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Marker Monday: Elizabeth Evelyn Wright
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights the life of Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, pioneering educator and founder of Voorhees College. In 1872, Elizabeth Evelyn Wright…
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Marker Monday: Medical College Building
September brings the beginning of another school year and the beginning of the Georgia History Festival. The Georgia History Festival is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society. This…
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Marker Monday: Raymond-Richardson Aviation School
September brings the beginning of another school year and the beginning of the Georgia History Festival. The Georgia History Festival is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society. This…
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Marker Monday: Living & Learning in the Mountains
September brings the beginning of another school year and the beginning of the Georgia History Festival. The Georgia History Festival is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society. This…
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Field Trips to the Research Center
GHS offers unique field trip experiences to the Research Center in Savannah. Surrounded by the beauty of historic Hodgson Hall, students explore primary source material from the collection and…
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Business History Initiative Educator Resources
Each year the Georgia Historical Society selects iconic companies in our state to be honored through the Georgia Business History Initiative. By showcasing these companies, GHS seeks to teach…
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Other Web Resources
Georgia Milestones Assessment Review Web Quest Georgia Milestones Grade 8 (EOG) Assessment: Social Studies. Review key concepts, people, and events from Georgia Standards of Excellence SS8H1-SS8H12 by watching Today in…
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GHS Helps Teachers Meet Changing Social Studies Standards
Changes are coming to social studies education in Georgia! In addition to the newly revised Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE), teachers will also notice an increased emphasis on inquiry…
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Lucy Craft Laney (1854-1933)
This week’s #MarkerMonday highlights Augusta educator, Lucy Craft Laney. Laney was born April 13, 1854, in Macon, Georgia, to the formerly enslaved…
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Marker Monday: Wesleyan College, World’s First College Chartered to Grant Degrees to Women
Today’s #MarkerMonday highlights Wesleyan College – the first college to grant degrees to women….
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