Thank you to the Georgia History Festival sponsors and Host Committee for supporting the educational mission and year-round programming of the Georgia Historical Society!
2025-2026 Georgia History Festival Chairs:
Mr. Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso and Mr. Craig A. Menear
J.C. Lewis Foundation, Inc.
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Georgia
Williams Family Foundation of Georgia, Inc.
2025-2026 Georgia History Festival
Host Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cathy
Mrs. Diane vS. and Mr. Robert M. Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Menear
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Bolch III
Mr. and Mrs. F. Reed Dulany III
Mr. Bob Faircloth
Mr. and Mrs. F. Duane Ackerman
The Honorable and Mrs. Roy E. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Blake
Ms. Stephanie V. Blank
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Beverly M. DuBose III
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harlander
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Hertz
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Holder
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Irby
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kole
Mrs. Betsy Lancaster
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Littlejohn
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Morris, Jr.
Mr. Sunny K. Park
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rabinowitz
Mrs. Rosaleen R. Roxburgh
Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Austin P. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Sumter
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thompson
The Thurston Group
Mr. Clyde C. Tuggle and Ms. Mary M. Streett
Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Waters
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Blair
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Blanchard
Mr. Mark L. Burns
Mrs. Frank Cheatham
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Mr. and Mrs. Erroll B. Davis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Decker
Mr. Washington C. Dender and Mr. Litchfield H. Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goodman
Mrs. Kimberly Greene and Mr. Ted Greene
Mrs. Venessa Harrison and Mr. Charles Harrison
Ms. Julie Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Mason
Dr. and Mrs. William T. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Price
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Rogers
Dr. Michael Sharkey
Mr. William Sprague III
Mr. and Mrs. Kessel D. Stelling, Jr.
Mrs. Helen R. Steward
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Threlkeld
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley A. Wasden III
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Wilheit, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. John G. “Jimmy” Alston, Sr.
Mr. Todd Baiad and the Honorable Anne Allen Westbrook
Mr. Andy Bernard
Mr. and Mrs. W. Paul Bowers
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cay
Mrs. Vincent J. Dooley
Mr. Kyle Dwyer
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Iocovozzi
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Jacobs
Mrs. Robert O. Levitt
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marchese
Mr. Frederick L. Muller
Mr. and Mrs. C.V. Nalley
Mr. and Mrs. David Paddison
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Pannell
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Pannell
Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Pedigo
Ms. Swann Seiler
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons, Jr.
Ms. Elizabeth Stribling and Mr. Guy Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tucker
Mr. and Mrs. R. Bartley Turner
Dr. Robert Zerbe
Honorary Host Committee
The Honorable Rick W. Allen | The Honorable Jason Anavitart | The Honorable Matt Brass | The Honorable Jon G. Burns | The Honorable Max Burns | The Honorable Chris Carr | The Honorable Buddy Carter | The Honorable Katie M. Dempsey | The Honorable Tim Echols | The Honorable Chuck Efstration | The Honorable Carl Gilliard | The Honorable Frank Ginn | The Honorable Steve Gooch | The Honorable Joseph Gullett | The Honorable Ed Harbinson | The Honorable Matt Hatchett | The Honorable Chuck Hufstetler | The Honorable Carolyn Hugley | The Honorable Brian Jack | The Honorable Edna Jackson | The Honorable Burt Jones | The Honorable Harold V. Jones II | The Honorable Jan Jones | The Honorable John F. Kennedy | The Honorable Elena Parent | The Honorable Butch Parrish | The Honorable Chuck Payne | The Honorable Jesse Petrea | The Honorable Tricia Pridemore | The Honorable Brad Raffensperger | The Honorable Bárbara Rivera Holmes | The Honorable Ron Stephens | The Honorable Blake Tillery | The Honorable Raphael Warnock | The Honorable Ben Watson | The Honorable Anne Allen Westbrook
Media Sponsors
Special Thanks
For information on Georgia History Festival sponsorship and Host Committee opportunities, please contact Ashley Rainge-Shields or 912.651.2125, ext. 116.