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Volume 1, Issue 1 February 2007
Newnan-Coweta Historical Society
Inside this issue:
Special points of interest:
* Our new Executive Director
* Spring Tour of Homes
* New at the Depot
* Featured Newnan-Coweta County Recipe of the Month
* Calendar of Events
From the President
2006 was a great year for the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society and
2007 is shaping up to be even better! Now that we have Wendee
Miller on board as our new Executive Director we will be able to
maintain better communications with our membership, and that process
has already begun. By now most of you have probably already had
a phone call from Wendee, and I am encouraged by the feedback she has
gotten from these calls. Many of you have expressed a desire to
become more involved with the Historical Society, and we certainly
plan to take you up on your offer. We will also be able to
maintain communications through this newsletter, and I am pleased
that we are now able to get this reinstituted.
We made tremendous progress in 2006 toward meeting our goal of making
your membership in the Historical Society pay
dividend” and we want to be able to do even more for you this
year, but we need feedback and input from you the membership to make
that possible. Many of you no doubt know of someone who has a
collection that would make a good exhibit, you have an idea for a
program or you have seen or heard of someone who would make an
interesting program. Be sure to give us a call at the
Historical Society office (770) 251-0207 and let us know if you have
ideas or suggestions.
I also want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to
Carol Rogers for the excellent job she did of running the office and
the Male Academy museum while we were without an Executive
Director. Carol took on what was supposed to be a
short term” temporary position, and stayed with it for just over
one year until we were able to get someone in place. Not many
people would have been as understanding or as willing to hang in
there as Carol was, and we are indebted to Carol for her service
I look forward to seeing you at our next program on
February 27th.
Mark Mitchell
Meet our New Executive Director
We would like to announce Wendee Miller is the new Executive Director
of the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society.
Wendee is originally from New Orleans, LA. She is married to
Thomas Miller and has a 5 year old daughter Morgan Miller. They
attend Newnan First United Methodist Church.. She is a graduate
of The University of New Orleans with a degree in Marketing.
She has tried to touch base with all of our members to introduce herself.
Please stop by the Male Academy to meet Wendee Miller
Spring Tour of Homes
You will not want to miss the Spring Tour of Homes this year,
Saturday, April 21st from 10 to 6. Tickets
are $15 and may be purchased at Scott’s Bookstore, The
Male Academy Museum, and other local merchants For
questions or special order tickets, please call 770-251-0207 and we
will be glad to accommodate you. The Art Association will have
exhibits around Courthouse Square to showcase seven categories of
fine arts. Our artwork for the brochure cover will be an
original work by one of our Coweta County high school students.
We will showcase the art piece at the Spring Tour of Homes.
Please come out and support these local organizations.
Thank you Carol!
We would like to extend a special THANK YOU to Carol Rogers.
Carol has help in the last year with keeping the doors opened at the
museum until we could hire a full time director. We will miss
you at the museum. You can find Carol at her booth at
Scott’s Antique Market.
Interpreting History Through Art
On February 27th 7:00 PM at the Depot History Center, Mr. John
Ehrenhard and Mr. Martin Pate will present Interpreting
History Through Art”. Mr. Ehrenhard, the retired director
of the National Park Service’s southeast Archeological Center,
will introduce the recently published compilation of historic art by
Mr. Pate. Martin was commissioned by the Park service and other
government agencies to depict the history of different regions of the
country. With video projection, Martin will then elaborate on
many of those renditions.
Coffee and desert will follow
For information please contact The Male Academy 770-251-0207
Recipe of the Month Chocolate Éclair Pudding
A fabulous dessert that is quick and easy to make that everyone will love!
1 box of graham crackers
1 medium container of Cool Whip
2 large boxes of instant vanilla pudding w/ 3 cups cold milk
1/3 cup of cocoa, 1 cup sugar & 1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 stick of butter or margarine & 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Begin by mixing the vanilla pudding with the milk and beat until
thick. Then fold in the Cool Whip. Next take out your
best dessert dish or trifle bowl and layer the bottom with graham
crackers. Then spread a portion of the pudding on top of the
crackers, followed by another layer of crackers. Alternate
crackers and pudding, ending with a layer of graham crackers on
top. In a small sauce pan and on low heat, combine the cocoa
powder, evaporated milk and sugar. And bring to a boil. Then
add butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla and let stand for 2
minutes. Then drizzle on top and enjoy! for the finale. Enjoy!
If you have a recipe you would like to share, please email us
at nchs@newnanbiz.net.
Coming in March
On March 24th 7:00 PM at the Depot History Center, Mr. Jeff Smith
will present Soapy Smith, the King of the Frontier Con
Men”. Jeff Smith will travel from California to portray
the infamous Coweta County native, Jefferson R.
Soapy” Smith II. Jeff Smith and Soapy was the grandson of
Dr. Ira Ellis Smith, one of Coweta County’s early
settlers. Soapy” left Coweta County as a young
boy and later made a career of bilking victims from Texas to Colorado
to Alaska during the late 1800’s. Jeff has made a hobby of
researching the life of Soapy” and will relate the
life and times of the infamous Soapy” Smith.
He will also demonstrate some of Soapy’s”
cons. Coffee and desert will follow.
Jeff Smith’s website is www.soapysmith.net
For more information please contact The Male Academy 770-251-0207.
Email: nchs@newnanbiz.net
The Depot History Center
The Depot History Center can be rented out for you events:
weddings, parties, luncheons, meetings. Please contact The Male
Academy at 770-251-0207 for information on renting this historic
building for your next event
Curators Corner
The new permanent exhibit at the History Center
opened last fall. The exhibit features four of Martin
Pate’s paintings centered on the Battle of Brown’s
Mill. Text panels and interactive exhibits enhance the story as
well as expand the scope of the exhibit to include Newnan’s role
as a hospital site during the Civil War and a brief history of Coweta
County. The History Center continues to be an event site and
the exhibit has been planned to allow for unsupervised visitors
during these events.
Georgia State Representative and Newnan resident
Lynn Smith has donated her extensive hat and hat box collection to
the Historical Society. The collection of over 400 hats is
currently being inventoried and a preview” exhibit
is planned at the Male Academy for the spring featuring part of the
collection. A large exhibit featuring all the hats will be at
the History Center when the inventory process is complete.
-Dorothy Pope
Volunteers Needed!
We are in need of volunteer docents to staff the Male Academy.
If you or someone you know would be interested please call the museum.
WE WOULD LOVE TO GET YOU INVOLVED!
To Contact Us
For more information please contact The Male Academy 770-251-0207.
Email: nchs@newnanbiz.net
Phone: 770.251.0207
Fax:770.683.0208
Preservation through Education
.If your newsletter is folded and mailed, this story will appear on
the back. So, it’s a good idea to make it easy to read at a glance.
A question and answer session is a good way to quickly capture the
attention of readers. You can either compile questions that
you’ve received since the last edition or you can summarize some
generic questions that are frequently asked about your organization.
A listing of names and titles of managers in your organization is a
good way to give your newsletter a personal touch. If your
organization is small, you may want to list the names of all
employees. If you have any prices of standard products or services,
you can include a listing of those here. You may want to refer your
readers to any other forms of communication that you’ve created
for your organization.
You can also use this space to remind readers to mark their calendars
for a regular event, such as a breakfast meeting for vendors every
third Tuesday of the month, or a biannual charity auction. If space
is available, this is a good place to insert a clip art image or some
other graphic.
Preservation through Education
Phone: 770.251.0207
Fax:770.683.0208
Email: nchs@newnanbiz.net
P.O. Box 1001
30 Temple Avenue
Newnan, Ga. 30264
Newnan-Coweta Historical Society
Calendar of Events
February 27th Interpreting History Through Art
March 24th Soapy Smith, the King of the Frontier Con Men
April 21st 2007 Spring Tour of Homes
May 6th British Afternoon Tea Dunaway Gardens
Newnan-Coweta
Historical Society
2007 Board of Directors
President:
Mark Mitchell
Vice
President:
Dan Dietz
Secretary:
Andrew Whitlock
Treasurer:
Laurie Pope
Board::
Elizabeth Beers
Jennifer Bigham
Jan Bowyer
Audrey Bray
Sam Edwards
Thomas Lee
Nancy Lewis
Marvin McKoy
Jack Overman
Martha Ann Parks
Pamela Prange
Jason Pyrom
Tom Redwine
Fritz Thum
John Young
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