Georgia Salzburger Society
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Ebenezer Townsite and Jerusalem Lutheran Church | |
![]() Jerusalem Lutheran Church | |
Location | Effingham County, Georgia |
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Nearest city | Rincon, Georgia/Springfield, Georgia |
Coordinates | 32°22′36″N81°10′51″W/ 32.376667°N 81.180833°W |
Built | 1767 |
NRHP referenceNo. | 74000674[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1974 |
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The Georgia Salzburger Society,headquartered in historicEbenezer, Georgia,celebrates the history and heritage of theGeorgia Salzburgerswho emigrated and settled in Old Ebenezer and New Ebenezer.[2][3][4][5]It was established in 1925 as an independently operating genealogical and archaeological organization[6]
The Society operates a research library and aliving history museumhousing an extensive collection of artifacts.[7]The museum is built on the site of the Ebenezer Orphanage, the first orphanage in the state of Georgia (1737).[8][9]
As of 2019, the Georgia Salzburger Society has over 1,700 members throughout the United States, as well as some international members.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.March 13, 2009.
- ^"Salzburgers | New Georgia Encyclopedia".Georgiaencyclopedia.org. 2016-10-19.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-03-27.Retrieved2019-03-26.
- ^"The Salzburgers".Rootsweb.ancestry.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-10-26.Retrieved2019-03-26.
- ^Hannes Richter (2008-08-04)."The Georgia Salzburgers — Austrian Information".Austrianinformation.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-03-27.Retrieved2019-03-26.
- ^"Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History".Archive.armstrong.edu. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-10-13.Retrieved2019-03-26.
- ^"Georgia Salzburger Society records".Ghs.galileo.usg.edu.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-03-15.Retrieved2019-03-26.
- ^"Loest Research Library | Visit Ebenezer GA – Home of the Georgia Salzburger Society".visitebenezer.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-08-21.Retrieved2019-09-16.
- ^"The Salzburgers | Visit Ebenezer GA – Home of the Georgia Salzburger Society".visitebenezer.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-08-21.Retrieved2019-09-16.
- ^"Museum of the Georgia Salzburger Society".Official Georgia Tourism & Travel Website | Explore Georgia.org.Retrieved2019-09-16.
- ^"Georgia Salzburger Society | Visit Ebenezer GA – Home of the Georgia Salzburger Society".visitebenezer.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-08-20.Retrieved2019-09-16.
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[edit]Categories:
- Province of Georgia
- Georgia Salzburgers
- German emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies
- Historical societies in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Historical society museums in Georgia (U.S. state)
- History of Effingham County, Georgia
- History of Salzburg
- Pre-statehood history of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Lutheranism stubs
- Austrian history stubs
- Georgia (U.S. state) stubs
- United States history stubs