This week I discuss the Gullah Geechee culture and the Pin Point Heritage Museum.

National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/places/gullah-geechee-cultural-heritage-corridor.htm#:~:text=The%20Gullah%20Geechee%20people%20are,Island%20cotton%20and%20indigo%20plantations. 26 June 2024

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. 2024, https://gullahgeecheecorridor.org/thegullahgeechee/. 26 June 2024

Gullah Geechee Culture. https://gullahgeecheenation.com/. 26 June 2024

Boxley, Jordan K. Telfair Museums. 2023, https://www.telfair.org/article/who-are-the-gullah-geechee/. 26 June 2024

Golden Isles. 2024, https://www.goldenisles.com/the-gullah-geechee-connection/. 26 June 2024

Marroquin, Andrea. Jekyll Island Foundation. 2022, https://jekyllislandfoundation.org/about/for-the-record/preserving-the-gullah-geechee-heritage/. 26 June 2024

Opala, Joseph A. https://glc.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Gullah%20Language.pdf. 26 June 2024

Mufwene, Salikoko Sangol. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Etruscan-language. 26 June 2024

College of Coastal Georgia. 2024, https://libguides.ccga.edu/gullahgeechee/audio. 26 June 2024

Black Listed Culture. 2020-2024, https://blacklistedculture.com/gullah-geechee-ring-shouters/. 26 June 2024

Low Country Gullah. 2021, https://lowcountrygullah.com/the-gullah-ring-shout/. 26 June 2024

Visit Beaufort. 2024, https://www.beaufortsc.org/things-to-do/gullah-culture/. 26 June 2024

Sumpter, Althea. 2006, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/geechee-and-gullah-culture/. 26 June 2024

Wormsloe Historic Site

Welcome to Savannah Georgia. 2024, https://www.savannah.com/sights-to-see/. 12 June 2024

Welcome to Savannah Georgia. 2024, https://www.savannah.com/wormsloe-historic-site-imagine-driving-down-a-majestic-rural-avenue/. 12 June 2024

Bragg, William. New Georgia Encyclopedia. 2004-2024, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wormsloe-plantation/. 12 June 2024

Georgia Department of Natural Resource. 2007, https://gadnr.org/press-release-parks/Wormsloe-State-Historic-Site-Unveils-New-Visitor-Center. 12 June 2024

Georgia Department of Natural Resource https://gastateparks.org/Wormsloe. 12 June 2024

Georgia Historical Society. 2018, https://www.georgiahistory.com/marker-monday-noble-jones-wormsloe/. 12 June 2024

Find a Grave. 2024, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24283231/noble-jones. 12 June 2024

Bragg, William. New Georgia Encyclopedia. 2004-2024, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/noble-w-jones-ca-1723-1805/. 12 June 2024

Bragg, William. New Georgia Encyclopedia. 2004-2024, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/de-renne-family/. 12 June 2024

Georgia Historical Society. 2014, https://www.georgiahistory.com/bio/george-wymberley-jones-derenne/. 12 June 2024

Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts

Crichlow, Catherine A. Learning to Give. https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/juliette-gordon-low. 6 June 2024

Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juliette-Gordon-Low. 6 June 2024

National Women’s Hall of Fame. 2024, https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/juliette-gordon-low/. 6 June 2024

Georgia Historical Society. https://www.georgiahistory.com/resource/juliette-gordon-low/brief-biography/. 6 June 2024

Sims, Anastasia. New Georgia Encyclopedia. 2004-2024. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/juliette-gordon-low-1860-1927/. 6 June 2024

Spring, Kelly A. National Women’s History Museum. 2017, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/juliette-gordon-low. 6 June 2024

• Justia US Law.com. 2024. https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/1985/41839-1.html. 31 May 2024
• Justia US Law.com. 2024. https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/1983/38847-1.html. 31 May 2024
• Poussley, Maurice. The National Registry of Exonerations. 2013-2021, https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4195. 31 May 2024

• Averitt Center for the Arts. https://www.averittcenterforthearts.org/emma-kelly. 31 May 2024

• The New York Times. 2001, https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/29/arts/emma-kelly-82-lady-of-6000-songs.html. 31 May 20215

• Find a Grave. 2000, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9978/joseph_algerine-odom. 31 May 2024

• Wade, Kim. Savannah Morning News. 2016, https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2016/08/09/nancy-hillis-midnight-garden-good-and-evils-mandy-passes-away/13918852007/. 31 May 2024

• Find a Grave. 2010, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62322858/laurice-elmore-fetzer. 31 May 2024

• Felty, Dana Clark. Savannah Morning News. 2009, https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2009/05/09/reclusive-voodoo-priestess-midnight-fame/13737460007/. 31 May 2024

• Georgia Football. 2023, https://georgiadogs.com/news/2023/8/28/football-sonny-seiler-dies. 31 May 2024

• Club One. https://clubone-online.com/ladychablis/. 31 May 2024

• Our Community Roots. 2022, https://ourcommunityroots.com/?p=5472. 31 May 2024

• Jacksonville.com/The Florida Times-Union. 2016, https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2016/09/08/lady-chablis-transgender-midnight-star-dies-savannah/15723551007/. 31 May 2024
• Savannah Morning News. 2016, https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/savannah/name/lady-chablis-obituary?id=23091722. 31 May 2024
• Official Savannah Guide. 2003-2022, https://www.officialsavannahguide.com/jim-williams. 31 May 2024

The "Savannah Starter Pack" starts at Forsyth Park, travels one block north to Mercer Williams House (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), and wraps up at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist.

Sources:

• Savannahofficialguide.com. 2003-2022, https://www.officialsavannahguide.com/jim-williams. 22 May 2024
• Justia US Law.com. 2024. https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/1983/38847-1.html. 22 May 2024
• Poussley, Maurice. The National Registry of Exonerations. 2013-2021, https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4195. 22 May 2024
• Savannah.com. 2024, https://www.savannah.com/the-forsyth-fountain/. 22 May 2024
• gosouthsavannah.com, 2024 https://gosouthsavannah.com/historic-district-and-city/squares-and-parks/forsyth-park-fountain.html#google_vignette. 22 May 2024
• Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. 2023, https://savannahcathedral.org/. 22 May 2024
• Visitsavannah.com. 2024, https://visitsavannah.com/profile/forsyth-park/6094. 22 May 2024
• welcometosavannahgeorgia.com. 2024, https://www.savannah.com/forsyth-park-3/. 22 May 2024
• visitsavannah.com. 2024, https://visitsavannah.com/article/forsyth-park-first-time-guide. 22 May 2024

Introduction