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Limestone County Historical Society

Helping preserve history in Limestone County Alabama

 

The Historical Society Quarterly meeting was held on April 22 at the Rogers Center of the First Presbyterian Church in Athens. A presentation on preserving historic trees in Athens was given by Mrs. Dorris Welch. Mrs. Welch, an artist, displayed several of her paintings of trees to augment her talk.
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New Historic Ornament now on sale

L&N Depot -- Chapman Quarters
 


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The Society has just received notification that the “Old New Garden Cemetery” has just been added to the “ “Alabama Registry of Historic Cemeteries”. Thanks in large part to the efforts of our President Linda Nelson.
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Meetings

OCTOBER ANNUAL MEETING
Our Fall Quarterly and Annual Meeting was held on Tues. Oct. 16th, 6 PM at the First Presbyterian Church/Rodgers Center.
Jacque Proctor Reeves, local author and historian, presented a program
of "Historic Ghost Stories" from our area.
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Jacque Reeves telling a gost story at the LCHS Annual meeting on Oct. 16, 2007.
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AWARD RECEIPTIANTS at Annual Meeting on Oct. 16th.
From Left to Right: Gerald Duke President, Jackie Leonard “Chris Edwards Award”, Ann Crutcher recognition for Museum Work, Rex Lewis “Secial Award”, Patricia Hatchett recognition for Museum Work, Scott Smith “Faye Axford Award” for his restoration on the historic Tanner House. Awards were presented by Gerald Duke, Jackie Leonard and Ellie Frost.
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INSTALLATION of new officers by Limestone County Commissioner Gary Daly. From right to left; Commissioner Daly, President Linda Nelson, Vice President Pat Lewis, Secretary Patricia Hatchett, Treasurer Rex Lewis, Historian Don Frost, & Parlimentarian Gerald Duke.

VETO METHODIST CHURCH (Restoration Project)
SITTING AT VETO ON
the Limestone County
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Work in Progress
Jan.-20-2008
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