by Joy Odom Based on court records, the trial of Clarence Newton Johnson for the murder of his son-in-law, Ernest “Bill” Buffington,...

The trial of Clarence Newton Johnson for the murder of his son-in-law, Ernest Buffington, was held at the Dade County courthouse during...

I came across a picture at the library a few weeks ago that fascinated me. It was a picture of almost 40 young women made in 1948, the...

The Head River Baptist Church was and is a beautiful, isolated place of worship on Lookout Mountain that seems to radiate peace and...

On December 19, 2020, we wish to remember our veterans, honor their service and teach our children about them. To date, Wreaths Across...

Note: The following article is taken from the History of Dade County, Georgia, Volume II. The articles for this book were written by...

Several years ago, Magistrate Judge Joel McCormick’s father, Bert McCormick, borrowed some books I’ve collected in doing genealogy to...

(This article appears in Vol. II of the Dade County History Book. It was written several years ago and does not cover more recent history...

As we should always remember, Memorial Day is not just the beginning of summer or an excuse for stores to hold a sale. It is not even a...

Editor's note: This is the final installment of Verenice's memoir about growing up on a mule-and horse-powered farm near Valley Head...

These two church histories appear in Volume II of the History of Dade County, Georgia, which was published by the Dade County Historical...

Editor's Note: This is the fourth installment of Verenice's memoir about growing up on a local farm during the Great Depression. It was...

Editor's Note: This is the third installment of Verenice's memoir about growing up on a farm near Valley Head during the Great...

Editor's Note: This is the second part of local historian Linda Wilson's findings on the World War I veterans depicted in this old...

Editor's Note: This is part 2 of Verenice Hawkins' memoir about growing up on a farm near Valley Head during the Great Depression. Scroll...

Editor's Note: Verenice Hawkins is one of Dade County's great natural resources. As Dade's public health nurse, she vaccinated generation...

Dade County World War I Inductees. First Row: Len Mason, Asa Reeves, Grady Hawkins, Charlie Gass, Bert Holtzhower, Gene Bates. Second...

Bob Dombrowski and Mary Petruska of the Trenton Arts Council in an "American Gothic" pose in 2010 in front of the Wildwood barn Bob used...

This time, instead of a history article, we’re having an historical picture. This picture shows a group of students at Rising Fawn Junior...

The Georgia Historic Preservation Division is now accepting applications for the Georgia Centennial Farm Award. To qualify, your farm...

The Dade County Historical Society announces its third annual Cemetery Walk, which will take place on Saturday afternoon, April 25, hour...

Joy Odom did a wonderful and comprehensive job of explaining how Dade County came to be and what the 1850 census could tell us about our...

The Dade County Historical Society has announced plans to facilitate Phase Two of our county-wide historical structures survey. The...

Editor's Note: This is the final installment of Joy Odom's Georgia Land Lottery series. For the others, click the history icon from the...

6th Georgia Captain John Guinn Hanna was killed at Antietam on Sept. 17, 1862. Historical photo courtesy Neal Thompson. Editor's Note:...

On Saturday, February 1, at 2 p.m., Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 45-minute program at the...

Editor's note: This is a new installment in Joy Odom's ongoing series on the Georgia Land Lottery. For preceding installments, click the...

Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.--On Saturday, January 18, at 2 p.m., Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special...

Editor's note: This is a new installment in Joy Odom's ongoing series on the Georgia Land Lottery. For preceding installments, click the...

In 1832, after the forced departure of the Cherokee Indians from what had been their lands for hundreds of years, the state of Georgia...

Because the procedures used for the previous lotteries had worked so well, the state authorities didn’t make many significant changes in...

After the last hopes and efforts of the Cherokees had been defeated and they were on their way out of the state to their designated...

The land lottery system that was used in 1805 in Georgia worked so well that the state government continued the system to distribute new...

This is Part 3 of Joy Odom's series on the Georgia Land Lottery. Access the earlier columns by clicking the Historically Speaking icon on...

It must have been exciting to live in Georgia in early 1805--even if you lived in the hindmost of hinterlands, and there were a lot of...

These days when we hear someone refer to the Georgia lottery, we think of the state-sponsored, scratch-and-win-type games of chance that...

Sometimes, I just can’t settle on a straight-up historical story. If you have written anything that requires research, then it was...

A Veteran’s Wreath is a sign of honor and respect for all the men and women who have served the United States of America in military...

The Historical Society met on Saturday with about 10 members present. We had a very productive meeting. We continue to work and plan for...

On December 14, 2019, a coalition of Dade County organizations hopes to place wreaths on each Dade County veteran’s grave in the...

First, thanks to all who participated either in preparing or presenting and also to the 85 or so folks who attended the Dade Historical...

As you read this article, The Dade County Historical Society is preparing a program for the public about caves in Dade County. This...

(Photo of Marion Smith by Bruce Morgan) On Thursday evening, Sept. 5, the Dade County Historical Society is presenting a program which we...

Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.-- In partnership with the National Park Service, Eastern National would like to invite you to meet author John R....

Let’s recap the activities of the year for the Historical Society. We tried for two months to host the hike into the Coke Ovens in the...

On Saturday August 17, at 10 a.m., Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will provide a free 90-minute, 1.2-mile walking...

In previous articles, I have told the stories of two of the Dade Countians we celebrated at this year’s Dade Historical Society Cemetery...

Most of the time when doing any kind of writing project, you find information that is not pertinent to the actual project but is related...

Many of us in Dade County have heard the legend about Rising Fawn getting its name from an Indian of the same name, but how many know...

The Atlanta Federal Penitentiary is a massive and imposing structure located on the southeast side of the city of Atlanta. It was built...