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AHS Winter Program on German POWS

November 18, 2020
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At our winter program on January 26, Jason Wetzel presented a programon Georgia POW Camps in World War II, his…

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Portrait of Mr. Ted Comes Home

November 18, 2020
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Probably in the early 1920s, Mary Jett Franklin, a celebrated and widely traveled Athens artist, painted a large oil on…

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AHS Board Update and Special Thanks

November 18, 2020
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Note: In 2017, the AHS Bylaws were updated to allow fifteen members to serve on the Board rather than twelve.…

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Athens’ First Pandemic: 1918

November 18, 2020
By ahs

It may seem to many of us that the pandemic and the consequentclosings and regulations are a bizarre first in…

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Stitching Stories: Harriet Powers and Georgia Quilters

October 20, 2020
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Written by our friends at Athens Heritage Room. The replica quilt is a reproduction of one of two of Harriet…

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Jennie Lou Mattox: Athens’ Housing Advocate and Volunteer

October 20, 2020
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Written by our friends at Athens Heritage Room. Prior to closing the library building back in March 2020, the Heritage…

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Using Newspapers to Track Dates and Locations: The Continuing Story of 140 East Washington Street

October 20, 2020
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Written by our friends at Athens Heritage Room. After more than a decade in business, yet facing stringent political and…

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“Oh, telephone line, give me some time:” Joanna Eppard and Telephone Operation in Athens

October 15, 2020
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Written by our friends at Athens Heritage Room. But, all things must start somewhere, and phone companies got their start…

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“Solidly Built and Architecturally Beautiful:” The Preservation of Seney-Stovall Chapel

October 15, 2020
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Written by our friends at Athens Heritage Room. Chaffin was involved in the Foundation’s movements to save the Fire Hall…

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The Dick Mendenhall Autograph Collection

October 15, 2020
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Written by our friends at Athens Heritage Room. The Dick Mendenhall collection in the Heritage Room’s Manuscripts and Archives contains…

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Wednesday, 18, Nov
AHS Winter Program on German POWS
Wednesday, 18, Nov
Portrait of Mr. Ted Comes Home
Wednesday, 18, Nov
AHS Board Update and Special Thanks
Wednesday, 18, Nov
Athens’ First Pandemic: 1918
Tuesday, 20, Oct
Stitching Stories: Harriet Powers and Georgia Quilters
Tuesday, 20, Oct
Jennie Lou Mattox: Athens’ Housing Advocate and Volunteer

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