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“Spam, Ham and Buttermilk Pie . . . Upson County Cooks During WWII”
Compiled by the Upson Historical Society
Recipes from Mrs. S.R. Dull’s 1936 Cooking School and the East Thomaston Girl Scouts Cook Book. This is a great way to see what your grandparents or great grandparents ate and cooked during the war.
1940s Seed Packet Artwork
Printed on 8X10″ Canvas. Perfect to brighten up your kitchen, bath or hallways. Just let us know which design you would like. The picture below shows all of the available packets. Each canvas would feature only one design.
Framed print of the Pettigrew, White, Stamps House
Peach Label Design T-Towel
T-Towel designs taken from local Peach Crate Labels. Please call to see what is in stock.
Tote Bags with Peach Crate Label Designs
Designs reproduced from local Peach Crate Labels. Please call to see what is in stock.
Trivets with Peach Crate Label Designs
Designs Reproduced from Local Peach Crate Labels. Please call to see what is in stock
Coffee Mugs with Local Peach Crate Label Designs
Reproduced from Local Peach Crate Labels. Please call 706-601-3610 to see what is in stock.
Peach Labels
Peach Labels from Thomaston peach producers
Note Cards
Note Card Pack with Pettigrew, White, Stamps House Designs
Books & Maps
“Angels on Board: Heroic flight Nurses of World War II” by Nancy Polette
Between 1942 and the end of 1944, 1514 flight nurses were trained at Bowman Field, Louisville, KY. 18 Medical Air Evacuation Squadrons were formed that transported 1,176,048 sick and wounded soldiers, sailors and Marines. These flight nurses were pioneers in the intensive care of patients in flight in Europe, the Pacific, China and Burma using the C-47, C-46 and C-54s as flying hospitals from battle aid station to inter-theatre and inter-continental flights back to the U.S. In spite of the hardships, only 46 of the 1,176,048 patients who were evacuated by air during World War II died en route. Here are the stories of nineteen of these women who represent more than 1500 flight nurses who made this amazing statistic possible.
“A Frontier Link with the World: Upson County’s Railroad” by David E. Patterson
The history of one small company which operated a track sixteen miles long and served essentially one community. This company shared significant characteristics with its much larger neighbors, and therefore serves as a microcosm depicting the interrelationships between the corporate activities of a Georgia railroad and the economic and social history of the community it served.
“It is a fine history of one of Georgia’s many but little known short-line railroads and also a fine and well documented local history of the Upson County area. Further, much is written of local citizens and will be of benefit to the genealogist. To me, it is most remarkable that the author could unearth so much interesting factual data on a 16 mile railroad in middle Georgia. – Franklin Garrett, Atlanta History Center.
Upson County: A Pictorial History, Upson Historical Society
A hardback bound volume with a 1926 panoramic view of the courthouse square on the cover. Members of the Upson Historical Society combed the archives for rare pictures and borrowed historical photographs from private citizens. The volunteers spent countless hours scanning photos, researching the pictures, and selecting the very best ones to be included in this, the first-ever pictorial history of Upson County. The resulting book has 250 pages, containing up to 600 photos, many never before published. Chapters cover agriculture, business, churches, civic groups, early settlers, education, government, homes, industry, medicine, the military, people, recreation & sports, street scenes, textiles, and transportation.
The Early History of Upson County Georgia by Carolyn W. Nottingham and Evelyn Hannah, April 1930
A splendid book of facts from 1825 including land grants, marriages, wills, census, early schools, newspapers, industries and numerous other materials of great interest.
Proud to Be from R.E. Lee, A History of R.E. Lee Institute from 1875 to 1992 by Edwin L. Cliburn
A history of R.E. Lee Institute from 1875 to 1992 that was published by the Society in fall of the year 2000. A hardback bound volume with a color picture of Lee’s main entrance on the front. Just inside the cover are thirteen pages of introductory materials, including dedication, memorials, the names of those who helped, and an author’s introduction. The main portion of the volume includes 907 pages of text and photographs.
The story is told chronologically so that alumni can read about their years at Lee. The story line recounts the origin, development, and final closing of R. E. Lee. It talks about teachers, student life, the great crises caused by fires, social changes, and the long-fought issue of consolidation. Sports are not forgotten. A number of personal reminiscences add humor and spice. The development of the R. E. Lee Annex is also included. For added interest, some Thomaston and Upson County history is woven into the narrative.
The Cemeteries of Upson County by Members of the Upson Historical Society
Record of all identified markers in cemeteries throughout Upson County with specific directions to each, printed in 1969
Sesquicentennial Booklet by Upson Historical Society
Celebrating 150 years; this is a brief illustrated history of the community, describing people, places and events that laid the foundation for the present-day Upson County; printed April 1975
“Thomaston Goes to War on the Homefront” 