Georgia Historical Society

Jeffrey Kole was born in Savannah, Georgia, on April 17, 1960, the son of Kaye Robinson Kole and Donald Kole, both of whom are former members of the Georgia Historical Society Board of Curators. Don is a former GHS Board Chair. LeeAnn Altman was born on October 17, 1962, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ina and Art Altman and was raised in Fairfax, Virginia. Jeff and LeeAnn wer...

W. Todd Groce, PhD, presents Christine Davis Lambert with the 2026 John Macpherson Berrien Award on July 20, 2026, in Madison, Georgia.

Savannah, GA, July 20, 2026 – Christine Davis Lambert of Madison, Georgia, is the recipient of the 2026 John Macpherson Berrien Award, presented by the 

Left to right: Dr. Christopher Phillips, University of Cincinnati; Cheyenne Ross, Ph.D. student, Emory University; and Dr. Diane Mutti Burke, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Savannah, GA, July 7, 2026 – The Georgia Hi...

As part of GHS’s ongoing US250 commemoration—and just in time for July 4—Stan’s guest is author and historian Michael Auslin, talking about his new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2026), the inspiring story of the Declaration from the Philadelphia boardinghouse where Jefferson drafted ...

Left to right: Clyde C. Tuggle, newly elected Chair of the Georgia Historical Society Board of Curators; Riley Blount, BJ Green, and T. Dallas Smith, newly elected members of the Board of Curators.

Atlanta, GA, July 1, 2026 – The Georgia ...