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Georgia Days Kickoff Event and Lecture

Featuring an evening with National Public Radio's Scott Simon, author of Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball

Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 6:00 P.M.

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum Annex – 460 Martin Luther King Blvd, Savannah

In this family friendly public event, award-winning journalist and author Scott Simon (National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition) will discuss his critically acclaimed book, Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball.  The program will highlight the legacy of Jackie Robinson, baseball legend, civil rights pioneer, Georgia native, and 2010 Georgia Days Honoree.  Highlighting the challenges and ultimate triumph of Robinson’s 1947 Major League debut, this program will set the stage for the entire series of Georgia Days events designed to educate students of all ages about the life and unique contributions of one of America’s true heroes.  Free and open to the public.

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Savannah Book Festival

Friday and Saturday , February 5-6, 2010

Various locations around Telfair Square, Savannah

Join dozens of popular and critically-acclaimed authors and thousands of readers in historic downtown Savannah for a free and open-to-the-public celebration of the written word. 
For more information visit www.georgiahistory.com, call the Savannah Book Festival office at 912-358-0575, or visit www.savannahbookfestival.org.  

 

 

Georgia Days Colonial Faire and Muster

Saturday (Family Day) and Sunday, February 6-7, 2010, 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 

 

 

 

Georgia Days Super Museum Sunday

Sunday, February 7, 2010, 12:00 – 4:00 P.M.

Multiple Savannah-area sites

(click here for 2010 map, click here for 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 GHS’s Georgia Days annual family event.

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Georgia Days Dignitaries' Coffee

Friday, February 12, 2010, 9:00 A.M.

Savannah

An invitation-only event for dignitaries, sponsors and special guests prior to the Georgia Day Parade.  Featuring greetings from dignitaries, introductions of costumed characters, and a continental breakfast, this event also includes the unveiling of new plaques honoring the creators of named endowment funds at the Georgia Historical Society.

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Georgia Day Parade

Friday, February 12, 2010, 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.

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Founder's Day Run

Friday, February 12, 2010, 8:45 A.M.

Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta

 
The Joint Force Headquarters of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard will be hosting the second annual Founder's Day Commemorative run marking the anniversary of General Oglethorpe's landing at Savannah.

Known as the "Purple Pig Run", it's a five mile loop around Stone Mountain, at Stone Mountain Park. The public is welcome to participate, and registration is required by 6 February. Park access is $10 per vehicle, and registration is $12.  For more infortion and to register, contact SGT Astacia Frasier at (678) 569-5166 or astacia.frasier@us.army.mil.

 

 

Georgia Days Birthday Bash & Awards Gala, “As Time Goes By”

Saturday, February 13, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

Hyatt Regency, Savannah

 

RSVP Deadline Extended

 

After 1/30/10 NO REFUNDS will be made for seat reservations.  Thank you for your understanding.

 

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The Georgia Historical Society presents an evening of cocktails, dinner, lively discussion, and dancing at its premiere annual fund-raising event, the 2010 Birthday Bash and Awards Gala. This year’s event, "As Time Goes By," will incorporate elements inspired by the landmark film Casablanca and will be the lavish culmination of the two-week commemoration of Georgia history and celebration of the life and legacy of Georgia Days Honoree and native of Cairo, Georgia, Jackie Robinson.

The 2010 Birthday Bash promises to draw an audience of business and civic leaders from across the state of Georgia. Governor Sonny Perdue will induct the 2010 Georgia Trustees, baseball legend Hank Aaron and Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Chairman, Turner Enterprises, Inc., followed by an insightful and entertaining discussion with the new inductees. In keeping with the evening’s theme, and in honor of great American pastimes explored throughout the 2010 Georgia Days commemoration and honoree Jackie Robinson, GHS will hold a raffle for classic cinema and baseball memorabilia. Dancing to a live band will round out the evening. Reservations are required.  To reserve seats, click here .

The Georgia Trustees
In conjunction with the Governor’s Office, the Georgia Historical Society reconstituted the Georgia Trustees as a way of recognizing Georgians whose accomplishments and community service reflect the highest ideals of the founding body of Trustees.  The original Georgia Trustees, a governing body chartered and appointed by His Majesty King George II of England in 1732 to establish a new colony in North America, founded the Georgia colony upon the principle of Non Sibi, Sed Aliis, “Not for Self but for Others.” They established and governed the colony with this vision until their disbandment in 1752, after which Georgia became a royal colony. Reestablished in 2009, the Governor will make an annual appointment of new Trustees whose history-making accomplishments and service reflect the original Trustees’ ideals.

 

 

 

Georgia Days Fort Frederica Living History Festival

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Fort Frederica National Monument, 6515 Frederica Road, St. Simons Island

This annual event commemorates the founding of Frederica in 1736.  Activities throughout the day will immerse visitors in the history of Frederica and the struggle for empire between Great Britain and Spain in the 18th Century.  Programs include tabby making, hands-on musket drills, colonial children’s games, journal making, and archeology programs.  This event is organized by Fort Frederica National Monument.  For more information, please contact the Fort Frederica Visitor’s Center at 912.638.3639. Free and open to the public.

 

 

 

Georgia Days Scottish Highland Dinner

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 7:00 P.M.

Fort King George State Historic Site, Fort King George Drive, Darien

This annual event features a Scottish dinner, hosted by Oglethorpe himself, at the Fort King George barracks.  This event is organized by Fort King George and the Lower Altamaha Historical Society.  For more information, please call 912.437.4770.  Reservations required; a fee will be charged for dinner.
 

 

 

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Additional Educational Opportunities

 

Faces of America Educator Workshop

January 29, 2010

National Archives, Southeast Region

Morrow, Georgia

Visit www.gpb.org for details and registration

Georgia Public Broadcasting in cooperation with WNET will be hosting an educator workshop in Atlanta on Friday, January 29, 2010.  Based on the PBS series, Faces of America, this free workshop will provide information to Georgia educators about incorporating genealogical research into history education.  The workshop is open to public, private, and home school educators of k-12 students.  For more information and to register for the workshop, please visit www.gpb.org.

 

Faces of America is a production of Kunhardt McGee Productions, Inkwell Films and THIRTEEN for WNET.ORG in association with Ark Media. Corporate funding is provided by The Coca-Cola Company. Additional funding is provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Atlantic Philanthropies, and The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.  Additional support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.

 

 

Georgia Days Elementary School Banner Competition

Elementary school classes compete by creating an original banner on the subject of the 2010 honoree, Jackie Robinson. Banners are submitted for judging and then picked up again for students to carry in the Georgia Day Parade on February 12, 2010. The three winning schools are announced and trophies are awarded at the City Hall Program at the end of the parade. Complete information and guidelines will be available through the Educator Participation forms posted after January 1, 2010.

 

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Georgia Days Jackie Robinson Curriculum Guide

Available online and in print to Savannah Morning News’ Newspapers in Education subscribers, the 2010 curriculum guide contains detailed biographical information, archival images, tips for classroom instruction, and a listing of other related resources on Jackie Robinson, the 2010 Georgia Days Honoree. Georgia Days curriculum guides are designed to correlate with state learning standards and are available for free download.  The curriculum guide is also distributed through the Savannah Morning News’ Newspapers in Education program and is given to teacher-subscribers for distribution to students.

 

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Georgia Days Jackie Robinson Presentations for Students

Local elementary and middle school students are invited to participate in an interactive program with a local actor portraying the 2010 Georgia Days Honoree. Focusing on the life of Jackie Robinson from his birth in Cairo, Georgia, to his success in college and professional sports, to his efforts in the struggle for civil rights, this interactive performance will inspire students with a message of encouragement and the importance of hard work and perseverance in reaching goals. Programs scheduled on first-come, first-served basis and are dependent on interpreter availability. There is no charge for these programs, but reservations are required.

 

Sponsored by:  The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation

 

 

 

Georgia Days Student Craft Workshops

 

Volunteers conduct hands-on workshops for local elementary school students. Coordinated by GHS and inspired by the life and times of Georgia Days Honoree Jackie Robinson, these classroom workshops will give students the opportunity to make connections with the past through direct art-making activities. Programs scheduled on first-come, first-served basis and are dependent on volunteer availability. There is no charge for these programs, but reservations are required.

 

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