The Georgia Salzburger Society

Information

Located on the grounds of
Historic Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church
2980 Ebenezer Road
Rincon, Georgia 31326

Office Hours
Tuesday & Friday
9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
(912) 754-7001
E-mail: gaslzbrgr@aol.com

Museum Hours
Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
Open 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
or by appointment
Museum Curator - (912) 826-5629

An Affiliate Chapter of the
Georgia Historical Society

Officers

President: Ann R. Purcell

Vice President: Dustin Zeigler

Secretary: Kay R. Kessler

Treasurer: Kerry Edwards

Curator: Martha Zeigler

Ass’t Curator: Janice Stephens

Registrar: Martha Lassiter

Parliamentarian: Noble Boykin

Chaplain: Rev. Eleanor Russey

Immediate Past President:
Rev. Donald Hanberry

Board of Directors

Until March 2009	Until March 2010	Until March 2011
Charlie T. Arnsdorff Philip Gnann Julian Heyman Janice Stephens Flarleen Young	Connie Bazemore Dallas Exley J.H. "Rick" Gnann Lemuel Lancaster Norman Turner	Cathy Heidt John Kieffer Phillip Kieffer Virginia Spano Keith W. Ziegler

Staff: Adm. Ass't: Betty Renfro

Newsletter published quarterly:
July, October, January, April
Send news and inquiries to:

Rev. Darren Thomas, Editor
Georgia Salzburger Society Office
or
E-mail: apurcell545@alltel.net
Phone (912) 826-5465

Membership Dues
Annual: $20.00
Life: $200.00

Annual Meetings

Landing Day is held each year on the closest Saturday to March 12th at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ebenezer. This is a memorial celebration commemorating the landing of the First Salzburger Transport in Georgia, March 12, 1734. The annual business meeting and election of officers is also held at this time.

Heritage Day is the annual festival gathering or homecoming held each year on Labor Day, the first Monday in September. The main program and the Thanksgiving service are held at 11:00 o’clock in the morning in historic Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ebenezer.