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    • Two Trustees, two class acts

      “Being named a Georgia Trustee is considered the highest honor that the state can bestow on a citizen. It’s given to those who live up to the motto that…

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    • ‘Forrest Gump’ author Winston Groom to speak at GHF Kickoff

      The author of “Forrest Gump” is coming to speak in Savannah, where the movie version of his best-selling book was filmed. Winston Groom will give a lecture Feb. 5 at…

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    • Influential Savannah native John C. Frémont honored with historical marker

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    • GHS President Named One of the 100 Most Influential Georgians for 2013

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    • Truett Cathy, Herman J. Russell to receive Georgia’s highest honor

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    • Union general gets Civil War marker near Broad Street birthplace

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    • Historical Society Expanding

      The Georgia Historical Society has received a $500,000 grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation that will go toward plans to renovate and move into a three-story antebellum mansion next…

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    • Budget Cuts Forcing Close of State Archives to Public, GHS Reaction

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    • New Ga. historical marker celebrates 1970 concert

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    • Georgia Historical Society takes more inclusive view of its historic markers

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patricia Meagher, Director of Communications 912.651.2125 Ext. 153, or Email   Georgia Historical Society takes more inclusive view of its historic markers Waffle House, founded on Labor Day, 1955, celebrated…

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