Grand Oaks. Members only, reservations required.

About the event "The Kings of Covered Bridges" "The Kings of Covered Bridges": While a slave, Horace King and his owner were prominent covered bridge builders in the South. Freed before the Civil War, King and his sons formed a business that worked to build a better Georgia. Presented by [...]

EVHS members will be allowed to hike up Ladd's Mountain from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The Hike is FREE and is open to members of the Etowah Valley Historical Society. Click on the link below to register: https://secure.givelively.org/event/etowah-valley-historical-society-inc/time-to-take-a-hike-ladd-s-mountain-2024 Due to the nature of the Hike we will limit the [...]

Navajo Code Talkers Lecture

WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America by Mary Whyte Please join EVHS to view history in action in watercolor artist Mary Whyte's remarkable exhibit at the Booth Western Art Museum.  Ms. Whyte traveled at her own expense to all 50 states to paint a large-scale watercolor of one representative [...]

Join us on Thursday August 29, 2024 at 6:00pm to hear Mr. James E. Barfield discuss his journey into Mid-Century Macon. He and Walter G. Elliot have teamed up for a third time to produce a book that puts Macon, GA on the main stage. Prior to this book, they [...]

Fall (Prep) Workday #2 Saturday, Sept 28 from 0930 to 1300 hrs Lunch provided if you RSVP! Prep cabins (vacuum, dust, re-stock) Decorate grounds (spread pinestraw, lay haybales & pumpkins, plant fall ornamentals, hang flower baskets) Clean up grounds (load brush piles & take to dump, rake/blow front entrance & egress road) Other [...]

2024 EVHS Annual Meeting We are having the 2024 Annual Meeting at ITV again this Fall. You can enjoy Scott's Walk-Up Bar- B-Q after touring the 54-acre property! Make your reservation here Schedule of Events 4:00- 6:00 p.m. Drop in tours. 6:00 Scott's BBQ served. Program follows. Bring your own chair [...]