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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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Atlanta Business Leader Thomas M. Holder Elected Georgia Historical Society Board Chairman
A.D. “PETE” CORRELL, DOUGLAS J. HERTZ, AND H. JEROME RUSSELL, JR. ROUND OUT OFFICERS FOR INCOMING TERM …
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Frank Blake, Bob Jepson, and John Schuerholz to Co-Chair 2021 Georgia History Festival
Savannah, Ga., July 14, 2020 – The Georgia Historical Society announced today that Frank Blake, retired Chairman and CEO of The Home Depot,…
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Georgia Historical Society Launches Project to Collect the Stories of Georgians during the Pandemic of 2020
Atlanta, Ga., April 15, 2020 – The Georgia Historical Society has announced the creation of a collection of primary sources from across Georgia relating…
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Georgia Historical Society Outlines Available Resources for Parents and Educators During Coronavirus School Closures
Atlanta, Ga., March 27, 2020 – The Georgia Historical Society, the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history is focused on meeting…
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Georgia Historical Society’s Georgia History Festival Raises Record $1.625 Million For Statewide Educational Programming
Atlanta, Ga., February 26, 2020 – The Georgia Historical Society announced today that the 2020 Georgia History Festival, which culminated on February 15, 2020, with the Trustees…
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