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Secretary of State Kemp Announces Capitol Exhibit of Georgia’s Declaration of Independence and Charter2/9/10 Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp today announced that Georgia’s recorded copy of the Declaration of Independence will be available for viewing at the State Capitol on Friday, February 12, 2010, in honor of Georgia Day. The document will be available for viewing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Royal Charter that made Georgia a colony in 1733 will also be on display... More Seven Islands Artifact Day in Flovilla Sept. 26th9/15/09 Got Arrowheads? Artifacts? Here's your chance to show them to somebody who just might know what they are....and where they came from. The public is invited to bring arrowheads and other artifacts to be identified and dated by the Ocmulgee Archeological Society at The Indian Springs Hotel/Museum in Flovilla, GA on September 26th... More Leadership in Crisis: The Leo Frank Lynching8/28/09 On August 17, 1915, Leo M. Frank, the Jewish superintendent of the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, was lynched for the murder of thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan, a factory employee. A highly controversial trial fueled by societal tensions and anti-Semitism resulted in a guilty verdict in 1913. After Governor John M. Slato... More
St. Simons Island Star Walk July 23
7/18/09 Can you find the North Star? The Big Dipper? How about Orion’s Belt? You can locate these constellations and more if you come to the Coastal Georgia Historical Society’s Star Walk on July 23 at 8:30 p.m... More Historic Augusta's Perfectly Aged: Antique and Wine Benefit Auction Sept. 107/18/09 Historic Augusta's 2009 Perfectly Aged: Antiques and Wine benefit auction will be held Thursday, September 10, at Saint Paul's River Room, 605 Reynolds Street... More NewspaperARCHIVE Partners with Stars and Stripes7/17/09 Stars and Stripes, the daily independent news source for the U.S. military community, has partnered with NewspaperARCHIVE to digitize and make its entire microfilm archive available online. This partnership, which also includes microfilm preservation of Stars and Stripes newspapers... More |
Fayette History Teacher Named Georgia SAR Teacher of the Year2/12/10 The Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution has selected one of Fayette’s middle school teachers as their 2009-2010 Georgia Teacher of the Year. Sue Mullin, a Georgia history teacher and team leader at J.C. Booth Middle, has been selected from a pool of exemplary middle and high school history teachers throughout the state... More "Brown Bag Event" at the Carnegie10/10/09 The Carnegie is presenting a ‘Brown Bag’ event which will take place on October 16th starting at noon. The public may bring their lunch and enjoy a presentation by historical author Billy Kennedy... More Tickets now on Sale for Historic Augusta's Benefit Auction8/29/09 Patron tickets for Historic Augusta's 2009 Perfectly Aged: Antiques and Wine benefit auction Thursday, September 10 are now available, along with tickets for the luxury raffle... More Southeastern Family History Expo7/18/09 September 12; The Georgia Historical Society will be participating in the Southeastern Family History Expo held at South University on Saturday, September 12th. The expo will provide information on how to do genealogy and will feature presentations from area libraries and family history organizations. South University Pharmaceutical Building, 704 Mall Blvd, Savannah. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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