Lowndes County Historical Society (Lowndes County, Ga.)
Organization
Biographical Note
Founded in 1967, The Lowndes County Historical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and preserving the rich history of Valdosta and Lowndes County, Georgia. The society operates the Lowndes County Historical Museum. We are located at 305 W. Central Avenue in downtown Valdosta in the historic former Carnegie Library. Our museum provides almost 10,000 square feet of local history displays and research material. The museum grounds also include multiple outdoor exhibits. Over 6,000 individuals, including 2,000 school children, visit the Museum each year. With meeting and guest speaker facilities on site, we host a wide array of gatherings, presentations and activities.
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
CA-006-001-001: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, June 1997, June 1997
Item
Collection number: CA-006-001-001
Scope and Contents
6/20- Investigation set to begin: Independent observer sought for probe into school system; troubles- Pamala J. Williams; Article states that an internal investigation will take plass after Valdosta High Principal, William Aldrich, addressed the Valdosta City School Board and delivered critical remarks concerning School Superintendent Dr. Gary Walker. Aldrich cited complaints and concerns expressed by parents and teachers over the course of a year. School board claimed that Aldrich violated...
Dates:
June 1997
CA-006-001-002: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, July 1997, July 1997
Item
Collection number: CA-006-001-002
Scope and Contents
Included Articles: 7/2- Public transportation worthy of study- no author; Opinion piece that discusses the positive impacts of public transportaton on the community. Article states that public transportation assists with welfare reform, unemployment, access to schools, healthcare, and shopping.7/2- City schools group sets priorities- Pamala J. Williams; School Superintendent Dr. Gary Walker met with a strategic planning group composed of parents, business people, and...
Dates:
July 1997
CA-006-001-003: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, August 1997, August 1997
Item
Collection number: CA-006-001-003
Scope and Contents
8/2- Veteran local teacher offers prescription for education woes- Martha H. Shad; Rubye Pompey, a woman that served as a teacher for 31 1/2 years, suggess that children seem to have less respect for authority. Pompey suggests that teaching children to follow rules and respect adults prepares them for the school enviornment. She also notes that parents seem to have less interest in their children's progress at school.8/7- Whether they like it or not, race does matter- Bill...
Dates:
August 1997
Gabard, William Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-23-1-0
Scope and Contents
Dr. William Montgomery Gabard (1922-2006) was a member of the faculty at Valdosta State University for 40 years, from 1948-1988. During this time he served as a professor and head of the history department and the founding Director of International Studies. He was a founding member of the board of directors of the Southern Center for International Studies and The Japan-America Society in Georgia. Active in the Georgia Historical Society, he served that organization as its first non-Savannah...
Dates:
Other: Date acquired: 00/00/00nd
Gabard, William Papers-- Maps
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-23-1-1
Scope and Contents
Dr. William Montgomery Gabard (1922-2006) was a member of the faculty at Valdosta State University where he served as professor and head of the history department and the founding Director of International Studies. He was a founding member of the board of directors of the Southern Center for International Studies and The Japan-America Society in Georgia. Active in the Georgia Historical Society, he served that organization as its first non-Savannah president. He was founding president of the...
Dates:
1750-1900; Acquired: 2016-03-26
GAHPS Electronic Records [Bag], 1980-1981
File
Collection number: A30A3F44-5AF1-F19C-4CBA-6E14D0A3CB1B
Scope and Contents
The Georgia Historic Resources Survey of Lowndes County represents an initiative undertaken by the Valdosta Heritage Foundation, commencing in the year 2000. This collection encompasses surveys of historic structures located in Valdosta, Quitman, the rural areas of Brooks County, and the Turner County towns of Rebecca and Sycamore. The surveys of these historic properties were conducted from 1980 to 1981 by the South Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission. In 2022, the Lowndes...
Dates:
1980-1981
Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey
Collection
Collection number: MS-178
Scope and Contents
The Georgia Historic Resources Survey of Lowndes County was a project by the Valdosta Heritage Foundation beginning in 2000. The collection consists of property survey of historic structures in Valdosta, Quitman, rural Brooks County and the Turner County towns of Rebecca and Sycamore.
Dates:
1980-1981
Lowndes County High School Scrapbook Collection, c.1961-1992
Collection
Collection number: CA-001-01
Dates:
c.1961-1992
Lowndes County Memories Pictorial History Book Photographs, 1895-1974
File Directory — Folder G, Folder: 2, Folder: f02_lowndes-county-memories_bag
Collection number: vsu-vf-g1-02
Scope and Contents
This collection was created by Pediment Publishing for the Lowndes Country Pictorial Book Project in association with the Valdosta Daily Times, The Lowndes County Historical Society, and the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections in the summer and fall of 2013.
Dates:
1895-1974
Pinevale Highschool Yearbooks, 1960, 1964
Unprocessed
Collection number: aq-2023-068
Valdosta State University Centennial
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-22-11
Scope and Contents
South Georgia State Normal College was founded in 1906 as a teacher's college. It became a four year institution in 1922 and was rebranded Georgia State Woman's College, a name that it kept until it became co-educational in 1950 transforming into Valdosta State College. In 1993 Valdosta State achieved Univesity status, and in 2006 it celebrated it's hundredth year anniversary.
This collection houses commemorative materials from VSU's centennial including newspaper articles, congratulatory...
Dates:
2006
Vernon Pizer Papers
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-42
Scope and Contents
Vernon Pizer(1918-2005) was an author and journalist. He has written 11 books and scores of articles for magazines ranging from Readers Digest and Esquire to BioScience and the London Sunday Pictorial. He served on the board of the Valdosta State University Foundation. In addition, he was a patron of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and L.V.A.C., a member of Lowndes County Historical Society, a member of the Military Officers Association of...
Dates:
Mid 1900's
Wiregrass History
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-28
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information about the history of Lowndes County. It has Lowndes County Historical Society Newsletters, as well as maps, phone books, and guides. It also has information about points of interest such as local events, the Crescent, Valdosta Schools, and Sunset Cemetery. It has Statistical (1944), Economic (1950s & 1960s), and Sanitation (1967) Information. It also contains photographs, and news articles concerning the county. An 1851 Alapaha Store manifest, very...
Dates:
1800-1980