Moving Through Georgia

All aboard!  The history of the TFRR, and what's left of it today.

A short journey through some newspaper stories from the 1800's on.  Damsels in distress over financial misdeeds!  Should teachers get married?  What's happening around town, and which houses are conveniently empty?  Lastly- why should you walk around with a pocket full of radium?

A reading of contemporary newspaper accounts of the Civil War as they happened.

The career of Alexander Stephens followed the career of the American South as it became the CSA, then returned to the Union.

The career of Alexander Stephens followed the career of the American South as it became the CSA, then returned to the Union.

The career of Alexander Stephens followed the career of the American South as it became the CSA, then returned to the Union.

In the year 1887 Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederacy... didn't come to Athens.  Actually, there were several years that he didn't come to Athens, but this one was special.  We'll discuss why Davis declined the invitation, and how he and several other figures fared as they transitioned from being Confederate leaders back to Union citizens.

Season Two of Moving Through Georgia begins with fighting between Georgia and North Carolina over a strip of land... that nobody really wants.  It's the Walton War!

Happy Thanksgiving!  In this extra episode we look at how Georgians eventually, and sometimes reluctantly, came to accept the holiday of Thanksgiving.  There’s a lot here-

The first Thanksgiving- in Virginia

Chicken pie

Who wrote ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’

And an astonishing quantity of liquor!  Pull up a chair!

An Appalachian spooky story for October!  Read by Mrs. Brooks from BCPS.

See the video at: https://youtu.be/02bd_JsafXk

Less scary version: https://youtu.be/_HhwkBHN3Yc

Haunted Habersham History walking tours: https://sites.google.com/view/clarkesvilletour/home