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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.
Oncoming 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 2009
Meetings are free and open to the public.
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Sunday
January 18, 2009
Georgia
Museum
of Art 2:30 p.m.
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The University,
Athens and
Georgia's Hidden War
Steven Scurry,
historian |
Sunday
April 19, 2009
Seney-Stovall Chapel |
Tales of a Happy Wanderer
Fred Birchmore, native Athenian
click
here for newsletter |
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Sunday
May 17, 2009
3:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke Co. Library Auditorium |
On the Home Front:
Life in Athens during World War II
panel discussion
click
here for newsletter |
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Sunday
Nov. 22, 2009
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Taylor-Grady House
634 Prince Avenue
Athens
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50th Anniversary
Celebration
& Reception Oconee Hill
Cemetery
Volume I
by Charlotte Thomas Marshall
click here
for the Nov. newsletter (PDF) |
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Sunday
Dec. 13, 2009
3:00-5:00 p.m. |
 AHS
Christmas Party
Home of Blair and Betsy Dorminey
357 Hill Street, Athens
click here if you want to bring a treat |
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Sunday
January 17, 2010
3:00 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County Library Auditorium |
Looking Back Over
50 Years
Show & Tell
Don't forget to bring your items to show! |
Meeting notification by email.
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