Scope and Contents These documents relate to Piedmont Primitive Church in Grady County, Georgia, and are part of the Churches series within the Grady County Historical Society Collection. They include a booklet detailing the church's history, a list of pastors from 1828 to 1928, the church constitution, and the church's articles of faith. The original records are held by the Grady County Historical Society and were provided to Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections for digitization and...

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This file relates to Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Grady County, Georgia, and is part of the Churches series within the Grady County Historical Society Collection. It includes an introductory pamphlet, newspaper clippings, and typed letters dated 1965. The original materials are maintained by the Grady County Historical Society and were provided to Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections for digitization and online access.

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This record pertains to Poplar Springs Church in Grady County, Georgia, and is part of the Churches series within the Grady County Historical Society Collection. It includes handwritten letters, typed letters dated 1965, and lists of pastors. The original materials are held by the Grady County Historical Society and were provided to Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections for digitization and online access.

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This metal bowl was used for foot washing in the New Ramah Primivite Baptist Church in Berrien County. It was donated by Charlie Skinner, who was a member in his youth. The bowl is white with a red rim.

Abstract The Primitive Baptist Church, also known as Hard Shell, Old School and Anti-Mission, emerged as a distinct denomination during the Second Great Awakening (app 1790-1830). Due to the success of the movement’s revivals, many churches (including Baptist Churches) formed missionary societies to spread the gospel of “free will”. Primitive Baptists maintained their belief in predestination and rejected missionary societies along with Sunday schools, bible tract societies, seminary education,...

Scope and Contents This multi-genre ethnographic collection is an outgrowth of the South Georgia Folklife Project founded by Dr. Laurie Sommers in 1996. It reflects 10 years of field documentation and public programs from 1996 to 2006. Highlights of the collection include Southeast Georgia Sacred Harp, Okefenokee Music Survey, Flint River fisheries, Traditions of Turpentiners, Folkwriting (Lessons on Place, Heritage, and Traditions for Georgia Classrooms), online exhibits, and a radio archives of documentary...