Georgia250

Celebrating America’s Last Colony

To commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is launching Georgia250: Celebrating America’s Last Colony, a yearlong program designed to showcase historic buildings and sites associated with Georgia’s colonial and Revolutionary War past through a series of videos, author events and digital resources.

Georgia250 will include a 13‑part video series released throughout the year; author talks with distinguished historians and scholars whose books illuminate Georgia’s colonial and Revolutionary War era; expanded storytelling across social media; and a virtual Ramble guide with an accompanying interactive map highlighting the state’s earliest landmarks, from house museums and private residences to churches, cemeteries, battlefields, and forts. For more information, visit www.georgiatrust.org/georgia250.

Located in Liberty County on Georgia’s coast, Midway Congregational Church was a hotbed of patriot activity during the American Revolution. Among its members were Declaration of Independence signers Lyman Hall and Button Gwinnett. PHOTO CREDIT: Image courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development/Ralph Daniel

Georgia250 Events in Atlanta

Georgia250 Author Talk: Michael Thurmond, author of "James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia: A Founder’s Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist"

06/18/2026 6:00 PM

Rhodes Hall

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