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Local History Conference

2019 Conference was held May 4, 2019

2018 Conference was held June 16, 2018
The 2nd Local History Conference for the Wiregrass Region was held Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the Tattnall County Courthouse, Reidsville, Ga. 85 were in attendance. The speakers were awesome: 
Robert S. Davis on Georgia's Great Genealogy Research Libraries
Janisse Ray on Life in the Pine Flatwoods
Pharris Johnson on Houses of Heart Pine: Historic Architecture
Skip Skinner on Midway Church
Scotty Scott on Salzburgers & the Nexus of New Goettingen
Cal Avery on Barns of the Wiregrass
Judge Tony Thompson on Early Years in Tattnall: Cases & Facts that Challenge Our Notions
Genealogy & History Panel with Mark Baxter, Robert S. Davis, Pharris Johnson, Janisse Ray & Tony Thompson
2017 Conference was held May 20, 2017
The first Local History Conference for the Wiregrass Region was held Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Reidsville Garden Club, Reidsville, Ga. 80 were in attendance. A stellar group of speakers headlined the conference:
Pharris Johnson: Julia Harn's Memories of Georgia's Ogeechee-Canoochee Backwoods
Dr. Jon Bryant: Small Places, Big Questions: Placing Family and Local History into a Larger Context
Mark Baxter: The Revolutionary War Site at Battle Creek
Dr. Carol S. Ebel: George Washington's visit to Georgia 1791
Frankie Snow: Swift Creek Designs of Native Inhabitants
Dylan Edward Mulligan: The Advent of Railroads through the Wiregrass
Janisse Ray: What I Learned at the Archives
Tony Thompson: Early Judges of Tattnall County

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Hours

The Archives is open Fridays 12-4. To best plan your visit or to make an appointment outside these hours, please contact us. ​

Telephone

912-557-6049
For time-sensitive matters, you may call archivist Janisse Ray at 912-557-1053

Email

tattnallarchives@gmail.com

Address

Courthouse Square
Corner of Highways 280 & 121 
Reidsville, GA 30453
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