Scope and Contents The Hahira Historical Society Collection is a collaborative effort between the Society and Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections to digitize, preserve, and share the historical resources of Hahira and northwest Lowndes County, Georgia. Founded to foster community pride and promote awareness of Hahira’s rich heritage, the Society collects photographs, documents, and artifacts that illustrate the area’s agricultural roots, local institutions, and changing social landscape....

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Oral history interview with Bessie Kincade Smith, December 6, 2004. Hahira (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio file digitized from DAT tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Interviewed on the front porch of Ms. Smith's home. Role of women for Faces of Piney Woods project. No transcript on file.

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Oral history interview with Jimmy Franklin Johnson March 29, 2001 and April 12, 2001. Hahira (Ga.). Fieldworker: Karrie Kirkland. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include hunting and country music. Includes musical performance of Johnny Cash songs.

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The Hahira Gold Leaf, no. 51, Thursday, January 4, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Hahira Historical Society Collection is a collaborative effort between the Society and Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections to digitize, preserve, and share the historical resources of Hahira and northwest Lowndes County, Georgia. Founded to foster community pride and promote awareness of Hahira’s rich heritage, the Society collects photographs, documents, and artifacts that illustrate the area’s agricultural roots, local institutions, and changing social landscape....