New Georgia Encyclopedia editors continually update the resource in order to keep the encyclopedia's 2,200+ articles fresh and accurate. Here, they report on recent interesting changes.When we first published our Andersonville Prison article, we claimed that Henry Wirz, a Swiss-born physician who took command of the Confederate prison in late 1864, was "the only man executed for war crimes... Full Post
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October 12, 2016
New Georgia Encyclopedia editors continually update the resource in order to keep the encyclopedia's 2,200+ articles fresh and accurate. Here, they report on recent interesting changes.In preparation for Hometown Teams, we reviewed all of the articles listed in our Sports and Recreation section to make sure they were as up to date as possible. This particular article, UGA Gymnastics, was first... Full Post
September 29, 2016
New Georgia Encyclopedia editors continually update the resource in order to keep the encyclopedia's 2,200+ articles fresh and accurate. Here, they report on recent interesting changes.Helen started seriously attracting tourists in the late 1960s, when local businesspeople decided to transform the downtown to mimic a Bavarian village. By 1972 the half-timber framing, intricate roof lines,... Full Post
September 26, 2016
New Georgia Encyclopedia editors continually update the resource in order to keep the encyclopedia's 2,200+ articles fresh and accurate. Here, they report on recent interesting changes.Button Gwinnett, one of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence, has kind of been in the air this year. The success of Hamilton on Broadway seems to have brought about renewed interest in the... Full Post
September 20, 2016
Welcome back! As you can see, we're reopening this blog as "Inside NGE." Keep an eye on this space for an inside look at the process of writing new encyclopedia articles and maintaining our website's 2,200+ published entries on Georgia history and culture. Our articles are our publication's bread and butter, and we believe that an open discussion of the process of researching, writing,... Full Post
September 20, 2016
New Georgia Encyclopedia editors continually update the resource in order to keep the encyclopedia's 2,200+ articles fresh and accurate. Here, they report on recent interesting changes.A. T. Walden first rose to prominence as the primary lawyer behind the push to equalize pay for black Georgia teachers in the early 1940s. He was also a founder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, the first black... Full Post
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