I love lectures on the Trans-Oconee Republic

I am sending this message to you in case you haven’t seen this in the papers.  I have heard the speaker before and he is very interesting, especially if you are interested in the history of the Native Americans in this area.
Peggy
From: "Laura Carter" <lcarter@arlsmail.org>
To:
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 6:28 PM
Subject: Sunday May 15 Ga. History progra


 The Athens Historical Society <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Egaahs/>
 and the Athens-Clarke County Library Heritage Room
 <http://www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/hqdepts/heritage/index.html>present
 "Stones and Scorpions for Fish and Chips:  U. S. Peacekeepers on the
 Oconee and Civil Rebellion in Georgia" with speaker Steven Scurry.
 Beginning in 1791, federal troops were garrisoned on the Georgia
 borderland.  Celebrated by some, threatened by others, historian Steven
 Scurry will draw from the 18th century archives outlining this forgotten
 conflict.  From the infamous Yazoo Land Fraud, to the bizarre Trans-Oconee
 Republic, Georgia presented a complex challenge for a fledgling country
 during the Washington administration. Free and open to the public.
 Where: Auditorium, Athens-Clarke County Library
 <http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=108267553642552398701.000488ae2870eb7dc2af8&ll=34.150454,-83.317566&spn=0.894406,1.234589&z=10&iwloc=000488ae2f9f7e9cd915d>,
 2025 Baxter Street, Athens, Georgia
 When: 3 p.m.

 --
 Laura W. Carter
 Heritage Room Librarian
 Athens-Clarke County Library
 2025 Baxter Street
 Athens, Georgia 30606


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