United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983Bragg, William Harris2005-06-03Encyclopedia article about the Georgia Historical Society. Founded in 1839, the Georgia Historical Society remains committed to its original mission "to collect, preserve, and diffuse information relating to the History of the State of Georgia." Headquartered in Savannah, Georgia's colonial capital, the society continues to bear the seal of the colony's Trustees, along with their philanthropic motto: Non sibi sed aliis --"Not for self, but for others."text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Georgia Historical SocietyGeorgia--History--SourcesHistory--Societies, etc.Georgia Historical SocietyText