Towns County Historical Society, Inc.

PO Box 1182
Hiawassee, Georgia 30546

Meetings:

TCHS meetings are on the 2nd Monday of each month at 5:30PM, at the Senior Center next to the Courthouse in Hiawassee, GA.

Local citizens 65 years or older:

Please contribute to our county's oral history. Fill out our application and return it to us, and we will contact you.

Samuel Osborne Home

Hiawassee, 1896

"My Home and Friends"

TOWNS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARTS & HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Schedule of Events on the Square - Saturday, May 14, 2011

11:00   Dignitaries – Towns County Commissioner Bill Kendall
           Rick Stancil, City Manager (Hiawassee Mayor Barbara Mathis)
           Young Harris Mayor Andrea Gibby
           Police Chief Jimmy Wright and Sheriff Chris Clinton
11:30   Fontana Ramblers – Jack Brooms, Robbinsville NC
12:15   Byron Herbert Reece Society – Narrator, Joan Crothers
12:30   Enchanted Valley Squares – Western Square Dancing
1:15     Cake Walk – Betty Phillips
1:30     Brasstown Dance Team – Susan Vardeman
2:15     Storytelling & Spoon Playing – Bettie Sellers & Micah
2:30     Towns County Elementary School Chorus – Director, Ms. Seis
3:00     Birthday Cake 155th Year & School Reunion Photos
           Honor Founders of Towns County Humane Society:
                  Joan Ayre, Jennie Burrell, Barbara DeYoung
            Animal Groups represented: Towns County Humane Society,
           Castaway Critters, NG SPCA, Whiskers, PUP
3:30    Gospel - Cheerful Sounds/ Master's Peace-Ralph Grady, Director
4:15     Storytelling & Poetry – Bruce Sims/Michael Rice/Idell Shook
4:30     Elvis performance – High School Principal, Roy Perren

Honor Founders of Towns County Humane Society and recognize local animal groups,
Arts & Crafts, Food Vendors, Music, Dancing, Kids' Games, Cake Walk, Spoon Playing, Tour Presley Post Office, Towns County Sesquicentennial Quilt,
Storytelling & Poetry Readings, 1938 Fire Truck & new Ladder Truck, Antique Cars
– fun for the whole family!

On Sale in Gazebo * A New Revised Reprint of the book Towns County Pictorial History.

We sincerely appreciate the Towns County Firefighters for their hard work and life saving services. Thanks to Carolyn Barton & Mountain Art Guild & Misty Mountain Quilters. And as always, special thanks to continued support from the office of Towns County Commissioner Bill Kendall.

Also View the Arts & Heritage Festival Photos from Saturday, May 8th, 2010

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Welcome to the

Towns County Historical Society

The Towns County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation, protection and understanding of our county's heritage. It promotes the study, appreciation and interpretation of local and regional history, including both Appalachian and Native American history.

Activities include the investigation, study, display, publication and dissemination of such history, e.g. Oral history, folklore, community studies, the historical preservation of buildings and structures. The goal of such activities is to educate and stimulate an interest by the citizens and friends of Towns County in all facets of its history and heritage.