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Georgia Historical Society to Dedicate New Civil Rights Trail Historical Marker for Carswell Grove Baptist Church
Atlanta, Ga., April 3, 2018– The Georgia Historical Society will dedicate a new historical marker this Saturday for Carswell Grove Baptist Church. The marker is the latest addition to the Georgia…
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Marker Monday: United Distributors
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights United Distributors, a beverage distribution company, headquartered in Smyrna, Georgia. Following the…
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Marker Monday: Elizabeth Evelyn Wright
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights the life of Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, pioneering educator and founder of Voorhees College. In 1872, Elizabeth Evelyn Wright…
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Marker Monday: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Savannah’s Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. In 1930, Leroy “Roy” Grumman and Leon Swirbul began an aeronautical engineering company in…
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Marker Monday: Savannah Irish and Robert Emmet Park
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Savannah’s Robert Emmet Park and its connections to the city’s Irish community. Today, Savannah is known for its…
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Slave Trader’s Letter Book Open for Research at the Georgia Historical Society
Savannah, Ga., March 8, 2018– The Georgia Historical Society is pleased to announce that the James Jordan Collection of Lamar Family Papers (MS2549), including the papers of Gazaway Bugg “G.B.”…
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Marker Monday: Mulberry Grove Plantation
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Mulberry Grove plantation, situated a few miles south of present day Port Wentworth, Georgia, and its…
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March Program to Mark the 159th Anniversary of the Weeping Time in Savannah
Savannah, Ga., February 28, 2018– The Georgia Historical Society, in partnership with OCEANS Inc. (Organization to Commemorate Enslaved African American Nationals), Journey by Faith Inc., Ivory Bay CDC, and Otis…
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Marker Monday: Johnson Square
To highlight this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “A Legacy of Leadership,” February’s #MarkerMondays explore the history of the colony of Georgia and its first city, Savannah.
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Marker Monday: Savannah: Colonial Capital and Birthplace of Representative Government in Georgia
To highlight this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “A Legacy of Leadership,” February’s #MarkerMondays explore the history of the colony of Georgia and its first city, Savannah.
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