Worth County Historical Society

05/06/2026

The May meeting of the Historical Society will be held on Wed., May 13th @ 2:00 p.m. in the Davis Room at the Margaret Jones Library. Lynda Carriveau will be presenting our program on the Scots in Georgia.

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05/04/2026

More War time ads in Sylvester Local Oct 5 1944

05/04/2026

Oct 5 1944 War Time ads in the Sylvester Local

05/04/2026

Does anyone recognize this old shoe shine chair from the bus station, a barber shop or somewhere else in Sylvester? Just 1 chair no idea how I got 3 copies of same photo but it ok!

04/20/2026

April 18, 1776 — Georgia, an Unlikely Second, Authorizes the Question of Independence

Two hundred and fifty years ago today, Georgia authorized its delegates to join in discussions of independence—becoming the second colony to take that step.

For much of the imperial crisis, Georgia had been the most hesitant. As the youngest colony, it depended heavily on British protection along a vulnerable southern frontier. Imperial officials believed that reliance would keep it aligned with the Crown. Georgia did not send delegates to the First Continental Congress in 1774, and when it joined the Second Continental Congress in 1775, it did so later than the rest.

That caution made the shift in 1776 notable.

As the war expanded and royal authority weakened, local committees and a Provincial Congress assumed control. The pressures shaping the other colonies—military conflict, imperial policy, and the need for coordinated action—left less room for neutrality. Once Georgia entered the Continental framework, it moved more quickly than many expected.

On April 18, meeting in Savannah, the Provincial Congress authorized its delegates in Philadelphia to act with the other colonies in considering measures that could include independence. Only days earlier, North Carolina had issued the Halifax Resolves. Georgia now followed as the second colony to formally open the door to independence.

The colony remained divided, and Loyalist sentiment was still present. But the direction had changed. After holding back longer than most, Georgia moved decisively once committed.

And that’s the way it was, April 18, 1776.

04/08/2026

Join us for our April meeting on Tuesday, April 14th at 2:00 p.m. at the DAR House. It will be a joint meeting with the Barnard Trail Chapter NSDAR. Our speaker will be Lisa Simpson of Americus. She will present a program on "Indian Bent Trees" which were used to mark their trails.

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03/28/2026

The author of this book about 14th Ga Infantry (Worth County unit) will be at Andersonville prison historical site as part of Living History Weekend to give a speech about the book Saturday at 1 o’clock and Sunday at 12 o'clock if any one going this weekend March 28th and 29th!