October 15, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Holiday Closing

October 11, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Adminstrative offices and Library and Archives will be closed on Monday, October 10th in observation of Columbus Day. All services will resume on Tuesday, October 11th.

Library Closed

October 08, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

October 01, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

CW150 Historical Marker Dedication

September 28, 2011

Madden Branch Massacre

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

3 p.m.

44 Blue Ridge Drive

McCaysville, Ga.

In partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, this event is part of a statewide commemoration of the Civil War 150 anniversary. GHS is conducting a program across the state to unveil new and recently replaced historical markers that explore the stories of Georgia's Civil War history as lived and experienced by all of its people during those tumultuous and transformative years. For more information on the Civil War 150 marker project, please click here.

Marker Text

THE MADDEN BRANCH MASSACRE:
ANTI-CONFEDERATE ACTIVITY IN NORTH GEORGIA

North of here on Madden Branch in Polk County, Tennessee, on
November 29, 1864, during the American Civil War, six Georgians
trying to enlist in the U.S. Army—Thomas Bell, Harvey Brewster,
James T. Hughes, James B. Nelson, Elijah Robinson, Peter Parris,
and Wyatt J. Parton—were executed by the notorious Confederate
guerilla John P. Gatewood, “the long-haired, red-bearded beast
from Georgia.” The Madden Branch Massacre was one of several
atrocities that occurred as the mountain counties divided into proand
anti-Confederate factions. Many Georgians resented the
Confederacy’s strong central government measures such as
conscription, impressment, and taxation and resisted by enlisting in
the 5th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (U.S.) and the 1st Georgia State
Troops Volunteers (U.S.) or forming their own guerilla units.

Erected for the Civil War 150 commemoration by the Georgia Historical Society
and the Georgia Department of Economic Development

Please RSVP to Christy Crisp at 912.651.2125 ext.117 or ccrisp@georgiahistory.com.

CW150 Historical Marker Dedication

September 28, 2011

Georgians in the Union Army

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

10 a.m.

1 Courthouse Square

Dawsonville, Ga.

In partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, this event is part of a statewide commemoration of the Civil War 150 anniversary. GHS is conducting a program across the state to unveil new and recently replaced historical markers that explore the stories of Georgia's Civil War history as lived and experienced by all of its people during those tumultuous and transformative years. For more information on the Civil War 150 marker project, please click here.

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Georgians in the Union Army

The First Georgia Volunteer Infantry Battalion (U.S.), also known as the First Georgia State Troops Volunteers (U.S.), was a United States Army unit raised in North Georgia during the Civil War, after federal troops entered the state in 1864. The First Georgia guarded the U.S. supply line along the Western & Atlantic Railroad, fought skirmishes with Confederate forces including state militia and guerillas, and participated in the unsuccessful Federal defense of Dalton in October 1864. Throughout the war, North Georgia was a focal point of Unionist sentiment and resistance to Confederate conscription and taxation policies that resulted in a brutal inner civil war with atrocities on both sides. More than 5,000 Georgians, black and white, fought for the United States against the Confederacy during the Civil War, mostly in units raised in East Tennessee and northern Alabama.

Erected for the Civil War 150 commemoration by the Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Department of Economic Development

Please RSVP to Christy Crisp at 912.651.2125 ext.117 or ccrisp@georgiahistory.com.

African-Americans in the Civil War Program at Atlanta-Fulton Public Library

September 24, 2011

Dr. Groce will be participating in a discussion panel during the African-Americans in the Civil War Program at Atlanta-Fulton Public Library

African-Americans in the Civil War Program

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

September 24, 2011

2-5 p.m.

One Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, Ga.

www.afpls.org

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

September 17, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Historical Marker Dedication

September 15, 2011

Cockspur Island Lighthouse

Thursday, September 15, 2011

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Savannah, Ga.

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Cockspur Island Lighthouse

Designed and built in 1848 by renowned architect John S. Norris to mark the entrance to the South Channel of the Savannah River, the Cockspur Island Lighthouse was destroyed by a hurricane in 1854. A larger replacement was built on the same foundation in 1855. During the American Civil War, the light was temporarily extinguished. The lighthouse survived the 30-hour Union bombardment of Confederate-held Fort Pulaski in 1862 and two hurricanes in 1881 and 1893. By the late 1800s, shipping had moved to the North Channel of the Savannah River. The lighthouse was no longer needed and was deactivated in 1909. In 1958, the U.S. Coast Guard transferred the lighthouse to the National Park Service.

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and Friends of The Cockspur

Island Lighthouse

Library Closed

September 10, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Today in Georgia History Launch Party

September 07, 2011

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

6 p.m.

Georgia Historical Society

501 Whitaker St.

Savannah

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The Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Public Broadcasting invite you to celebrate the launch of Today in Georgia History!

Today in Georgia History is an exciting educational collaboration that promises to make history come alive with television, radio and online segments that focus on historical events or people associated with a particular day in Georgia history.

Join us for drinks and hors d'oeuvres as we preview select segments of the television program, and hear from GHS Senior Historian and host of Today in Georgia History, Dr. Stan Deaton.

Today in Georgia History is a joint collaboration of the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Public Broadcasting.

RSVP to Torain White

www.todayingeorgiahistory.org

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Holiday Closing

September 05, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Adminstrative offices and Library and Archives will be closed on Monday, September 5th in observation of Labor Day. All services will resume on Tuesday, September 6th.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

September 03, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Today in Georgia History Press Conference

August 31, 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

11 a.m. at Georgia Public Broadcasting

Atlanta

Georgia Public Broadcasting Media and the Georgia Historical Society are hosting a news conference announcing Today in Georgia History, an exciting education collaboration that focuses on historical events or people associated with a particular day in Georgia history. The interactive segments produced through this project will air on television, radio and online.

Hear from some of Georgia’s “Living Legends” who are subjects of Today in Georgia History segments: former Athletic Director and Head Coach at the University of Georgia Vince Dooley and Carla Redding, daughter of the late Otis Redding, one of Georgia’s most iconic singers.

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GHS Senior Historian and host of

Today in Georgia History, Dr. Stan Deaton.

For more information contact:

Brandy Mai, GHS

912.651.2125, ext. 114

bmai@georgiahistory.com

or

Mandy Wilson, GPB

404.685.2427

mwilson@gpb.org

Today in Georgia History Press Conference

August 31, 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

11 a.m. at Georgia Public Broadcasting

Atlanta

Georgia Public Broadcasting Media and the Georgia Historical Society are hosting a news conference announcing Today in Georgia History, an exciting education collaboration that focuses on historical events or people associated with a particular day in Georgia history. The interactive segments produced through this project will air on television, radio and online.

Hear from some of Georgia’s “Living Legends” who are subjects of Today in Georgia History segments: former Athletic Director and Head Coach at the University of Georgia Vince Dooley and Carla Redding, daughter of the late Otis Redding, one of Georgia’s most iconic singers.

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For more information contact:

Brandy Mai, GHS

912.651.2125, ext. 114

bmai@georgiahistory.com

or

Mandy Wilson, GPB

404.685.2427

mwilson@gpb.org

CW150 Historical Marker Dedication

August 27, 2011

Explosion at the Confederate Powder Works

Saturday, August 27, 2011

10 a.m.

Augusta Canal Petersburg Boat Dock,
1450 Greene Street, Augusta, Ga.

In partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, this event is part of a statewide commemoration of the Civil War 150 anniversary. GHS is conducting a program across the state to unveil new and recently replaced historical markers that explore the stories of Georgia's Civil War history as lived and experienced by all of its people during those tumultuous and transformative years. For more information on the Civil War 150 marker project, please click here.

Marker Text

EXPLOSION AT THE CONFEDERATE POWDER WORKS

In August, 1864 a violent explosion destroyed the granulating building of the Augusta Powder Works, one of the 28 buildings of the Confederacy’s massive gunpowder mill along Augusta Canal. Eight men and a boy died when 18,000 pounds of gunpowder exploded in one of the most lethal industrial accident in the Civil War South. This, along with poor pay, prompted women at the facility to go on strike the following October. With many men away in the army, an increasing number of women and children were pulled into the workforce. The unsuccessful strike was one of many at war-time industrial facilities across Georgia, where pay was low and working conditions often dangerous.

Erected for the Civil War 150 commemoration by
the Georgia Historical Society, the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Augusta Canal Authority

Please RSVP to Christy Crisp at 912.651.2125 ext.117 or ccrisp@georgiahistory.com.

Library Closed

August 27, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

August 20, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Lecture: Rethinking General Sherman

August 19, 2011

Dr. W. Todd Groce

“Rethinking General Sherman”

Friday, August 19, 2011

Decatur Rotary Club

Decatur, Ga.

*By invitation only

Thursday, July 14, 2011

10 A.M.

314 N. Selvidge Street

Dalton, GA

In partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, this event is part of a statewide commemoration of the Civil War 150 anniversary. GHS is conducting a program across the state to unveil new and recently replaced historical markers that explore the stories of Georgia's Civil War history as lived and experienced by all of its people during those tumultuous and transformative years. For more information on the Civil War 150 marker project, please click here.

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General Cleburne's Proposal to Arm Slaves

Here on January 2, 1864, Gen. Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves in exchange for their freedom to alleviate the manpower shortage facing the Confederacy. Almost all the other generals present opposed the idea of black Confederate soldiers because it violated the principles upon which the Confederacy was founded. Gen. Patton Anderson said the proposal "would shake our governments, both state and Confederate, to their very foundations," and Gen. A.P. Stewart said it was "at war with my social, moral and political principles." Considering the proposal treasonous, Gen. W.H.T. Walker informed President Jefferson Davis, who ordered any mention of it to be suppressed. In March 1865, with defeat looming, the Confederate Congress approved enlisting slaves, but few did and none saw combat. Conversely, nearly 200,000 free African Americans served in the U.S. armed forces.

Erected for the Civil War 150 commemoration by the Georgia Historical Society, the Georgia Battlefields Association and the Georgia Department of Economic Development

Please RSVP to Christy Crisp at 912.651.2125 ext.117 or ccrisp@georgiahistory.com.

Library Closed

July 09, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Holiday Closing

July 04, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Adminstrative offices and Library and Archives will be closed on Monday, July 4th in observation of Independence Day. All services will resume on Tuesday, July 5th.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

July 02, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Closed

June 25, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

June 18, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Heritage Tourism Workshop

June 17, 2011

Profiting from the Past: Using Technology and Local Historical Resources to Promote Tourism

June 17, 2011

9:00 A.M.

Old Governor's Mansion

231 West Hancock Street

Milledgeville, GA

The Georgia Historical Society is presenting three FREE workshops for its Affiliate Chapters and interested organizations focusing on the efficient use of technology in promoting tourism. The workshops, conducted by GHS professional staff, will train workers and volunteers in identifying and instituting easy to manage systems (including websites, Facebook and other digital media) that will effectively reach a broader audience. These one-day workshops will encourage participants to implement simple technology platforms and develop strategies for incorporating these assets to efficiently promote local tourism.

Reservations required; to RSVP for the workshop nearest you or for more information contact Brian Williams at bwilliams@georgiahistory.com or 912.651.2125, ext. 131.

NEH Landmarks of American History

June 12, 2011 - June 25, 2011

From June 12 - 25, 2011, GHS will bring 50 educators from around the nation to participate in two week-long NEH funded workshops for community college faculty entitled, “African-American History and Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry: Savannah and the Coastal Islands, 1750–1950.” Each session will be attended by 25 community college faculty members currently teaching humanities courses at institutions throughout the country. Workshop participants will explore the broad themes of race and slavery in American history by focusing on site-specific experiences of communities in and around Savannah from the late eighteenth through the early twentieth centuries. The workshop will include lecture sessions by nationally recognized experts on African-American folklife, culture, and religion and slavery in the American South; guided tours of the streets, squares, and structures of Savannah’s Historic Landmark District; and site visits to Ossabaw and Sapelo Islands.

Library Closed

June 11, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Heritage Tourism Workshop

June 10, 2011

Profiting from the Past: Using Technology and Local Historical Resources to Promote Tourism

June 10, 2011

9:00 A.M.

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site

300 N. Bond St.

Plains, GA

The Georgia Historical Society is presenting three FREE workshops for its Affiliate Chapters and interested organizations focusing on the efficient use of technology in promoting tourism. The workshops, conducted by GHS professional staff, will train workers and volunteers in identifying and instituting easy to manage systems (including websites, Facebook and other digital media) that will effectively reach a broader audience. These one-day workshops will encourage participants to implement simple technology platforms and develop strategies for incorporating these assets to efficiently promote local tourism.

Reservations required; to RSVP for the workshop nearest you or for more information contact Brian Williams at bwilliams@georgiahistory.com or 912.651.2125, ext. 131.

New Member Reception - Athens

June 09, 2011

Georgia Historical Society's New Member Reception

June 9, 2011

You are cordially invited to join the Society at a Leadership Level of membership and attend a Cocktail Party honoring new members

At the home of

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Dooley

Athens, Georgia

(location details will follow upon receipt of membership application and registration)

Please contact Heidi Will at 912.651.2125, Ext. 116 or by email for questions regarding this event and membership.

GHS Board of Curators Meeting

June 09, 2011

Board of Curators Meeting

June 9, 2011

Athens, GA

Time and exact location TBA

Contact GHS staff for more information.

Heritage Tourism Workshop

June 06, 2011

Profiting from the Past: Using Technology and Local Historical Resources to Promote Tourism

June 6, 2011

9:00 A.M.

Dalton CVB Freight Depot

305 S. Depot St.

Dalton, GA

The Georgia Historical Society is presenting three FREE workshops for its Affiliate Chapters and interested organizations focusing on the efficient use of technology in promoting tourism. The workshops, conducted by GHS professional staff, will train workers and volunteers in identifying and instituting easy to manage systems (including websites, Facebook and other digital media) that will effectively reach a broader audience. These one-day workshops will encourage participants to implement simple technology platforms and develop strategies for incorporating these assets to efficiently promote local tourism.

Reservations required; to RSVP for the workshop nearest you or for more information contact Brian Williams at bwilliams@georgiahistory.com or 912.651.2125, ext. 131.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

June 04, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Holiday Closing

May 30, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Adminstrative offices and Library and Archives will be closed on Monday, May 30th in observation of Memorial Day. All services will resume on Tuesday, May 31st.

Library Closed

May 28, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

May 21, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Closed

May 14, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

May 07, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Closed

April 30, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Annual Book Sale

April 29, 2011 - April 30, 2011

Annual Book Sale

April 29, 2011 - April 30, 2011

Georgia Historical Society Annual Book Sale

April 29, 2011 - April 30, 2011

Friday, April, 29th
Member preview and purchase

Proof of membership is required
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Open to the public
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 30th

Open to the public
10 a.m - 5 p.m.

Please note that the library and archives will not be open for research

on the days of the Book Sale.

This popular annual event raises greatly needed funds for GHS's library and archives. Proceeds from the sale are used to purchase new library materials and to care for the oldest collection of Georgia history. This sale of donated books will include a wide range of titles covering history, biography, fiction, and much more!

Book donations for the book sale will be accepted through Monday, April 25th. Donations can include rare and non-rare: fiction, poetry, children's, and all non-fiction subjects including history, biography, current events, how-to, religion, business, self-help, cooking, gardening, etc.

Magazines/journals, outdated and obsolete audio/video/software, and games will not be accepted for use in the Book Sale.

Donations are tax deductible.

Library Closing

April 28, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Library and Archives will be closed on Thursday, April 28th in prepartion for our Annual Book Sale. We will re-open for research on Tuesday, May 3rd at noon.

Library Closed

April 23, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Historical Marker Dedication

April 21, 2011

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Marker Dedication

2:00 P.M.

April 21, 2011

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

417 Third Avenue

Albany, GA

Marker Text

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital began operation on July 31, 1911, as one of the first public hospitals in the region. Judge Francis Flagg Putney made the founding donation of $25,000, though other money and goods were donated by both white and black citizens. Judge Putney’s endowment stipulated that the hospital serve all citizens, making Phoebe one of the first in the South to treat all races under one roof. The hospital offered twenty-five beds and one operating room. Judge Putney also stipulated that the hospital be named for his mother and that it be constructed of brick to withstand fire.

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society, The Charity League of Albany, Georgia and The Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Historical Marker Dedication

April 19, 2011

Jonathan Bryan Marker Dedication

11:00 A.M.

April 19, 2011

Franklin Square

Savannah

Marker Text

Jonathan Bryan

(1708 – 1788)

Born in Pocotaligo, SC, Jonathan Bryan accompanied James Oglethorpe on his initial visit to Yamacraw Bluff in 1733. One of Georgia’s largest landholders, Bryan was a supporter of evangelist George Whitefield and encouraged religious services for his slaves, including minister Andrew Bryan. Jonathan Bryan supported independence during the Revolutionary War, serving on the Council of Safety and personally financing Continental troops in Georgia. In 1779 he was captured and held for two years on British prison ships. Savannah’s Bryan Street recognizes his family’s role in the founding of the Georgia colony. In 1793 St. Phillip Parrish was renamed Bryan County in his honor.

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the Savannah Town Committee of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Georgia

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

April 16, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Georgia Historical Society's Annual Meeting and Garden Party

April 14, 2011

The Board of Curators and the President

invite you to attend

The 172nd Annual Membership Meeting

& Garden Party

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Savannah

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The 172nd Annual Membership Meeting

of the members of the Georgia Historical Society

Honoring

Lisa L. White

John Macpherson Berrien Lifetime Acheivement Award

&

Paul M. Pressly

Sarah Nichols Pinckney Volunteer of the Year Award

5:00 p.m.

501 Whitaker Street, Savannah

Members Only

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Garden Party

Please Join Us for a Garden Party reception.

5:30 p.m.

Downtown Historic Savannah location (provided upon reservation)

Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres

$55 Non-members | $35 Members (must call to purchase)

Click here to purchase Non-member tickets.

Reservations required by April 7, 2011; complimentary for members at the John Macpherson Berrien Level ($1,000) and above.

For more information, or to purchase member tickets call 912.651.2125, ext. 120.

Open to Members and Friends

Civil War 150 Historical Marker Dedication

April 11, 2011

The Burning and Destruction of Atlanta

Monday, April 11, 2011

11:00 A.M.

Outside of the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot

65 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive

Atlanta, Georgia 30334

In partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, this event is part of a statewide commemoration of the Civil War 150 anniversary. GHS is conducting a program across the state to unveil new and recently replaced historical markers that explore the stories of Georgia's Civil War history as lived and experienced by all of its people during those tumultuous and transformative years. For more information on the Civil War 150 marker project, please click here.

Marker Text

The Burning and Destruction of Atlanta

After capturing Atlanta in September 1864 during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, before leaving Atlanta on the March to the Sea, ordered the destruction of all railroads, factories, and commercial buildings of possible use to the Confederacy. On Nov. 11, 1864, Chief Engineer Orlando M. Poe directed the demolition of stone and brick buildings using specially made battering rams. On Nov. 15, Poe’s troops burned the wooden buildings in the downtown business district around the site of this marker. Though houses and churches were not targeted, some were burned nonetheless. Many houses had already been dismantled by both armies to make way for fortifications. Contrary to popular myth only 40 percent of Atlanta was left in ruins.

Erected for the Civil War 150 commemoration by the Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Department of Economic Development

Please RSVP to Brian Williams at 912.651.2125 ext.131 or bwilliams@georgiahistory.com.

Library Closed

April 09, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

April 02, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Closed

March 26, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Library Hours: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

March 19, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Holiday Closing

March 17, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Adminstrative offices and Library and Archives will be closed on Thursday, March 17th in observation of St. Patrick's Day. All services will resume on Friday, March 18th.

Library Closed

March 12, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be closed.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

UVa Club of Savannah Presents "Mark Twain, Virtually"

March 09, 2011

The UVaClub of Savannah

cordially invites you to a free program entitled

"Mark Twain, Virtually"
presented by

Stephen Railton
Professor of English, University of Virginia

Wednesday, March 9
6:30 p.m. talk (free and open to public)

Hosted by the Georgia Historical Society
at the Society's Hodgson Hall
501 Whitaker Street
Savannah, GA 31401

Mark Twain is one of America's truly unique and defining personalities. His ability to tap into American culture and humor gave him an invaluable insight in his writings and speeches. Known for his realism, memorable characters, bluntness and hatred of hypocrisy and oppression, Twain is definitely one of the most recognizable figures in American history.

Library Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

March 05, 2011

The Georgia Historical Society Research Library and Archives will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Library has Saturday hours on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

Past Events

February 10, 2012

February 10, 2012

February 09, 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9:30 A.M.

Location: TBD

Savannah

February 05, 2012

Sunday, February 5, 2012, 12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Multiple Savannah-area sites

February 04, 2012 - February 05, 2012

Saturday (Family Day) and Sunday, February 4 - 5, 2012, 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Wormsloe State Historic Site, Savannah

February 04, 2012

February 02, 2012

Georgia History Festival Kickoff Program

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6 p.m.

Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah

Join us for a special free family event as author Ginger Wadsworth presents her new youth biography, First Girl Scout: The Life of Juliette Gordon Low, highlighting the life and legacy of Savannah’s own Girl Scouts of the USA founder.

Book signing and reception to follow.

January 28, 2012

January 26, 2012

Hampton Plantation

Thursday, January 26, 2012

3 p.m.

Lawrence Road,

2.8 miles north of the roundabout at Frederica Road. GPS N31 15.095 W 81 21.070

St. Simons Island, Ga.

January 21, 2012

January 16, 2012

January 14, 2012

January 13, 2012

GHS Board of Curators Meeting

January 13, 2012

January 07, 2012

January 02, 2012

December 31, 2011

December 24, 2011

December 23, 2011 - December 26, 2011

December 19, 2011 - December 30, 2011

December 17, 2011

December 10, 2011

December 06, 2011

Southside Rotary Club

Today in Georgia History presentation

Christy Crisp and Sophia Lee

Savannah, Ga.

December 03, 2011

November 26, 2011

November 24, 2011 - November 25, 2011

November 24, 2011 - November 25, 2011

November 19, 2011

Pin Point Community

November 19, 2011

9:30 a.m.

Sweetfield of Eden Baptist Church

9630 Lehigh Avenue

Savannah, Ga.

With speakers Justice Clarence Thomas and Dr. Lamar Haynes.

November 19, 2011

November 17, 2011

Dr. W. Todd Groce

"General Sherman: Savannah's First Preservationist?"

Historic Savannah Foundation Annual Meeting

Thursday, November 17, 2011

6 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church

Savannah, Ga.

November 12, 2011

November 11, 2011

November 05, 2011

October 29, 2011

October 28, 2011

Dr. Groce will be speaking at the 19th annual seminar of the Registry for College and University Presidents.

October 28, 2011

Hyatt Regency Savannah

2 West Bay St.

Savannah, Ga.

October 23, 2011

Thankful Baptist Church