Ken Duncan and his role in the Battle of la Drag Valley in November 1965
Tag: history
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Gift Shop On-Line Artwork, Accessories & Apparel “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…
Georgia World War II Heritage Trail
“On February 2021, the Georgia World War II Heritage Trail was launched to raise public awareness of Georgia’s rich World War II history and the sites dedicated to preserve that history. Trail Partners are dedicated to keep Georgia’s World War II stories, locations, and experiences compelling and relevant.” In order to visit the sites pertinent…
Club and Group Outings
Adult Leadership Upson Class of 2023 Tour of Pettigrew-White-Stamps House Museum What better way go on an outing than touring the exhibition “Thomaston Goes to War … at the Homefront” at the Upson Historical Society and the Thomaston Upson Archives? The entire tour will last approximately 2 to 2.5 hours (depending on how many questions…
Changing Exhibition Gallery
The Changing Exhibition Gallery will have 3 new exhibitions a year, each with a different topic of life in Thomaston during WWII. Please join us on January 28th from 2 to 4:00 for the opening celebration of our new exhibition : “The Silvertown and East Thomaston Mill Villages.“ We discuss how the mill villages started and what…
Current & Upcoming 2024 Exhibition Openings, Special Events, Workshops & Lectures
“Spam, Ham and Buttermilk Pie … Upson County Cooks During WWII” Exhibition We are excited about our new changing exhibition “Thomaston Eats”. This fun exhibition features recipes used during the WWII food rationing, the cookware used, and the introduction of the refrigerator and the electric or gas stove. Please join us and bring a friend….
“Thomaston Goes to War on the Homefront” 