Fifty members

and friends helped the Old Campbell County Historical Society celebrate

its 30 th birthday at its Christmas luncheon recently.

The society

was formed in 1970 and has been busy in that time housing research records

and museum artifacts and refurbishing its headquarters, the 1871 Old Campbell

County Courthouse.

The county

was formed in 1828 from parts of Fayette, DeKalb, Carroll and Coweta counties.

In 1932 the county became part of Fulton County.

In honor of

those early society workers, its research room has been named for the

late Rev. Henley Campbell and Fred Greer. At the 30 th anniversary

meeting, its meeting room was named for long-time workers Annie Sara Camp

Johnston and Frank Parker.

Also at the

birthday luncheon, a new category of membership was announced. Those who

were born in Old Campbell County will be given a complimentary one-year

membership.

Guests were

from several other societies including Frances Cowart Reeves, who was

born in Old Campbell County, and Carolyn Cary from Fayette County.

The society

meets at the Old Campbell County Courthouse each third Sunday at 3 p.m.

For information phone Dot Lassiter, 770-064-6007 or Nancy Cornell, 770-996-6796.