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Pickens County, Georgia, Heritage, 1853-1998
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Membership in the Marble Valley Historical Society is for a calandar year (January 1st through December 31st). Dues for 2009 are now being accepted. Please print membership form and mail it with your check or money order to MVHS, PO Box 815, Jasper, GA 30143.
MVHS General Meeting
Date: May 26, 2009
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Pickens County Library
Presenter: James E. Stallings, Sr.
Topic: Confederate Soldiers Who Died As Prisoners of War, 1861-1865
View the MVHS Events Calendar
The calendar displays meeting dates, special events, and information concerning days and hours that tours of the Old Jail and Cabin will be offered
The Old Pickens County Jail and Kirby Quinton Cabin will be open
- Sunday afternoons 2 - 5 p.m. from April 19th until the last week-end of November
- Fourth of July and Labor Day
- Marble Festival: Sat, Oct , all day and Sun, Oct 5, noon to 5
- Friday after Thanksgiving Day: 10 am to 4 pm
Additional tours for six or more may be scheduled at other times. The museums are staffed by volunteers of the Marble Valley Historical Society, Inc. Several private tours have been provided recently.
For information about visiting the Old Jail and Kirby Quinton Cabin Museums, call 706-692-7793 or 706-301-9078.
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Shaping the Future
Part of the collection at the MVHS Museum at the Old Pickens County Jail
A William Sunderland Sculpture
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Confederate Grave Marker Dedication
May 24, 2009 (Sunday), 2:00 pm
Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery
Nelson, Georgia
Learn more about this special event
New Addition to the Old Jail Museum
MVHS Board Members Ben K. Lohman, Bob Perdue and President Ruth Wall, with restorationist Donald Miller, accepted the restored Talking Rock Post Office desk for the Sheriff's Office at the Old Pickens County Jail.
The Marble Valley Historical Society, Inc. recently received a new addition to the furnishings and museum at the Old Pickens County Jail. Donald Miller of Bent Tree completed the restoration of the old Talking Rock Post Office desk and delivered it to the Sheriff's Office at the Old Jail. The desk was donated to the Society by Mrs. Louise Sosebee Burrell of Rome and her son, Jame Burrell of Adairsville. The desk was used by Mrs. Burrell's aunt, Postmaster Jewell Morrison, during her 39 plus years of service at the post office. Over the years the desk was dismantled and at the time of the bequeath to the Society, it was in some 30 plus pieces. In addition to assembling the desk, Mr. Miller made and replaced the missing pieces , including the curved side which held the roll top, and the desk top. Mr. Miller donated his extensive hours of restoration. The result is a beautiful historic piece of Pickens County's past. The Marble Valley Historical Society, Inc. is indebted to the Burrells and to Mr. Miller for his dedication and artistic skills in preservation of the desk. Additional displays regarding Talking Rock have been added to the museum.
T-Shirts Available
Chuck Hurt and Ruth Wall, MVHS President, hold a new t-shirt being sold by the Marble Valley Historical Society. The shirt contains a sketch of the Pickens County Courthouse drawn by George McLaughlin.
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