LibGuides: WMS Research Libguides: Georgia Studies

Mary Musgrove

GPB interactive: The Creeks
Timeline of Creek interactions with the English and the Americans. Great videos, timelines, articles.
Mary Musgrove, colonial go-between: Georgia Stories
Video and article about Mary Musgrove
Mary Musgrove: Digital Library of Georgia
Detailed article about Mary Musgrove and her role as a diplomat and an entrepreneur.
Mary Musgrove: Georgia Women of Achievement
Article and video detailing Musgrove's contributions to Georgia.
The Life and Times of Mary Musgrove
Ebook biography available on Galileo. Use your Galileo password to access from home

Tomochichi: Digital Encyclopedia of Georgia
Detailed article about Tomochichi's role and some misconceptions about his identity.
Tomochichi and Oglethorpe
Article about their working relationship and its impact on Georgia.
Tomochichi: Today in Georgia History
Brief video (2:00) about Tomochichi's first encounter with Oglethorpe as well as his role with Georgia's history.

James Oglethorpe
Detailed article about Oglethorpe's role in founding Georgia and how his philosophy shaped our state.
James Oglethorpe
Short article about Oglethorpe
Do You Know JEO? James Oglethorpe
History of James Oglethorpe by Oglethorpe University

Early Ebenezer

The Salzburgers in Georgia
Detailed article about the settling of Ebenezer, GA by German Protestants.
Johann Boltzius
Article detailing the principles and moral guidelines that Salzburgers held to.
Salzburgers of Ebenezer
Why did Lutherans move from Austria to Georgia? This video gives background.

James Oglethorpe and Yamacraw Bluff
6:21 Radio story: This Day in History: General Oglethorpe Stakes a Claim at Yamacraw Bluff
Yamacraw Bluff
Image of the historical marker from the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)

Savannah Early Plan

Video: Daily Life in Colonial Georgia
Learn what life was like for settlers at Wormsloe Plantation, just outside of Savannah.
Savannah: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Long article, but pay close attention to the sections on the founding of Savannah.
Early Savannah History
History of the city of Savannah
Georgia Stories: Early Savannah
A video that imagines a newscast from early Savannah

Congregation Mickve Israel

First Jewish Settlers of Georgia
Article and video documenting the first Jewish settlers in Savannah.
Judaism and Jews in Georgia: Digital Encyclopedia of Georgia
Very detailed article about Jewish settlers in Georgia

Learn about the folks opposed to James Oglethorpe's ideals and their reasons why

The Highland Scots of Georgia
In this video, learn what the Scots Highlanders shared in common with the Native Americans
Scottish Highlanders: Today in Georgia's History
Short 1:30 video and article about the significance of Scots Highlanders