Wiregrass History

Wiregrass History

 

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  • Bringing History Home: Teaching With Significant Historical and Architectural Buildings in Our Community 
    Golden, Gayle; Horton, James ([Valdosta, Ga.] : Valdosta Heritage Foundation, 1996)
    Scanned copy of "Bringing History Home: Teaching With Significant Historical and Architectural Buildings in Our Community A publication sponsored by: The Valdosta Heritage Foundation Written By: Gayle Golden and James ...
  • Co. D, 50th Georgia Regiment, Infantry, “Valdosta Guards” 
    Unknown author (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1862)
    Handwritten roster of the 50th Georgia Regiment Infantry, Company D, "Valdosta Guards".
  • John Wright Hunt: The Interesting Life Of a North Carolina Native 
    Houser, Jeffrey (Lulu Press inc., 2016)
    It all started with a slip of paper… Many of those interested in genealogy can attest to getting started on a simple research endeavor but ended up becoming a very involved project. What may have begun as looking for a few ...
  • South Georgia Folklife Project Photo Log 
    Sommers, Laurie (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 2007)
    All photos by Laurie Kay Sommers unless indicated otherwise.
  • The History of Alma & Bacon County, Georgia 
    Baker, Bonnie Taylor (Bacon County Historical Society, 1984)
    In 1914, Bacon County was created, and named for Senator Augustus O. Bacon, a distinguished politician of Georgia birth. In 1914 this newly created 'piney woods’ county and a handfull of pioneer settlers ...
  • Mary Turner Project: Slavery Statistics for Lowndes County - Fliers* 
    George, Mark (2014-04-04)
    By 1860 there were at least 2,399 enslaved people (46% of the total population) in Lowndes County and there were 249 slave owners among the 2,850 white residents (9% of the entire white population of all ages). While some ...
  • Local Georgia Militia Roster 1836 
    Unknown author (2013-05-08)
    This is a copy of an 1836 roster of Georgia Militia Lowndes County Districts.659 and 660. In 1858, these districts became a part of Brooks County and.became known as the Nankin and Morven districts respectively. The ...