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Our Supporters

Our educational and research mission would not be possible without the generosity of our supporters.

Thank you to the Georgia History Festival sponsors and Host Committee for supporting the educational mission and year-round programming of the Georgia Historical Society!

2024-2025 Georgia History Festival Sponsors &
Host Committee

Trustee

The Home Depot Foundation
Hyundai

Festival

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Oglethorpe

Georgia Ports Authority
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Presenting

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
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Brasseler USA
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Georgia-Pacific
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Platinum

Anthem
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choa
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PNC Bank
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Gold

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Georgia Southern University
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Oliver Maner LLP
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Waffle House

Foundations and Institutions

Emory University

The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Georgia

J.C. Lewis Foundation

Williams Family Foundation of Georgia

2024-2025 Georgia History Festival Host Committee

Oglethorpe

  • Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cathy
  • Mr. and Mrs. Craig Menear
  • Mr. Sunny K. Park

Patron

  • Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Blake
  • Dr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Bolch III
  • Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. F. Reed Dulany III
  • Mr. Bob Faircloth
  • Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harlander
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan
  • Mr. Clyde C. Tuggle and Ms. Mary M. Streett

Benefactor

  • Mr. and Mrs. F. Duane Ackerman
  • The Honorable and Mrs. Roy E. Barnes
  • Ms. Stephanie Blank
  • Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Bowers
  • Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cooper
  • Mr. and Mrs. Beverly M. DuBose III
  • Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Haynes III
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Holder
  • Mr. and Mrs. John H. Irby
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kole
  • Mrs. Betsy Lancaster
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levy
  • Mr. and Mrs. Angus Littlejohn
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Morris, Jr.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rabinowitz
  • Mrs. Rosaleen R. Roxburgh
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bronnie Smith
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Smith
  • Mr. and Mrs. Austin P. Sullivan
  • Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thompson
  • Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Waters

Chair

  • Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Baranco
  • Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Blair
  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Brown, Jr.
  • Mr. Mark L. Burns
  • Mr. and Mrs. Erroll B. Davis, Jr.
  • Dr. and Mrs. H. Clark Deriso
  • Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goodman
  • Ms. Kimberly Greene and Mr. Ted Greene
  • Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hightower
  • Ms. Julie E. Hunt
  • Mr. and Mrs. Ted J. Kleisner
  • Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mason
  • Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore
  • Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morgan
  • Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. O’Connor
  • Mr. and Mrs. Billy Payne
  • Dr. and Mrs. L. Jeffrey Payne
  • Mr. and Mrs. Edward Price
  • Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Reilly
  • Mr. and Mrs. H. Jerome Russell, Jr.
  • Dr. Michael J. Sharkey
  • Mr. William Sprague III
  • Mr. and Mrs. Kessel D. Stelling, Jr.
  • Mrs. Helen R. Steward
  • Mrs. Rosa Tarbutton Sumter
  • Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tucker
  • Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Wilheit, Sr.

Member

  • Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cartledge
  • Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cay
  • Mrs. Vincent J. Dooley
  • Mr. Kyle Dwyer and Ms. Sabrina Nagel
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Glover
  • Mr. and Mrs. Brent Harlander
  • Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Iocovozzi
  • Mr. and Mrs. Phil Jacobs
  • Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Kronowitz
  • Mrs. Robert O. Levitt
  • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marchese
  • Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meshad
  • Mr. Frederick L. Muller
  • Mr. and Mrs. C.V. Nalley
  • Mr. and Mrs. David Paddison
  • Mr. and Mrs. James L. Pannell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Pannell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jason Pedigo
  • Mr. and Mrs. John P. Rogers
  • Ms. Swann Seiler
  • Mr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons, Jr.
  • Ms. Elizabeth Stribling and Mr. Guy Robinson
  • Dr. and Mrs. Louis Sullivan
  • Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Threlkeld
  • Mr. and Mrs. R. Bartley Turner
  • Dr. and Mrs. William Wallace

Honorary Host Committee

  • The Honorable Rick Allen
  • The Honorable Jason Anavitarte
  • The Honorable James Beverly
  • The Honorable Matt Brass
  • The Honorable Jon G. Burns
  • The Honorable Max Burns
  • The Honorable Chris Carr
  • The Honorable Buddy Carter
  • The Honorable Katie Dempsey
  • The Honorable Tim Echols
  • The Honorable Chuck Efstration
  • The Honorable Frank Ginn
  • The Honorable Steve Gooch
  • The Honorable Joseph Gullett
  • The Honorable Ed Harbison
  • The Honorable Matt Hatchett
  • The Honorable Penny Houston
  • The Honorable Chuck Hufstetler
  • The Honorable Edna Jackson
  • The Honorable Kim Jackson
  • The Honorable Burt Jones
  • The Honorable Harold V. Jones II
  • The Honorable Jan Jones
  • The Honorable John F. Kennedy
  • The Honorable Dr. Rich McCormick
  • The Honorable Elena Parent
  • The Honorable Butch Parrish
  • The Honorable Chuck Payne
  • The Honorable Jesse Petrea
  • The Honorable Calvin Smyre
  • The Honorable Ron Stephens
  • The Honorable Blake Tillery
  • The Honorable Larry Walker III
  • The Honorable Raphael Warnock
  • The Honorable Ben Watson

Media Sponsors

Savannah Morning News
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia Trend
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Special Thanks

For information on how your company can become a Corporate Sponsor of the Georgia History Festival or to join the Host Committee please contact Ashley Rainge-Shields or 912.651.2125, ext. 116.

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Jepson House Education Center*

104 W. Gaston Street
Savannah, GA 31401
912-651-2125

Open: Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Research Center

501 Whitaker Street
Savannah, GA 31401
912-651-2128

Open: Wednesday–Friday
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
First and third Saturdays
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Atlanta office*

One Baltimore Place NW, Suite G300
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-382-5410

Open: Monday–Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Charity Navigator

The Georgia Historical Society has been awarded its eleventh consecutive 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, the largest charity evaluator in America, for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency, a distinction that places The Society among an elite 1% of non-profit organizations in America.

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