Sponsor Profile: Georgia Power
Throughout its history, Georgia Power has endeavored to meet the state’s ever-growing demand for electric power. From its 22 Atlanta streetlights in 1883 to its current customer base of more […]
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A Legacy of Leadership: Jackie Robinson’s Leadership On and Off the Field
While famously known for his trailblazing baseball career, Georgia native Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) also persistently fought to gain equality for African Americans throughout his life. Robinson was a civil rights […]
A Legacy of Leadership: Leah Ward Sears and Leading from a Young Age
The Supreme Court of Georgia welcomed its first female justice in 1992, Leah Ward Sears. She was the youngest justice ever to serve at that time and went on to […]
Sponsor Profile: Delta Air Lines
The Georgia Historical Society is honored to have the support of Delta Air Lines as a decennial sponsor of the 2018 Georgia History Festival and the signature sponsor of the […]
SMS Spotlight: Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
Join the Georgia Historical Society as over 90 cultural and historical sites open their doors free of charge on Sunday, February 11, 2018, for the Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum […]
SMS Spotlight: First African Baptist Church
Join the Georgia Historical Society as over 90 cultural and historical sites open their doors free of charge on Sunday, February 11, 2018, for the Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum […]
SMS Spotlight: The Columbus Museum
Join the Georgia Historical Society as over 90 cultural and historical sites open their doors free of charge on Sunday, February 11, 2018, for the Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum […]
SMS Spotlight: Thomas County Historical Society and Museum of History
Join the Georgia Historical Society as over 90 cultural and historical sites open their doors free of charge on Sunday, February 11, 2018, for the Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum […]
A Legacy of Leadership: Abraham Baldwin and the Constitutional Convention
In classrooms across Georgia, students learn about Abraham Baldwin, one of two Georgians who signed the United States Constitution. Baldwin represented Georgians at the Constitutional Convention (May-September 1787), and contributed […]
A Legacy of Leadership: Abigail Minis, Family Leader and Businesswoman
Abraham and Abigail Minis arrived in Savannah on July 11, 1733, with some of Georgia’s first colonists. After Abraham died in 1757, he left behind Abigail and their eight children, […]