Moving Through Georgia

Storis of Northeast Georgia as portrayed in newspapers around the country.  We start with a two hundred pound baby in Mount Airy and explore Rabun, Habersham, Banks and Jackson counties.  And, yes... we see just about every southern stereotype there is.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.   But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

Thanks to Stan Crump for suggesting an episode on the history of the Alto Tuberculosis Sanitarium, which later became Arrendale State Prison.  We discuss the fight against tuberculosis, syphilis, and crime.  We also go into a little detail on three women who faced the death penalty in Georgia.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.   But they are dead - A look at mourning and no...

Someone sent in the question and the answer might surprise you.  We also discuss the role of coffee in battle, and the bravery of those who poured it.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.

The story of a shootout in Hall County between some moonshiners and government agents.  The whole thing gets complicated with some family connections, and ends with an interesting post-shootout career.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.   But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

A short story about Tillman Justice in Towns County and the murder of his neighbor.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.

From the thirties through the sixties, any movie in Atlanta had been screened and judged by a local film censor.  THis week we look at censorship in the movies and what exactly they didn't want people to see.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.

Governor Joe Brown had a plan to arm Georgians against a possible invasion- pikes.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon. But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia

For the Fourth of July we go through the Revolutionary War career of Nathiel Greene, namesake of Greene County.  From Boston in 1776 to Savannah, Greene was involved in fighting the British even after Cornwallis hung up his spurs.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon. But they are dead - A look at mourning and notable burials in Northeast Georgia  

In 1936 three tornados struck downtown Gainesville.  Forty years later a dam failure would flood Toccoa Falls College.  This week, two tragedies.  

A story that I told in the live show- the tale of an 1895 murder in Banks County.  We go from crime to punishment.   If you don’t do podcasts, the Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.

In 1970 Karl Wallenda crossed Tallulah Groge on a wire- but he wasn't the first!  He may not even have been the second to do it.  This week we answer the question; how did they get the wire across the gorge? Video of Wallenda making the crossing The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.

James Oglethorpe was often criticized for concentrating too much on defending Savannah from the British and not dealing with the day-to-day problems of the colonists- but he turned out to be right.  This week a British captain has his ear cut off, and war is declared!   Well, there's more to it than that...    

A quick story about a Gainesville moonshiner, and a very dangerous batch of whiskey.   The Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.  

Continuing the story of the Georgia colony!  

The colony becomes the King's property, and Oglethrorpe retires in England.

We're back!  This next series of episodes begins with James Oglethorpe and the founding of the Georgia colony.     If you don’t do podcasts, the Moving Through Georgia book is available on Amazon.

Hilliard Wilbanks from Cornelia was awarded the Medal of Honor poshumously for his bravery in Vietnam.     (Updated for Memorial Day)   The Medal of Honor website - more stories of bravery

While I'm writing new episodes for the summer- here's a few odds and ends from thelocal papers.    

I once had a podcast of short Civil War stories called 'Civil War Sketches'.  I'm sharing one episode as I write and record new espodes of Moving Through Georgia to come out in June.  It's the story of Confederate veterans who moved to South America after the Civil War. Thanks to everyone who attended the live show!   Going through podcast withdrawl?  Try  the Moving Through Georgia book.

Some short notes on interesting people of Northeast Georgia- these are good stories, but too short to be their own episode.  This will be the last episode of this series- Please stay subscribed, as there will be more episodes in June. We’re going to do a LIVE Moving through Georgia show at Sweetbreads in Demorest on SATURDAY, APRIL 8 at 2:00! Please join us for a conversation on the history and a...

The search for proof that the Earth is hollow leads one man to Northeast Georgia, and how a local landmark was part of his experiment.

A look at the meaning behind handling dangerous snakes in church, and it's connection to two North Georgia churches. We’re going to do a LIVE Moving through Georgia show at Sweetbreads in Demorest on SATURDAY, APRIL 8 at 2:00! Please join us for a conversation on the history and a few mysteries of this area, some colorful characters who were part of Demorest, and at least one ghost story! And, wha...

A Georgian from Roswell, 380 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, is given the task to build a navy for the Confederacy.   We’re going to do a LIVE Moving through Georgia show at Sweetbreads in Demorest on SATURDAY, APRIL 8 at 2:00! Please join us for a conversation on the history and a few mysteries of this area, some colorful characters who were part of Demorest, and at least one ghost story! And, wha...

The security guard suspected of planting a bomb at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.  The press has no problem condemning him as an angry, lone bomber from an isolated mountain community as the 24 hours news cycle begins.  This week, the rush to fill a full day's broadcasting overrules some journalists' integrity. We’re going to do a LIVE Moving through Georgia show at Sweetbreads in Demorest on SATUR...