Title: Georgia Historical Society in Historic Downtown Savannah | Expedia.co.uk [Georgia Historical Society Hotels](https://expedia.co.uk/Georgia-Historical-Society-Hotels.0-l6300628-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels)[Georgia Historical Society Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Georgia-Historical-Society.d6300628.Car-Hire-Guide)[Historic Downtown Savannah Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Historic-Downtown-Savannah.d6057971.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Georgia Historical Society ![The Georgia Historical Society, founded May 24, 1839, is one of the oldest historical societies in the country. Among it founders were L.K. Tefft, the noted autograph collector; William Bacon Stevens, historian, physician and prelate, and Dr. Richard D. Arnold, who as Mayor of Savannah, formally surrendered the City to General Sherman in 1864. The Presidents of the Society have included John Macpherson Berrien, Attorney General under President Jackson and United States Senator; James M. Wayne, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; and Henry R. Jackson, jurist, soldier, diplomat and poet. Hodgson Hall, the home of the Society, is a repository for books, newspapers and manuscripts relating to the history of Georgia. Dedicated in 1876, the building was a gift of Margaret Telfair Hodgson and Mary Telfair as a memorial to William Brown Hodgson, the distinguished scholar of Oriental languages and United States Dragoman and Consul to the Barbary States and Turkey.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6034190/1c6d8309-e753-4895-890f-a49602b3f706.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Georgia Historical Society Activities Tours & day trips [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=ToursDayTrips) History & culture [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=HistoryCulture) Private & custom tours [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=Privatecustomtours) Food, drink & nightlife [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=FoodDrinkNightlife) Cruises & boat tours [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=CruisesBoatTours) Holiday & seasonal tours [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=HolidaySeasonalTours) Classes & workshops [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=ClassesWorkshops) Adventure & outdoor [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=AdventureOutdoor) Wildlife & nature [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=WildlifeNature) Water activities [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=Wateractivities) Shows & concerts [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=ShowsConcerts) Attractions [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=Attractions) Shopping & fashion [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=ShoppingFashion) Weddings & honeymoons [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=WeddingsHoneymoons) Air, helicopter & balloon tours [](https://expedia.co.uk/things-to-do/search?&rid=6300628&location=Georgia+Historical+Society&filter.categories=AirHelicopterBalloonTours) --- --- ### Popular places to visit ![For those of you that have seen "Midnight in the garden of good and evil." 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