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 […]
Most Georgians know at least a little about Tomochichi and the important role his leadership played in the early days of Georgia’s history, but how many in our state have […]
Don’t miss the Georgia History Festival’s Colonial Faire & Muster! Visit Wormsloe State Historic Site for this popular, family-friendly event, featuring costumed interpreters and vendors; cannon and musket firing; blacksmithing, […]
Download and print out a coloring page of Sequoyah! Show us your creations by sending us a photo, or tag Georgia Historical Society on social media. You can learn more about […]
In keeping with the Georgia History Festival’s theme, “A State of Innovation,” this month GHS highlights Georgia’s business history and the new Business History Initiative, with particular emphasis on Ray […]
As part of the Georgia History Festival’s theme, “A State of Innovation,” December will spotlight Charles Holmes Herty, a famed chemist who revolutionized the fields of forestry and paper production. […]
Did you know that Georgia was home to the first Native American Newspaper published in the United States? Did you know that the newspaper was published only a few years […]
Saturday, Nov 26, 2016 2:00 pm Chickamauga Battlefield, an Affiliate Chapter of the Georgia Historical Society, will hold a free program titled “The Cherokee Land Lottery and Chickamauga Battlefield,” on […]
Download and print out a coloring page of Journeying James Oglethorpe! Show us your creations by sending us a photo, or tag Georgia Historical Society on social media. And check out […]
GHS welcomed school groups to the GHS Research Center throughout October for unique historical research field trips. Education and Research Center staff introduced students to the archives and the process […]