Original entry by Georgia Archives Staff, August 24, 2018. Last edited September 04, 2018.
The Georgia Archives celebrated its centennial on August 18, 2018 and marked the occasion with an event held at the Georgia Archives and at the National Archives at Atlanta, next door.
Kaye Lanning Minchew, Past-President of the Friends of the Georgia Archives and History (FOGAH), at the Georgia Archives during the centennial event.
Governor Nathan Deal and Mrs. Sandra Deal arrive at the Georgia Archives for the centennial event.
Left to right: unidentified man, unidentified woman, Governor Nathan Deal, Mrs. Sandra Deal, Christopher Davidson, State Archivist, in the lobby of the Georgia Archives.
Left to right: Valencia Seay, Georgia State Senator, and P. Toby Graham, Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC) Chair, at the National Archives at Atlanta.
From left to right: Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., Friends of the Georgia Archives and History (FOGAH) board member, former State Archivist Dr. Edward Weldon, and Mrs. Jane Powers Weldon at the National Archives at Atlanta.
Attendees having dinner at the National Archives at Atlanta.
Attendees having dinner at the National Archives at Atlanta.
From left to right: Steve Wrigley, University System of Georgia Chancellor, Mrs. Sandra Deal, Governor Nathan Deal, Davis S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and Rob Richards, Director of Archival Operations at the National Archives at Atlanta.
Steve Engerrand, Deputy State Archivist, gives a presentation on the history of the Georgia Archives.
Left to right: Mrs. Sandra Deal, Governor Nathan Deal, Kay Lanning Minchew, Past-President of the Friends of the Georgia Archives and History (FOGAH), and Davis S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States.
Valencia Seay, Georgia State Senator, welcomes attendees and gives the blessing.
Rob Richards, Director of Archival Operations at the National Archives at Atlanta, speaks at the centennial program.
Davis S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, speaks at the centennial program.
Steve Wrigley, Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, speaks at the centennial program.
Governor Nathan Deal speaks at the centennial program.
Joshua Kitchens, President of the Friends of the Georgia Archives and History (FOGAH), speaks at the centennial program.
Joyce Patton, Georgia State Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, presents a commemorative plaque to Governor Nathan Deal and Mrs. Sandra Deal.
Left to right: Valencia Seay, Georgia State Senator, Mrs. Sandra Deal, Steve Wrigley, Chancellor of the University System of Georgia.
Left to right: P. Toby Graham, Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC) Chair, Mrs. Sandra Deal, and Governor Nathan Deal. Valencia Seay, Georgia State Senator, takes a picture in the foreground.
Governor Nathan Deal (far right) and Mrs. Sandra Deal (center) speak with attendees after the program, including Former State Archivist Dr. Edward Weldon and Mrs. Jane Powers Weldon (center left).
