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2011 Copyright © Historical Society of Forsyth County Updated daily by the Executive Committee Members
Thank you Robert for allowing us to use your beautiful pictures of Forsyth County!
   Society News

June  Meeting
Date.Tues, June 5, 2012
Time:  7:00 p.m.
Location:  Poole's Mill Park
Join us for our Annual Picnic.
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June  Updates
          Volunteers
          Needed:
  • Diana's Chapel Cemetery Project
  • Ft. Campbell's Study
  • One volunteer to man Fowler's Farm
          one Saturday per
          month for tours
  • Clean up at Sherrill House   
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» Mailing Address
Historical Society of Forsyth Co.
P.O. Box 1334
Cumming, GA 30028
(678) 455-7260

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Please view our additional webpage
Announcing Heritage Book Publication 2011
The Forsyth County, Georgia Heritage 1832-2011 is available for purchase.   For further information, please visit historicforsyth.com or you may also call 678-455-7260 if you have any questions.





Historical Structures of Forsyth County






Learn more about the work of  the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears.
Visit http://www.gatrailoftears.com/


Links to Major Indian Tribes from Georgia

Three Federal Recognized Cherokee Tribes:
     Eastern Band of Cherokee, North Carolina
    
     The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee, Oklahoma

     The Cherokee Nation

     The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

     The Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma

Resources for Indian History, Cultures, and Ancestry:
     National Cherokee Heritage Center in Oklahoma

     The Museum of the Cherokee

     The Funk Heritage Center-Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center

     Access Genealogy.com - Native Page

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fowler Farm House is open for visitors.
Please call the Historical Society to arrange a tour.

Don Shadburn's Newly Released Book
Upon Our Ruins: A Study in Cherokee History and Genealogy


To learn more about other publications by Don Shadburn, visit his homepage at http://www.donshadburn.com

John Salter's Cemeteries of Forsyth County, Georgia Book Available for Purchase

John Salter, noted researcher, historian, genealogist, and writer, has just published his latest book entitled Forsyth County, Georgia, Cemeteries. This book contains more than 23,000 inscription from more than 90 cemeteries in Forsyth County, Georgia. It contains 663 pages including 114 pages of "everyname" index. 

Books are available for purchase. The price of the book which includes packaging, shipping and taxes are Standard - $60.00 and  Libraries & non-profit organizations - $50.00.  For information, visit http://www.gaancestors.com

Are You Interested in Tracing Your Southeastern Native American Roots? Then, You Will Want to Check Out these Links.
Local Links of Interest
Forsyth County, GA, Government Link
http://www.forsythco.com/

City of Cumming, GA, Government Link
http://cityofcumming.net/

Cumming and Forsyth County, GA, Chamber of Commerce Link
http://cummingforsythchamber.org/