Wiregrass Country (Ga.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2017003661.html
Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:
Interview with Virginia Harvey, February 20, 1999
File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 006_harvey-virginia
Collection number: PRJ1014-006
Scope and Contents
Interview with Virginia Harvey, February 20, 1999. Jakin, Early County, Georgia. Fieldworker: Gretchen Geisinger. Topics: Personal narrative. Fieldworker: Gretchen Geisinger. From the South Georgia Folklife Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.
Dates:
February 20, 1999
Interview with William Candler Tomlinson, July 15, 2003
File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 068_tomlinson-william
Collection number: PRJ1014-068
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with William Candler Tomlinson, "Dub," July 15, 2003. Statenville (Ga.). Fieldworker: Laurie Kay Sommers. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include
Includes song performance of "Turpentine Blues," by Dub Tomlinson.
Dates:
July 15, 2003
Interview with Willie White, Jr., July 6, 2003 , July 15, 2003
File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 070_white-willie
Collection number: PRJ1014-070
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Willie White, Jr., July 6, 2003 and July 15, 2003. Hoboken (Ga.). Fieldworker: Timothy C. Prizer. Audio file digitized from 3 cassette tapes. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include gospel music, blues (music), and turpentining. The July 15, 2003 audio file includes song performances by Willie White Jr., accompanied by guitar.Willie White talks at length about his life...
Dates:
July 6, 2003 ; July 15, 2003
Interview with Willis Lopez, April 24, 2001
File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 014_lopez-willis
Collection number: PRJ1014-014
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Willis Lopez, April 24, 2001. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Suzanne North. Audio file. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include Latin dance clubs.
Dates:
April 24, 2001
Interviews with Johnnie B. Jones, February 2, 2003, April 14, 2003
File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 003_jones-johnnie
Collection number: PRJ1014-003
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Johnnie B. Jones, aka Man Jones regarding Shape note singing and Sacred Harp music. Cuthbert, Georgia. Recorded February 2, 2003 and April 14, 2003. Fieldworker: Kuanita E. Murphy. From the South Georgia Folklife Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.
Interview with Johnnie B. Jones, February 2, 2003. At the home of Mr. Johnnie B. Jones...
Dates:
February 2, 2003; April 14, 2003
MS-28-03: The History of Alma and Bacon County [PDF], 1984
File
Collection number: 51932a70-de2c-4dba-abb1-ead1c3d2103c
Overview
In 1914, Bacon County was created, and named for Senator Augustus O. Bacon, a distinguished politician of Georgia birth. In 1914 this newly created 'piney woods’ county and a handfull of pioneer settlers joined together to begin a long journey into history. Its destiny is interrupted now only long enough to record between the covers of this book the progression of past events out of which has come the Bacon County of today’s modern living. Bacon County, unlike Williamsburg, is not rich in...
Dates:
1984
MS-28-04: Dedication of US 84: The Wiregrass Georgia Parkway (Video recording), February 12, 1995
File
Collection number: MS-28-004
Scope and Contents
This video documents the dedication ceremony for US Highway 84, titled "The Wiregrass Georgia Parkway," held at the Homerville Municipal Complex in Homerville, Georgia, on February 12, 1995. The event features speeches and presentations from local dignitaries, including members of the community and government officials, celebrating the economic and cultural importance of the highway to the Wiregrass region. Speakers include Donald O. Davis, Sam Baker, Martha Jones, Angela Smith, Mark...
Dates:
February 12, 1995
MS-28-06: Wiregrass Genealogy Web Archive
Record Group
Collection number: MS-28-006
Scope and Contents
The Wiregrass Genealogy website is a community-driven digital resource dedicated to preserving and sharing genealogical and historical information about the Wiregrass region of the southeastern United States, particularly southern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. The site includes biographical sketches, cemetery surveys, church records, surname indexes, and a searchable database of over 4,000...
Dates:
1800-1980
Old Berrien: Newsletter of the Berrien Historical Foundation, 2007-present
Series
Collection number: CA-012-002
Abstract
The Old Berrien Newsletters series consists of seventeen issues produced by the Berrien County Historical Foundation between 2007 and the present. The newsletters document a wide range of topics relating to the history, culture, and development of Berrien County, Georgia, and the surrounding Wiregrass region. Each issue focuses on a single historical subject, drawing on archival research, family papers, oral histories, newspaper accounts, and local...
Dates:
2007-present
Series 14: PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records), 1999 - 2001
Series
Collection number: PRJ1014
Scope and Contents
PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records) includes the digitized audio, artist data sheets, and tapelogs of the South Georgia Folklife Project oral histories. These interviews were originally recorded on cassette or DAT tapes. Many of these were recorded by the students of Laurie Sommers at Valdosta State University, circa 1999-2001.
Dates:
1999 - 2001
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