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Events

MONTHLY MEMBER MEETINGS w/SPEAKER

We have member meetings the last Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM except the months of July, August & December. The general public is invited to join our meetings in the museum upstairs conference room. Scheduled speakers for 2022 are below:

May 31, 2022 ~ Rebecca Vaughn “Secret Service Recollections”
June 28, 2022 ~ Lauretta Hannon “When Perspectives on Local History Collide Head-On: a story of kerfuffle, conflagration, and good old-fashioned conflict”

Children’s Story Time – Thursdays @ 11:30

June 2nd
June 9th
June 16th
June 23rd
June 30th
July 7th
July 14th
July 21st
July 28th

BOOK CLUB MEETING – June 18th, 2022 @ 4:00 PM
We are reading The House on Tradd Street by Karen White

Our book club is open to anyone from the community who would like to join! You do not have to be a member of the Historical Society (however we would love for you to join!) We often have limited copies of the book for sale in the gift shop, but we always keep at least 2 copies in our lending library for those who do not wish to purchase the book. Some members choose to download an eBook or buy from their preferred retailer, and that is fine with us. There’s no official sign-up sheet to join our book club–you can just show up!

We tend to choose either local authors or historical fiction. Members offer title suggestions, although we sometimes schedule books around community events. We meet every other month on even months (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec) on the 3rd Saturday at 4:00 PM. Meeting are about an hour long.

NEEDLE CRAFT CLUB – Third Saturday of Odd Months (Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sept, Nov)

Next meeting: July 16th @ 4:00 PM
Featuring: TBA

Download 2022 Membership Form

Hours of Operation

Museum @ 117 West Ave.

Thurs – Saturday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

770-748-4828

Research Library @ 205 S. College St.

Wednesday – Friday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM & By Appointment

770-749-0073 or 770-546-3157

Museum Admission

MEMBERS: free

KIDS 12 & under: free

NON-MEMBERS: $3.00

Research Library: Free for independent research. Our volunteers will research for you at the rate of $20 for 2 hours.

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