Coffee County, GA Historical Society

We have someone looking for a 1957-58 SGC annual. If you have or know of one, please contact us and we will give you the contact.

We are in the process if digitizing old High School Annuals. We know all rural schools didn't have them but please let us know if we may borrow one to digitally archive. Ambrose Broxton - have 1960 West Green - have 1950,1954 Nicholls... Satilla Carver - have 1949 Upton -1948-49 See more

Monthly Douglas On My Mind Show featuring Wreaths Across America, the City Clerk Department, and Coffee County Historical Society. https://youtu.be/xiiXH8yzwFM

The City of Douglas would like to remind the general public, industry leaders, and aviation enthusiasts about the Moody AFB Comprehensive Airspace Initiative vi...rtual public hearing today, Thursday, October 29, 2020, 5:30pm-8:00pm. At this virtual public hearing, there will be an opportunity for the public to comment on the environmental analysis and anticipated impacts identified in the Draft EIS. To join the public hearing, citizens are urged to register at https://moodyafbairspaceeis.com/#publichearing. A hard copy of the DRAFT EIS (Economic Impact Statement) can be found at the Douglas County Library or the project Website at www.moodyafbairspaceeis.com. Comments should be submitted on the DRAFT through November 24, 2020, and can be submitted via email to: [email protected] or by mail to: AFCEC/CZN, Attn: Moody AFB Comprehensive Airspace Initiative, 2261 Hughes Avenue, Suite 155, JBSA Lackland, TX 78236-9853 For more information, call Douglas City Manager, Charles Davis (912) 389-3401, Airport Manager, Howard Whidden (912) 384-1409, Community Development Director, Georgia Henderson (912) 389-3432, or https://www.cityofdouglas.com/

Several Douglas Ladies started a City Improvement Club which later became the Douglas Woman's Club and for almost 100 years were actively involved in the betterment of Douglas.

The Coffee County Historical Society placed a sign on GWC Campus commemorating the last remaining Rosenwald School in Coffee County. Those attending were Oscar ...Street, Abe Morris and Tonya LeSure from GWC, relatives of Billy Paulk who donated land for the Paulk school, Irene Murray, Mayor Tony Paulk, Dr. Morris Leis and Carol Morgan, president of the Historical Society. See more

It's Here! Part 1 of our Memory Project is here. Under the direction of of museum exhibit designer, Ricardo Mulero, CHS graduate Samina Patel worked on graphic designs for the website that will be the home for the virtual museum installation which focuses on the 50th anniversary of school integration in Coffee County. It will be offered to the school systym as a virtual Field trip. See the website below: https://www. emergingvoicesofcoffeecounty50thanniversary.com

Want to help keep Douglas beautiful? Join the Keep Douglas Beautiful Team! The City of Douglas Community Development Department is looking for volunteers for the executive board of the newly formed, Keep Douglas Beautiful, a Keep America Beautiful (KAB) affiliate. Read more at https://www.cityofdouglas.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1154 or call us today at 912-383-0277!

Douglas Peanut and Storage company was started in 1947 by Henry Milhollin of Douglas, Ralph Paulk of Ambrose and Pleman Parrish of Moultrie. Located on corner of Baker Hwy and Manilla Ave. The partnership was incorporated in 1959. It served farmers of Coffee and surrounding counties with product and services for peanuts, corn and soybeans. In the 1980s it was purchased by Ralph Evans. This painting by Glenda Daniels was donated to the museum by Curtis Farrar.

Effective immediately, customers are required to wear face coverings to enter all municipal offices operated by the City of Douglas. Face coverings may include non-medical face masks, bandanas, scarves, or cloth. Utility customers without face coverings may make payments online or payment can be placed in the drop box located outside City Hall. For more information, call (912)384-3302 or dial 3-1-1.

New exhibit opens tomorrow: Downtown Douglas 1920 to 2020 (and in between) New museum hours: Thursday 10am to 1pm, Friday 10am to 1pm, Saturday 10am to 2pm. Drop by and visit!

Heritage Station Museum will reopen July 9th. Hours will be Thursdays 10am to 4pm, Fridays 10am to 1pm and Saturdays 10am to 1pm. There will not be History at High Noon in July.

FYI before punctuation - allwordsrantogether Modern punctuation was set by 1650 # - was a symbol for pound 1476 1st printer of English books was William Caxton, he was the first to use the colon : and slash /... 1490s Venetian printer Aldus Manutius introduced the comma 1530 Geoffrey Tory of Paris popularized the apostrophe ' See more

Douglas Paved Roads, 1920 A paved road was made of cement and crushed stone. The following areas were 'paved'. Madison Ave - from Sycamore (now Ashley) to Ward St... Peterson Ave from Hunter St to Sellers St Ward St from Elk Ave to Pearl Ave Sycamore from Tanner Ave to Madison FYI a block of Tanner St was closed off when additions were made to the Courthouse.

Douglas. 1920 Douglas Fire Dept. consisted of 12 volunteers and a 'paid chauffeur'. The chauffeur was paid by the city by # of fire calls. They had 2 extension ladders and a 25' hose on a reel. There was 1 40 gallon chemical tank. The fire alarm in Douglas could be heard within a 1 mile circle of the courthouse. There was also land-line notification. How times have changed!

We hope to reopen in June. Here's historical trivia while you wait. 1920- Douglas had 2 artesian wells with gravity and pumping service; there was a 12000 gal reservoir and water pipes were laid in 1903. Douglas' average water consumption we 2,121 gal. More to tomorrow.

CITY OF DOUGLAS OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED APRIL 10-14, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Douglas will temporarily close its city-owned (or managed) government office spaces on Monday, April 13, 2020 and Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in addition to the holiday closure scheduled for Friday, April 10, 2020 in observance of Good Friday. Deep cleaning of all city-owned (or managed) government office spaces will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2020. At this time, all offices are scheduled to be re-opened on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 8:00am. The City of Douglas apologizes for any inconvenience however, this is essential to continue to protect City of Douglas employees against COVID-19. For all non-emergency utility issues, please call (912) 384-3302 or dial 3-1-1.