Archive for the 'History' Category

Posted in History, Announcements

History Channel Host to Speak at Lucas Theatre, 7 pm Thursday, April 19

Date April 16th, 2007 Comment No Comments

The Georgia Historical Society is pleased to announce that Steve Thomas, host of “Save Our History” on The History Channel and former host of PBS’s “This Old House”, will present the keynote address at GHS’s 168th Annual Meeting.
Thomas will speak on the importance of preserving the artifacts of history and the adventure of discovering the […]

Posted in History, Announcements

This is the caning I like

Date November 14th, 2006 Comment 3 Comments

Did anyone know that this past Saturday was the Oatland Island Annual Cane Grinding and Harvest Festival? Yeah, neither did I. Man, how do we find out about these events. Surely they advertised somewhere. The best I could find was the Oatland Island website (which leaves a bit to be desired) […]

Posted in Tourism, History, Transportation

This is too cool…

Date October 27th, 2006 Comment 6 Comments

Ok, I know we are not breaking journalistic ground with this report but it is so cool I think WE should be the ones talking about it. Now, put aside the new Clint Eastwood movie and your “Band of Brothers” DVD. I even recommend setting aside personal political agendas and other such thoughts. […]

Posted in Tourism, History

iTour Savannah. How do you tour?

Date October 18th, 2006 Comment 1 Comment

One of our own bloggers, iTour Savannah, has taken our scary tour challenge (of sorts, I guess) and is offering a free haunted tour of Savannah to blogsavannah blog readers. Just send an e-mail to info@itoursavannah.com and you’ll get a password for the free tour.
“We use mp3 audio technology to produce historic tours of […]

Posted in Tourism, History

Put your scaredy-pants on

Date October 18th, 2006 Comment 19 Comments

Ah, the time of year is upon Savannah when the spirits can rest no more. Tales of witchcraft, spooks, haunts, ghosts, and legends are abound. Tours are in full swing offering a glimpse into the nations most haunted city. But, I ask you this. What has happened to that townhouse on […]

Posted in Real Estate, City Planning, History

Savannah sets some “lofty” goals

Date October 15th, 2006 Comment No Comments

I am always amazed at the number of lofts that continue to show up on the real estate landscape. It is not just in Savannah either. It is all over. I think the algebraic function behind it is 1X + 1Y = countless numbers. X = person with idea while Y […]