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Collection Highlights: WPA Nutritional Lunch Program
W.P.A. Nutritional Lunch Program, Kitchen, 1939. From the collection Foltz Photography Studio (Savannah, Ga.), photographs,…
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Collection Highlights: WPA Library Extension programs
In October 1929, a massive stock market crash sent the country into the Great Depression, a period of exceedingly high unemployment rates and widespread poverty. Newly inaugurated…
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Marker Monday: Cooper Pants Factory and the Gainesville Tornado
This week GHS will highlight President Franklin Roosevelt’s impact on the state of Georgia in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of his death on April 12, 1945, at the Little…
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Online Georgia Historical Marker Scavenger Hunt: History of Medicine in Georgia
Georgia Infirmary Operating Room. From the Foltz Photography Studio collection of…
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Digital Resources for Georgia’s Students: Georgia History Webquest
The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is dedicated to offering trustworthy resources that support K-12 teachers’ digital classrooms. Over the coming weeks GHS will be working diligently to provide educators…
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Digital Resources for Georgia’s Students: GHS Teacher Guides
The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is dedicated to offering trustworthy resources that support K-12 teachers’ digital classrooms. Over the coming weeks GHS will be working diligently to provide educators…
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Create Your Own Georgia Historical Marker!
Roadside historical markers can be found throughout the State of Georgia. Erected over the past seventy years, Georgia’s markers reflect…
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Marker Monday: Dr. Crawford W. Long and Anesthesia for Surgery
In recognition of National Doctors’ Day (March 30), this week’s #MarkerMonday explores the…
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Georgia Historical Society Outlines Available Resources for Parents and Educators During Coronavirus School Closures
Atlanta, Ga., March 27, 2020 – The Georgia Historical Society, the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history is focused on meeting…
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