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Memorial and Celebratory Bell Ringings
at the Courthouse
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Pioneers of Union County Music Awards, 2012
Shape Note, Blue Grass & Old Time Country Music
for more info and nominating process! ![]()
Mountain Heritage Festival, 2012
Every Labor Day weekend, one block south of the square
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2012
Ongoing Activities of the Society
✦ sponsored or co-sponsored by the Historical Society ✦
✦ sponsored by other organizations ✦
Please contact us at:
history1@windstream.net or 706.745.5493
✦ EVERY EVENING ~ Bell Music from the Courthouse Tower
Town Square, 7:o0 - 8:00 p.m. Music varies by the season.
✦ EVERY 1st TUES.~ Lecture Series
Courtroom of the Court House, 7:o0 p.m.
For future speaker schedule, click here!
✦ EVERY 3rd THURS. ~ Shape Note Singing Practice
Courtroom of the Court House, 6:30 p.m
Beginners and listeners welcome!
✦ EVERY FRIDAY ~ Friday Night Concerts
May through October, Courtroom of the Court House, 7:00 p.m
Check back!
✦ SECOND TUESDAY of each month ~ U.C.H.S. Board of Directors meeting, Conference Room of the Courthouse, 9:30 a.m.![]()
✦ FEBRUARY 25 ~ Mountain Shape Note Singing and
Pioneers of Union County Religious Music Awards
2:00 p.m. Court House, for more info and nominating process!
Nomination deadline - February 15
✦ MARCH 9, 10 ~ Shamrock Dulcimer Blast
Court House, for more info!
✦ MARCH 24 ~ Old Time Country Music Singing and
Pioneers of Union County Religious Music Awards
Court House
✦ April ?? ~ Blue Grass Singing and
Pioneers of Union County Religious Music Awards
Court House
✦ MAY ?? ~ Yellow Ribbon Ceremony
for more info!
✦ MAY 21 - July 6 ~ Special - All Wars and Veterans Exhibit from Union County
Historic Courthouse, Mondays - Saturdays
✦ MAY 26 ~ Memorial Day Parade
Parade, 10:00 a.m.
Memorial Service at Union County War Memorial, 11:00 a.m.
✦ MAY 26 & 27 ~ Spring Arts & Crafts Festival
on the grounds of the Society’s Mountain Life Museum
for more info!
✦ JULY ?? ~ Summer Picnic, Location t.b.a.
✦ SEPTEMBER 1 & 2 ~ Mountain Heritage Festival
Always Labor Day weekend, 9:00 a.m - 5:00p.m., for more info!
✦ OCTOBER 13 ~ Sorghum Festival Parade
11:00 a.m., for more info on Parade and Festival!
✦ OCTOBER 27 ~ Halloween on the Square
for more info!
✦ DECEMBER ??~ Friday Night Christmas Concert
North Georgia Chamber Symphony, Inc.
Court House, 7:00 p.m.
For more information on the N.G.C.S., click here!
✦ DECEMBER 1 ~ Christmas Parade, 2:00 pm.
Santa Claus before the parade in the courthouse, click here!
✦ DECEMBER 4 ~ The Society’s Annual Christmas Dinner and Meeting
Brackett Room, United Community Bank, 6:00 p.m.
✦ DECEMBER 8 ~ Rain date for Christmas Parade, 2:00 pm.
✦ DECEMBER ?? ~ Misty Mountain Railroad Tours
2:00 p.m. each day, tours begin promptly at 2:00 p.m.
$5.00 donation, proceeds benefit the Historical Society
For more information and directions, click here!
For information on all Christmas events, click here!
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Other Heritage Events in Union County
✦ ?? ~ Blairsville Kiwanis Mountain Fair
✦ JUNE 9 & 10 ~ Blairsville Scottish Festival
✦ ?? ~ Green Bean Festival has been moved to the Union County Farmers Market for 2012
✦ OCTOBER 6 & 7 ~ Indian Summer Festival in Suches
Always the first weekend in October for 34 years
All proceeds to benefit Woody Gap School
✦ OCTOBER 13, 14 & 20, 21 ~ Sorghum Festival
✦ VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ~ Byron Herbert Reece Society
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For directions to Historical Society sites, click here!
Bud Akins - Union County Historical Society President
Museum and Office are in the Historic Court House on the Square
The museum is open to the public. Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed on Saturdays, January thru April
Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for those under 6 years of age. Educational tours for school classes always welcome,
please contact us.
Union County Historical Society, PO Box 35, Blairsville, GA 30514
history1@windstream.net
706.745.5493
Join the Union County Historical Society!
We always need volunteers!
To contribute, contact Shirley Walker, Volunteer Coordinator at
history1@windstream.net or 706.745.5493
Official web site of the Union County Historical Society of Georgia, copyright 2011
