coochee redux

i've been thinking that the sautee nacoochee project has been a high point in my career --- let's put a cherry on it!

https://www.authoroftheyear.org/2026finalists

eternal thanks to the sautee nacoochee association and uga press for making it all possible

update on 3 september, yesterday i received this in an email from the state archivist:

On behalf of the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC), I would like to congratulate you on receiving a 2026 Award for Excellence in Historical Scholarship: Documenting Georgia’s History for your publication A History of Sautee Nacoochee.

coochee feels thoroughly validated, as it were