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I’ll be honest with you. When I pulled up to S.S.S. Company headquarters in Atlanta, I expected a routine factory tour. What I got was something closer to a history lesson, a portrait of people who care, and a compelling reminder about wha…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE S.S.S. Tonic marks the 200th anniversary of its first written documentation, a formula rooted in Muscogee Nation tradition that has never stopped being made in Georgia ATLANTA, GA — On May 17, 1826, an indigen…

S.S.S. Tonic history reflects more than the story of a single product—it represents a living timeline of American wellness and tonic-era medicine. First recorded in writing in 1826, S.S.S. Tonic has endured regulatory reform, scientific sc…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ahead of Her Time: The Legacy of Lena Burckhardt Swift (later Mrs. Lena Swift Huntley), One of America’s Earliest Female Corporate Presidents (1897–1898) based in Atlanta, Georgia. Decades before women in executive…

Introduction: A Legacy of Loyalty Some leaders are born, and others are built. Fannie Lamar Gately (formerly Fannie Lamar Rankin) was both. She was the daughter of Henry J. Lamar, one of the founding pillars of the S.S.S. Company. Fanni…

Introduction: A Time Machine to 1897 Imagine walking down Peachtree Street in Atlanta in 1897. The city is buzzing with the energy of the New South. You hear the clatter of horse-drawn carriages and the occasional hum of a brand-new ele…

School Sponsorship Opportunities Adopt-a-Team Community Partnership Empowering students and strengthening schools is at the heart of our mission. For this reason, we invite schools to partner with us through our Ado…

The history of Mother’s Friend has unfolded across 150 years and counting, surviving regulatory reform, evolving formulas, and major corporate transitions. Today, Mother’s Friend is a topical skincare product used to help moisturize and s…

We’re excited to introduce our newest SSS skin care bundles, carefully designed to simplify everyday skin wellness. Each bundle brings together trusted products like Curasore, Tetterine, and Mother’s Friend Liquid, giving families depe…

The S.S.S. Dry Box is one of the earliest documented products created by the Swift Specific Company, and the surviving examples provide a rare look into how customers once prepared herbal remedies at home.1 Moreover, its packaging, labelin…