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Marker Monday: Governor John M. Slaton
This year, the Georgia History Festival theme is “A Legacy of Leadership.” For the month of October, #MarkerMondays will focus on Georgia governors and their leadership of our state through…
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Georgia Historical Society Announces 2018 Georgia Trustees Ed Bastian and Paul Bowers
Savannah, Ga., Thursday, October 5, 2017 – The Georgia Historical Society announced today that Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, and Paul Bowers, Chairman, President, and CEO of…
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Marker Monday: Albany Home of Governor George Busbee
To further explore the 2017-2018 Georgia History Festival theme “A Legacy of Leadership,” October’s #MarkerMondays focus on Georgia governors and their leadership of our state. GHS is proud to house…
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Georgia-Pacific Honored With Historical Marker By Georgia Historical Society
Downtown Atlanta Marker Highlights Company’s 90-Year History Atlanta, Ga., September 26, 2017 – The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) today recognized Georgia-Pacific with a Georgia historical marker as the latest honoree…
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Marker Monday: Medical College Building
September brings the beginning of another school year and the beginning of the Georgia History Festival. The Georgia History Festival is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society. This…
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Robert L. Brown, Jr. Honored by Georgia Historical Society with John Macpherson Berrien Award
“In grateful recognition of a lifetime of achievement in the field of Georgia history.” Savannah, Ga., September 20, 2017 – The Georgia Historical Society presented Robert L. Brown,…
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Marker Monday: Raymond-Richardson Aviation School
September brings the beginning of another school year and the beginning of the Georgia History Festival. The Georgia History Festival is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society. This…
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Marker Monday: Living & Learning in the Mountains
September brings the beginning of another school year and the beginning of the Georgia History Festival. The Georgia History Festival is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society. This…
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Marker Monday: Independent Presbyterian Church
This week’s #MarkerMonday discusses John Joachim Zubly, first minister of Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, Georgia. Born Hans Joachim Zublin in Switzerland…
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Marker Monday: Oglethorpe Meets the Indians at Coweta
This week’s #MarkerMonday commemorates General James Edward Oglethorpe’s meeting with the Creek Nation on August 21, 1739. When the Colony…
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