Walk With Me Savannah

09/11/2024

I am absolutely enamoured with this photo and with the Girl Scout mission. And I personally feel privileged that I get to use my creativity in storycraft to present tours that are entertaining, illuminating, AND truthful!

Come try out a tour for yourself by booking at https://www.wwmsavannah.com

Like arts and crafts, community service projects have been a integral part of Girl Scouts since it's inception in 1912. Over the years, Girl Scouts have taken upon themselves to utilize their creativity and art-making skills to help others in need, both nearby and overseas. In this 1952 picture, a small group of Girl Scout Brownies work on a quilt for their local children's home in Quincy, Il. What's your favorite way to use your creativity to help others?

11/11/2021

Today through Sunday, several Savannah museums and historic sites will be hosting a series of free presentations on the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade on the Savannah area. I highly recommend checking out some or all of the events!

The Transatlantic Slave Trade and Its Legacy

05/07/2021

We've been having a great time on our botanical tours lately! And we couldn't pick a better meeting spot than this, the oldest fountain in downtown Savannah, inspired by an oak tree truck.

Book your tour now at wwmsavannah.com/botanical

05/01/2021

04/15/2021

We're happy to announce that Walk With Me Savannah will be resuming tours starting May 1st, with a fully vaccinated staff!

For your safety, and per Savannah ordinances, masks will still be required.

Book your tour now at wwmsavannah.com
We can't wait to see you out there! The weather's been lovely!

08/20/2020

Likely this rule was to prevent metal fittings on shoes from causing a spark near gunpowder, but it would be fun to research it further.

What do wool socks and gun powder have to do with one another? The answer is, we are not quite sure! In today's we present this local law passed in 1835 that requires the keeper of the powder magazine to wear woolen socks while in the magazine. It also requires the keeper to have four pairs on hand for visitors. This ordinance remained in effect at least through 1945. The municipal powder magazine was a place for the safe storage of gun powder and explosives, manned by a keeper who resided on site. The City operated a series of magazines. The last magazine building is located off of Ogeechee Road and was operated by the City from 1898-1963. When this ordinance was passed, the municipal magazine was located on the east side of town, as part of the old Fort Wayne complex, and suffered a major explosion on Oct. 26, 1831. It was fortified in Oct. 1835, with repairs to its floors, doors and walls. We're sure this ordinance has to do with more than warm toes and good hospitality, but other than the fact that wool is much harder to ignite than other fabrics, we have not found a good explanation for this law yet! Do you know why people were required to wear wool socks inside the magazine? Do you know of a fire started by someone's socks? Let us know in the comments. If you are interested in checking out more of Savannah's City Code, like the 1945 edition that this ordinance came from, visit the Municipal Archives' Digital Collections Page: http://savannahga.gov/747/Digital-Collections.

08/07/2020

07/28/2020

An interesting old law Savannah had in regards to bread standards! A version of this law remained on the books from 1798 through 1918.

As Americans, there are two things that almost everyone enjoys: carbs and unusual local laws. Apparently, even early Savannanians took their carbs very seriously, as evidenced by this 1798 ordinance regulating the sale and production of bread by bakers in the city. According to this law, loaves of bread had to be imprinted with a number indicating bread type and initials of the baker, or else the baker faced a fine of up to $20 (about $585 today). Additionally, any baker selling bread that is “deficient in weight” was subject to a fine of $50 ($1,400 today) and risked their name being published in the local gazette. Though this law may seem silly to us now, regulation of bread by type and weight dates back to 13th century England where bread prices were controlled, but their sizes fluctuated based on the going price for wheat and grains. A loaf of bread deemed “deficient in weight” would be cheating the buyer out of grains they were paying for. This Savannah law similarly sought to protect consumers by assuring that they were getting what they paid for when they purchased their bread. In 1860, the ordinance was amended to regulate only the weight and purity of flour and remained on the books until at least 1918. We look forward to bringing you more in the future, but if you can’t wait, check out our digitized City Code Books online at www.savannahga.gov/DigitalCollections.

07/23/2020

We are still monitoring the situation and remaining closed for safety. We are really fortunate as a company to be able to make the decision to remain closed for now without taking significant losses. Hopefully our lack of tours will be a tiny contributing factor in getting us back to normal sooner.

In the meantime, expect to see some history tidbits shared on this page soon.
Thanks for your support and for following along with us!

On Tuesday, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson gave a stern warning at his weekly COVID-19 update. Johnson says if the city does not get a handle on the spread of COVID-19, the city could shut down again. "Our numbers are skyrocketing. We are placing ourselves in a situation where our city might be closed f...

06/19/2020

June 19th, 1865 – the day the last enslaved people in the United States found out they were freed. It took two years for news of the Emancipation Proclamation to reach the enslaved people of Texas - six months after the passing of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution - to finally end the institution of slavery. Today we celebrate this date as Juneteenth. Here in Savannah, Juneteenth has been officially celebrated since 2009 when The Daughters of Mary Magdalene began hosting a Juneteenth festival in Wells Park in the historic Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood. The festival was started as a way to bring people together for food and fellowship, to remember the progress America has made in combating racial injustice, and to look forward to the work that still needs to be done, a message still timely today.
Image of the African American Monument on River Street.

06/11/2020

I have hesitated to post anything yet because I am very opposed to the idea of at all making this about me, or my business. Taking the only stand that humanity should be taking right now is not the thing I want increasing awareness or support of my business. It is the ONLY thing we should be doing. It should be the default state.

But silence in the system is compliance with the system, and I won't have that either.

Black Lives Matter. The police must be demilitarized, and funds for police departments reallocated to new and existing social support systems. Black Lives Matter. BLACK. LIVES. MATTER.

05/20/2020

Although we are allowed to operate currently via state orders, due to the fact that tour guides are at increased risk of becoming vectors for Covid-19, and because we want to keep our guests as safe as possible, in concurrence with experts and our Mayor, we will not repeat our tours until Savannah reaches Phase 4 or 5 of Mayor Van Johnson's plan.

Thank you for your patience! We can't wait to (safely) see you again!

Savannah City Manager Pat Monahan and staff have completed the plan for how to begin moving to reopen city government.Mayor Van Johnson said at a media

04/23/2020

Governor Kemp's order to reopen many Georgia businesses and supercede local Covid-19 regulations means that tour companies have been given the okay to reopen.

HOWEVER, at this time we are going to stick with the experts and abide by Mayor Van Johnson's request to remain closed for the time being.

We are eager to get back out there and share Savannah with you, but above all, we want to keep our communities safe. We will continue to update you, and hope to see everyone before too long!

04/19/2020

Goodnight, Savannah. 🌛

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