Ellen Davis Jenkins has joined the staff at the Newnan Coweta Historical Society. She will be managing facilities rentals of the McRitchie-Hollis Museum and the Historic Depot. She will also be developing educational programing and community outreach for NCHS.
Jenkins grew up in Newnan and graduated from Newnan High School before earning her undergraduate degree in history from the University of West Georgia. She also holds a master’s degree in elementary education from Western Governors University.
As a Newnan native, Jenkins has strong roots in the area. She was a teacher at Trinity Christian School and The Heritage School and worked with the Summit Family YMCA summer camp program. In 2007, she and her husband Matt moved to Durham, North Carolina, where she taught at Duke School and developed a wide variety of summer programs. She and her husband have recently returned to Newnan and live in the downtown area.
“I’m excited to be back home and part of such a great group of people who are working to preserve Newnan’s history,” she said. “I have wonderful childhood memories of my family being involved in so many different events and activities at the Male Academy Museum. I’m looking forward to fostering that sense of history and community in the next generation of Newnan residents.”
“We are looking forward to working with Ellen to strengthen our programming, marketing, and outreach at the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society – especially programming for children, where her experience as a teacher will be a valuable asset,” said Executive Director Jeff Bishop. “She will be a valuable part of the NCHS team as we plan for the future.”
