Please go to Membership to join LAHS or pay annual dues.
Our
Archives Collection of McIntosh County history records is available
for you to review by contacting Paul Nix at (770) 378-7268.
The Archives page
gives some detailed information on what records are available at
our
Archives Building located at Fort King George.
Meetings & Events
JUNE 20 - LAHS Annual Covered Dish
Family Picnic Believe it or
not, it's time for the annual LAHS Annual Covered Dish Family
Picnic. All members and their families are cordially invited to
attend.
This year's picnic will be held at the
Fort King George picnic area on Saturday June 20th from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.
There will be several fans and tents set up to help with the
heat. Should it rain, we will move the event inside.
LAHS will be providing fried chicken,
tea, water, ice and paper products.
To sign up, please click on the link below.
We are so excited to close out the year
with this event. Hope to see you there!
Upcoming Field trips June 5,
2026 -We have a
member only field trip to Ossabaw Island.This 26,000 acre barrier island is a heritage preserve
property managed by the Georgia Department of Natural resources
and the Ossabaw Island Foundation.Previously owned by the Torrey family, it is Georgia’s
first heritage Preserve.Evidence of human presence dates back 4,000 years and it
was occupied by the Guale people when Europeans arrived.Access is limited, with visits by application only for
natural, scientific, and cultural study, research, and
education.
About the Lower Altamaha
Historical Society:
The
mission of the Lower Altamaha Historic Society is to preserve and
disseminate the history of McIntosh County. One of the primary missions
of the Lower Altamaha Historical Society from its inception was, and
continues to be, the support of the Fort King George State Historic Site
near Darien, scene of the earliest English fortification in Georgia.
LAHS, utilizing grant funds provided by the City of Darien, has
expedited the preparation and installation of several state historic
markers in the community, the most recent being the marker to the
Enslaved at Butler Island in 2019.
