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Spring Program

A.W. Jones Heritage Center 610 Beachview Dr, Saint Simons Island, GA

On Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m., Leslie Dunlap, Ph.D., will present the Society’s Spring Program, “Daughters of Men: Vara Majette’s Vision of Indigenous History.” When social worker, lawyer, and novelist Vara Majette retired to St. Simons Island in the 1930s, she began exploring Coastal Georgia’s Native history through historical research. As a result, Majette […]

Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade

A.W. Jones Heritage Center 610 Beachview Dr, Saint Simons Island, GA

Michigan State University Research Project on the Historical Slave Trade On Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m., Walter Hawthorne, Ph.D., will present “Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade.” This lecture will explore a major online database project that Dr. Hawthorne has undertaken in conjunction with Matrix, the digital humanities center at Michigan State University. […]

Little Light Music Concert Series

Lighthouse Lawn 610 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island, GA

Since 1998, residents and visitors have gathered on the oceanfront lawn beneath the Lighthouse for the Society’s summer concert series. Bring your family, friends, a picnic supper, and lawn chairs for this special community tradition! The concerts are from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults; children under 12 and Keepers of […]