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The Athens Historical
Society was founded in 1959 and is dedicated to preserving the history of
Athens, Clarke County and the surrounding area. The Society is a non-profit organization under
federal 501(c)(3) regulations.
Membership in the Society offers informative
quarterly meetings (typically the third Sunday of January, March, May and
October), interesting projects, newsletters and other opportunities for learning
more about the Athens area.
Other
publications issued by the Society include books, a map
and a color video tour of 21 historic homes in Athens.
We welcome to our
membership
anyone interested in documenting and preserving the history and heritage of the
Athens area.
Ongoing projects include the
R.E.M. in Perspective: An Athens History DVD;
Athens on film, the
Athens and Clarke County photo project.
AHS Meeting Schedule
for 2011
Meetings are free and open to the public.
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Sunday
January 16, 2011
3:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium |
 An Enduring Legacy
by Dr. Al HesterMadison Davis and Alfred Richardson were
elected to represent Clarke County in the Georgia House of
Representatives in 1868.
Dr. Hester also examines the intimidation and abuse
that former slaves in Georgia endured following the war. |
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Sunday
April 10, 2011
3:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium Book
signing
afterward |
 The
Ku Klux Klan in Athens Georgia, in the 1920s
by Dr. Nancy K. MacLean, Duke UniversityThe
award-winning author of "Behind the Mask of Chivalry", Dr. MacLean will
discuss the power and impact of the KKK in Georgia in the 1920s.
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Sunday
May 15, 2011
3:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium |
The Forts on the Oconee
by Steven ScurryA number of forts were built along
the Indian frontier of up-country Georgia to protect the white settlers
from attacks by the native tribes. |
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Sunday
October 16, 2011
2:30 p.m.
Chicopee Bldg.
1180 East Broad St., Rm 2002 |
Chicopee and the
Cook & Brother Armory
by Andrew Clyde, Clyde ArmoryExplore the history
of the Cook & Brother Armory during the Civil War and what happened
after the war.
 Gary
Doster will sign
new books before and
after meeting.
Enter near the historical marker |
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Sunday
January 15, 2011
2:30 p.m.
Georgia Museum of Art |
Georgia Bellflowers:
The Furniture of
Henry Eugene Thomas
by Ashley CallahanTour of exhibition to follow
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Future meetings will be posted
as they are announced. |
Meeting notification by email.
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