Lisa M. Russell is a writer, writing instructor, and an academic assistant dean. She writes micro-history books about “lost things.” She supports regional historical societies. Lisa was the expert on a spin-off of Discovery channel’s Expedition Unknown. She guested on several local television/radio programs and podcasts. Russell earned her Masters of Arts degree in professional writing from Kennesaw State University. The MAPW awarded Lisa the 2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Lisa teaches English full-time at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, where she serves as the Assistant Dean of Dual Enrollment. She is a part-time professor of communication at Kennesaw State University. In her “spare-time” you can find Lisa exploring North Georgia with her micro-historic lens to discover her next “lost” story.
Books
Underwater Ghost Towns of North Georgia
Lost Mill Towns of North Georgia
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Media:
CNN Interview
Expedition X: “Lake Lanier” March 25, 2020 (Added my research and consultation to producers)
Interview on 11 Alive
Power Play 100 Years: Lake Burton & Georgia’s Hydroelectric (GPB Documentary)
Podcasts:
The Bitter Southerner: “Lake Nottely”
History Press with Jonny Foster “Lost and Drowned Towns”
Speaking to Your Group
I would love to come speak to your group. As you can see from my events page, I am on the go across North Georgia. Please help me keep traveling Georgia speaking about North Georgia history. Consider offering an expense fee to cover my transportation when I come to your event.
If your event is outside of Metro Atlanta, consider applying for a Literary Events Grant of Georgia that will pay writers a fee to come to your event, at no cost to you. I am on the Georgia Writers Registry (GWR)
Let’s keep regional history alive.
My very best to you,
Lisa M. Russell
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There are websites I’ve been visiting for years where I gain access to little kernels of Georgia history. I’ve recently come across Lost Towns of North Georgia and I loved it. I’m order all of our books on Amazon and cannot wait to engage with your research and writing even more than I have.
Thank you Matthew. I hope to add more and more to this site. I am glad you signed up for my newsletter so we can stay in touch. I am in fact writing a book proposal tonight for a new title in Georgia History. Thanks again.