In this episode of Gwinnett History: Back In The Day, we finish our series on Button Gwinnett. Join us as we go from the Declaration of Independence to the duel that would finally take his life. There are no perfect founding fathers, and Button Gwinnett is no exception.

Read Hallie's story on the Guide to Giving flipbook! On the surface, Hallie Hoffman is just another twenty-three-year-old, participating in races, enjoying time with her boyfriend, and wearing a warm, confident smile on a face that radiates pure joy. But the journey she’s endured to feel the contentment she does today is anything but ordinary.  She’s faced challenges and...

Visitors have a variety of choice when it comes to eating well in Gwinnett’s county seat. In addition to the city’s second brewery, Lawrenceville has welcomed five new eateries to its downtown area with more slated as redevelopment efforts continue to unfold. Mainstays like Cosmo’s Pizza + Social, Lawrenceville’s most senior eating establishment with...

Alphonsa Foward grew up in a two-parent household with his five siblings in Dayton, Ohio. His parents taught him and his siblings early on about the importance of independence and leadership, and education was held in especially high regard. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from Miami University (Oxford, OH) and his Master’s Degree...

Jenine Morgan, BSN, RN, CRRN, Northside Hospital Gwinnett Clinical Nurse Manager, Wins Statewide Hospital Hero Award Northside Hospital Gwinnett Clinical Nurse Manager Jenine Morgan, BSN, RN, CRRN, was awarded the prestigious Georgia Hospital Hero Award at the Georgia Hospital Association’s (GHA) annual Hospital Heroes Awards luncheon on Nov. 1 in Atlanta. Morgan, who was...

Strangely enough, food trends aren’t always popular. Remember when, maybe in the 1980s, chefs started to make pretty plates with two bites of food somehow made to stand a foot tall? We hated that trend back then because we left the restaurant hungry. We hate it today because it makes people...

In December 2008, I was flying from Atlanta to spend Christmas with my family in Kennewick, Washington, where I grew up and later attended Washington State University. The visit was particularly special because we were also celebrating that I had just passed my professional engineering license. Growing up, I was very curious and would often rummage through the...

Around our house there seems like there is always music coming from somewhere. Tunes playing while folks get ready or kids practicing guitar or just singing for fun.I don't know that we realized growing up the music that was played around the house becomes sorta like a soundtrack of your life.

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In this episode of Gwinnett History: Back In The Day, we get into the mind of a man like Button Gwinnett. Everything in our story today is based on this one simple thought: No one becomes a founding father by accident. Wikipedia is usually wrong. Let's start there. When...