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Georgia Historical Society Dedicates New Historical Marker For the Visquesney “Spirit of the American Doughboy” Sculpture
May 11, 2021, Atlanta, Georgia – The Georgia Historical Society has announced the unveiling of a new historical marker in Berrien County commemorating the “Spirit of the American Doughboy”…
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Georgia Historical Society Dedicates New Historical Marker For Silvertown Historic Mill Village
May 6, 2021, Atlanta, Georgia –…
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GHS Selects Inaugural Class Of Vincent J. Dooley Distinguished Research Fellows
May 3, 2021, Atlanta, Georgia – The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) announced today that Tracy Barnett, University of Georgia; Lewis Eliot, University of South Carolina; and Dawn Wiley, University…
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Over 60 Sites Open Their Doors For Free This Sunday For Super Museum Sunday
April 28, 2021, Atlanta, Georgia – The Georgia Historical Society’s Georgia History Festival Super Museum Sunday will take…
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Georgia Historical Society to Broadcast 2021 Trustees Gala Ceremony Statewide for the First Time
Governor Kemp and the Georgia Historical Society to induct David Abney and Juanita Baranco as Georgia Trustees—the Highest Honor the State of Georgia Can Bestow.
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Georgia Historical Society Dedicates New Georgia Civil Rights Trail Historical Marker for Historic Springfield Central High School
April 13, 2021, Savannah, Georgia – The Georgia Historical…
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Library of Congress Awards $20,000 to Georgia Historical Society to Develop Civil Rights Educational Program
March 11, 2021, Savannah, Georgia – The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant in the amount of $20,000 from the…
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Georgia Historical Society Honors R. Scott Hodges with Presidential Citation for Work as James Edward Oglethorpe Interpreter
“For many of us and thousands of school children, Scott Hodges is James Edward Oglethorpe.” –Dr. Todd Groce March 2, 2021, Savannah, Georgia – The Georgia Historical Society is…
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Jackie Robinson Historical Marker Vandalized in South Georgia
Latest desecration marks an increase in vandalism of Georgia Historical Society markers relating to African-American history, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the end of slavery. February 23, 2021, Atlanta,…
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