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1776 Royal Governor James Wright, who had been under house arrest since the patriots had taken control of Savannah, escaped to British ships in the Savannah River. read more
Georgia Historical Society Annual Book Sale
April 23, 2010 - April 24, 2010
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Friday, April, 23rd
Open to the public
Open to the public |
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Hot dog sale - Saturday only! 11:00 a.m. - 3 p.m.
2 hot dogs, chips, and a drink for $5.00
This popular annual event raises greatly needed funds for GHS's library and archives. Proceeds from the sale are used to purchase new library materials and to care for the oldest collection of Georgia history. This sale of donated books will include a wide range of titles covering history, biography, fiction, and much more!
Book donations for the book sale will be accepted through Monday, April 18th. Donations can include rare and non-rare: fiction, poetry, children's, and all non-fiction subjects including history, biography, current events, how-to, religion, business, self-help, cooking, gardening, etc.
Magazines/journals, outdated and obsolete audio/video/software, and games will not be accepted for use in the Book Sale.
Donations are tax deductible.
The Georgia Historical Society Library and Archives will be closed on Friday, April 23rd and Saturday April 24th for the Society's Annual Book Sale. The Library and Archives will re-open for research on Tuesday, April 27th.
1776 Royal Governor James Wright, who had been under house arrest since the patriots had taken control of Savannah, escaped to British ships in the Savannah River. read more