Savannah, GA, September 23, 2025 – The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is pleased to announce Hyundai (HMGMA) as a title sponsor for the 2025-2026 Georgia History Festival (GHF). The Festival is GHS’s signature K-12 educational program, reaching more than 250,000 students statewide from September through April each year.
“Hyundai is honored to continue our investments in the Coastal Georgia community,” said Brent Stubbs, chief administrative officer, HMGMA. “With HMGMA operating nearby, we see it as our responsibility to give back to local organizations that are creating positive change. Education is an important cause we support, so we are thrilled to continue our impactful partnership with the Georgia Historical Society as it expands its programming to reach more students.”
Generous support from Hyundai and other Festival sponsors and donors provides for a variety of public programs, exhibits, events, and educational resources that bring history to life for students of all ages. The Festival encourages all Georgians to explore the richness and diversity of our state’s past through both online and in-person programming.
“Thanks to the generosity of Hyundai, hundreds of thousands of Georgia students will be able to study the history of our state and nation and thereby be better prepared to meet the challenges of the future,” said Dr. W. Todd Groce, President and CEO of the Georgia Historical Society. “Community partner support like that of Hyundai helps make events like the Georgia History Festival possible; and we are deeply grateful for this significant investment in Georgia’s students and teachers.”
The Georgia History Festival includes popular events such as the Colonial Faire and Muster, a living-history program held at the Wormsloe State Historic Site; Super Museum Sunday, in which more than 100 Georgia museums and historic sites open their doors to the public for free; and the elegant Trustees Gala, honoring exemplary Georgians whose accomplishments reflect the highest ideals of Georgia’s founding Trustees.
Each year, GHS selects a significant topic in Georgia’s history as the focus of the Festival’s educational programs and resources. This year, in conjunction with GHS’s US250 commemoration, the focus of study is “A Nation of Laws: Courts and the Foundation of Freedom.”
Aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence, this year’s topic will support students’ understanding of the vital role of an independent judiciary in maintaining the separation of powers and the rule of law, while ensuring a just and orderly society where all people are equal before the law and no one is above it. The Festival will explore the original design for the three branches of government in lawmaking as laid out by the Constitution, focusing on the specific role of the judicial branch at the local, state, and federal levels.
The Festival culminates with the Trustees Gala on Saturday, April 18, 2026. GHS and the Office of the Governor will induct Saxby Chambliss, former U.S. Senator, and Chris Womack, Chairman, President, and CEO of Southern Company, as its newest Georgia Trustees, the highest honor the state of Georgia can confer.
For more information about the 2025-2026 Georgia History Festival, please contact Keith Strigaro, Director of Public Relations and Communications, 912.651.2125 ext. 153, or kstrigaro@georgiahistory.com.
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The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia and American history. GHS houses the oldest and most distinguished collection of materials related exclusively to Georgia history in the nation.
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