"Two Families, One Farmhouse, Six Generations"
Presented by Hannelore Quigley and Beverley Canaday

Thanks to all who attended our September 5th program - a multi-media presentation that used original photos and artifacts to tell the story of two families and how a 127 year-old “family photograph” reconnected descendants to their past, uncovered shared history, and established new relationships.

Read more about this program in the September 10, 2018 Johns Creek Herald article by Carson Cook

Thanks Shady Grove Church and Linda Swafford for organizing this event!

On Saturday, August 25th, six members of the Johns Creek Historical Society met with Shady Grove Church members and other long-time residents of Shakerag to hear old memories of life in the community and scan photos and documents they brought to share.

The scanned items will be stored in our digital archives as part of the record of Shakerag history. Scanned photos include:

• a photo of Warsaw Academy students and teachers in the early 1900s,
• a photo of Albert Matthew Bell (he was the boy who witnessed the 1864 Civil War skirmish along Bell Road),

Read more and view some photos of the event

Please contact us at info@johnscreek history.org if you have memories, photos, documents, or objects from the Johns Creek area's past or if you would like to help us research and capture local history.

Roswell Historical Society Tour of Homes

September 15th
11am - 5pm
Five homes will be open to public view - a rare chance to see inside some of the historic, new and restored homes that make Roswell so special.
More info and purchase tickets

Johns Creek Historical Society begins capturing oral histories with help from the City of Johns Creek

As part of its mission to preserve and promote local history, the Johns Creek Historical Society has started a project to collect recorded memories and family stories of this area's past.

We've made a test run of the process by interviewing Judy Webb, a long-time resident with deep family roots in the area, who is known for her community activism and knowledge of local history.

We're compiling a list for the next set of interviews. Let us know if you are a descendant of the early farm families of this area or are a long-time resident with memories of the area when it was still a rural farming community.
Please contact us.

The oral histories collected will be retained in the Johns Creek Historical Society's archives for research, education, and promotion of local history.

Our thanks to the City of Johns Creek Communications Department for videotaping and editing the oral history interviews.