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Remembering Robert E. Lee
In memory of a great American--Robert E. Lee, whose 203rd birthday is January 19th. Among the many events planned for Lee’s birthday includes a tribute in Washington , D.C...
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Next Trail of Tears Meeting Held at Chief Vann House
Located in Chatsworth, Georgia, this house was the first brick home in the Cherokee Nation. The two-story classic mansion is decorated with beautiful hand carvings and features a remarkable “floating” staircase along with many fine antiques...
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A Soldier’s Christmas Gift
A true Christmas Story set in the early 1990, about a man getting into the Chrismas Spirit and giving back to Georgia's soldiers coming home from World War I...
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Trail of Terror Opens on October 15
Randy Phillips of Shadow Realm Productions is the master mind behind the Trail of Terror, and was with the well-known Netherworld haunted house for many years.  So he is sure to have some tricks up his sleeves.  He warns visitors, "Don't be afraid of the woods...be afraid of what's in them!"...
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Celebrate 19th Century Folk Life Near Alpine Helen
The first public preview of a restoration of an 1850s slave cabin will be available on the grounds of the Sautee Nacoochee Center Saturday, October 17.  In addition to watching demonstrations of 19th century handcrafts, visitors can participate in a raffle for traditional craft items.  Foods related to local crops and cooking styles will be available...
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A Hispanic Month Tribute to Moses Ezekiel
The story of the Hispanic Artist of the Confederate Army, Moses Ezekiel...
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November Trail of Tears Meeting to be Held at Marsh House
The Marsh House was built in 1836 by Spencer and Ruth Marsh and was constructed with slave labor. To the Cherokees, Spencer Marsh was a friend and was known as Estachee. Ninatoya, a Cherokee woman, was also a servant in the Marsh home...
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Dahlonega Prepares for 175th Birthday Celebration
'Heritage Days' is planned to be a way for visitors and locals alike to step back in time and enjoy the entertainment and goods of our original settlers.  Festivities include a farmers market, antique vendors, period costumes, event re-enactments and gold mining demonstrations...
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Father Emmeran Bliemel—Honoring a True American Hero
Father Emmeran M. Bliemel, OSB the first American Catholic Chaplain to die on the battlefield, was killed during the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia on Wednesday, August 31, 1864....
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Atlanta Motor Speedway Set to Host Pep Boys Auto 500 on Sept.6
Back in 1941, Dawson County's Lloyd Seay was enjoying an impressive winning streak in Atlanta by defeating stock car star Bob Flock in that year's Labor Day race. Unbeknownst to fans in attendance, the win would mark Seay’s last after he was shot and killed the next day in a dispute over his moonshine business.
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Trail of Tears and New Echota
By the early 19th century, the Cherokee Nation had developed a government similar to that of the United States. During the fall of 1819, the Cherokee Council began holding their annual meetings in Newtown in present-day Gordon County...
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Remembering the Gettysburg Reunion of 1913
No one dared to criticize the United States and Confederate flags that flew side by side at the Gettysburg soldiers' reunion of honored men who had been enemies on the field of battle just 50 years earlier. Some of today’s politicians and people’s rights groups could learn something from these grand old men of yesterday...
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Trail of Tears Association to Host Genealogy Workshop
The theme of the workshop is "Exploring Your Indian Heritage," and the presenters are Leslie Thomas and Linda Woodward Geiger, CG, CGL, both bringing with them extensive experience in the field of genealogy...
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Inside the Ku Klux Klan: The Rise and Fall of a Grand Dragon
Former Ku Klux Klan Leader bares all in disturbing account of his life as a "Grand Dragon"....
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American Heroes not forgotten at Arlington
Did you know that Confederate Memorial Day is observed during the months of April, May and June in the north and south?...
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Get Your Free Guide to Georgia’s State Parks & Historic Sites
The newly released 2009 Guide to Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites is a comprehensive and colorfulu booklet that highlights the diverse beauty of Georgia’s great outdoors and helps Georgians plan their next outdoor adventure.
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Remembering the Great Locomotive Chase
Are children still taught American History in the public and private schools?...
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Trail of Tears Expanded to Georgia as Obama Signs Bill into Law
The bill will add as components of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail the routes and land components by which the Cherokee Nation was removed to Oklahoma...
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Georgia to be Part of Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
The expansion of the Trail of Tears into Georgia -- where the majority of Cherokees were living at the time of their Removal in 1838 -- should help to stimulate heritage tourism in Georgia for decades to come...
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Did you Watch Glenn Beck's "We Surround Them" on Friday?
Did you Watch Glenn Beck's  "We Surround Them" special on Friday?  He revealed that the real name of the movement is called "The 9/12 Project"
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