Savannah Archaeological Alliance

10/11/2026

Happy (belated) Banned Books Week.

You are not too late to enter the Freedom to Read Georgia contest for kids in grades K-12!

The Bitter Southerner #

https://sites.google.com/view/freedom-to-read-georgia

10/07/2026

New article on my Substack. Link in bio

09/20/2026

While I am so grateful to see the Kiah House rehabilitation, I am equally horrified to see the archaeological site negatively impacted by the redevelopment. File this under choosing the lesser of two evils.

08/25/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, not only a talented musician, but also a true titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library has received multiple Library of Congress Literacy Awards and, in 2018, Dolly visited us to donate the program’s 100 millionth book to our collection. She even hosted story time. 🦋❤️

Watch the video of her story time reading at the Library. ⬇️ https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/12/dolly-parton-the-library-that-dolly-built/

Image: Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

08/24/2026

https://vanishinggeorgia.com/2026/08/23/hazlehurst-landmark-faces-demolition/

I hate that this amazing home is facing demolition.

The iconic Dr. Samuel L. Martin house in Hazlehurst faces demolition. Learn about its history and how it could be saved before it's too late.

08/18/2026

This is why need a full time city archaeologist and a real archaeology ordinance. So we stop disturbing graves, again.

08/08/2026

Dark & Stormy Valley Forge

My mother grew up very close to Valley Forge National Historical Park , so it was really important to show this park to my son. We missed seeing Washington’s HQ because it’s being repointed. Also, no pics from Fort McHenry, because it rained, but both have excellent museums. Let’s call it a draw.

08/07/2026

Absolutely Fabulous.
No words.


Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle

08/03/2026

Loved Wright Brothers NMem . Completely obsessed with the Mission 66 Visitor Center, which is on a National Historic Landmark. The exhibits inside are amazing too. That orange!!! 🍊

08/01/2026

Returned my thesis site, 21 years after we did the fieldwork. Had a wonderful house tour from the Foscue Plantation docents.