GA TOTA Speaker's Bureau

A Community Resource to Obtain Knowledgeable Speakers

Jeff Bishop, White man with brown hair, white beard wearing glasses and a navy blue jacket

Jeff Bishop

Director, Funk Heritage Center

Presentation Topics

 
  • Southeast Indians
  • William McIntosh & McIntosh Trail
  • Cherokee Removal
  • Trail of Tears
  • First Contact with Native Americans
  • Ancient Indians
  • John Ross
 
Wanda Patterson, white woman with short blonde hair wearing glasses and a pink blouse

Wanda Patterson

Retired Educator, Local Historian & Community Leader

Presentation Topics

  • John Rollin Ridge: Cherokee Scribe
  • Elias Boudinot & Harriet Gold: A Cherokee Romantic Tragedy
  • Cherokee Nation Divided: The War Between the States
  • Spring Place & Oochgeelogy: Moravian Missions Among the Cherokee
  • The Enlightened Cherokee: Advances in Governing the Cherokee Nation
  • Events Leading to the Trail of Tears