Towns County Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 1182
Hiawassee, Georgia 30546
On Monday, June 14, 2010 at 5:30PM, Cathy Cox, president of Young Harris College, will be giving a talk at our monthly meeting at the senior center.
On Monday, July 12, at 5:00PM, Callie Moore of the Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition will speak at our meeting on the health of Lake Chatuge.
Meetings:
TCHS meetings are on the 2nd Monday of each month at 5PM, 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"
Arts & Heritage Festival Photos from Saturday, May 8th, 2010
This annual event was sponsored by the Towns County Historical Society for all in the county to enjoy. On the square in Hiawassee on Saturday, May 8th, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. we had the Presley Post Office dedication, many local arts and crafts, antique cars, live bands, stories, historical photos, and good food. Click here for the pictures.
The agenda for the entertainment for the day was the following:
Arts & Heritage Festival Saturday, May 8, 2010
11 – 11:30 Dedication of the Presley Post Office. Dignitaries: Mayor Mathis, Commis. Bill Kendall, Mayor Gibby , Sheriff Clinton, Hiawassee Chief of Police Jimmy Wright
11:30 – 12:15 Parker Brothers Band
12:15 – 12:30 Storytelling & Poems
12:30 – 1:15 Enchanted Valley Squares
1:15 – 1:30 Storytelling
1:30 – 2:15 Tom Edwards music
2 :15– 3:00 Dr. John Kay, Byron Herbert Reese Society & Open Mike
3:00 -3:30 Announcements-Honor oldest mothers, cut cake, reunion pictures
3:30 – 4:00 Cheerful Sounds - Ralph Grady
4:00 – 4:30 Elvis - Roy Perren
4:30 – 5 Mountain Square Dancing
This celebration is partially funded by the Georgia Council for the Arts and Appalachian Studies Center.
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.
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