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Upcoming Meeting
Programs & Events
OCTOBER 16 - Our next meeting will be held on
Thursday, October 16, at 7:00 PM, where we will learn about
a group that is inspired to establish a
Maritime Education
Center here in Darien. The vision for this regional center
is to celebrate and support the many ways our proximity to the
Altamaha River and the Atlantic Ocean has shaped our history,
strengthened our economy, and enriched scientific understanding of
this remarkable ecosystem.
Join us on October 16 to hear more about this inspiring project
and to share your thoughts as the community helps bring this vision
to life.
Mark your
calendars: Nov. 1 Darien Fall FestivalThe Darien Fall Festival is just around the
corner. We want to have a presence at this event again this year and
we need your help. LAHS will have a tent and exhibits which gives us
the opportunity to have more people get to know about the great
programs and work which we do, and become members themselves.
We need volunteers to help greet folks who come by our tent. This
year Susan and Charlie Ouzts are leading are leading the LAHS Fall
Festival committee and are asking for volunteers to fill four 1 ½
hour slots on Saturday, Nov. 1 during the festival. The time
slots are:
11-12:30
12:30-2:00
2:00-3:30
3:30-5:00
Our tent will be up by 8:30am and we have
coverage until 11. Charle will take the tent down at 5 but we
need your help late morning and the afternoon.
This is a great way to meet new neighbors,
talk about LAHS, get new members and enjoy some of the festival fun
on a Fall afternoon.
To sign up simply
text Charlie with the time
you want at 478-952-4515 or
email him at
charlieouzts@gmail.com.
Susan Ouzts will also have a signup sheet at
our next program meeting this Thursday night.
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COASTAL GEORGIA
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2025 Journeys Field
Trip and Lecture
"Waterfront
Commerce and
Plantation Life in
Darien"
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This year's Journeys program
will begin with a lecture by
Buddy Sullivan, the
Society's Consulting
Historian, who will present
a history of Darien on
Thursday, November 13 at the
A.W. Jones Heritage Center.
Darien is the second oldest
town in the state of
Georgia, founded by Scottish
Highlanders in 1736, and
possessing a history unique
among Southern tidewater
communities. Darien was a
major cotton exporting
center in the antebellum
period before the town was
burned to the ground by
invading Union troops in the
Civil War. Within a few
years, a rebuilt Darien
became the largest exporter
of processed lumber on the
U.S. east coast, a testament
to the town's resilience,
and reflecting its Scottish
heritage. This program will
provide an overview of the
town's history and economy,
emphasizing its maritime
development and its
waterfront commerce,
including the recently
restored Adam Strain
Building, a 200-year-old
structure that is now one of
the centerpieces of Darien's
resurgence as a tourism
destination.
The November 13 lecture by
Buddy
Sullivan
will be held at
6 p.m. at the A.W. Jones
Heritage Center.
The lecture is free for
members and $10 for
non-members.
The
Journeys field trip on
November 20
will explore the enduring
impact of daily life and
trade in and around Darien,
Georgia. Led by our staff
archaeologist, Dr. Aaron
Ellrich, the journey delves
into the intertwined
histories of plantation life
and waterfront commerce
through visits to Elizafield
Plantation,
Hopeton-on-the-Altamaha,
Laurel Grove Plantation,
Darien's historic
waterfront, the Adam Strain
Building, and Butler
Island's rice mill ruins.
Along the way, participants
will reflect on the lasting
legacies of enslaved labor,
industrial ambition, and
coastal enterprise, all made
visible through tabby ruins,
a restored historic
building, and artifacts that
illuminate Coastal Georgia's
layered past.
The
Journeys program on November
20
is scheduled to run from
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The field trip is $100 per
person, which includes
guided tours of the sites
and lunch at Tabby House
Brewing Company. The field
trip is limited to 30
participants so please
register quickly to reserve
your space. Once purchased,
tickets are non-refundable,
although they may be
transferred to another
person.
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Upcoming Field trips
(from Zach Crumpler - LAHS Field Trips Director)
TBD
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