2006 Calendar

Sesquicentennial Celebration:

150 Years of Towns County

 

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March 4 all day 150 Year Celebration, Anderson Hall, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds
April 8 2 PM Films About Our Past - Videos from the Foxfire Series depicting Appalachian mountain traditions.  The videos were produced and directed by Bruce Grimes for Georgia Public Television.  They are each 30 minutes long.  Also shown will be the hilarious Appalachian folk tale “Old Dry Frye”.   Towns County School Auditorium
May 12-13

6 PM 5/12

1 PM 5/13

 Third Annual Bluegrass Festival, Anderson Hall, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds 706-896-4191
June 10

2 PM Presentation

3-5 PM Social

5-7 PM Dinner

7 PM Pageant

 Towns County Historical Society - Class Reunion for Towns County 706-379-1060
July 4   Fourth of July Boat Parade - Lake Chatuge 706-896-4696
July 22 12 PM Georgia Mountain Fair Parade - Old time costumes!
Aug. 5 10 AM First Settlers Lecture (continued from March 4) - Towns County School Auditorium
Sept. 16-17 all day Birthday Festival! - Georgia Mountains Fairgrounds and town - Parade, games, music, fun and food. See the pictures!
Oct. 21 10 AM Pontoon Boat Trip to the Old Burch Cemetery located on an island in Lake Chatuge
Oct. 28 2 PM Lecture on the History of Young Harris College and Brasstown Valley - Young Harris College Chapel, Young Harris
Oct. 31 5:30-8:30 PM Halloween on the Square - Hiawassee City Square, Downtown
Nov. 4 5-7 PM Storytelling Event - Featuring stories from our past, broken down by decades. Stories and music. Towns County High School Auditorium. 706-374-5156 or 706-896-6397

 

Towns County Historical Society

P. O. Box 932

Hiawassee, Georgia 30546

 

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