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July 14, 2010 Here Comes the Judge: The Honorable Leah Ward Sears
June 15, 2010 Love Maps? Print One from the GHS Collection for Your Wall
May 28, 2010 McIntosh County Shouters Raise the Roof
May 25, 2010 Georgia Historical Society Welcomes 66 Educators to Savannah During NEH Summer Programs for College Faculty
May 21, 2010 William Scarbrough House Recognized in New Historical Marker
April 23, 2010 Georgia Historical Society adds New Board Members, Presents Various Awards, and Hosts Garden Party at its 171st Annual Meeting
March 26, 2010 Profiting from the Past: Using Local Historical Resources to Promote Tourism
March 09, 2010 Interpreting the Gullah/Geechee Heritage in the 21st Century
January 15, 2010 Turn Back Time at the Georgia Days Colonial Faire and Muster
January 15, 2010 Georgia Days Super Museum Sunday Offers Free Access to Area Museums and Historic Sites
January 12, 2010 The Georgia Historical Society Presents an Evening with Journalist Scott Simon and Georgia Days Honoree Jackie Robinson
January 07, 2010 Jackie Robinson Curriculum Guide Available Online
December 18, 2009 GHS’s 2010 Georgia Days Features Two of America’s Favorite Pastimes: Baseball and Classic Cinema
November 10, 2009 Did Blackbeard the Pirate Really Seek Refuge on Ossabaw Island? And How Did Lucky the Ossabaw Pig Get There?
November 04, 2009 Georgia Historical Society Presents Two Awards for Local History to Historic Augusta, Inc.
October 21, 2009 Tybee Island Historical Society to Receive Award from
October 09, 2009 Ashantilly Recognized in New Historical Marker
September 23, 2009 Previously Unprocessed Collections Now Open for Research
September 21, 2009 President Franklin Roosevelt’s Barnesville Speech Recognized in New Historical Marker
September 17, 2009 Georgia Historical Society’s Profiles in Leadership Examines the Role of Leadership in the Lynching of Leo Frank
September 15, 2009 State Senator Jack Hill to Receive Award from Georgia Historical Society
September 01, 2009 Hank Aaron and Ted Turner Named 2010 Georgia Trustees – Inducted February 2010 in Savannah
August 25, 2009 Augusta’s Historic Haines Institute Recognized in New Historical Marker
August 21, 2009 Georgia Historical Society Awarded Nearly $300,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to Train College Faculty
July 31, 2009 Georgia Historical Society Awarded $100,172 Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant
July 16, 2009 Georgia Historical Society Honors Affiliate Chapters in Warm Springs and Thomaston
July 13, 2009 Southern LNG Signature Sponsor for Georgia Historical Society 2010 Georgia Days Events
June 30, 2009 An Historic Event—Georgia Historical Society Opens Office in Atlanta
May 08, 2009 See You in Class! Georgia Historical Society Announces Summer Classes in History, Preservation, and Genealogy
April 24, 2009 GHS Announces Annual Award Winners
April 22, 2009 GHS Adds Dynamic New Leadership to the Board of Curators
April 13, 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Continues as Journalist Andrew Ferguson Presents Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe’s America
April 08, 2009 GHS Erects A New Historical Marker For Hamilton Plantation
April 01, 2009 GHS's Annual Book Sale
January 28, 2009 Turn Back Time at the Georgia Days Colonial Faire and Muster
January 28, 2009 Super Museum Sunday Offers Free Access to Area Museums and Historic Sites
January 21, 2009 Georgia Days Kickoff Highlights the Many Creative Sides of Johnny Mercer
January 16, 2009 House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War
January 15, 2009 StoryCorps’ Mobilebooth Comes to Savannah
January 12, 2009 The Old Music Master: GHS Announces Georgia Days 2009 Johnny Mercer Online Educational Materials
January 07, 2009 Historic African-American Hospital Receives New Historical Marker
January 07, 2009 Popular Augusta Educator and Coach John Mcclinton Tutt Recognized in New Historical Marker
December 19, 2008 Atlanta Philanthropist Bernard Marcus Receives the Highest Honor to be Conferred Upon Georgians
December 19, 2008 Governor and Georgia Historical Society to Name First New Georgia Trustees in 260 Years
December 19, 2008 Thomasville Philanthropist Marguerite Neel Williams Receives the Highest Honor to be Conferred Upon Georgians
December 12, 2008 Do You Have a Personal Story About Johnny Mercer or Know Anyone Who Does?
December 01, 2008 Historic Columbus Foundation, Shaw High School Young Historians, and The Columbus Museum to be Honored by Georgia Historical Society
November 14, 2008 Johnny Mercer and Valentine’s Gala to Highlight 2009 Georgia Days Events
October 21, 2008 GHS’s Laura Garcia-Culler Named to Leadership Georgia
October 15, 2008 Upcoming GHS Speaker’s New Book Reviewed by The New York Times
October 14, 2008 Georgia Historical Society Awarded Grant for Survey of State Historical Markers in Preparation for Civil War Anniversary
October 08, 2008 First Baptist Church in Americus, GA, to Receive Award From Georgia Historical Society
October 08, 2008 Cherokee County Historical Society to be Honored by Georgia Historical Society
October 07, 2008 Saving Savannah: The City and The Civil War
October 06, 2008 Clarke County African-American Cemetery Receives New Historical Marker
October 06, 2008 African-American Educational and Religious Institutions Recognized in New Historical Markers
October 03, 2008 NOTED AUTHORS, SCHOLARS TO DISCUSS ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S LEGACY AT FREE PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE
September 29, 2008 Declaration of Independence Displayed at GHS as Part of Cricket Wireless VIP Event
September 09, 2008 Dignitaries To Support Georgia Historical Society’s Program on Lincoln
August 20, 2008 Prominent Atlanta City Cemetery Recognized With New Historical Marker
August 20, 2008 Boyhood Home of Noted African-American Journalist Robert Sengstacke Abbott Recognized With New Historical Marker
August 08, 2008 Profiles in Leadership - Abraham Lincoln: Leadership and Legacy for a New Generation
August 01, 2008 GHS Presents Southern Storm: Sherman’s March to the Sea
July 11, 2008 Georgia Historical Society Welcomes Fifty Educators to Savannah During NEH Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshops for Community College Faculty
June 06, 2008 Georgia Historical Society Awarded $75,000 National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grant to Create Access to Hidden Collections
June 05, 2008 Historical Markers to Commemorate Pioneering Local Efforts in Emancipation and Medical Care
May 09, 2008 Bill Jones III of Sea Island elected Chairman along with other officers and board members at the GHS 169th Annual Meeting
May 02, 2008 Despite all Odds: Why the Confederacy Pushed On
May 02, 2008 New Marker Recognizes Often Forgotten Coastal Fortification
April 28, 2008 Historical Markers to Recognize Role of Christian Camps in Georgia History
April 02, 2008 GHS Announces Annual Book Sale
March 06, 2008 Marker to Commemorate Highly Controversial Trial and Lynching of Jewish American
February 28, 2008 New Historical Markers Tell Story of Tragic Events in American History
February 27, 2008 Georgia Historical Society Awarded $65,000 Grant from The Frances and Beverly DuBose Foundation
February 22, 2008 Georgia Historical Society and Secretary of State Mark Savannah’s Colonial Past
February 14, 2008 Georgia Historical Society’s 275th Birthday Bash and Annual Awards Gala Sells Out
February 08, 2008 Georgia Historical Society Announces Finalists for the Georgia Days 2008 Black History Month Essay and Public Speaking Contest
February 04, 2008 U.S. Congressman Barrow, Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, and Georgia Attorney General Baker to Join in 275th Anniversary Gala
January 28, 2008 Georgia Days 2008 Super Museum Sunday
January 28, 2008 Georgia Days 2008 Colonial Faire and Muster
January 28, 2008 Georgia Days 2008 Kickoff Event
January 28, 2008 Georgia Day Parade
January 24, 2008 Georgia Historical Society's 275th Birthday Bash and Awards Gala
January 24, 2008 Georgia Historical Society Announces Georgia Days 2008 Honoree Curriculum Packet Available Online
January 09, 2008 Georgia Historical Society Launches New Web Site
December 28, 2007 GHS Presents: Encounter and Exchange: A New Online Exhibit for Georgia Teachers
December 03, 2007 GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNOUNCES 275TH ANNIVERSARY EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND BIRTHDAY BASH AND AWARDS GALA
November 16, 2007 Historical Marker Dedicated for Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
November 08, 2007 The Genetic Strand: Exploring a Family History Through DNA
November 02, 2007 Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters
August 29, 2007 Five New Collections Now Open for Research
August 26, 2007 Equiano, The African: Biography of a Self-Made Man
July 20, 2007 Georgia Historical Society Awarded $25,000 Grant from The Peyton Anderson Foundation
July 19, 2007 Collection of Savannah Photographer Now Open for Research at the Georgia Historical Society
March 22, 2007 History Channel Host to Speak at Georgia Historical Society’s 168th Annual Meeting
March 14, 2007 GHS Brings Scholars to Savannah Teachers
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