2016 Georgia History Festival Founding City Events Begin this Weekend with Colonial Faire and Muster and Super Museum Sunday

Savannah, Ga., February 2, 2016 – The Georgia Historical Society, sponsors of the annual Georgia History Festival, will kick off the Founding City events in Savannah this weekend with…

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Georgia Historical Society to Bring “The Real Mad Men” to Columbus

Savannah, Ga., January 26, 2016 – The Georgia Historical Society will present “The Birth of the American Dream: How the Real Mad Men Changed the Modern World,” a lecture…

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Georgia Historical Society Board Chairman Robert S. Jepson, Jr. and GHS President Dr. W. Todd Groce Named to Georgia Trend 100 Most Influential Georgians

Atlanta, GA., January 6, 2016 –  Robert S. Jepson, Jr., GHS Board of Curators Chairman, and Dr. W. Todd Groce,…

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Georgia Historical Society Receives Sixth Consecutive 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator

RANKS IN TOP 3% OF NON-PROFITS NATIONWIDE Savannah, GA., November 12, 2015 –  Charity Navigator, America’s premier charity evaluator, has awarded the Georgia Historical Society (GHS) their coveted…

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Leo Frank lynching at 100 discussed in November 17 talk

Two Grady College alumni will present “The Leo Frank Case at 100: Viewing One of the State’s Darkest Hours through the Prism of Athens and the University of Georgia”…

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Georgia Historical Society to Present Local History Achievement Honor to Augusta and the Civil War Symposium Series

Savannah, GA., November 5, 2015 – The Georgia Historical Society will present the Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Award to an unprecedented eight Augusta area cultural institutions for…

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Clyde Tuggle and H. Jerome Russell Named to Georgia Historical Society Board of Curators

  Atlanta, GA., November 4, 2015 –  The Georgia Historical Society has announced that Clyde Tuggle,…

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Georgia Historical Society Announces 2016 Trustees Gala Theme – Dare To Dream

Savannah, GA., October 22, 2015 –  The Georgia Historical Society announced today that the theme of the 2016 Trustees Gala is “Dare to Dream.”  Inspired by the iconic Georgia…

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Digital Collection of Civil War Materials Receives Georgia Historical Records Award

Savannah, GA., October 20, 2015 –  The Georgia Historical Society is honored to have partnered with the Digital Library of Georgia on the award winning project, “America’s Turning Point:…

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