Georgia Historical Society Postpones Super Museum Sunday Until May 2, 2021

Savannah, Ga., January 20, 2021 – The Georgia Historical Society announced today that Super Museum Sunday, part of the annual Georgia History Festival, has been postponed until Sunday, May…

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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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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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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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David Abney and Juanita Baranco Named 2021 Georgia Trustees

Atlanta, GA, November 12, 2020 – The Georgia Historical Society announced…

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Georgia Historical Society Virtually Dedicates New Civil Rights Trail Historical Marker for Hart County Training School

Left to Right: Dr. Elizabeth Davis, University of Georgia English Department, Dr. Nathaniel Clark, President, Hart County Training…

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Georgia Historical Society Virtually Dedicates New Civil Rights Trail Historical Marker for Riot of May 11-12, 1970, in Augusta

September 29, 2020, Savannah, GA – The Georgia Historical Society today announced the virtual dedication of a new Georgia historical marker for The Riot of May 11-12, 1970, in…

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Georgia Historical Society Announces Former United States Senator Sam Nunn to Keynote Georgia History Festival Series

2020-2021 Georgia History Festival theme “Tear Down This Wall: Georgia in Cold War America” will highlight the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Cold War Savannah, Ga., September 23,…

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Georgia Historical Society to Virtually Dedicate New Historical Marker for The Birthplace of Columbia Theological Seminary

The Birthplace of Columbia Theological Seminary historical marker, in Lexington, Georgia, with Lexington Presbyterian Church in the background….

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