Moving Through Georgia

Moving Through Georgia

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Moving Through Georgia episodes

  • Extra - Shape Note Singing

    In this extra episode we discuss the shape note singing tradition.  Get ready to sing along!  Square...triangle...circle...

     

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    8 min
  • Two Missionaries to the Cherokee

    One of the major points of contention between the North and South during the 1800's was over nullification.  Two particular states chose to ignore, or nullify, a federal law.  Was this an expression of states' rights, or an unlawful act?  This week we discuss one of the major events in the runup to the Civil War.

     

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    15 min
  • Prohibition in Georgia

    Georgia has struggled with alcohol since it's inception.  From James Oglethorpe to Wayne B. Wheeler, we discuss early attempts to prohibit strong drink.

    16 min
  • Spirit Photography

    After the Civil War the Spiritualist movement swept the country.  People were using ouija boards, automatic writing, and seances to contact the dead.  Add to that a relatively new technology- photography.  This week, taking pictures of the dead.

     

    Looking for something fun and local during Spooky Season? Come to a History, Mystery, Murder and Mayhem tour of downtown Clarkesville! We'll take a short walk as we discuss the history of Clarkesville and Habersham County. Moonshiners, hangings, unsolved mysteries, and a ghost story or two! $10.00 per person, meet outside the theater.

    7:00 on Friday and Saturday, 5:00 on Sunday

    September 18- October 30

    More info at: https://sites.google.com/view/clarkesvilletour

     

    7 min
  • Death, Funerals and Burial in the Civil War

    As we approach Halloween, a short description of burial and mourning practices during the Civil War.

     

    Please join us on a Haunted Habersham History, Mystery, Murder and Mayhem walking tour of downtown Clarkesville, from Sept 18 until Halloween.  $10 per person, meet at the theater downtown.  7:00 on Friday and Saturday, 5:00 on Sunday.

    https://sites.google.com/view/clarkesvilletour

     

    Also visit my new podcast- Civil War Sketches; stories of the war and the world around it.  Available on Apple Podcasts or anywhere you listen

    https://sites.libsyn.com/429024

     

    8 min
  • Fort Sumter and Lincoln’s Duel
    This is the first episode of a new podcast called 'Civil War Sketches'.  Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at Civil War Sketches
     
         We start the podcast with two stories.  First, Lincoln starts the Civil War by not firing on the Confederates at Fort Sumter, then a look back at Lincoln's earlier career when he was challenged to a duel.  
         Did Lincoln manipulate the Southern leaders to fire the first shots of the war, and were those shots fired three months before Fort Sumter was bombarded?
          -then-
         Lots of Nineteenth century figures fought in duels, but we usually think of pistols at fifty paces- not standing in a box with a broadsword.  
         Welcome to the podcast- The Civil War and the world around it!
    13 min
  • An interview with the authors of ’Wash”.

    An interview with Lynne and Glenn Smith- Authors of the book Wash.  Wash was a Banks County resident who was convicted of murder in 1928.  The book presents his story and an argument that he actually acted in self-defense.

    The book is available on Amazon, click the link.

    9 min
  • The end of one podcast- and the start of another

    If you are subscribed, I will post some spooky Halloween stuff in October, but this is the last regular episode.  Hope to see you at my new podcast- Civil War Sketches.  Thanks for listening!

    link to Civil War Sketches

    It can also be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts

    Stories from the Hills, Songs from the Valleys:  The Moving Through Georgia book!  Available on Amazon in paperback or Kindle

     

    4 min

About Moving Through Georgia

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A short podcast about history, names and places, primarily in Northeast Georgia. Centers on Habersham, Banks, Franklin, Stephens and Hall counties. From colonial times, the Civil War, and today.