 News from the Lumpkin County Historical Society The Historical Society routinely publishes the "Now and Then" newsletter to record the organization's programs, projects, activities and other items of interest. All published newsletters are available in the list below. Each newsletter may be viewed or downloaded by clicking the link in the right most column, labelled View Newsletter. You may sort the list by clicking Sort underneath any of the column headers. The day in the Date column is an artifact and may be ignored. To find a major topic within a newsletter please use your browser's page search, normally Ctrl F. Then view that specific issue by clicking the link under the View Newsletter column. To search a newsletter once opened user your browser's page search function again to find the topic of interest. To download a newsletter please view it and use the built in Google to tools, typically a down arrow, to download it. Newsletters marked with an * in the Volume column are images and will not be searchable once viewed. |
Newsletter
| Volume | DATE | Major Topics | View Newsletter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | December 13, 2018 | Lynn Award, Square Tour, Railroad, Foxfire, Newspapers, Spanish Flu | View vol. 51 |
| 50 | July 12, 2018 | Awards, Oysters & Possums, W.B. Townsend, Cemetery Preservation, Unicoi Tpk., 1884 Jail, Antique Music Makers | View vol. 50 |
| 49 | December 14, 2017 | Reports, 49ers, Cemeteries, West Cleaners Fire, Arthur Woody, Diving Bell | View vol 49 |
| 48 | June 8, 2017 | Awards, Daddy Barnes, Library, Football, Siege of Atlanta, Dr. Arnold, Essays. Margaret Owens | View vol. 48 |
| 47 | December 15, 2016 | Mountain Inn, Show & Tell, Pick & Bow, Corpswood Murders, Community Canning, Gaillard Library Donation | View vol. 47 |
| 46 | July 14, 2016 | Awards,8th Grade Essays, Antebellum Lighting,Lynn Award, Geology of Gold, Gaillard Bible, Copper Mining | View vol. 46 |
| 45 | December 10, 2015 | Show & Tell, Lydia School, Free Jim, Cain Time Capsule, Holiday- McCain, Porter Spring Hotel, Price Hall Tour | View vol 45 |
| 44 | July 9, 2015 | Awards, Law, Weavers, Jail Museum, The Chestatee, The Plunderer, Bella Lynn, Cabin in the Laurel, Essays | View vol 44 |
| 43 | December 11, 2014 | Hail Columbia, Pick & Bow, Bob Meaders, Frank Hall, One Room Schools | View vol 43 |
| 42 | June 12, 2014 | Awards, Lula Ash, Holly History, Growing up in Dahlonega, Camp Glisson, William S Basinger, Bear Shows, 8th Grade Essays | View vol 42 |
| 41 | December 12, 2013 | Gold Rush Royality, Old Jail Open, LCHS Paver, Ducket Site Excavations, Etowah Indian Mounds, Reese Farm, Show Tell | View vol 41 |
| 40 | July 11, 2013 | Awards, Annual Meeting, Dahlonega Occupied, A Valentine Tale, Mystery of the Trees, Scotch-Irish Influence in Appalachia, Auraria, | View vol 40 |
| 39 | December 12, 2012 | Diving Bell Plaza, Cherokee, Etowah Mound, Pigeon Roost, Stephenson, Slave Cabin, Hardman Farm | View vol 39 |
| 38 | May 18, 2012 | Annual Mtg, Awards, Moonshine, Townsend | View vol 38 |
| 37 | December 31, 2011 | Diving Bell, Jim Waters, Jennie Wimmer, Cemetery, Woodrow Parks, Chattahoochee Forest, Winton Porter | View vol. 37 |
| 36 | May 6, 2011 | Awards; Annual Meeting; Nora Mill | View vol 36 |
| 35 | December 1, 2010 | Bell Funding, The Hunley | View vol 35 |
| 34 | May 1, 2010 | Awards; Lewis & Clark Trail; Diving Bell; Villa Rica Gold Rush | View vol 34 |
| 33 | February 1, 2010 | Annual Meeting;Scull Shoals; Historic Floods | View vol 33 |
| 32 | November 12, 2009 | Rangers, Green Russel, Tour of Square, Money, Show & Tell, Rose | View vol 32 |
| 31 | May 14, 2009 | Awards, Porter Springs Hotel, History Tree, | View vol 31 |
| 30 | March 1, 2010 | Annual Meeting; Edward Tucker; Free Jim Book; Appalachian Studies Center; History Tree | View vol 30 |
| 29 | December 10, 2009 | "Dahlonega's Gold", Mount Hope, Mint, Isaac Todd, Free Jim Mine | View vol 29 |
| 28 | May 8, 2008 | Awards, Diving Bell, Singleton/Williard/Wimpy Homeplace, Arson at City Hall, | View Vol 28 |
| 27 | February 14, 2008 | Annual Meeting, Lon Bruce Photography | View vol 27 |
| 26 | November 15, 2007 | Confederate Treasury, Slat & Tab Tombs, The M. K. Anthony Park, Life in Auraria, Crowell Collection, Militia Districts | View vol 26 |
| 25 | May 17, 2007 | Awards, Sylvia Head, Cemeteries in Lumpkin Co., William Grady, Camp Glisson, | View vol 25 |
| 24 | February 1, 2007 | Annual Meeting, "Privial Pursuits"; Garland Reynolds; Madeleine, Robert Jenkins Day | View vol 24 |
| 23 | September 14, 2006 | Harrison Riley, Cherokee Basketry, Hoyt Scarborough, Moorehill, Architecture, | View vol 23 |
| 22 | May 18, 2006 | Awards, Health Dept., Lumpkin Co. Cemeteries, Public Square Historic Marker | View vol 22 |
| 21 | February 9, 2006 | Northeast GA History Center, Annual Meeting | View vol 21 |
| 20 | November 17, 2005 | Schools of Yesteryear, Wagons HO!, African-Americans during Reconstruction, W.B. Townsend, Jimmy Anderson, | View vol 20 |
| 19 | April 14, 2005 | Awards, Doug Seymour, The Plunderer, Memories of Madeleine, Moonshine Tales, | View vol 19 |
| 18 | January 13, 2005 | Annual Meeting, GA Historical Society, The Cherokee Removal, | View Vol 18 |
| 17 | September 9, 2004 | First jail key, Lumpkin Campground, Three Sisters Vineyard, 8th Grade Essays (2nd place), The Cannery | View vol 17 |
| 16 * | May 13, 2004 | Awards, Natural Dyes, Civilian Conservation Core (CCC), | View vol 16 |
| 15 | October 9, 2003 | Thompson Log Cabin, Frogtown, When City Hall Burned, Little Lumpkin, Grandma Paschal, Square Revitalization Project, Harrison Riley | View vol 15 |
| 14 * | April 10, 2003 | Awards, Civil War Letters, Display Cases | View vol 14 |
| 13 | January 9, 2003 | Old Jail, Camp Wahsega, Annual Meeting, Chickens!, Historical Society History | View vol 13 |
| 12 | September 12, 2002 | Old Jail Renovation, Sheriff Sargent, The Cherokee Rose, Storytelling as History, Findley Ridge, Gold Mining Essay | View vol 12 |
| 11 | April 11, 2002 | Awards, Findley Gold Mine, Alexander Dugas (Calhoun Mine), Atlanta Will Fall, | View vol 11 |
| 10 | February 14, 2002 | Annual Meeting, Preservation in the 21st Century, Celestine Sibley, Civil War | View vol 10 |
| 09 | May 10, 2001 | Awards, Green Russel, Old Jail Project, The Hand Ditch | View vol 9 |
| 08 | February 8, 2001 | Annual Meeting, I Dig History, GPS Survey | View vol 8 |
| 07 | November 9, 2000 | Focus on Education, Court House, Hawkins St., Post Office, Moonshine Time, Vernacular Architecture, Quilts, Jack Anthony | View vol 7 |
| 06 | April 13, 2000 | Awards, Lumpkin Co. Women, Court House Statues, Maibaum Tree, Tully Smith Farm, Dahlonega Branch Mint, Public Square 101, Findley Ridge Marker | View vol 6 |
| 05 * | January 13, 2000 | Annual Meeting, Historic Preservation, Quicksilver (Mercury), Gold Coins, Meet Robbie Niles | View vol 5 |
| 04 | November 14, 2013 | The Dahlonega Nugget, S. Park St. Tour, Cherokee Textiles, Jennie Wimmer, Old Jail Project, Rev. Earl Cline, Three Sisters Vineyard, Frogtown | View vol 4 |
| 03 * | April 8, 1999 | Awards, Deaths, Murders & Lynchings, Price Memorial, Moore Hill, The Station | View vol 3 |
| 02 * | October 8, 1998 | Wahoo Cemetery, County Jails History, Whisky Still | View vol 2 |
| 01 * | July 9, 1998 | Incorporation, Mint Door Knocker, Lost Tapes | View vol 1 |
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