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April 16, 2025 – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia, the largest World War II flying museum in Georgia and one of the largest in the Southeast, will host a special screening of Crosswinds: The Courageous Life of Cornelia Fort, a new documentary celebrating...

April 15, 2025 - Andersonville National Historic Site has released a new four-part video series honoring American ex-prisoners of war. The series, now available on the site’s official YouTube channel and social media platforms, features moving interviews and personal...

April 11, 2025 – Camp Toccoa at Currahee, the historic training ground of America’s first WWII paratroopers, has officially been added to the Georgia World War II Heritage Trail, a statewide initiative dedicated to preserving the stories and sites of the Greatest...

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is honoring and remembering the 26,000 airmen of the Eighth Air Force in World War II who never returned home with Flags for the Fallen: 26,000 Flags | One Mission. This unique memorial flag garden of remembrance...

On June 14th, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized ten companies of riflemen to be raised for the new Continental Army. We recognize this day as the Army’s birthday, but it is more specifically the birth of the Infantry. Amateur Soldiers and Minutemen made up...

March 19, 2025 - On March 21, 2025, the Georgia WWII Heritage Trail proudly marks National Rosie the Riveter Day, honoring the indomitable spirit of women who transformed the home front during World War II. Across Georgia, from Douglas to Savannah, these "Rosies"...

After 29 years in downtown St. Marys, the St. Marys Submarine Museum is officially preparing to move to a new home—the recently approved location inside the new St. Marys City Hall building in midtown.  This exciting transition comes with incredible benefits: More...

March 12, 2025 - The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day with special events and programs hosted by its partner museums and historic sites. VE Day, observed on May 8, marks the formal surrender of Nazi...

February 21, 2025 –Spring is bringing a unique fleet of World War II-era warbirds out of the hangar for a busy 2025 Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia season of airshows and events. The aircraft will be on display and will provide aerial performances at...

February 21, 2025 – The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail, a network of museums and historic sites across Georgia dedicated to preserving the stories of the Greatest Generation, will reach a new milestone by marking its fourth anniversary on February 21, 2025. A statewide...

February 16, 2025 – Visit Douglas-Coffee County GA and the Douglas Municipal Airport will host the 3rd Annual WINGS & THINGS Festival and Fly-in on March 22nd, 9am-4pm.  The event will feature warbirds, antique military vehicles, food trucks, vendors, kids area,...

February 6, 2025 – The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail was a featured partner in Explore Georgia's weekly email distributed to over 200,000 opt-in subscribers, connecting prospective visitors to the Trail's official website. Explore Georgia is the official tourism...

February 4, 2025 - The Trail Executive Committe was elected for a second term during the January 30, 2025 monthly meeting.  The partners also voted to invest in a marketing program in Explore Georgia's newsletter program.  "Thanks to the hard work by our partners and...

February 4, 2025 - This Sunday, February 9th, the National Prisoner of War Museum at the Andersonville National Historic Site, the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, and the WWII Home Front Museum will participate in Super Museum Sunday, an annual event...

January 29, 2025 – Airbase Georgia was featured in the January 2025 issue of Georgia Trend Magazine.  The article described the education mission of Georgia's largest World War II flying museum and also profiled a volunteer intimately involved in the restoration and...

 WASHINGTON – Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, begin Jan. 4, 2025 and conclude on Jan. 9, 2025. The late president passed away Dec. 29, 2024 at the age of 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.  His...

January 2, 2025 – The World War II Home Front Museum is a featured partner in Explore Georgia's 2025 "10 Best Things to do this Winter in Georgia" email.  The seasonal email was distributed to over 200,000 opt-in subscribers, connecting prospective visitors to a...

Upson County, home to Thomaston Goes to War, celebrated a bicentennial birthday party Dec. 15th at the Upson County Courthouse.  The event was a prelude to Thomaston’s bicentennial birthday in 2025.  The Bicentennial Ball, a gala with live music, a silent auction,...

Each December wreaths sponsored through the nonprofit Wreaths Across America organization are delivered to and placed on gravesites in national cemeteries across the country, including Andersonville National Cemetery and Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery. Sponsored...

ANDERSONVILLE, Ga (Dec 16, 2024) - In honor of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, two of the nation's most revered historic sites, Andersonville National Historic Site and Eisenhower National Historic Site have joined forces to produce a compelling...

PEACHTREE CITY, GA. (Dec. 2, 2024) – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Base Georgia is participating in the 2024 “Twelve Planes of Christmas”, an annual online giving campaign to support the all-volunteer organization’s education mission of restoring and...

November 27, 2024 – The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail, comprising eleven museums and historic sites dedicated to preserving the legacy and stories of the Greatest Generation in Georgia, is commemorating Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the attack on...

DOUGLAS, GA (Nov. 22, 2024) – The World War II Flight Training Museum, the 63rd Preservation Society, the WWII Flight Training Base Committee, and the City of Douglas held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly-named Cadet Park and the Charles J. Loring Memorial. ...

The Upson Historical Society is proud to announce Mr. Tim Turner is their new Director. He can be reached at upsonhistoricalsociety1968@gmail.com. Phone - (706) 601 3610

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force hosted a Georgia WWII Heritage Trail planning meeting Nov. 18, 2024.  The purpose of the meeting was explore strategies to expand awareness of the Trail throughout Georgia and beyond. The meeting was facilitated by...

November 5, 2024 – The Georgia WWII Heritage Trail, comprising 11 museums and historic sites dedicated to preserving the stories and legacy of the Greatest Generation in Georgia, is hosting a series of events in commemoration of Veterans Day 2024. This collaborative...

PEACHTREE CITY, GA., September. 13, 2024 – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia will honor Veterans Day and Women at War during its final Open House of the year on Nov. 10. Women at War includes all World War II military and voluntary women’s organizations...

PEACHTREE CITY, GA., Aug. 28, 2024 – Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia will provide a symbolic fly-over at the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund/Georgia Fraternal Order Of Leatherheads Society (FOOLS), 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 7, 2024 at Truist...