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A Black author takes a new look at Georgia's white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMichael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia's colonial...
Athens native Michael Thurmond writes book on Georgia's founder and his opposition to slavery
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe written word can have a lasting impact. That’s what happened in 1996 when Athens native Michael...
What is the Oglethorpe Plan? A deep dive into Savannah's historic town design
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor several months, a debate over the future of historic preservation and growth planning in...
Super Museum Sunday caps Georgia History Festival weekend. What museums, parks will be free?
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe weekend of Feb. 9 through 11 celebrates all things Georgia history as part of the Georgia...
Opinion: February reminds us of our responsibility to preserve vestiges of our past
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFebruary is generously endowed with events that speak to the human condition: This is the month that...
The Color Purple, now in theaters, filmed in these Savannah, coastal Georgia locations
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Color Purple hit movie theaters Christmas Day with some familiar sights for Savannahians. The...
A forecast for Savannah 30 years into the future: Sunny with a strong chance of crowding
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis is a commentary by Mark Murphy, a local author and physician. He is a longtime contributor to...
Wingfield: Being thankful for public policy that drives opportunities for Georgians
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThis is a commentary by Kyle Wingfield, president and CEO of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a...
Tybee light now shining from the back of cars as lighthouse vanity plates are now available
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGeorgia drivers can now show their Tybee Island pride with a new specialty license plate that...
Dames learn about religion in Colonial America
Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Ga. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 10—THOMASVILLE- The Reverend George Wilcox Brown, III, 4th Rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church, presented a program to the John Lee of Nansemond Chapter, Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century ...