OHC NEWSLETTER

July, August and September 2025
The Okefenokee Heritage Center celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday evening, May 31st, with a Golden Bowl Celebration. In true OHC spirit, the evening was family-friendly, casual, and tailored toward community connections. The festivities, held from 6 to 9 p.m., flowed through the venues’ galleries and included a viewing of Reimagine: Contemporary Georgia Artists 2025-2026 Traveling Exhibition in the main gallery. The Okefenokee Heritage Center is one of only ten rural art galleries selected by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and Georgia Council for the Arts to host Reimagine, which closed June 20th. In the depot, guests enjoyed catering by Zels of downtown Waycross. Adults and children alike enjoyed the running model train and the depot exhibit. The highlight of the evening was the rocking tunes from Little Satilla Band, who kept feet tapping and folks swaying on the large dance floor in the historic OHC Warehouse.

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OHC Newsletter

by | 04/01/2026 | OHC Newsletters | 0 Comments

April, May and June 2026 Jackson’s Folly
By Jessica Bennett
In the late nineteenth century, an ambitious plan was devised to tame one of the most mysterious landscapes in the American South—the Okefenokee Swamp. Located in southeastern Georgia, the vast wetland had long been regarded by locals as a place that resisted human control. Yet in 1889, investors and lawmakers believed they could transform it into a profitable enterprise. What followed became one of the most notable failures
in the region’s history, remembered as “Jackson’s Folly.” …

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OHC Newsletter

by | 12/29/2025 | OHC Newsletters | 0 Comments

Jan, Feb and March 2026
Okefenokee Heritage Center In Review
By EJ Pond

2025 was a rewarding, exciting, and memorable year that saw the OHC celebrate a landmark anniversary, receive a highly prestigious cultural award, and install striking new signage. Among the components of the center, art is among the driving forces of OHC. …

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OHC Newsletter

by | 10/01/2025 | OHC Newsletters | 0 Comments

October, November, and December 2025
The Waycross Post Office Building: A Century of Service & History
By Kemberly Stephens-Cone

Did you know that the handsome brick building at 605 Elizabeth Street once stood at the very heart of Waycross’s civic life? For more than six decades, it served as both Post Office and U.S. District Courthouse, a hub for communication, justice, and the growing rail-town community. …

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OHC Newsletter

by | 07/17/2025 | OHC Newsletters | 0 Comments

July, August and Sept 2025
50th Anniversary
The Okefenokee Heritage Center celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday evening, May 31st, with a Golden Bowl Celebration. In true OHC spirit, the evening was family-friendly, casual, and tailored toward community connections.

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OHC Newsletter

by | 04/21/2025 | OHC Newsletters | 0 Comments

April, May and June 2025
The Unusual Story of the Okefenokee Heritage Center and Southern Forest World,
written by Susan Lott Clark
(Article abridged by Carla Cornett)

An appreciation for the arts in their various forms – visual, music, and drama – first gave support to having the Okefenokee Heritage Center. We recognized the importance for cultural enrichment and enhancing the quality of life in this area.

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OHC Newsletter

by | 01/28/2025 | OHC Newsletters | 0 Comments

Jan, Feb and March 2025
Okefenokee Heritage Center turns 50!
An excerpt from the book:
“The Unusual Story of the Okefenokee Heritage Center and Southern Forest World”, written by Susan Lott Clark
(Article abridged by Carla Cornett)

How it all began!

At the regular meeting of the Waycross Service League, on May 5, 1964, the following came as a recommendation from the executive committee: …

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