Union County Historical Society Blairsville Georgia

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Armed Forces Day
It is a day to pay tribute to men and women who serve the United States’ armed forces. Armed Forces Day is also part of Armed Forces Week,
which begins on the second Saturday of May.
Special Bell music from the Clock Tower
every 15 minutes this Saturday And Sunday
Friday Night Concerts
every Friday Night 7:00 p.m. until the end of October
For Schedule!
No admission fee, musicians volunteer their time and talent!
Donations for the upkeep of the courthouse, always welcome.

Pioneers of Union County Music Awards, 2012
Shape Note, Blue Grass & Old Time Country Music
for more info and nominating process, click here!

2012
Ongoing Activities of the Society
✦ sponsored or co-sponsored by the Historical Society ✦
✦ sponsored by other organizations ✦

Please contact us at:
history1@windstream.net or 706.745.5493

✦ EVERY EVENING ~ Bell Music from the Courthouse Tower
Town Square, 7:o0 - 8:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. before Friday Night Concert, music varies by the season.
✦ EVERY 1st TUES. ~ Lecture Series
Courtroom of the Court House@ 7:o0 p.m.
For future speaker schedule
✦ EVERY 3rd THURS. ~ Shape Note Singing Practice
Courtroom of the Court House @ 7:00 p.m
Beginners and listeners welcome!
✦ EVERY FRIDAY ~ Friday Night Concerts
May 4 through the end of October, Courtroom of the Courthouse @ 7:00 p.m for schedule!
✦ SECOND TUESDAY of each month ~ U.C.H.S. Board of Directors meeting, Conference Room of the Courthouse @ 9:30 a.m.



✦ Pioneers of Mountain Music Awards Program, postponed
We are still seeking nominations.
for more info on nominating process, click here!
✦ MAY 4 ~ Friday Nights Concerts begins.
Click here for the weekly concert schedule!
✦ MAY 19 - Armed Forces Day, Yellow Ribbon Day
✦ MAY 21 - July 6 ~ Special - All Wars and Veterans Exhibit from Union County Historic Courthouse, Mondays - Saturdays
✦ MAY 26 ~ Memorial Day Parade
• Parade @ 10:00 a.m.
• Memorial Service at Union County War Memorial @ 11:00 a.m.
✦ MAY 26 & 27 ~ Spring Arts & Crafts Festival
on the grounds of the Society’s Mountain Life Museum
for more info!
✦ JULY 24 ~ Society’s Summer Picnic
Byron Herbert Reece Memorial, Hwy. 19/29 S, @ 6:00 p.m.,
Covered Dish Dinner - John Kaye, Speaker
✦ SEPTEMBER 1 & 2 ~ Mountain Heritage Festival
Always Labor Day weekend, 9:00 a.m - 5:00p.m.,
for more info!
✦ OCTOBER 13 ~ Sorghum Festival Parade
11:00 a.m., for more info on Parade and Festival!
✦ OCTOBER 27 ~ Halloween on the Square
for more info!
✦ NOVEMBER 13 ~ UCHS Volunteer Luncheon
Community Center, Butternut Creek @ 11:30 a.m.
call Society office for more info!
✦ DECEMBER ??~ Friday Night Christmas Concert
North Georgia Chamber Symphony, Inc.
Court House, 7:00 p.m.
✦ DECEMBER 1 ~ Christmas Parade, 2:00 pm.
Santa Claus before the parade in the courthouse, click here!
✦ DECEMBER 4 ~ The Society’s Annual Christmas Dinner & Meeting Brackett Room, United Community Bank @ 6:00 p.m.
✦ DECEMBER 8 ~ Rain date for Christmas Parade @ 2:00 pm.
✦ DECEMBER ?? ~ Misty Mountain Railroad Tours
2:00 p.m. each day, tours begin promptly at 2:00 p.m.
$5.00 donation, proceeds benefit the Historical Society
For more information and directions, click here!

For information on all of the Society's Christmas events, click here!

Other Heritage Events in Union County

✦ APRIL 24 - 29 ~ Blairsville Kiwanis Mountain Fair
Airport Industrial Park.
Opening at 5pm on Tues.-Fri., noon on Sat., 1pm on Sun.
✦ JUNE 9 & 10 ~ Blairsville Scottish Festival
✦ ?? ~ Green Bean Festival has been moved to the Union County Farmers Market for 2012
✦ OCTOBER 6 & 7 ~ Indian Summer Festival in Suches
Always the first weekend in October for 34 years
All proceeds to benefit Woody Gap School
✦ OCTOBER 13, 14 & 20, 21 ~ Sorghum Festival
✦ VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ~ Byron Herbert Reece Society

Bud Akins - Union County Historical Society President

Museum and Office are in the Historic Court House on the Square
The museum is open to the public.
Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed on Saturdays, January thru April

Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for those under 6 years of age. Educational tours for school classes always welcome,
please contact us.


Union County Historical Society, PO Box 35, Blairsville, GA 30514
history1@windstream.net
706.745.5493

Join the Union County Historical Society!

We always need volunteers!
To contribute, contact Shirley Walker, Volunteer Coordinator at
history1@windstream.net or 706.745.5493

Official web site of the Union County Historical Society of Georgia, copyright 2012