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Next Meeting:
DATE: Monday, September 2nd, 2019
TIME: 7 pm
PROGRAM: Event Organization and Planning
SPEAKER: n/a
LOCATION: Banks County Historic Courthouse, Meeting Room
PLANNING MEETING: 6:30 pm
If have questions, please either email us by clicking on the email link below or call us at 678-971-9390.
TIME: 7 pm
PROGRAM: Event Organization and Planning
SPEAKER: n/a
LOCATION: Banks County Historic Courthouse, Meeting Room
PLANNING MEETING: 6:30 pm
If have questions, please either email us by clicking on the email link below or call us at 678-971-9390.
Historic Jail Tours to be Offered
Banks County's Historic Jail will be open for a very special set of tours on Sat., Aug. 31st. This will be during the annual Banks County Holiday Festival which is held over the Labor Day weekend. Tours will organize shortly after the festival's opening parade has ended.
Tickets are $5 per adult. cash-only. Children with an accompanying adult may tour FREE. Several storytellers will be in the Historic Jail and will provide entertainment. Tour guides will also be present to relate historical facts and answer guests questions.
All proceeds from ticket sales will be used for repairs and restoration of the Historic Jail.
"Historic Homer Walking Tour 2019: The Talking Dead" Announced
The Historic Homer Walking Tour 2019: The Talking Dead will be held Fri, Oct 4 and Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 6 and 7 pm each night. This is a family-friendly, no blood and gore, event.
Tickets are $10 per adult and are sold cash-only on the Historic Courthouse front steps each night of the tours. All children under 13 are FREE with an accompanying.adult. Please bring a flashlight if you opt to take the 7 pm tour.
Each tour begins from the Historic Courthouse with your tour guide and travels 1/2 mile through the Historic Homer District. You'll encounter numerous "departed former residents" of Banks County who will share their stories with you. Your tour guide will also provide information about the many historic buildings along the way.
Tours end at the Historic Jail, which will be open for tours. Light refreshments and snacks will be served following each tour at the Historic Courthouse.
Reservations are encouraged. There is no pre-payment or deposit required.
Call 678-971-9390 for more information or to make a reservation.
The Historic Homer Walking Tour 2019: The Talking Dead will be held Fri, Oct 4 and Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 6 and 7 pm each night. This is a family-friendly, no blood and gore, event.
Tickets are $10 per adult and are sold cash-only on the Historic Courthouse front steps each night of the tours. All children under 13 are FREE with an accompanying.adult. Please bring a flashlight if you opt to take the 7 pm tour.
Each tour begins from the Historic Courthouse with your tour guide and travels 1/2 mile through the Historic Homer District. You'll encounter numerous "departed former residents" of Banks County who will share their stories with you. Your tour guide will also provide information about the many historic buildings along the way.
Tours end at the Historic Jail, which will be open for tours. Light refreshments and snacks will be served following each tour at the Historic Courthouse.
Reservations are encouraged. There is no pre-payment or deposit required.
Call 678-971-9390 for more information or to make a reservation.
Historic Courthouse and Museum Closed
The Banks County Historic Courthouse and Museum will be closed until further notice. Restoration and repairs will begin on Monday, August 12, 2019 that will require that the building be closed to the public. Updates will be posted here.
The Banks County Historic Courthouse and Museum will be closed until further notice. Restoration and repairs will begin on Monday, August 12, 2019 that will require that the building be closed to the public. Updates will be posted here.
"Historical Society" and "Historical Commission" Inquiries
Due to the increasing number of calls, voicemails and email messages received, we need to be sure that everyone is aware that the Banks County Historical Society is not the same as the Banks County Historical Commission.
The historical society is unable to take messages for or pass along information to the county's Historical Commission. If you need to contact them, please call the Banks County Commissioner's Office at 706-677-6800.
Due to the increasing number of calls, voicemails and email messages received, we need to be sure that everyone is aware that the Banks County Historical Society is not the same as the Banks County Historical Commission.
The historical society is unable to take messages for or pass along information to the county's Historical Commission. If you need to contact them, please call the Banks County Commissioner's Office at 706-677-6800.
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
