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rabun county historical society

An Affilliate of Georgia Historical Society

Museum

The Rabun County Historical Society Museum is located at 81 North Church Street in downtown Clayton, GA, near the County Courthouse. The museum is open to the public on Mondays 10 am to 2 pm, Wednesdays from 12:30pm to 4:30 pm and Fridays, 10 am to 2 pm, or at other times by appointment. It houses a growing collection of research materials for Rabun County and the surrounding areas, as well as unique items that are invaluable to area researchers, including a hand-drawn map of the original land lots.

Additional Resources

The museum currently houses the following artifacts, books, and folders:

  • Genealogy:
    • Family histories
    • Census records
    • Cemetery records (indexed card catalogue)
    • County histories
    • Civil War records
    • Marriage records
  • Local History:
    • Church histories
    • School histories
    • Clayton Tribune, back issues (indexed folders and microfilm **)
    • Area pictures
    • Railroad maps
    • Area maps
  • Artifacts:
    • Crafts
    • Maps
    • Antiques
    • Linens
    • House Wares

Publications

Please note that Rabun County, Georgia and Its People, Vol. I is now out of print; there are no immediate plans to have it reprinted. The Rabun County Historical Society currently has two publications for sale:

 Sketches of Rabun County History, a reprint of Dr. Andrew Jackson Ritchie's comprehensive area history.

Pictorial History of Rabun County. Both publications are indexed.

To order these books, print the following form  and mail it with a check or money order to: Rabun County Historical Society PO Box 921 Clayton, GA 30525

     Pictorial History of Rabun County
     Picked up in Clayton         # of books ___ @ $42.80 = _______
     Delivered in Georgia         # of books ___ @ $47.30 = _______
     Delivered outside of GA      # of books ___ @ $44.50 = _______

     Sketches of Rabun County History
     Picked up in Clayton, GA     # of books ___ @ $26.75 = _______
     Delivered in Georgia         # of books ___ @ $31.25 = _______
     Delivered outside of GA      # of books ___ @ $29.50 = _______

                                                   Total    _______


     Name: ______________________________________
     Mailing address: ___________________________
                      ___________________________
     Phone number:    ___________________________