Tag: Valdosta

First Baptist Church Valdosta, 200 W Central Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia, USA / Built: 1900

THE Beginning: To start with Baptist Church of Valdosta in fact commenced in Troupville over 150 many years in the past. The very first settlers arrived to South Ga in 1821. On June 21, 1840, a Missionary Baptist Church organized at the property of James O. Goldwire. First Baptist was at first constituted underneath the… Continue reading First Baptist Church Valdosta, 200 W Central Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia, USA / Built: 1900

Photographs from 1977 by Folklorist Dennis Coelho

This article showcases the photography work of Folklorist Dennis Coelho, who was a part of the South Georgia Folklife Project. Coelho captured images of various elements of Wiregrass Country’s social life and customs in the Okefenokee Swamp of Georgia and Florida. One of his photographs depicts a carved bird that serves as an example of… Continue reading Photographs from 1977 by Folklorist Dennis Coelho