Elizabeth DuBose, Executive Director of the Ossabaw Island Foundation, was honored with a Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities. The awards were announced by Governor and First Lady Kemp and presented in partnership with the Georgia Council for the Arts, part of the...
Ossabaw Island’s Historic Torrey West House to be RehabilitatedState of Georgia to begin project in FY 2024-2025 The Ossabaw Island Foundation (TOIF) is pleased to announce that the State of GeorgiaDepartment of Natural Resources (DNR) 2024-2025 budget includes full funding for therehabilitation of the Torrey West...
Savannah, GA (June 12, 2018) — Friday, June 15 is the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Ossabaw Island Heritage Preserve. On June 15, 1978, Georgia governor George Busbee signed an Executive Order designating the 26,000 acre barrier island in Chatham County as a Heritage Preserve,...
Ossabaw Island, GA (January 26, 2017) — New Officers & Trustees announced for Ossabaw Island Foundation Dr. Paul M. Pressly has been named Director Emeritus of the Ossabaw Island Education Alliance by the Ossabaw Island Foundation Board of Trustees. The appointment was announced on January 12 at the...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (Jan. 14, 2014) – The Ossabaw Island Foundation recently honored the late Armstrong Atlantic State University History professor Dr. Mark A. Finlay as an Ossabaw Fellow at the non-profit organization’s annual meeting on Jan. 9, 2014 in Savannah, Ga. At the time of his...
