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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 the annual volume of
papers presented to the Society, the
Athens Historian.
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.
Upcoming projects include the
R.E.M. in Perspective: An Athens History DVD;
Athens on film, the
Athens and Clarke County photo project, and our 50th anniversary in 2009.
AHS Meeting Schedule
for 2009
Meetings are free and open to the public.
Meeting notification by email.
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