Wayne County Historical Society

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The podcasts of the Wayne County Historical Society in Wayne County, Georgia.

  1. Oct 4

    Mad About Wayne: Episode 14 - Put Me In, Coach

    The podcast gang is joined by Yellow Jacket football legends Paul Connor, Fred Fender, Jerry Jones, and Kenny Bryant to discuss the early years of Yellow Jacket football, including the 1954 and 1959 state championship seasons, and into the early 1960s.

  2. Sep 7

    Mad About Wayne: Episode 13 - The Anchor Holds: The Wayne County Courthouse - Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow

    The podcast gang (Janet, actually) is joined by State Court Judge Vi Bennet and County Administrator Paul Drawdy to discuss the Wayne County Courthouse; early iterations, the existing courthouse, and efforts to restore the courthouse after the fire of October, 2025, which landed the courthouse on The Georgia Trust’s Places in Peril list for 2026; and Wright Mitchell from the Georgia Trust of Historic Preservation to discuss the mission of the Georgia Trust and his book, Georgia’s First Elected Governor: John Adam Treutlen and the American Revolution.   madaboutwayne@gmail.com The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation The Georgia Trust's Places in Peril list Georgia’s First Elected Governor: John Adam Treutlen and the American Revolution

  3. Aug 28

    Mad About Wayne: Episode 12.5: Taking Care of Business Part 2

    The Podcast Crew is again joined by native son Dink Nesmith, Jr. to discuss the downtown Jesup businesses and business leaders of the 50s through the 80s. madaboutwayne@gmail.com

  4. Aug 10

    Mad About Wayne: Episode 12 - Takin' Care of Business

    The podcast gang is joined by special guest Dink NeSmith, Jr., to discuss businesses and business owners in the developing years of downtown Jesup. madaboutwayne@gmail.com

  5. Jul 24

    Mad About Wayne: Episode 11 - Big Fish in a Small Pond

    The podcast gang is joined by Sherry Milikin and Florrie Hopkins to discuss movers and shakers in the days gone by of Wayne County.

  6. Jul 2

    Mad About Wayne: Episode 10 - We're Going to Toddtown

    The Mad About Wayne podcast gang is joined by Emma Lou Todd Thompson to discuss Toddtown (AKA Toddville) and reminisce about the history of Wayne Memorial Hospital.

  7. Jun 14

    Mad About Wayne: Episode 9 - You Say You Want a Revolution

    The Mad About Wayne podcast gang is joined by special guest Jason Deal, President of the Altamaha Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution, as we discuss early settlers of Wayne County and the 23 patriots recognized on the Revolutionary War Memorial at the Wayne County Courthouse in Jesup. Richard Bennett Mrs. Sibbiah Earl Blair George Cooper John Fort Thomas Fullwood Jacob Highsmith John Kemp William Kelly John Knight Moses Manning, Jr.  James Middleton Solomon Morgan John Munden William Rawls Lewis Roberts Frederick Robeson James Robinson John Rooks West Sheffield Charles Smith Robert Stafford Reuben Turner Caleb Moore

  8. May 20

    Mad About Wayne: Episode 8 - Is There a Doctor in the House?

    The Mad About Wayne podcast gang is joined by Derby Waters to discuss the doctors and dentists of yesteryear.

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