Moina Michael's biography The Miracle Flower: The Story of the Flanders Field Memorial Poppy (1941) details her inspiration to make the red field poppy a symbol of remembrance. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder.

Time capsules, sealed containers storing artifacts of the contemporary culture for retrieval in future decades or even millennia, first captured the imagination of the American public in 1936, when Thornwell Jacobs, president of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, suggested the idea in a Scientific American magazine article. Georgia, like all states, has numerous time capsules. They range from the very elaborate—a swimming-pool-sized chamber containing thousands of objects—to sealed cardboard boxes preserving family memorabilia.

Tracy Ham, an All-American quarterback, led the Georgia Southern Eagles to national championships in 1985 and 1986. Courtesy of Georgia Southern Athletic Media Relations The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder.

Monticello native Trisha Yearwood is well established as one of country music's most popular and appealing female vocalists. Starting with her debut release in 1991, she has amassed an enormous following of listeners who are drawn to her "everywoman" songs of fortitude and vulnerability. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOmqmtq12Ywq3A1KucaKyinsCprYyynJqqp6S8pXnBZmhybmRkum59l29uaA%3D%3D

Walking Rhino Cup by Jerry Chappelle is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay (stoneware), 6 1/4 x 5 x 10 inches The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Council for the Arts.