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Georgia Conservancy

The Georgia Conservancy is a statewide environmental organization working to ensure that present and future generations of Georgians have healthy air, clean water, unspoiled wild places, and community greenspace. The Conservancy's tools include advocacy and education (both traditional environmental education and community outreach). It researches and monitors issues, disseminates information, and works with businesses, governments, and nonprofit organizations to find solutions by building consensus.

The Georgia Conservancy was founded in 1967 after a former U.S. congressman from...

Bill Lowery (1924-2004)

Bill Lowery, often referred to as "Mr. Atlanta Music," was a disc jockey, manager, producer, and publisher whose efforts were central to the establishment of the Atlanta popular music ...

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May is Archaeology Month

Each year, Georgia’s Governor signs a proclamation that decrees that May is...

Crypt of Civilization

The Crypt of Civilization, a multimillennial time capsule, is a chamber that was sealed behind a stainless steel door in 1940 at Ogletho...

Lucy May Stanton (1875-1931)

Lucy May Stanton created works in oil, pastel, and watercolor; but she is best known as a painter of portrait miniatures in watercolor on ivory, during a revival of that art form, which took place during the Arts and Crafts movement in the United...