Free cemetery tours set for May 16 during Mountain Laurel

Once again, free guided tours will be offered at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, during the Mountain Laurel Festival. Follow the signs to the cemetery entrance, located at the corner of Wayne and Jefferson Streets. Tour guides representing Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. will conduct walking tours. …

What’s in a name?

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ข๐™š? ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜Œ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜”๐˜ค๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜”๐˜ณ๐˜ด. ๐˜‘.๐˜›. ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜Œ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜”๐˜ค๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฏ ๐˜›. ๐˜”๐˜ค๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ This collection of names is significant to the Old Clarkesville Cemetery for a meaningful reason. Georgia was the gatekeeper through whom we understand the stories we steward. It is through the lens of her girlhood memory that we …

History among the Hemlocks โ€“ A Spirited Stroll through the Old Clarkesville Cemetery

This fall, a live-action version of long-buried history is being resurrected at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery. This repeat event hosted by the Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. board of directors invites visitors into the historic cemetery to learn more about four individuals who sleep beneath the towering native trees. History among the Hemlocks: A Spirited …