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Next weekend is Historic Augusta’s Downtown Loft

Next weekend is Historic Augusta’s Downtown Loft Tour. Don’t miss the chance to see these cool buildings! Tickets are $20 in advance and can be purchased on our website at historicaugusta.org. Oct 1st is from 6:00pm- 9:00pm , and Oct. 2nd is from 10:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. Picture listed above: The Marshall House at 903 Broad Street.

The CT Walker House at 1011 Laney Walker Boulevard

The CT Walker House at 1011 Laney Walker Boulevard is for sale. Please call Historic Augusta at 706-724-0436 for more information.

Want to see the Downtown Loft Tour for free? Sign

Want to see the Downtown Loft Tour for free? Sign-up to volunteer and receive a free ticket worth $20. We will do our best to accommodate your first choice, but please be flexible. Thanks! Please visit our Facebook page to sign-up or call us at 706-724-0436.

Historic Augusta’s Perfectly Aged Benefit Auctio

Historic Augusta’s Perfectly Aged Benefit Auction on Sept. 16th was a huge success! We were so happy to see our members again as well meet new guests. Thank you to our fabulous committee and generous donors and sponsors. Everyone loved our new venue at the Augusta Canal Discovery Center. Luckily, the weather cooperated and guests were able to enjoy short boat rides on the canal courtesy of The Scout Guide. Delicious hors d’oeuvres were offered by Jim Beck, owner of French Market West and lively jazz music performed by Donald Macey, piano and Ed Fuqua, bass added to the festive ambience of the evening. Be sure to check out historicaugusta.org/events for information about our upcoming October events: Downtown Loft Tour, Oct. 1-2, and Walk with the Spirits, Oct. 23-24. Through your support, we are able to preserve the majestic buildings of the past for the future. Thank you! Pictured above are Melissa Brown, Hally Ledford and Jennifer Matthews, all members of the Auction Committee.

Take a tour through Magnolia Cemetery given by “

Take a tour through Magnolia Cemetery given by “sprits” of some of Augusta’s notable residents. Tours begin every 20 minutes and last approximately 45 minutes. Please call 706-724-0436 to make a reservation. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and may be purchased at historicaugusta.org.

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Erick Montgomery, Executive Director of Historic A

Erick Montgomery, Executive Director of Historic Augusta, Jennifer Matthews, Event Chair, committee members, and staff are prepping for tonight’s big event: Perfectly Aged Benefit Auction. Bid on fabulous items of Art, Experiences and Fine Furnishings at bidpal.net/perfectlyaged. Tickets are still available. Please call us at 706.724.0436 or buy tickets online at historicaugusta.org/perfectlyaged. Support a great cause by preserving the past for the future!

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Erick Montgomery, Executive Director of Historic Augusta, and staff are hard at work setting up for tonight’s Benefit Auction, Perfectly Aged. Be sure to check out all the fabulous items at bidpal.net/perfectlyaged. The event is from 6pm-9pm. Live jazz, Cajun style hors d’oeuvres, great fun! Tickets are still available. Call 706.724.0436 or purchase online at historicaugusta.org/perfectlyaged. Support a great cause to preserve the past for the future!

Enjoy a 4-night stay at Wild Dunes, South Caroline

Enjoy a 4-night stay at Wild Dunes, South Caroline in your very own executive home that sleeps 12! This is another amazing item up for bid at the Perfectly Aged silent auction on Thursday. You can start bidding now by following the link in our bio!

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We are just days away from our annual silent aucti

We are just days away from our annual silent auction and we could not be more excited! There will be boat rides available during the event thanks to our our sponsor @tsgaugusta! You can reserve a spot ahead of time by calling the Augusta Canal at (706) 832 0440. We look forward to seeing you there!

How nice does a quick getaway to Aiken sound? Come

How nice does a quick getaway to Aiken sound? Come to the silent auction next week and bid on a one-night stay in a King Superior guest room at the historic Willcox Hotel! We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Looking for some beautiful art? There will be an a

Looking for some beautiful art? There will be an amazing selection at this year’s auction! We are loving this piece by Mary Houston @maryhoustonart. It’s called Happy Palms and is 18 x 18 inch Acrylic on Canvas. Join us next week to see all the amazing art available for bidding! See you September 16th at the Augusta Canal Discover Center.

Check out our promo on WJBF! We look forward to se

Check out our promo on WJBF! We look forward to seeing all of you at the Perfectly Aged silent auction next week. Get your tickets today!

How would you like to enjoy a 6-night stay in a pr

How would you like to enjoy a 6-night stay in a private home in Telluride?! This 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath family home is located on the east end of Telluride- less than a mile from the center of historic Telluride. Be sure and bid on it at this year’s Perfectly Aged silent auction!! Bidding begins September 14 and ends at 9pm on the 16th.

Do you have some antique furniture that you’d li

Do you have some antique furniture that you’d like to donate for this year’s silent action?! We are taking donations through September 2nd. Reach out to John McBrayer for more information. He can be reached at 706-825-1995.

We are so excited for this year’s silent auction

We are so excited for this year’s silent auction! We hope to see all of you there- September 16th at the Augusta Canal Discovery Center. Short boat rides will be available throughout the evening thanks to The Scout Guide, our generous sponsor!

Thank you to the ladies of the Camellia Garden Clu

Thank you to the ladies of the Camellia Garden Club who planted these beautiful flowers in the garden of the Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson. You may make a reservation to see the house where young “Tommy” grew up by calling 706.722.9828. Tours are available Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00am-4:00pm. Masks are required.

We are proud of Joshua Gayle who has been selected

We are proud of Joshua Gayle who has been selected to serve as as an ambassador of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Joshua participated in our 2020 “Walk with the Spirits” at Fitten Street Cemetery. Joshua is a graduate of Lucy Craft Laney High School and is a senior at Vorhees College in Denmark, SC. Https://www.ed.gov/news/press-release/white-house-initiative-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-announces-2021-hbcu-scholars

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Edith Bolling Wilson, the second wife of President

Edith Bolling Wilson, the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson and the First Lady of the United States from 1915-1921, will be one of four First Ladies featured in FOX Nation's new series, "Women of the White House." Part of an episode was filmed at the Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum. View a trailer with this link: https://app.box.com/s/4fft8efivtjvke3howmygf5d7oq0lze6 Access to the full episode requires a FOX Nation subscription.

From: The Augusta Chronicle

From: The Augusta Chronicle

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Would you like to support Historic Augusta? How ab

Would you like to support Historic Augusta? How about sharing your vacation home or other unique experience with our Perfectly Aged Benefit Auction? This year's auction will take place on September 16th at the Augusta Canal Discovery Center. If you would like to make a donation, please contact Robyn Macey at macey@historicaugusta.org or call the office at 706-724-0436. Please visit HistoricAugusta.org for more event details. We appreciate your support!

Historic Augusta's Perfectly Aged Benefit Auction

Historic Augusta's Perfectly Aged Benefit Auction will take place September 16th at the Augusta Canal Discovery Center. In preparation for the event, we are looking for furniture donations. It can be antique or modern, so long as it is not too big. Please contact our Fine Furnishings Chair, John McBrayer, at jgmcb@uga.edu if you would like to make a donation. Please visit HistoricAugusta.org for more information. Thank you!

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We want to congratulate John McBrayer, a member of

We want to congratulate John McBrayer, a member of our Board of Trustees, for his work on 111 Broad Street. He restored this home keeping the windows and original stucco. This is his fifth home project in Olde Town.

Thank you, Casella Eye Center, for being a sponsor

Thank you, Casella Eye Center, for being a sponsor of our fall events at the Bronze Level. We are grateful for the support!

We would like to thank University Health Care Syst

We would like to thank University Health Care System for sponsoring our fall events at the Silver Level. We appreciate their support!

Happy Birthday, to our Executive Director, Erick M

Happy Birthday, to our Executive Director, Erick Montgomery!

Committee chairs and staff are hard at work for th

Committee chairs and staff are hard at work for this year’s Perfectly Aged Benefit Auction scheduled for September 16th. We are pleased to annouce that it will be back in person this year! More details to follow soon. Historicaugusta.org

Our board member, James O’Neal, has a tax credit

Our board member, James O’Neal, has a tax credit project with us on the Charles Hammond House on Martintown Road built in 1750. He has done a lot of the rehabilitation himself. He bought the home in 2018 and has nearly completed the project. Once finished, the house will be available to rent through Airbnb, VRBO and for events. Wonderful work, James!

Happy Birthday, Augusta! On June 14,1736, James

Happy Birthday, Augusta! On June 14,1736, James Oglethorpe ordered Noble Jones, surveyor for the Savannah-centered colony, to head upriver and draw a plan for a new town. The settlement would be named Augusta for England’s latest princess. (Source: Bill Kirby at the Augusta Chronicle.) Thanks to our friends at Nothing Bundt Cakes for the birthday cake! #nothingbundtcakes

Congratulations to our members Bradley King and Ap

Congratulations to our members Bradley King and April Henry King who made the 2021 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch. Brad is an architect @2kmarchitects, one of our annual sponsors. @aprilhenryking is an artist with many murals around town. We are proud of them!

Historic Augusta is now accepting nominations for

Historic Augusta is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Endangered Properties List. Please send yours to info@historicaugusta.org or call us at 706-724-0436. Thank you!

Remembering the Greatest Generation on the 77th an

Remembering the Greatest Generation on the 77th anniversary of D-Day. In one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history, more than 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe. May we always remember their courage and sacrifice.

On this Memorial Day, Historic Augusta remembers t

On this Memorial Day, Historic Augusta remembers the extraordinary men and women for whom we are forever indebted. Picture: Magnolia Cemetery

Amanda America Dickson Toomer (1849-1893) will be

Amanda America Dickson Toomer (1849-1893) will be honored with a Georgia Historical Marker unveiling ceremony, Friday, May 21st at 11:00am. A small group of family members have been invited to attend. We will be live-streaming on our FaceBook page. Amanda was a Biracial socialite who became one of the wealthiest women of the 19th century. She was the daughter of a slave named Julia and a wealthy plantation owner named David Dickson, inheriting his fortune. The marker is sponsored by the Georgia Historical Society, the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, the Augusta University Center for the Study of Georgia History, Historic Augusta, Inc. and Hock Development Co., Inc.

May is Preservation Month. Please contact your Hou

May is Preservation Month. Please contact your House Representative and encourage them to sponsor this vital legislation. Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act (HTC-GO) (H.R.2294).

On May 11-12, 1970, Augusta experienced the South’s largest uprising during the Civil Rights era in response to the tragic passing of Charles Oatman, a 16 year old African American boy who was beaten to death while in police custody. At least 60 people were wounded and 6 unarmed Black men were killed. 51 years later, on May 11, 2021, people of Augusta gathered at the Municipal Building for the 1970 Augusta Riot Marker Dedication service. The dedication was led by Corey Rogers from the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History and featured speakers Dr. John Hayes from Augusta University, poet Kristie Robin Johnson, and Former Commissioner William Fennoy. #lucycraftlaneymuseumofblackhistory #augustariotsobservance

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