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Next Meeting:
DATE: Monday, September 4th, 2017 at 7 pm
PROGRAM: Historic Courthouse Report
GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Jim Cantrell
PLANNING MEETING: 6:30 pm
LOCATION:
Banks County Historic Courthouse
106 Yonah-Homer Road, P.O. Box 473
(Historic Homer Hwy/US Hwy 441 Business at Yonah-Homer Rd)
Homer, GA 30547
678-971-9390
Click here to view our online event calendar
If you need more information, please visit our social media sites that are linked below,
if have questions, please email us by clicking on the email link below
PROGRAM: Historic Courthouse Report
GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Jim Cantrell
PLANNING MEETING: 6:30 pm
LOCATION:
Banks County Historic Courthouse
106 Yonah-Homer Road, P.O. Box 473
(Historic Homer Hwy/US Hwy 441 Business at Yonah-Homer Rd)
Homer, GA 30547
678-971-9390
Click here to view our online event calendar
If you need more information, please visit our social media sites that are linked below,
if have questions, please email us by clicking on the email link below
2017 Historic Homer Haunted Walking Tour
The 2017 Historic Homer Haunted Walking Tour will be held on October 20-21 and October 27-28, 2017.. Tours will be conducted at 6:30, 7:00 and 7:30 pm each evening.
Ticket price is $10 per adult and free for those under age 13 when accompanied by an adult. Complete ticket reservation plans will be announced on Monday, September 4th. We will most likely begin accepting reservations on Monday, September 11th.
Tours will begin and end at the historic courthouse in downtown Homer. The route is 4/10 mile over mostly flat terrain and will last approximately one hour. Tours will cover most of the downtown area. All of the route is within the Homer Historic District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Current plans are to offer at least 18 stops, 3 stops more than on our 2016 tours. Some of the most requested characters will be returning, but there are plenty of new characters that will be added too. Once again, all tour characters will be based on real people. Each will all have a Banks County connection.
We are looking for local volunteers to accept roles in the tours to portray characters as individuals, couples, and groups. There will only be two more casting calls held at the historic courthouse in September. One will be held on Sunday, September 10th from 2 to 4 pm. The last will be held on Sunday, September 17th from 2 to 4 pm. If you're interested and cannot attend a casting call, please email us.
As a reminder, the tours are a family-oriented event. No blood-and-gore or scare tactics will be used. The intent is to provide guests with a better knowledge of some of Banks County's "former citizens" and keep these oral histories alive. We also strive to do that in an entertaining format that is suitable for all ages.
Full color advertising, with various space sizes available, will be offered. The ability to sponsor a specific tour stop is also available.
Please contact us in advance of making a ticket reservation if you plant to attend and have any type of physical disability, handicap or impairment. We need this advance notice to determine if we will be able to accommodate your needs adequately.
Use the contact information below if you have questions, or if you wish to place an ad in the tour program or sponsor a tour stop.
HHHWT2017@BanksCountyHistoricalSociety.org
The 2017 Historic Homer Haunted Walking Tour will be held on October 20-21 and October 27-28, 2017.. Tours will be conducted at 6:30, 7:00 and 7:30 pm each evening.
Ticket price is $10 per adult and free for those under age 13 when accompanied by an adult. Complete ticket reservation plans will be announced on Monday, September 4th. We will most likely begin accepting reservations on Monday, September 11th.
Tours will begin and end at the historic courthouse in downtown Homer. The route is 4/10 mile over mostly flat terrain and will last approximately one hour. Tours will cover most of the downtown area. All of the route is within the Homer Historic District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Current plans are to offer at least 18 stops, 3 stops more than on our 2016 tours. Some of the most requested characters will be returning, but there are plenty of new characters that will be added too. Once again, all tour characters will be based on real people. Each will all have a Banks County connection.
We are looking for local volunteers to accept roles in the tours to portray characters as individuals, couples, and groups. There will only be two more casting calls held at the historic courthouse in September. One will be held on Sunday, September 10th from 2 to 4 pm. The last will be held on Sunday, September 17th from 2 to 4 pm. If you're interested and cannot attend a casting call, please email us.
As a reminder, the tours are a family-oriented event. No blood-and-gore or scare tactics will be used. The intent is to provide guests with a better knowledge of some of Banks County's "former citizens" and keep these oral histories alive. We also strive to do that in an entertaining format that is suitable for all ages.
Full color advertising, with various space sizes available, will be offered. The ability to sponsor a specific tour stop is also available.
Please contact us in advance of making a ticket reservation if you plant to attend and have any type of physical disability, handicap or impairment. We need this advance notice to determine if we will be able to accommodate your needs adequately.
Use the contact information below if you have questions, or if you wish to place an ad in the tour program or sponsor a tour stop.
HHHWT2017@BanksCountyHistoricalSociety.org
Wrap-Up of Mock Trial 2017 - "Death at Damascus"
Our 2017 Mock Trial, "Death at Damascus," was presented on Saturday, September 2nd during the 45th Annual Holiday Festival. It was a great success.
We want to thank all of those who volunteered their time and talents as part of the cast and staff. In addition, a huge thank you is due to our local community that came out to support us at both presentations. We also want to thank those in attendance for all of the compliments.
To answer the most commonly asked question... Yes, we will be trying to put together another mock trial or similar type of performance. Stay in touch by checking back here on our website or on our social media sites.
Our 2017 Mock Trial, "Death at Damascus," was presented on Saturday, September 2nd during the 45th Annual Holiday Festival. It was a great success.
We want to thank all of those who volunteered their time and talents as part of the cast and staff. In addition, a huge thank you is due to our local community that came out to support us at both presentations. We also want to thank those in attendance for all of the compliments.
To answer the most commonly asked question... Yes, we will be trying to put together another mock trial or similar type of performance. Stay in touch by checking back here on our website or on our social media sites.
Historic Courthouse & Museum - Days & Hours for July to September 2017
For the months of July through September 2017, the Historic Courthouse & Museum will be open each Thursday and Friday.
Hours will be from 10 am to 4 pm.
For the months of July through September 2017, the Historic Courthouse & Museum will be open each Thursday and Friday.
Hours will be from 10 am to 4 pm.
Banks County Smartphone App
If you have either an Android or Apple smartphone, Banks County has a FREE app for you.
There's been a lot of time and effort put into this app. Let your friends know about them too.
Android (Google Play)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bankscounty.bankscounty
Apple iPhone/iPad (iTunes)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/banks-county-georgia-usa/id1023382880
If you have either an Android or Apple smartphone, Banks County has a FREE app for you.
There's been a lot of time and effort put into this app. Let your friends know about them too.
Android (Google Play)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bankscounty.bankscounty
Apple iPhone/iPad (iTunes)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/banks-county-georgia-usa/id1023382880
T-shirts and Postcards
We have 4x6 keepsake postcards of the historic courthouse available for $1 each. We also have new t-shirts available for $15 in sizes M, L, and XL. The t-shirt color is sport gray, printing is royal blue (see images at right). These items are available at historic courthouse as well as at meetings and at local events where the society is in attendance and has permission to sell. Call us at 678-971-9390 if you need further information. |
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Local History Resources at Google Books:
Hebron Presbyterian Church: God's Pilgrim People 1796-1996
Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Hebron Presbyterian Church: God's Pilgrim People 1796-1996
Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
