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P ublication: • The Downtown Statesboro Walking Tour guide book has been published and will be distributed soon to members of the Society and Library patrons. A smaller version will be available at multiple locations this Fall, including City Hall.
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Preservation: • Worked with the City of Statesboro, enhanced Renaissance Park • With help of Bulloch County Boy Scouts, BCHS coordinates cleaning of area cemeteries • Documented and submitted over 600 grave records to FindAGrave.com i nterPretation/e ducation: • Completed Bulloch County Historical Society’s Eagle Nation on Parade, Bulloch’s Family Tree depicting historic Bulloch characters and characteristics. Eagle is installed at Statesboro Regional Library with children’s activity booklets and mini-biographies available inside the Library • Award-winning Ole Scarecrow Whaddyaknow Statesboro Medicine Show, a multidisciplinary puppet show made available to every 3rd grade student in Bulloch County. Received the Warwick prize from Georgia Historical Society • Erected 15 Historical Markers throughout Bulloch County including Fabulous Fifty of 1906, Rigdon Mill & Cemetery, and Akins Pond & Mill. Markers coming soon include Stilson, GA, WWII POW Camp, Pulaski, GA, Statesboro, GA, Burkhalter Road and Indian Trail. BCHS is currently refurbishing the Georgia DNR’s Skirmish at Statesboro marker • Annual Averitt Lecture Series featured David Fulmer’s presentation on Blind Willie McTell.The 2015 Lecture will be Damon Lee Fowler’s appearance on Sunday, March 15, 2015 • Annual Tales from the Tomb is not a scary ghost tour, but a 1-hour tour of Eastside Cemetery, honoring and sharing stories of pioneer Bulloch County citizens. This year’s tour will be on Thursday, October 9 and will honor Charles and MyrtleOlliff, R.J.H. DeLoach, William James, Victims of the Russian Card Game, Alfonso John Mooney and Mattie Lively. Space is limited, so get your tickets early!
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4349 GW Oliver Road Statesboro, GA 30458 912.682.9003 w w w.bullochhistory.com
Thank You to Our Officers & Board of Directors OFFICERS: Joe McGlamery, President Brent Tharp, Vice President Sylvia Harville, Secretary James Deal, Treasurer Jan Anderson, Immediate Past President DIRECTORS: Rodney Harville Virgil Harville Sims Lanier Bede Mitchell Connie Sanders Bill Waters PROJECT COORDINATOR: Virginia Anne Franklin Waters
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A LIVING-HISTORY VISIT WITH PROMINENT RESIDENTS OF EASTSIDE CEMETERY Thursday, October 9 Tickets Available at Statesboro Herald $
10 for adults, $5 for children
To become a member of the Bulloch County Historical Society, contact Virginia Anne Franklin Waters at 912.682.9003 Membership supports programs, special events, workshops, publications, and DVDs of the society. Yearly Dues are: Individual $40 • Couple $50 • Corporate $250