The Georgia Historical Society’s Georgia History Festival Continues with Free Events in February

Savannah, GA, January 25, 2023—The Georgia…

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Georgia Historical Society Receives Enduring Gift in Memory of Civil Rights Icon W.W. Law

NAACP boycott protest of Woolworths, Savannah, July 1960. W.W. Law is pictured on the right. GHS 2697 John…

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Georgia Historical Society Receives Generous Bequest from the Estate of Robert B. Smith II

Savannah, Ga., December 19, 2022—The Georgia Historical Society is pleased to announce a generous bequest of $500,000 given through the estate of Robert B. Smith II. A former United…

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Georgia Historical Society Inducts Historian Annette Gordon-Reed as 2022 Vincent J. Dooley Distinguished Teaching Fellow

Savannah, Ga., November 22, 2022—Three…

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Georgia Historical Society Dedicates New Historical Marker Recognizing Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer Company

From left to right: the Honorable Van Johnson, Mayor of the City of Savannah; W. Todd Groce, Ph.D.,…

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Georgia Historical Society Dedicates New Historical Marker Recognizing Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Atlanta, GA, November 8, 2022 – The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) unveiled a new historical marker recognizing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)…

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Georgia Historical Society to Appoint Historian and Award-Winning Author Annette Gordon-Reed as Dooley Distinguished Fellow

Savannah, GA, November 1, 2022 – On November 17, 2022, the Georgia Historical Society…

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Georgia Historical Society to Dedicate Two New Historical Markers Recognizing Techwood Homes and University Homes

Atlanta, GA, October 10, 2022 – The Georgia Historical Society (GHS), in conjunction with Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library, and the Atlanta Housing…

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Dan Amos and Donna Hyland Named
2023 Georgia Trustees

   Dan Amos and Donna Hyland Atlanta, GA, October 5, 2022 – The…

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Georgia Historical Society Honors Kevin Kokomoor with the John C. Inscoe Award

Savannah, GA, September 28, 2022 – The Georgia Historical Society has announced that Dr. Kevin Kokomoor was awarded the John C. Inscoe Award…

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