Historical Society of Forsyth County

Society News

August's Meeting:
Tuesday August 3, 2010 at 7:00pm - The Historical Society will host a Heritage Book kickoff at our August meeting. The meeting will be at 7pm in our headquarters at the Historic Cumming School on Tuesday August 3, 2010. We have been meeting with Don Mills from the Walsworth Publishing Company for several months and are now ready to pass all of this exciting news to our members. We will have our brochures ready and they are filled with ideas and instruction for writing your family’s history. We will also be able to show you all the resources available here at headquarters and next door at the Bell Research Center. Several of the surrounding counties have already published a county Heritage book. We are extremely excited to start this project. It has been twenty fiver years since any family histories have been printed for this area and an enormous amount of history has taken place during this time. Do not miss this opportunity to be among the first to submit your story!

July's Update:
Thank you Robert Jones of the Kennesaw Historical Society for the wonderful description of Sherman’s March to the sea. Robert told us that Sherman hand picked 62,000 men, at Ringgold, GA for his march to the sea. He told us Sherman’s plan was to destroy the railroads and supply depots and leave houses and churches untouched on the way to Savannah. Robert showed wonderful pictures and maps that depicted areas of the march. He told of Sherman’s accomplishment that the march had only taken a month and that they only lost 150 men. It was a very informative program on the facts to Sherman’s march. Thanks again, Robert Jones for all of your research and willingness to share it with us.

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Historical Society
of Forsyth County
P.O. Box 1334
Cumming, GA 30028
678-455-7260

Directions

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Historic Structures

Cumming School: 101 School Street

Bandstand

Fowler House

Pooles Mill

Cumming Cemetery

Cumming Square

Coal Mountain Mill

Cumming Hotel

Bagley Hatchery

Bethel Baptist Church: From Cumming travel north on Highway 9 or Georgia 400 turn right (exit 17) onto Keith Bridge Road. Travel approximately 1 to 2 miles then turn right onto Highway 369 (Browns Bridge Road) going towards Gainesville. At the intersection of Jot-em-Down Rd. and Old Bethel Road (traffic signal), turn right onto Bethel Road. Travel approximately 1.5 miles. The white church will be on the left and the church cemetery will be on the right. Bethel Church is located near the end of Bethel Road.