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Jean Howard Spinning
Mountain Marketplace Heritage Festival
sponsored by the Union County Historical Society

Free and open to the public, this community event will be held Saturday - Sunday, August 30 & 31, Labor Day weekend, 2008
10 a.m. to 5 p.m , at the Mountain Life Museum just one block south of the Historic Court House on the square. The Labor Day weekend event is kindly underwritten by United Community Bank to honor its home county.
for more info!


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2008

Ongoing Activities of the Society

MAY - OCTOBER ~ Friday Night Concerts, every Friday
Court room of Court House, 7:00 p.m.
Begins May 2
to see schedule!

All YEAR ~ Saturday Night Lecture Series, every second Saturday
Court room of Court House, 7:00 p.m.
to see schedule!

Upcoming Activities of the Society

JULY 4th - NO CONCERT!

JULY 29 ~ Summer Membership Meeting & Picnic
Bring a covered dish
Speaker: Talk on Gospel Music
Pavilion at Senior Center, off Hwy. 515, at 6:30 p.m.
Turn onto North Georgia Technical Institute campus then left

AUGUST 30, 31 ~ Mountain Marketplace and Heritage Festival and Quilt Festival
for more info!

SEPTEMBER 19, 20 ~ Bluegrass Festival
for more info!

OCTOBER 11 ~ Sorghum Festival Parade, the Society will have a float

NOVEMBER 12 ~ Luncheon for Volunteers
Restaurant T.B.A., 11:30 a.m.

DECEMBER 6 ~ Christmas on the Square
co-sponsored with the Blairsville Downtown Development Authority
Christmas Parade - 4:30 p.m. The Society will have a float in the Parade
Float - The Society will have a float in the Parade
Lighting of the Christmas Tree - 5:30 p.m.
Santa Claus will be in the Courtroom after the parade
Open House at the Court House and Museum of Mountain Life

DECEMBER 7 ~ Christmas on the Square
Christmas Concert - Courtroom, 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

DECEMBER 9 ~ Christmas Meeting and Dinner
Brackett Room, United Community Bank, 6:30 p.m.

2009 ~ Mountain Gospel Convention
postponed until 2009 to bring you an even better and bigger event


For other heritage events, activities
on the square or in the Court House,
please scroll down.


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2008
Upcoming Heritage Activities in Union County
Not sponsored nor co-sponsored
by the Union County Historical Society
Send us information
on your historical mountain family reunion.

JULY 19 ~ "Dyer-Souther" Reunion at 11:00 am
Family Life Center of Choestoe Baptist Church in Union County
for more info!

JULY 26 ~ "Addington" Reunion starts at 9:00 am
Ivy Log Baptist Church in Union County
Special tour of Historic Union County Court House Museum in the afternoon

JULY 26 ~ "Mauney" Reunion at 11:00 am
Steve's Cookie Jar Restaurant
Special tour of Historic Union County Court House Museum in the afternoon


JULY 28 ~ "Guided Tour of Woodland Medicinal Trail'
Georgia Mountain Experiment Center, 10:00 a.m.
for more info!

OCTOBER 11, 12, 18 & 19 ~ Sorghum Festival
Meeks Park - free admission
Parade around town ~ 11th


Other Public Activities in the Court House
or on the Square

Not sponsored nor co-sponsored
by the Union County Historical Society

APRIL -DECEMBER ~ Cruise In! ~ First Saturday of the month
On the Square where classic, antique, muscle, or special-interest cars are displayed. Sponsored by the Blairsville Cruisers. Begins this year on April 5th
Checkout their web site!

OCTOBER 11 ~ Sorghum Festival Parade

OCTOBER 31 ~ Halloween on the Square

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2008 Historic Society Calendars, still available
Just $5 + tax
can be mailed for $1.65 in postage
The 2008 calendars feature veterans of the Korean War.

The 2008 Historical Society calendar extends the past into the future. These nostalgic calendars feature historic photographs of people and places that have figured prominently in Union County history. The 2008 calendars and Christmas ornaments are useful and thoughtful gifts, as are our bundles of seventeen historic calendars (1990-2006) for only $25. All prices plus tax and postage.

The calendars are available at the:

Old Courthouse on the square in Blairsville,
Kings 5 & 10 on the square,
Chevron Station on the square
Suches General Store (Dale's) in Suches.

The calendars can also be mailed.

Call 706/745-5493 or email us at history1@windstream.net.

Proceeds support the Historical Society's preservation projects.
Pick one or both up today!

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Activities of the Society


Historic Court House Hours
Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(
January - April)
Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(
May - December)

Historic Court House on the Square
Restored 1899 Court House: Museum of mountain history, genealogical and local history library with books, prints, etc, for sale, cultural center with seasonal concerts and special lectures and much more.

The Historical Society's store is in the Butt-Mock Home.
Store Hours Wednesday thru Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mountain Life Museum, one block south of the Square

Restored 1907 Butt-Mock home: Museum of Mountain Life
Restored 1861 log cabin home of John and Louisia Payne

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Sam Ensley - Union County Historical Society President

Museum and Office are in the Historic Court House on the Square

Union County Historical Society, PO Box 35, Blairsville, GA 30514

history1@windstream.net

706.745.5493

Educational tours for school classes always welcome, just contact us.

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