SAVANNAH, Ga. — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia's colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments of ...
When Michael L. Thurmond, CEO of DeKalb County, served on the Georgia’s James Oglethorpe Tercentenary Commission in 1996, he was part of a delegation that visited Oglethorpe’s grave in Cranham, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Thurmond has written a book on James Oglethorpe, the man who founded the colony of Georgia and forbade slavery. The ...
On Oct. 7, 1996, Michael Thurmond was part of a delegation that traveled to England to celebrate the 300th birthday of British native James Oglethorpe, who founded the British colony of Georgia in ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - More than 30 authors are coming to the Hostess City this weekend as part of a celebration of written word that is the Savannah Book Festival. The featured books range from ...
A person takes a photo of a statue of James Edward Oglethorpe stands in Chippewa Square in Savannah, Ga. on Feb. 9, 2024. Oglethorpe founded Georgia as the last of Britain's 13 American colonies in ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia’s colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments of ...
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