This is one of my favorite book and rummage sales, and I share the news here verbatim, as it came to me:
Spring Place, near Chatsworth, Georgia: Spring Place: Trail of Tears to Historic Township is the theme for the 19th Annual Spring Place Community Festival set for Saturday, August 20 at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church. A new and used book sale, food concessions, a bake sale, an indoor and outdoor flea market, T-shirts, a raffle, and other activities will begin at 8 a.m. Highlighting the day is the auction which will include artist prints, paintings, book sets, furniture, antiques, rugs, and gift cards donated by area businesses. The auction will begin at 10:00. The day will also feature displays and demonstrations highlighting Native American history and Cherokee culture. Proceeds from the festival will go to the Old Spring Place Methodist Church Preservation Fund of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society. The Festival is co-sponsored by the Spring Place Ruritan Club. For more information contact 706-695-2740 or 706-695-2110.
Location: Just south of the Chief Vann House (State Historic Site, crossroads of Georgia Highways 52A and 225) behind the Dollar General Store on Spring Place-Smyrna Road. Parking for the festival is available on Elm Street.
Approximate location for GPS: 200 Elm Street, Chatsworth, Georgia.
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Thursday, June 2, 2016
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Special Basket Display at Vann House Historic Site
Basket Exhibit at Chief Vann House, Spring Place, near Chatsworth, Georgia:
In commemoration of National Historic Preservation Month, the Friends of the Vann House and the Vann House Historic Site are sponsoring a special display of baskets at the Spring Place site throughout the month of May.
Baskets were an important part of Cherokee culture, so the site has several "historic" baskets preserved and permanently displayed in its museum. Among them are a large "double weave" basket possibly dating from the 1790's, a slave-made basket from the early 1800's, and a rivercane basket found in the loft of an abandoned Cherokee cabin in Murray County after the Trail of Tears in 1838.
A variety of modern baskets made in the traditional manner by Cherokee weavers as well as by the Vann House weaver Margie Huffstetler can be seen in the museum, the Vann House itself, and in the log cabins.
The Vann House is located at the intersection of GA Highways 225 and 52 A, three miles west of Chatsworth and is open Thursday-Sunday 9-5. For more information and admission fees, call the site at 706-695-2598 or check Facebook and the GeorgiaStateParks.org website.
In commemoration of National Historic Preservation Month, the Friends of the Vann House and the Vann House Historic Site are sponsoring a special display of baskets at the Spring Place site throughout the month of May.
Baskets were an important part of Cherokee culture, so the site has several "historic" baskets preserved and permanently displayed in its museum. Among them are a large "double weave" basket possibly dating from the 1790's, a slave-made basket from the early 1800's, and a rivercane basket found in the loft of an abandoned Cherokee cabin in Murray County after the Trail of Tears in 1838.
A variety of modern baskets made in the traditional manner by Cherokee weavers as well as by the Vann House weaver Margie Huffstetler can be seen in the museum, the Vann House itself, and in the log cabins.
The Vann House is located at the intersection of GA Highways 225 and 52 A, three miles west of Chatsworth and is open Thursday-Sunday 9-5. For more information and admission fees, call the site at 706-695-2598 or check Facebook and the GeorgiaStateParks.org website.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Antique Handmade Quilts on Display at Vann House Historic Site
For the next month the Vann House Historic Site in Spring Place, near Chatsworth, Georgia, will display its collection of quilts from the 1800 and early 1900’s. Also on exhibit are other quilts crafted by members of the “Vann House Quilters”, a special group of ladies who have demonstrated their craft to thousands of visitors since 1978.
Over the years the Chief Vann House has gathered an amazing array of historic handmade quilts, some with truly amazing stories, and some which can only be displayed on special occasions due to their conditions.
Most historic is a quilt designed and made by a slave on the Carters Quarter/Rock Spring plantation in southeast Murray County nearly 200 years ago. Documented in the Georgia Quilt Project of the 1980’s and 90’s, this quilt has also received the attention of historians and craftspeople across the country, including the Smithsonian. It has been featured in several publications and websites and has recently received special conservation treatment through the generosity of the Georgia Council on Indian Affairs. This quilt and a “Laurel Leaf” quilt donated by McClain T. Robertson have been part of the Vann House collection since the restoration in the 1950’s.
Another amazing quilt was made by a member of the Vann Family in Floyd County in the 1840’s. Mrs. Glenda Willis of Atlanta, a member of the Friends of the Vann House, has carefully preserved the quilt and made it possible for it to be displayed at the Vann House. It is red and gold and looks like it could have made just to fit in the master bedroom!
Among the other colorful, varied quilts on display is a “Presidential Wreath” quilt designed to commemorate President James Monroe’s visit to the Vann House in 1819. Others include Ruth Young’s “Churn Dasher” and “8-pointed Star” quilts, a “Double-Wedding Ring” and a “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” made by the late Cora Lee Robison, a bright baby quilt crafted by Peggy Davis, one pieced by the late Myra Robinson, and a “Dutch-Doll” quilt completed by the Vann House Quilters about three decades ago.
The Vann House is located at the intersection of GA Highways 225 and 52A. It is open 9-5 Thursday-Sunday. Admission is charged with special discounts for children, seniors, military personnel, and groups. For more information call the site at 706-695-2598.
Over the years the Chief Vann House has gathered an amazing array of historic handmade quilts, some with truly amazing stories, and some which can only be displayed on special occasions due to their conditions.
Most historic is a quilt designed and made by a slave on the Carters Quarter/Rock Spring plantation in southeast Murray County nearly 200 years ago. Documented in the Georgia Quilt Project of the 1980’s and 90’s, this quilt has also received the attention of historians and craftspeople across the country, including the Smithsonian. It has been featured in several publications and websites and has recently received special conservation treatment through the generosity of the Georgia Council on Indian Affairs. This quilt and a “Laurel Leaf” quilt donated by McClain T. Robertson have been part of the Vann House collection since the restoration in the 1950’s.
Another amazing quilt was made by a member of the Vann Family in Floyd County in the 1840’s. Mrs. Glenda Willis of Atlanta, a member of the Friends of the Vann House, has carefully preserved the quilt and made it possible for it to be displayed at the Vann House. It is red and gold and looks like it could have made just to fit in the master bedroom!
Among the other colorful, varied quilts on display is a “Presidential Wreath” quilt designed to commemorate President James Monroe’s visit to the Vann House in 1819. Others include Ruth Young’s “Churn Dasher” and “8-pointed Star” quilts, a “Double-Wedding Ring” and a “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” made by the late Cora Lee Robison, a bright baby quilt crafted by Peggy Davis, one pieced by the late Myra Robinson, and a “Dutch-Doll” quilt completed by the Vann House Quilters about three decades ago.
The Vann House is located at the intersection of GA Highways 225 and 52A. It is open 9-5 Thursday-Sunday. Admission is charged with special discounts for children, seniors, military personnel, and groups. For more information call the site at 706-695-2598.
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Spring Place Festival, Spring Place, near Chatsworth, Georgia: August 15th
Spring Place Festival Set for August 15, 2015; To Include Dedication of Fort Hoskins Historic Marker
Spring Place, Georgia, near Chatsworth, in Murray County, Georgia: The 18th annual Spring Place Community Festival will be held Saturday, August 15 at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church just off Georgia Highway 225 South. Sponsored by the Spring Place Ruritan Club and the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society, the Festival commemorates Spring Place’s heritage and raises funds for the continued preservation of the Old Spring Place Methodist Church, Murray County’s oldest building designed for public use.
The Festival’s theme this year is “Spring Place: Red, White, and You” and will feature a special display of 20th Century U.S. Military memorabilia collected by Murray Countians Dale Sluder and Ronald Scott. A historic display inside the church will include postcards and photographs from the Hill Jones collection of the Society’s archives, World War II photographs donated by Velma Ray, and “Home Front items from World War II and Korea loaned by Carlton McDaniel. A highlight of this display will be a copy of a letter written home by Gary Cruse, one of four Murray County men who died in Vietnam along with newspaper clippings and a World War II “Gold Star” banner from the Center Valley community donated by Paul Ross.
The festival will open at 8 am and will have something for everyone. Members will have their usual bake sale with homemade cakes of all kinds. Breakfast biscuits and hot dog lunches are among other items being sold to raise funds to maintain the old church. A large assortment of “new” and used books, collectibles, and flea market items including Christmas decorations, vinyl records and VHS tapes, glassware, toys, and household items attract buyers as well. The flea market will also include clothes again this year, too.
Another part of the fundraiser is a raffle for a 20” X 30” Murray County Veterans Memorial Park photograph by Benny Huggins along with a gift card from Hobby Lobby toward framing. The raffle has a $100 value and tickets are $2 each or three for a $5 donation.
DVD’s, books, maps, post cards, note cards, Christmas ornaments, and posters will be available for purchase at the Historical Society booth. Historic calendars, prints, newspapers, quarterlies, and even a cookbook are among other items that will be for sale. The Old Church Museum room will be open throughout the day, too.
The largest fundraising event is an auction set to begin at 10:00 a.m. Things to be auctioned include several artist prints (including Susan Ingle McKinney’s new Vann House print, Ben Hamptons, and others); gift certificates to area businesses such as Chatsworth Ford; sets of local history books; antique furniture, antique farm equipment, vintage tools, children’s bicycles and a rug donated by Value Carpets.
The culminating activity of the day will be the dedication of the Fort Hoskins historic marker. Hoskins was a Cherokee Indian removal fort located in Spring Place. The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. The erection of the marker was a joint project of the Daughters of the American Colonists, Daughters of Indian Wars, and the Friends of the Vann House.
The MCHS Alumni Association will have rock building post cards, notecards, and prints for sale while First National Community Bank, The Spring Place Ruritan Club, the Murray County Gideon Camp, and Keep Chatsworth-Murray Beautiful will have information tables. Beavers Family Farms will be selling local honey and other products, too.
The church is south of the Chief Vann House State Historic Site, off of Georgia Highway 225. Parking will be available on Elm Street. To find out more about the festival, call Elizabeth Robinson at 706-695- 6021, Carlton McDaniel at 706-695-2110, Jyana and Chuck Smith at 706-695-8297, or Tim Howard at 706-695-2740.
Spring Place, Georgia, near Chatsworth, in Murray County, Georgia: The 18th annual Spring Place Community Festival will be held Saturday, August 15 at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church just off Georgia Highway 225 South. Sponsored by the Spring Place Ruritan Club and the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society, the Festival commemorates Spring Place’s heritage and raises funds for the continued preservation of the Old Spring Place Methodist Church, Murray County’s oldest building designed for public use.
The Festival’s theme this year is “Spring Place: Red, White, and You” and will feature a special display of 20th Century U.S. Military memorabilia collected by Murray Countians Dale Sluder and Ronald Scott. A historic display inside the church will include postcards and photographs from the Hill Jones collection of the Society’s archives, World War II photographs donated by Velma Ray, and “Home Front items from World War II and Korea loaned by Carlton McDaniel. A highlight of this display will be a copy of a letter written home by Gary Cruse, one of four Murray County men who died in Vietnam along with newspaper clippings and a World War II “Gold Star” banner from the Center Valley community donated by Paul Ross.
The festival will open at 8 am and will have something for everyone. Members will have their usual bake sale with homemade cakes of all kinds. Breakfast biscuits and hot dog lunches are among other items being sold to raise funds to maintain the old church. A large assortment of “new” and used books, collectibles, and flea market items including Christmas decorations, vinyl records and VHS tapes, glassware, toys, and household items attract buyers as well. The flea market will also include clothes again this year, too.
Another part of the fundraiser is a raffle for a 20” X 30” Murray County Veterans Memorial Park photograph by Benny Huggins along with a gift card from Hobby Lobby toward framing. The raffle has a $100 value and tickets are $2 each or three for a $5 donation.
DVD’s, books, maps, post cards, note cards, Christmas ornaments, and posters will be available for purchase at the Historical Society booth. Historic calendars, prints, newspapers, quarterlies, and even a cookbook are among other items that will be for sale. The Old Church Museum room will be open throughout the day, too.
The largest fundraising event is an auction set to begin at 10:00 a.m. Things to be auctioned include several artist prints (including Susan Ingle McKinney’s new Vann House print, Ben Hamptons, and others); gift certificates to area businesses such as Chatsworth Ford; sets of local history books; antique furniture, antique farm equipment, vintage tools, children’s bicycles and a rug donated by Value Carpets.
The culminating activity of the day will be the dedication of the Fort Hoskins historic marker. Hoskins was a Cherokee Indian removal fort located in Spring Place. The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. The erection of the marker was a joint project of the Daughters of the American Colonists, Daughters of Indian Wars, and the Friends of the Vann House.
The MCHS Alumni Association will have rock building post cards, notecards, and prints for sale while First National Community Bank, The Spring Place Ruritan Club, the Murray County Gideon Camp, and Keep Chatsworth-Murray Beautiful will have information tables. Beavers Family Farms will be selling local honey and other products, too.
The church is south of the Chief Vann House State Historic Site, off of Georgia Highway 225. Parking will be available on Elm Street. To find out more about the festival, call Elizabeth Robinson at 706-695- 6021, Carlton McDaniel at 706-695-2110, Jyana and Chuck Smith at 706-695-8297, or Tim Howard at 706-695-2740.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Chief Vann House Will Display Historic Maps ~ Spring Place, Georgia
The Chief Vann House Historic Site will display a collection of historic maps, all during the month of March. This month also begins new hours for the Vann House: it will be open Thursday through Sunday from 9 to 5. Previously, the historic site had been closed on Sundays.
Most of the maps on display are from a historic collection donated by Ivan Allen, Sr., of Atlanta, years ago. Among the maps are originals and historic reproductions of maps going all the way back to the days of Spanish occupation and French claims to what is now Georgia, from the 1500's, up through the early 18th century. A few of these maps were acquired by Mr. Allen during visits to Great Britain. Some have titles like "Carta Geografica Della Florida" and "Carte de la Louisiana et du Mississippi."
Other maps on display are a 1776 image entitled a "General Map of the Southern British Colonies" which includes North and South Carolina along with East and West Florida as well as Georgia. A highlight is a 1795 Georgia map which shows "Vann's Town" here before the current house was even built! Rounding out the Allen portion of the display are maps of the Cherokee Nation ~ East and West ~ from the 1800's.
Over the years the Vann House has accumulated a variety of maps, but has no permanent display area for them. This is a rare opportunity for map lovers to see all the maps together. To round out the exhibit, the Vann House will also display copies of maps showing Indian trails and stagecoach routes across north Georgia (when Spring Place was a "mission station") as well as an 1890's Murray County map which labels the Vann House as "Goins Hill", reflecting the many changes in ownership the house endured over two centuries. Completing the display are copies of the original 1832 Murray County Land Lottery surveys from the Georgia Archives.
Allen was a prominent businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was quite instrumental in the purchase and restoration of the Vann House in the 1950's. He also gave the land to start Fort Mountain State Park. Ivan Allen's connections to Murray County, Georgia, go back to the days of Cherokee Removal when his maternal ancestors moved from Tennessee to the frontier town of Spring Place and opened the Chester Inn. The Chesters later moved to Dalton where Mr. Allen was born and grew up. Besides the map collection, he also donated funds toward the purchase of the property as well as several pieces of furniture--some of which had been used at the Old Chester Inn in Spring Place in the 1840's!
Mr. Allen's son, Ivan, Jr., was well-known as mayor of Atlanta during a time of tremendous growth and change. The younger Mr. Allen was an integral part of the creation of the Friends of the Vann House group in the 1980's.
The Allen maps and other maps in the Vann House collection will be out for public viewing in both the Robert E. Chambers Visitor Center and the Vann House itself for the next few weeks.
Remember the new Vann House schedule, beginning in March: 9-5 Thursday-Sunday, as announced by Georgia Department of Natural Resources management recently. For more information about the historic map exhibition or the Chief Vann House State Historic Park and Museum, call the site at 706-695-2598. Chief Vann House Historic Site is located at 82 Hwy 225 N, Chatsworth, Georgia, in Spring Place, a historic community several miles west of downtown Chatsworth.
Most of the maps on display are from a historic collection donated by Ivan Allen, Sr., of Atlanta, years ago. Among the maps are originals and historic reproductions of maps going all the way back to the days of Spanish occupation and French claims to what is now Georgia, from the 1500's, up through the early 18th century. A few of these maps were acquired by Mr. Allen during visits to Great Britain. Some have titles like "Carta Geografica Della Florida" and "Carte de la Louisiana et du Mississippi."
Other maps on display are a 1776 image entitled a "General Map of the Southern British Colonies" which includes North and South Carolina along with East and West Florida as well as Georgia. A highlight is a 1795 Georgia map which shows "Vann's Town" here before the current house was even built! Rounding out the Allen portion of the display are maps of the Cherokee Nation ~ East and West ~ from the 1800's.
Over the years the Vann House has accumulated a variety of maps, but has no permanent display area for them. This is a rare opportunity for map lovers to see all the maps together. To round out the exhibit, the Vann House will also display copies of maps showing Indian trails and stagecoach routes across north Georgia (when Spring Place was a "mission station") as well as an 1890's Murray County map which labels the Vann House as "Goins Hill", reflecting the many changes in ownership the house endured over two centuries. Completing the display are copies of the original 1832 Murray County Land Lottery surveys from the Georgia Archives.
Biographical Sketch of Ivan Allen:
Allen was a prominent businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was quite instrumental in the purchase and restoration of the Vann House in the 1950's. He also gave the land to start Fort Mountain State Park. Ivan Allen's connections to Murray County, Georgia, go back to the days of Cherokee Removal when his maternal ancestors moved from Tennessee to the frontier town of Spring Place and opened the Chester Inn. The Chesters later moved to Dalton where Mr. Allen was born and grew up. Besides the map collection, he also donated funds toward the purchase of the property as well as several pieces of furniture--some of which had been used at the Old Chester Inn in Spring Place in the 1840's!
Mr. Allen's son, Ivan, Jr., was well-known as mayor of Atlanta during a time of tremendous growth and change. The younger Mr. Allen was an integral part of the creation of the Friends of the Vann House group in the 1980's.
The Allen maps and other maps in the Vann House collection will be out for public viewing in both the Robert E. Chambers Visitor Center and the Vann House itself for the next few weeks.
Remember the new Vann House schedule, beginning in March: 9-5 Thursday-Sunday, as announced by Georgia Department of Natural Resources management recently. For more information about the historic map exhibition or the Chief Vann House State Historic Park and Museum, call the site at 706-695-2598. Chief Vann House Historic Site is located at 82 Hwy 225 N, Chatsworth, Georgia, in Spring Place, a historic community several miles west of downtown Chatsworth.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Spring Place, Georgia: Ruritan Golf Tournament Scheduled for April 18
Spring Place (a historic community west of Chatsworth, Georgia):
The 15th annual Spring Place Ruritan Club Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Indian Trace Golf Course. Club members are signing up teams and securing hole sponsors as they anticipate another good tournament this year. Proceeds from the event will support the Spring Place Ruritan Club’s numerous service projects in Murray County. The shot gun start will be at 8:30 am.
The tournament will be a 4-man select shot event with space for up to 25 teams. The cost is $55 per person. Low score team prizes include $400 for first place, $200 for second, and $100 for third place. There will also be a special prize for the player closest to the pin on hole #5. For the longest drives (from the white tees) on holes 8 and 17, there are cash prizes of $75 each. The really BIG award is a $10,000 cash prize for a hole in one on hole 18! There will also be a free barbecue lunch with homemade desserts for all participants at the awards ceremony in the club house pavilion at the end of the tournament.
Mulligans are $5 each for up to two per golfer. Range balls are extra. The rain date for the tournament is Saturday, May 2.
Last year, Spring Place Ruritan made donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, Community Christmas, Murray County Rescue Squad, Chatsworth-Murray County Library, Murray County EMT’s, several schools, Special Olympics, Women’s Enrichment Center, Family Connections, Boy’s Home, Spring Place Cemetery, the Salvation Army, Keep Chatsworth-Murray County Beautiful, Saturday Snacks, the Historical Society, and other local causes. In addition, the group recognized the county’s teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day and awarded the G. I. Maddox and Carl L. Davis Memorial Scholarships to local high school seniors.
Celebrating almost sixty-five years of service, the Spring Place Ruritan Club is a member of Ruritan National, an organization dedicated to improving communities and building a better America through fellowship, goodwill, and community service. Ruritan, America’s oldest civic organization, has almost 30,000 members in about 1,000 clubs in 25 states.
For more information about the golf tournament or Ruritan call Jerome Parrott at 706-508-8730 or email jeromeparrott@optilink.us. Hole sponsorships are available for $125 each.
The 15th annual Spring Place Ruritan Club Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Indian Trace Golf Course. Club members are signing up teams and securing hole sponsors as they anticipate another good tournament this year. Proceeds from the event will support the Spring Place Ruritan Club’s numerous service projects in Murray County. The shot gun start will be at 8:30 am.
The tournament will be a 4-man select shot event with space for up to 25 teams. The cost is $55 per person. Low score team prizes include $400 for first place, $200 for second, and $100 for third place. There will also be a special prize for the player closest to the pin on hole #5. For the longest drives (from the white tees) on holes 8 and 17, there are cash prizes of $75 each. The really BIG award is a $10,000 cash prize for a hole in one on hole 18! There will also be a free barbecue lunch with homemade desserts for all participants at the awards ceremony in the club house pavilion at the end of the tournament.
Mulligans are $5 each for up to two per golfer. Range balls are extra. The rain date for the tournament is Saturday, May 2.
Last year, Spring Place Ruritan made donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, Community Christmas, Murray County Rescue Squad, Chatsworth-Murray County Library, Murray County EMT’s, several schools, Special Olympics, Women’s Enrichment Center, Family Connections, Boy’s Home, Spring Place Cemetery, the Salvation Army, Keep Chatsworth-Murray County Beautiful, Saturday Snacks, the Historical Society, and other local causes. In addition, the group recognized the county’s teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day and awarded the G. I. Maddox and Carl L. Davis Memorial Scholarships to local high school seniors.
Celebrating almost sixty-five years of service, the Spring Place Ruritan Club is a member of Ruritan National, an organization dedicated to improving communities and building a better America through fellowship, goodwill, and community service. Ruritan, America’s oldest civic organization, has almost 30,000 members in about 1,000 clubs in 25 states.
For more information about the golf tournament or Ruritan call Jerome Parrott at 706-508-8730 or email jeromeparrott@optilink.us. Hole sponsorships are available for $125 each.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Spring Place Community Festival: August 16, 2014
Historic Spring Place community, near Chatsworth, Georgia... Time again for Spring Place Community Festival: Saturday, August 16th, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church. "Spring Place: From Moravians to You" is the theme of this 17th annual event.
This old-fashioned festival starts early and everything's over by mid-to-late afternoon. It's small and quaint, but you can pick up some bargain books, homemade treats, and thrift items that you might not find elsewhere. Festival features are: a new and used book sale, food concessions, a bake sale, an indoor and outdoor flea market, a raffle, and other activities. For history buffs, Whitfield-Murray Historical Society will sell books on local history and genealogy. Local author Faye Junkins Gibbons will sign copies of her new novel, Halley.
Auction, 10 a.m.: paintings, prints, book sets, antiques, rugs, gift cards.
Special Display: historic Family Bibles from area residents.
Auction items are donated by local businesses. Festival proceeds benefit the Old Spring Place Methodist Church Preservation Fund of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society. Co-Sponsor: Spring Place Ruritan Club. For more information contact 706-695-2740 or 706-695-2110.
Located just South of Chief Vann House State Historic Site (82 Georgia 225/intersect 52-Alt East). I have to trick Google a bit for GPS, but this should do it: 2700 Spring Place-Smyrna Road, Chatsworth, Georgia. From Chief Vann House, take Georgia 225 South about 1/2 mile, then bear left on S.P.-Smyrna Rd. The church is across from the Dollar General Store.
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This old-fashioned festival starts early and everything's over by mid-to-late afternoon. It's small and quaint, but you can pick up some bargain books, homemade treats, and thrift items that you might not find elsewhere. Festival features are: a new and used book sale, food concessions, a bake sale, an indoor and outdoor flea market, a raffle, and other activities. For history buffs, Whitfield-Murray Historical Society will sell books on local history and genealogy. Local author Faye Junkins Gibbons will sign copies of her new novel, Halley.
Auction, 10 a.m.: paintings, prints, book sets, antiques, rugs, gift cards.
Special Display: historic Family Bibles from area residents.
Auction items are donated by local businesses. Festival proceeds benefit the Old Spring Place Methodist Church Preservation Fund of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society. Co-Sponsor: Spring Place Ruritan Club. For more information contact 706-695-2740 or 706-695-2110.
Map & Directions:
Located just South of Chief Vann House State Historic Site (82 Georgia 225/intersect 52-Alt East). I have to trick Google a bit for GPS, but this should do it: 2700 Spring Place-Smyrna Road, Chatsworth, Georgia. From Chief Vann House, take Georgia 225 South about 1/2 mile, then bear left on S.P.-Smyrna Rd. The church is across from the Dollar General Store.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Spring Place Festival (Saturday Aug 18th)
Spring Place Festival is here again! Saturday, August 18th, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church on Elm Street in Spring Place. (Directions at bottom of this article).
Features: Flea market, book sale, concessions, bake sale, vendors, booths.
This year's theme: The Civil War Comes to Spring Place.
Confederate Cemetery Tours: The William Luffman Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans will lead tours of the historic Spring Place Cemetery on Tibbs Bridge Road. Seventy Civil War veterans are buried there.
Photos of some of the soldiers will be included in the display of Spring Place-related Civil War artifacts inside the church. (9 a.m. to 1 p.m., continuous tours).
Civil War Map: (reprints) Chatsworth-Murray County Library will sell reprints of a Civil War-era map.
New books available: (by local author, Ruth Cox): 'Murray County's Civil War Heritage' and also a memoir of her life.
Spring Place Festival
Date/Time: Saturday, August 18th, 2012
Time: Begins at 8 a.m.
Auction: 10 a.m.
Confederate Cemetery Tours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (fee)
Location: Elm Street, Spring Place, Georgia
at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church
Sponsors: Whitfield-Murray Historical Society
Spring Place Ruritan Club.
If the state of Georgia recognized our historic communities as 'towns,' it wouldn't be so difficult to pinpoint us on Google Maps. As it is, we have to 'trick' Google...
Directions:
The Chief Vann House is located three miles west of Chatsworth, Georgia, at the intersection of GA Hwy 52 Alternate and Ga Hwy 225. From the Vann House, take Hwy 225 SOUTH 1.9 miles and turn LEFT onto Fort St W (about 184 feet). This takes you to the intersection of Elm Street and Fort Street, Chatsworth, Georgia (old Spring Place community). The festival is on Elm Street, approximately two miles South of the Chief Vann House, just off of Georgia Highway 225. This map is from a viewpoint in back of the old church. The front of the church is on a little unnamed section of pavement just south of Elm Street and Fort Street intersection, in the triangle that is formed where Elm Street meets Spring Place-Smyrna Road.
MAP (BACK VIEW OF CHURCH): 2700 Spring Place-Smyrna Road, Chatsworth, Georgia.
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To find the Chief Vann House, this search will work on Google maps:
hwy 52 alternate and hwy 225 intersection, chatsworth, ga
To find the church, this search will work: Elm St and Fort Street, Chatsworth, GA
For more information: (use North Georgia area code *706* for all three numbers):
C. McDaniel 695=2110.
T. Howard 695=2740.
C. Smith 695=8297.
Funds will go to preserve the Old Spring Place Methodist Church (museum), Murray County's oldest public building.
Note to Civil War addicts: After the Battle of Chattanooga, the Yanks camped at Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tennessee ~ Cleveland's most important asset being the railroad there. (The railroad was the key to the supply line for whichever army controlled it.) Confederates were gathering at Dalton. The Union army reorganized to begin The Atlanta Campaign, which was the beginning of the end for the Confederacy. Spring Place, at that time, was still Confederate territory, but Yanks were sending scouts from Cleveland to spy on them. Spring Place was the home of Edmonson's Raiders (Confederate). There weren't any major battles on Murray County soil ~ just a few skirmishes. Renegades and bushwhackers were active in the area, as were Wheeler's men, out to sabotage the railroad at Cleveland and points north. The entire action quickly bypassed Murray County as battles were fought in Tunnel Hill, Dalton, and Resaca, then South from there...
Features: Flea market, book sale, concessions, bake sale, vendors, booths.
This year's theme: The Civil War Comes to Spring Place.
Confederate Cemetery Tours: The William Luffman Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans will lead tours of the historic Spring Place Cemetery on Tibbs Bridge Road. Seventy Civil War veterans are buried there.
Photos of some of the soldiers will be included in the display of Spring Place-related Civil War artifacts inside the church. (9 a.m. to 1 p.m., continuous tours).
Civil War Map: (reprints) Chatsworth-Murray County Library will sell reprints of a Civil War-era map.
New books available: (by local author, Ruth Cox): 'Murray County's Civil War Heritage' and also a memoir of her life.
Spring Place Festival
Date/Time: Saturday, August 18th, 2012
Time: Begins at 8 a.m.
Auction: 10 a.m.
Confederate Cemetery Tours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (fee)
Location: Elm Street, Spring Place, Georgia
at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church
Sponsors: Whitfield-Murray Historical Society
Spring Place Ruritan Club.
If the state of Georgia recognized our historic communities as 'towns,' it wouldn't be so difficult to pinpoint us on Google Maps. As it is, we have to 'trick' Google...
Directions:
The Chief Vann House is located three miles west of Chatsworth, Georgia, at the intersection of GA Hwy 52 Alternate and Ga Hwy 225. From the Vann House, take Hwy 225 SOUTH 1.9 miles and turn LEFT onto Fort St W (about 184 feet). This takes you to the intersection of Elm Street and Fort Street, Chatsworth, Georgia (old Spring Place community). The festival is on Elm Street, approximately two miles South of the Chief Vann House, just off of Georgia Highway 225. This map is from a viewpoint in back of the old church. The front of the church is on a little unnamed section of pavement just south of Elm Street and Fort Street intersection, in the triangle that is formed where Elm Street meets Spring Place-Smyrna Road.
MAP (BACK VIEW OF CHURCH): 2700 Spring Place-Smyrna Road, Chatsworth, Georgia.
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To find the Chief Vann House, this search will work on Google maps:
hwy 52 alternate and hwy 225 intersection, chatsworth, ga
To find the church, this search will work: Elm St and Fort Street, Chatsworth, GA
For more information: (use North Georgia area code *706* for all three numbers):
C. McDaniel 695=2110.
T. Howard 695=2740.
C. Smith 695=8297.
Funds will go to preserve the Old Spring Place Methodist Church (museum), Murray County's oldest public building.
Note to Civil War addicts: After the Battle of Chattanooga, the Yanks camped at Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tennessee ~ Cleveland's most important asset being the railroad there. (The railroad was the key to the supply line for whichever army controlled it.) Confederates were gathering at Dalton. The Union army reorganized to begin The Atlanta Campaign, which was the beginning of the end for the Confederacy. Spring Place, at that time, was still Confederate territory, but Yanks were sending scouts from Cleveland to spy on them. Spring Place was the home of Edmonson's Raiders (Confederate). There weren't any major battles on Murray County soil ~ just a few skirmishes. Renegades and bushwhackers were active in the area, as were Wheeler's men, out to sabotage the railroad at Cleveland and points north. The entire action quickly bypassed Murray County as battles were fought in Tunnel Hill, Dalton, and Resaca, then South from there...
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Chief Vann House Days 2012
Chief Vann House Days 2012 and 54th Anniversary Celebration
Spring Place Community, near Chatsworth, Georgia
Friends of the Vann House will sponsor Chief Vann House Days on Saturday, July 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The 208-year-old Chief Vann House was restored 54 years ago. As part of the festivities, local craftsmen will demonstrate 19th century pottery, flute making, weaving, basket making, quilting, spinning, rug making, blacksmithing, storytelling, blowgun shooting, woodcarving, and much more.
To commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in which many Cherokees including Joseph Vann fought, re-enactors will recreate a military camp from that era. The Chief Vann House is a historic 2 ½ story brick house built by Chief James Vann. Vann was later murdered and the house passed to his son Joseph “Rich Joe” Vann. An unusual feature of the historic home is the “floating” cantilever staircase.
On Saturday the Vann House museum will be open featuring a short film and interpretive exhibits on the Vann family and the Cherokee Nation. Volunteers will be on hand to provide tours through the Vann House, the Cherokee homestead and garden, and kitchen reconstruction.
ADMISSION: $6.00 for adults, $5.50 for seniors, and $4.00 for youth ages 6-17.
LOCATION: 3 miles W of Chatsworth, GA, intersection of Ga. Highway 52A and 225.
INFORMATION: (Local 706 area code) 695-2598.
SPONSOR: Friends of the Vann House / Whitfield-Murray Historical Society)
CONTACT: Friendsofthevannhouse (at) gmail… (etc.)
PHONE: (706 area code): 695-2598
The Chief Vann House is a State Historic Site. See Georgia State Parks, Vann House page to learn about the Vann House.
Spring Place Community, near Chatsworth, Georgia
Friends of the Vann House will sponsor Chief Vann House Days on Saturday, July 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The 208-year-old Chief Vann House was restored 54 years ago. As part of the festivities, local craftsmen will demonstrate 19th century pottery, flute making, weaving, basket making, quilting, spinning, rug making, blacksmithing, storytelling, blowgun shooting, woodcarving, and much more.
To commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in which many Cherokees including Joseph Vann fought, re-enactors will recreate a military camp from that era. The Chief Vann House is a historic 2 ½ story brick house built by Chief James Vann. Vann was later murdered and the house passed to his son Joseph “Rich Joe” Vann. An unusual feature of the historic home is the “floating” cantilever staircase.
On Saturday the Vann House museum will be open featuring a short film and interpretive exhibits on the Vann family and the Cherokee Nation. Volunteers will be on hand to provide tours through the Vann House, the Cherokee homestead and garden, and kitchen reconstruction.
ADMISSION: $6.00 for adults, $5.50 for seniors, and $4.00 for youth ages 6-17.
LOCATION: 3 miles W of Chatsworth, GA, intersection of Ga. Highway 52A and 225.
INFORMATION: (Local 706 area code) 695-2598.
SPONSOR: Friends of the Vann House / Whitfield-Murray Historical Society)
CONTACT: Friendsofthevannhouse (at) gmail… (etc.)
PHONE: (706 area code): 695-2598
The Chief Vann House is a State Historic Site. See Georgia State Parks, Vann House page to learn about the Vann House.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Spring Place Festival 2012
Spring Place Festival, Spring Place, Georgia (2012): The Spring Place Community Festival (near Chatsworth, Georgia) will be held on Saturday, August 18th at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church in Spring Place community near Chatsworth, Georgia. It usually begins at 8 a.m., with an auction early in the day (last year, it was at 10 a.m.). The festival is in its 15th year. This is an old-fashioned community-history based, themed festival. It is small, but has lots of fun and homemade goodies, with a small-town feel ~ a reminder of the old-fashioned community fairs. The event features themed displays, a new and used book sale, bake sale, concessions, indoor flea market, raffle and auction. Proceeds benefit the Old Spring Place Methodist Church Preservation Fund of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society. The event is co-sponsored by the Spring Place Ruritan Club. This is a great way to treasure hunt in one of the best rummage sales ever, stock up on home-baked goodies, pick up some book bargains, maybe win a raffle or auction item, and reconnect with your home-town community!
Event: 15th Annual Spring Place Community Festival
Date & Time: Saturday, August 18, 2012, beginning 8:00 a.m.
Auction: 10:00 a.m. (as per last year's listing, but please doublecheck!)
Location: Old Spring Place Methodist Church, Elm Street, Chatsworth, Georgia
Theme: to be announced
Co-Sponsors: Whitfield-Murray Historical Society and Spring Place Ruritan Club
Vendors: Local vendors only!
Note: The historic Spring Place community is about seven tenths (0.7) miles south of the Chief Vann House. Take Georgia Highway 225 South from the Vann House, go about 7/10 of a mile, turn left on Elm Street, and see the old church on the right. For Google Maps or Map Quest, search "Elm Street, Chatsworth, GA."
Friday, July 1, 2011
Spring Place Festival
Spring Place Festival, Spring Place, Georgia (2011): The Spring Place Community Festival (near Chatsworth, Georgia) will be held on Saturday, August 20 at Old Spring Place Methodist Church in Spring Place community near Chatsworth, Georgia. It begins at 8 a.m., with an auction at 10 a.m. This is the 14th annual event. This year's theme is All Roads Lead to Spring Place. A display of Historic Georgia and Murray County maps will be the theme feature. This is a small, old-fashioned festival, but lots of fun and homemade goodies, with a small-town feel. There will be a new and used book sale, bake sale, concessions, indoor flea market, raffle and auction. The event is co-sponsored by the Spring Place Ruritan Club. Proceeds benefit the Old Spring Place Methodist Church Preservation Fund of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society. Hard to believe it's that time of year again!
Event: 14th Annual Spring Place Community Festival
Date & Time: Saturday, August 20, 2011, beginning 8:00 a.m.
Auction: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Old Spring Place Methodist Church, Elm Street, Chatsworth, Georgia
Theme: All Roads Lead to Spring Place
Co-Sponsors: Whitfield-Murray Historical Society and Spring Place Ruritan Club
Note: The historic Spring Place community is about seven tenths (0.7) miles south of the Chief Vann House. Take Georgia Highway 225 South from the Vann House, go about 7/10 of a mile, turn left on Elm Street, and see the old church on the right. For Google Maps or Map Quest, search "Elm Street, Chatsworth, GA."
Event: 14th Annual Spring Place Community Festival
Date & Time: Saturday, August 20, 2011, beginning 8:00 a.m.
Auction: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Old Spring Place Methodist Church, Elm Street, Chatsworth, Georgia
Theme: All Roads Lead to Spring Place
Co-Sponsors: Whitfield-Murray Historical Society and Spring Place Ruritan Club
Note: The historic Spring Place community is about seven tenths (0.7) miles south of the Chief Vann House. Take Georgia Highway 225 South from the Vann House, go about 7/10 of a mile, turn left on Elm Street, and see the old church on the right. For Google Maps or Map Quest, search "Elm Street, Chatsworth, GA."
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Spring Place Festival, Spring Place, Georgia
Spring Place, Georgia: “Digging up Spring Place Treasures” is the theme for the 13th Annual Spring Place Community Festival set for Saturday, August 21st at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church. A new and used book sale, food concessions, a bake sale, a large indoor flea market, and other activities will begin at 8 a.m. Highlighting the day is the auction which will include artist prints, book sets, coin sets, antiques, rugs, and gift cards donated by area businesses and Spring Place families! The auction begins at 10:00. The day will also feature archaeologist Russell Cutts who will examine artifacts that have been “dug up” by area residents. Three framed Spring Place prints by local artist Erik Gallman will also be raffled at the close of the day’s events.
Old Spring Place Methodist Church is about a half mile south of the Chief Vann House in historic Spring Place, Georgia, just off of Hwy. 225 (turn onto Golf Course Drive). Proceeds from the festival will go to the Old Spring Place Methodist Church Preservation Fund of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society. The Festival is co-sponsored by the Spring Place Ruritan Club. For more information contact 706-695-2740 or 706-695-2110.
Old Spring Place Methodist Church is about a half mile south of the Chief Vann House in historic Spring Place, Georgia, just off of Hwy. 225 (turn onto Golf Course Drive). Proceeds from the festival will go to the Old Spring Place Methodist Church Preservation Fund of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society. The Festival is co-sponsored by the Spring Place Ruritan Club. For more information contact 706-695-2740 or 706-695-2110.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Spring Place School Reunion
(Murray County, Georgia): Spring Place School, the oldest educational facility in northwest Georgia, will hold a reunion on August 30, 2009 at 1 o'clock at Spring Place Baptist Church, in Spring Place Community (near Chatsworth, Georgia). The event will honor two special teachers who spent much of their long careers at the “old” school — Mrs. Estelle Townsend and Mrs. Jean Ballew. All surviving teachers from the old school will be recognized. Former students, teachers, and staff are invited to gather at the Spring Place Baptist Church for a covered dish lunch and an afternoon of sharing memories. For many years an annual reunion was held to commemorate school days in Spring Place, but none has been held in recent years. It is hoped that this year's reunion will be the beginning of a new tradition.
Though the current elementary school building itself dates back only to 1969, Spring Place School has a history dating all the way back to the Moravian mission of 1801, when it was called Springplace (one word) Mission School. Read more about the history of Spring Place School. Through the years, students attended schools variously called Lucy Hill Institute, Lucy Hill High School, Lucy Hill Grammar School, and finally Spring Place (two words!) Elementary. Anyone who attended these facilities is invited to join the reunion crowd this year. On special display will be pictures, paintings, and memorabilia from the various schools at Spring Place. Former students have been asked to share stories and their memories of Mrs. Townsend and Mrs. Ballew in tribute to these fine educators.
Event: Spring Place School Reunion
Time/Date: August 30, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Spring Place Baptist Church
Address: 441 Hwy. 225 S, Chatsworth, Georgia
Map
Those who are coordinating plans for the reunion are Martha Sue Wilbanks Ridley (706-695-3002), Bernice Burger Elrod (706-695-3039), Ann Green Bailey (706-695-6264), Kinma Bond (706-695-2411), and Tim Howard (706-695-2740). The reunion is sponsored by the Spring Place Historic Township and the Spring Place Ruritan Club.
History of Spring Place School
Though the current elementary school building itself dates back only to 1969, Spring Place School has a history dating all the way back to the Moravian mission of 1801, when it was called Springplace (one word) Mission School. Read more about the history of Spring Place School. Through the years, students attended schools variously called Lucy Hill Institute, Lucy Hill High School, Lucy Hill Grammar School, and finally Spring Place (two words!) Elementary. Anyone who attended these facilities is invited to join the reunion crowd this year. On special display will be pictures, paintings, and memorabilia from the various schools at Spring Place. Former students have been asked to share stories and their memories of Mrs. Townsend and Mrs. Ballew in tribute to these fine educators.
Event: Spring Place School Reunion
Time/Date: August 30, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Spring Place Baptist Church
Address: 441 Hwy. 225 S, Chatsworth, Georgia
Map
Those who are coordinating plans for the reunion are Martha Sue Wilbanks Ridley (706-695-3002), Bernice Burger Elrod (706-695-3039), Ann Green Bailey (706-695-6264), Kinma Bond (706-695-2411), and Tim Howard (706-695-2740). The reunion is sponsored by the Spring Place Historic Township and the Spring Place Ruritan Club.
History of Spring Place School
Monday, July 2, 2007
Spring Place Community Festival, August 18th
Chatsworth, Georgia:
The 10th Annual Spring Place Community Festival is coming up, August the 18th. This is a small but nice, old-fashioned community festival, with a "country" atmosphere. It is held annually in Spring Place community, west of Chatsworth, Georgia (not too far from the Chief Vann House, south of it on Hwy. 225).
This is a small festival, but packed with great events. I don't have all the details, but last year featured an antique automobile show for the first time, and I think this year will do the same.
There's always an auction of goods donated by local businesses and community members ~ usually prints, paintings, and sets of books and coins, as well as household items. You never know what they'll have, and the auction is fun to watch.
They usually have a bake sale. (Community festivals that have bake sales are my absolute favorites ~ I always stuff myself silly on pecan pie, chocolate-chip cookies, and homemade fudge ~ can't eat dessert for the rest of the year!) Indoors is a bookstore, featuring new and used books donated by community members. Whitfield-Murray Historical Society also has
books for sale, featuring local authors on Murray County history. There's also a country store set up inside, with homemade jams, jellies, and handicrafts. They also have a great indoor flea market with antiques, collectibles and household items. I have found some wonderful treasures there in the past, at real flea-market prices.
This is one of my favorite rummage sales! There are a few arts-and-crafts booths, with local crafters. Outside are other vendors and concessions, so you won't go hungry. As always, they'll have several raffles of handmade crafts and goods donated by community members.
Volunteers are needed and welcomed. They usually need someone to help with rummage, help set up tables and booth, etcetera. The date for this year's festival is Saturday, August 18th, 2007, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Come early so you won't miss the auction
and other events!
For locations, directions and more detail on past events, go to:
http://www.southernmuse.com/southern/spf_about.html
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