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 […]
Georgia History Festival
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 […]
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, […]
A Legacy of Leadership: Tomochichi and American Archives Month
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 […]