Latest Updates ["error","(#200) Provide valid app ID"] 11 years ago Timeline Photos Effingham Festival at the Living History Site Saturday, the 11th of April, 2015 from 9 AM to 5 PM Historic Effingham Society 1002 Pine Street, Springfield, Georgia 31329 Telephone (912)754-2170 www.historiceffinghamsociety.com ... See more View on facebook 11 years ago Visit Ebenezer Ruth Dostal's book "Ruth Goes to Church" is a children's story about Jerusalem Lutheran Church in Ebenezer, GA. Looking through the eyes of a child, she explains the history of the church. You can find the Powerpoint at this site: Salzburgers History for Kids http://www.primarygradesclasspage.com/Salzburger%20for%20Kids.htm ... See more View on facebook 11 years ago Timeline Photos Effingham Festival at the Living History Site Saturday, the 11th of April, 2015 from 9 AM to 5 PM Historic Effingham Society 1002 Pine Street, Springfield, Georgia 31329 View on facebook 11 years ago Save The Date: Olde Effingham Day Festival on April 11, 2015 9 AM to 5 PM View on facebook 11 years ago Visit Ebenezer LANDING DAY MEETING LANDING DAY MEETING On Saturday, the 14th of March, 2015, the Georgia Salzburger Society (GSS) celebrates the 281st Anniversary of Landing Day, that day in 1734 when our Salzburger ancestors arrived in the new British Colony of Georgia. All members and friends of the society are welcome to be with us at Ebenezer. Our get-together this year begins at 2 P.M. with the GSS annual Landing Day business meeting, including election of a new slate of officers and board members, and hearing committee reports. Our keynote speaker will be German scholar Dr. Sabine Smith of Kennesaw State University. A reception will follow in the old Parsonage to honor out-going GSS Board members and officers. Additionally, the Georgia Salzburger Museum will be open from 3 PM to 5 PM. ... See more View on facebook 11 years ago Visit Ebenezer On Saturday, the 14th of March, 2015, the Georgia Salzburger Society (GSS) celebrates the 281st Anniversary of Landing Day, and all are welcome. The festivities this year begin at 2 P.M. with the annual Landing Day meeting of the society. The keynote speaker will be German scholar Dr. Sabine Smith of Kennesaw State University. A reception will follow in the old Parsonage to honor out-going GSS Board members. ... See more This photograph shows the gathering, in 1934, of the Georgia Salzburger Society (GSS) in celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Landing Day, that day in 1734 when our Salzburgers arrived in the new British Colony of Georgia. On Saturday, the 14th of March, 2015, GSS celebrates the 281st Anniversary of Landing Day, and all are welcome. The festivities this year begin at 2 P.M. with the annual Landing Day meeting of the society. The keynote speaker will be German scholar Dr. Sabine Smith of Kennesaw State University. A reception will follow in the old Parsonage to honor our out-going GSS Board members. ... See more View on facebook 11 years ago Effingham Moves OLD EBENEZER About .5 mile East on this Road is the site of Old Ebenezer, the first settlement of the Salzburgers in Georgia. The selected this location and named it Ebenezer - the stone of help. General Oglethorpe marked out their town, and soon the erected homes and some public buildings. The settlers remained at this site two years, despite many hardships, including the difficulty in navigation of the stream upon which their town was situated. In February 1736, the Salzburgers, now 200 in number, asked for and received permission to abandon this site and move to a more desirable location, one known as New Ebenezer. ... See more Did you know? View on facebook 11 years ago Visit Ebenezer Mr. Vince Exley will conduct a research workshop with an emphasis on THE USE OF PRIMARY SOURCES in genealogical research, on the afternoon of Saturday, the 28th of February, meeting at the Loesch Research Library, Georgia Salzburger Society Museum, Ebenezer, Georgia, at 1:30 P.M. ... See more View on facebook 11 years ago Timeline Photos Southeast Georgia in the 18th Century From Districts and Towns to Parishes to Counties View on facebook 11 years ago Visit Ebenezer Creation Dates for Southeast Georgia Counties (late 18th and early 19th Centuries) • 5 February 1777 Burke, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty (four of Georgi's first eight counties) • 14 December 1793 Screven • 19 December 1793 Bryan • 8 February 1796 Bulloch • 5 December 1801 Tattnall • 10 December 1812 Emanuel ... See more Creation Dates for Southeast Georgia Counties (late 18th and early 19th Centuries) • 5 February 1777 Burke, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty (four of Georgi's first eight counties) • 14 December 1793 Screven • 19 December 1793 Bryan • 8 February 1796 Bulloch • 5 December 1801 Tattnall • 10 December 1812 Emanuel ... See more View on facebook « ‹ 11 of 12 › »