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    • Georgia Historical Society to Dedicate New Civil Rights Trail Historical Marker to Savannah Protest Movement

      Savannah, Ga., September 21, 2016 – The Georgia Historical Society will dedicate a new historical marker this Friday, September 23, in Savannah.  The Marker will commemorate the Savannah…

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    • Georgia Historical Society and Office of the Governor to Induct A.D. “Pete” Correll and F. Duane Ackerman as the Newest Georgia Trustees

      Atlanta, Ga., September 16, 2016 – The Office of the Governor and the Georgia Historical Society (GHS) announced today that A.D….

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    • First Lady Sandra Deal, Jennifer Dickey and Catherine Lewis Honored with Presidential Citation For Memories of the Mansion

      Pictured, left to right: GHS Board Member H. Jerome Russell Jr., First…

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    • Georgia Historical Society to Dedicate New Historical Marker in Montezuma to Macon County Training School

      Atlanta, Ga., September 14, 2016 – The Georgia Historical Society will erect a new historical marker in Montezuma, Georgia, to the Macon County Training School, part of the Rosenwald…

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    • Peyton Anderson Foundation Awards $15,000 Educational Grant to Georgia Historical Society

      Atlanta, Ga., August 31, 2016 – The Georgia Historical Society has received a $15,000 grant award from the Peyton Anderson Foundation in Macon to produce a series of educational…

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    • Massie Heritage Center to Receive Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Award from Georgia Historical Society

      Savannah, Ga., August 4, 2016 –The Georgia Historical Society will present Massie Heritage Center with the 2016 Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Award in Media for its film…

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    • Massie Heritage Center to Receive Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Award from Georgia Historical Society

      Savannah, Ga., July 21, 2016 – The Georgia Historical Society announced today that it has selected Massie Heritage Center as the recipient of the 2016 Roger K. Warlick Local…

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    • Georgia Teens Earn Gold Medal at National History Day Competition

      “These were Mary’s things.  They’re real!” – Devin Snyder Atlanta, Ga., July 13, 2016 –The Georgia Historical Society is proud to congratulate Devin Snyder and Mercy Koehler of Woodstock on…

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    • Southern Company Honored with Historical Marker as the Newest Member of the Georgia Business History Initiative

      Atlanta, Ga., June 27, 2016 – The Georgia Historical Society unveiled a new Georgia historical marker recognizing Southern Company as an honoree of the Georgia Business History Initiative. The…

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    • Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History Honored by Georgia Historical Society as Affiliate of the Year

      Atlanta, Ga., June 8, 2016 – The Georgia Historical Society has named the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History in Augusta as the 2016 Affiliate Chapter of the…

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