On Friday, February 8 noon-1  p.m., the Georgia Archives’ Lunch and Learn program will be “Colonial Georgia: The Oglethorpe Years” by Robert Jones, historian and author.

  Jones served as President of the Kennesaw Historical Society for 21 years (1994-2015) and served as a member of the executive board of the Kennesaw Museum Foundation for 17 years (1998-2015).  The Museum Foundation helped fund the 45,000 square foot Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, GA.

  He has written over 45 books on historical topics, including Colonial Georgia:  1733-1800, South Carolina and Georgia in the American Revolution and A Guide to the Civil War in Georgia.

  In 2018, Robert was awarded the Women in American History medal from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

  The speaker will have his books for sale after the program.

  Lunch and Learn Programs are free and open to the public and are sponsored by Friends of Georgia Archives and History (FOGAH). No registration is required.

  In addition to the “Colonial Georgia” Lunch and Learn presentation, they will celebrate Georgia Day, the commemoration of the founding of Georgia. On February 8, Georgia’s Royal Charter and Georgia’s recorded copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on display in the lobby.

  These documents spend most of their time safely in our vaults, so do not miss your opportunity to view these important pieces of Georgia’s history.

  On February 12, 1733, James Oglethorpe landed the first settlers from the ship Anne at what was to become Georgia’s first city and later the first state capital, Savannah.

  The Georgia Archives is a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The Georgia Archives identifies, collects, manages, preserves, provides access to, and publicizes records and information of Georgia and its people, and assists state and local government agencies with their records management. This work is done within the framework of the USG’s mission to create a more highly educated Georgia.   The Georgia Archives is located at 5800 Jonesboro Road in Morrow. For more information, call 678-364-3807 or visit www.GeorgiaArchives.org