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Family of Laurie and Jane Harty Abbott Donates $500,000 to Georgia Historical Society Endowment
Savannah, Ga., December 17, 2020 – The family of Laurie Kimball Abbott and Jane Maud Harty Abbott have made a $500,000 contribution to the Georgia Historical Society Endowment in…
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Georgia Historical Society Presents 2020 Bell Award for the Best Book on Georgia History to Jacquelyn Dowd Hall
Savannah, Ga., December 16, 2020– The Georgia Historical Society announced today that Dr. Jacquelyn Dowd Hall…
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Marker Monday: The Leesburg Stockade
To further examine this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “Tear Down This Wall: Georgia in Cold War America,” this week’s #MarkerMonday looks…
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Georgia Historical Society Awarded Eleventh Consecutive 4-Star Rating by Charity Navigator
Atlanta, Ga., December 9, 2020 – The Georgia Historical Society is pleased to announce that it has been awarded its eleventh consecutive 4-star rating by Charity Navigator for demonstrating…
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Marker Monday: Second Atlanta International Pop Festival
To further examine this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “Tear Down This Wall: Georgia in Cold War America,”…
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Former Deputy Attorney General Larry D. Thompson Joins Georgia Historical Society Board of Curators
Atlanta, Ga., December 1, 2020 – The Georgia Historical Society announced today the election of Larry D. Thompson, former United States…
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Marker Monday: CNN: Cable News Network
To better explore this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “Tear Down This Wall: Georgia in Cold War America,”…
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Marker Monday: U.S.S. Harris County
To further examine this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “Tear Down This Wall: Georgia in…
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Georgia Historical Society Bestows Honor on Donald S. Summerlin of UGA for Best Article in the Georgia Historical Quarterly
Atlanta, GA, November 18, 2020 –…
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Marker Monday: Spelman College Women Who Serve
To highlight this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “Tear Down This Wall: Georgia in Cold War America,” this week’s #MarkerMonday will look at the Spelman College Women…
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