Jennifer Dawson (OCHS 1989 and Sixth Grade AP Social Studies Teacher at Lost Mountain Middle School at Kennesaw, Georgia) will exhibit a collection of Jeannette Rankin Memorabilia with emphasis on Oconee County connections.

AVOC

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March 3, 2010

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Jennifer Dawson - Oconee Library on 3-7-10 - Jeannette Rankin, Oconee County, Shady Grove and more

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By Wendell Dawson, Editor, AVOC, Inc

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Oconee residents will have an opportunity on Sunday afternoon (March 7, 2010) at 3:00 to hear about a slice of national history with Oconee County connections.   Jennifer Dawson (OCHS 1989 and Sixth Grade AP Social Studies Teacher at Lost Mountain Middle School at Kennesaw, Georgia) will exhibit a collection of Jeannette Rankin Memorabilia with emphasis on Oconee County connections at the Oconee County Library.

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Exhibit and Presentation on Rankin’s Georgia Connections – Jennifer Dawson

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The collection includes a picture (etc) formerly owned by Jeannette Rankin, her will, plat, pictures of Shady Grove and JFK’s article about Jeannette Rankin and much more.   The exhibit was a popular item at a November 13, 2009, presentation at the Georgia World Congress Center at the National Conference of the Council of Social Studies Teachers.

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The Oconee and Georgia connections should be of interest to area residents.   The presentation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 PM this Sunday and is free to the public.   It is part of a month long celebration of the life and legacy of Jeannette Rankin (1880- 2010) at the Oconee and Athens-Clarke Libraries.

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Jennifer Dawson – Rankin Exhibit at GA World Congress Center on 11-13-09

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11-27-09 Jeannette Rankin Exhibit at Georgia World Congress Center presented by Jennifer Dawson – Part 1

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11-28-09 Jeannette Rankin Exhibit at Georgia World Congress Center presented by Jennifer Dawson – Part 2

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2-25-10 Celebration of Life and Legacy of Jeannette Rankin begins March 7 at Oconee County Library