Classroom Resources

Georgia History Festival Featured Historical Figure

 

Click on the name of each historical figure to access biographical information, historical background, teaching tips, GPS aligned lesson plans, vocabulary, primary sources from the collection, and more. 

 

John Charles Frémont

2013 Historical Figure

 

Juliette Gordon Low

2012 Historical Figure

 

Sequoyah

2011 Historical Figure

 

Jackie Robinson

2010 Historical Figure

 

Johnny Mercer

2009 Historical Figure

 

James Edward Oglethorpe

2008 Historical Figure

 

Abraham Baldwin

2007 Historical Figure

 

William Bartram

2006 Historical Figure

 

Matilda Beasley

2005 Historical Figure

Click here to see brief biographical sketches on other GHF Historical Figures.

 

 

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2006 Lecture Series Learning Packets

 

Honorable Defeat:
The Last Days of the Confederate Government

By William C. Davis 

 

William Bartram and the American Revolution on the Southern Frontier

By Edward J. Cashin 

 

Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama

The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution

By Diane McWhorter

 

Bound for Canaan:

The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America

By Fergus M. Bordewich

 

Based on the books associated with the 2006 lecture series, these packets are intended to facilitate classroom activities and discussion. 

 

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2010 Lecture Series Classroom Resources

Interpreting the Gullah/Geechee Heritage in the 21st Century

 

An Evening with Leah Ward Sears

 

 

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