Remembering the Great War : World War I Centennial

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In honor of the centennial anniversary of the signing of the Armistice of World War I, the City of Savannah presents Remembering the Great War, an online exhibit sharing the stories of soldiers and the items they carried with them.  Like our physical Remembering the Great War exhibit (displayed at Savannah City Hall through December 2018), this online exhibit showcases even more of the fascinating loans the Municipal Archives received from our community to tell the story of the Great War.  

Click here to view the Remembering the Great War online exhibit

Exhibit prepared by Kelly Zacovic, City of Savannah Municipal Archives, October 2018

Left: Joseph H. Oppenheim, of Savannah, pictured in his World War I uniform.  Oppenheim was one of 130 Georgians lost in the H.M.S. Otranto disaster on October 6, 1918; Image courtesy of the Oppenheim Family

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Dedication of Victory Drive World War I Memorial, Father Daniel J. McCarthy speaking, looking east from the intersection of Victory Drive and Waters Avenue, April 26, 1929.  Courtesy of City of Savannah Municipal Archives.

Victory Drive, a Memorial for World War I

A brief history of Victory Drive and the World War I Monument at the intersection of Victory Drive and Waters Avenue.

Prepared by Luciana Spracher, City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, November 2015

Chatham County World War I Fallen Documentation Project

User Note: This is an Excel table that compiles research of the 125 individuals identified from Chatham County that were lost in military service during World War I.  There are 6 tabs at the bottom that sort the information by source: Soldiers of the Great War; Ancestry.com resources; Savannah City Directories 1916, 1917, and 1918; and City of Savannah municipal cemetery burials.  

Prepared by Britni Dellinger, Intern for the City of Savannah, Municipal Archives, 2018

Resources for Researching World War I Soldiers

Resource guide for those interested in pursuing their own research on individuals who served during World War I.

Prepared by Britni Dellinger, Intern for the City of Savannah, Municipal Archives, 2018


Poppies and More: Remembering the Great War

  • Presenter: Kelly Zacovic, Archivist, City of Savannah Municipal Archives
  • Recorded: November 8, 2018

World War I Centennial Lecture Series: Remembering the Great War

  • Presenter: Britni Delinger, Kelly Zacovic, and Luciana Spracher, City of Savannah, Municipal Archives
  • Recorded: March 14, 2018

World War I Centennial Lecture Series: The German Hun in the Georgia Sun, Enemy Aliens in WWI Georgia

  • Presenter: Leisa Vaughn, Historian
  • Recorded: July 28, 2017

World War I Centennial Lecture Series: The World's War is Georgia's War, 1917-1919

  • Presenter: Brittany Sealer, Curator and Historian
  • Recorded: June 16, 2017