Georgia Historical Society is the premier independent statewide institution responsible for collecting, examining, and teaching Georgia history.
Savannah, Georgia
Joined June 2011
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Georgia Historical Society to Host UVa Historian Dr. Kevin Gaines in Atlanta for Conversation on Civic Engagement in 20th-Century America - mailchi.mp/georgiahistory/an…
A new episode of Off the Deaton Path features historian Craig Fehrman, author of This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark (Avid Reader Press, 2026), an exciting new history of the Corps of Discovery.
Listen at deatonpath.georgiahistory.co….
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia to Be Honored with New Georgia Business History Initiative Marker in Atlanta - mailchi.mp/georgiahistory/an…
GHS to Induct Two-Time Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author and Historian Alan Taylor as 2026 Vincent J. Dooley Distinguished Teaching Fellow - mailchi.mp/georgiahistory/an…
September Education Newsletter - mailchi.mp/georgiahistory/gh…
On a new Off the Deaton Path, historian David Henkin of the UC Berkeley talks about his latest book, Out of the Ballpark: How to Think About Baseball. deatonpath.georgiahistory.co…
@OxUniPress
#baseball #ballparks #baseballhistory #MLB #BaseballFans
Off the Deaton Path: Distinguished historian Peter Mancall of @usc, author of Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America, c.1000 – 1680, the new and first volume in the renowned Oxford History of the United States series.
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A Revolutionary War hero, born on this day in 1742, played a critical role in helping Georgia defeat the British. Nathanael Greene, George Washington’s top lieutenant, was an unlikely warrior... Learn more about Today in Georgia History at todayingeorgiahistory.org/.
ALT Pictured: Nathanael Greene, GHS 1361-PH-24-10-5885A.
August Education Newsletter - mailchi.mp/georgiahistory/gh…
Whitfield Remembrance Project
This week's Off the Deaton Path podcast features three members of the Whitfield Remembrance Project, a community remembrance initiative in Dalton, Georgia, inspired by the Equal Justice Initiative.
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#daltonga
Stan’s guest on a new episode of the Off the Deaton Path podcast is historian H.W. Brands, talking about his new book, American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington.
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#America250 #hwbrands #georgewashington #AmericanHistory #US250
July Education Newsletter - mailchi.mp/georgiahistory/gh…
As part of GHS’s ongoing US250 commemoration, Stan and GHS President & CEO Todd Groce discuss Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.’s historical classic, The Imperial Presidency, first published in 1973.
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#US250 #America250 #AmericanHistory #Semiquincentennial
On Feb. 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25y/o Black man from Brunswick, GA, was murdered while jogging. The killing, captured on video, sparked international outrage and became a catalyst for the global Black Lives Matter protests.
Pictured: journalist Bill Rankin’s trial notebooks
ALT Pictured: Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Bill Rankin’s trial notebooks, GHS Collection.
The first public library for African Americans in segregated Columbus, the Colored/Fourth Avenue Library, opened on Jan. 5, 1953. The library was renamed the Mildred L. Terry Branch in 1981 to honor its first librarian. Explore Georgia’s historical markers historicalmarkers.georgiahis…
Georgia Historical Society Dedicates New Historical Marker About Frank T. Nixon and Solomon Nixon, Sr., Black Entrepreneurs and Advocates in Tifton - mailchi.mp/georgiahistory/me…
Georgia Historical Society Unveils New Historical Marker About Denna and Estella Strickland in Coweta County - mailchi.mp/georgiahistory/me…
Georgians might have been speaking with a different accent had it not been for a key Patriot victory in Augusta during the American Revolution on this day in 1781. Learn more about Today in Georgia History at todayingeorgiahistory.org/.
ALT Pictured: Nathanael Greene, GHS 1360-PH-25-09-15. Andrew Pickens and Henry Lee courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Stan’s guest this week is historian John Garrison Marks, discussing his new book, Thy Will Be Done: George Washington’s Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory (@UNC_Press, 2026).
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#US250 #America250 #georgewashington #mountvernon
In June 1980, Ted Turner launched CNN—the world’s first 24-hour television news network. CNN revolutionized how people received news by delivering coverage around the clock. Four+ decades later, Turner’s vision continues to shape how the world experiences history in real time.
ALT Pictured: Ted Turner at CNN Center, GHS 1361-PH-43-54-01.