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    • Georgia Historical Society Honors Reinhardt University Professor and Students for Best Article in the Georgia Historical Quarterly

      Atlanta, Ga., October 23, 2019 –  The Georgia Historical Society announced that Dr. Kenneth H. Wheeler, professor of history at Reinhardt University, and nine of his students,…

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    • Georgia Historical Society and UVA Club Of Savannah Present An Evening with Dr. Sarah Milov

      GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND UVA CLUB OF SAVANNAH PRESENT “We Want All There Is”: The Struggle for Women’s Rights Beyond Suffrage An Evening with Dr. Sarah Milov Savannah, Ga.,…

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    • Georgia Historical Society to Dedicate New Historical Marker on the Civil Rights Trail in South Georgia

      Atlanta, Ga., September 24, 2019 – The Georgia Historical Society in partnership with Lee County High School Beta Club, Lee County High School AP English Program,…

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    • Robert L. Brown, Jr. and Robert S. Jepson, Jr. Named 2020 Georgia Trustees

      Robert L. Brown, Jr. Robert…

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    • Georgia Historical Society to Dedicate Civil Rights Trail Historical Marker Recognizing the Attempted Assassination of Isaiah Lofton

      Atlanta, Ga., September 12, 2019 –  The Georgia Historical Society in conjunction with the City of Hogansville will dedicate a new Georgia Civil Rights Trail historical…

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    • Georgia Historical Society to Celebrate Construction Launch of the Research Center Renovation and Expansion Project

      Savannah, Ga., August 15, 2019 –  The Georgia Historical Society and its construction partners JTVS Builders, Inc. and Lynch Associates Architects are pleased to announce the…

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    • Georgia Historical Society to Dedicate Civil Rights Trail Historical Marker to Tabernacle Baptist Church

      Savannah, Ga., August 12, 2019 –  The Georgia Historical Society will dedicate a new Georgia Civil Rights Trail historical marker recognizing Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta …

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    • Shan Cooper and Frank Blake Elected to Georgia Historical Society Board of Curators

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    • Georgia Historical Quarterly Wins 2019 AASLH Award of Excellence

      Atlanta, Ga., June 12, 2019 – The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has announced that the Georgia Historical Society is the…

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    • Georgia Historical Society and Friends of Cockspur Island Lighthouse Rededicate Cockspur Island Lighthouse Historical Marker

      Savannah, Ga., June 5, 2019 – The Georgia Historical Society and the Friends of Cockspur Island Lighthouse rededicated the Cockspur Island Lighthouse historical marker …

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