title: Georgia Salzburger Society
text: # Georgia Salzburger Society
  
  The Georgia Salzburger Society, headquartered in historic Ebenezer, Georgia, celebrates the history and heritage of the Georgia Salzburgers who emigrated and settled in Old Ebenezer and New Ebenezer. It was established in 1925 as an independently operating genealogical and archaeological organization
  
  The Society operates a research library and a living history museum housing an extensive collection of artifacts. The museum is built on the site of the Ebenezer Orphanage, the first orphanage in the state of Georgia (1737).
  
  As of 2019, the Georgia Salzburger Society has over 1,700 members throughout the United States, as well as some international members.
  
  