… Polk County Historical Society … Museum and Research Library – Preserving Our Local History … Polk County, Georgia … established 1851

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PECAN RECIPES WANTED! Read more about our recipe booklet coming out in early Autumn 2021 & find a form download here: polkhist.com/pecan-recipe-booklet

2021 Membership Investment / Renewal Form

Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday has been postponed until Sunday, May 2, 2021… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …In July of 2018, the Polk County Historical Society’s Museum moved from the Hawkes Children’s Library building on S. College Street to a larger and more accessible building at 117 West Avenue. The Hawkes building is now an event space (top floor/garden) and a Genealogical Research Library (basement). Our new building includes a spacious showroom with three themed side rooms, such as our wonderful Sterling Holloway exhibit. Both locations are open Thursdays – Saturdays.

Georgia Association of Museums & Galleries Member
We are a part of the West Georgia Textile Heritage Trail
Supporters of the Downtown Cedartown Association