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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 th...