Parallel Names
- Grady County History Museum (101 North Broad St. Cairo, GA 39828)
Biographical Note
The Grady County Historical Society, Inc. was organized in March of 1966. Through the efforts of Miss Wessie Connell, the public librarian for many years, a group of about 45 citizens met at the Roddenbery Memorial Library and set the dues at 50 cents for families and 25 cents for individuals. In 1993 the Society received its Certificate of Incorporation and a 501(c)(3) status as a non-profit organization.
The Society’s goals: To discover, collect, and disseminate any material which may help to establish, illustrate or educate the general public to the history of the area; including its exploration, settlement, development, and activities in peace and in war, and its advancement in population, wealth, education, arts, science, agriculture, manufacturers, trade and transportation.
The material may include printed material such as histories, genealogies, biographies, descriptions, gazetteers, directories; manuscript material such as letters, diaries, journals, memoranda reminiscences, rosters, service records, account books, charts, surveys, and field books; and museum material such as pictures, photographs, paintings, portraits, scenes, aboriginal artifacts, and material objects illustrative of life, conditions, events, and activities of the past and the present.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Collection number: CA-002-001-021
Scope and Contents
This document includes materials related to the history of First Methodist/Cairo First Church in Grady County, Georgia. The contents feature pamphlets on church history, newspaper clippings, Bible class records, a centennial booklet, and a list of bishops, presiding elders, and pastors from 1867 to 1967. It also contains both handwritten and typed letters dated 1965. These materials are part of the Churches series within the Grady County Historical Society Collection, housed at Valdosta...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1867-2023
Item
Collection number: CA-002-001-023
Scope and Contents
These files are part of the Churches series within the Grady County Historical Society Collection. It includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and postcards documenting various churches in Grady County, including Long Branch Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Methodist Church, and Cairo Methodist Church. The original items are held by the Grady County Historical Society and were provided to Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections for digitization and online...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1885-1989
Series — Bag ca-002-001_grady-county-churches_bag.zip: Series CA-002-001
Collection number: CA-002-001
Scope and Contents
The Grady County Historical Society Churches series, comprises a collection of documents and images spanning several decades, primarily from the 19th and 20th centuries. The records include a variety of church-related files, such as church histories, congregation records, and registers specific to various churches in Grady County, Georgia. Notable denominations represented include Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist churches, each providing insight into the religious, social, and community...
Dates:
circa 1826-2023
