Attached is a 2 minute promotional video that was premiered at the city of East Point's 4th of July celebration. East Point is 1 of the 5 groups that participated in People TV's documentary "Sidewalk Stories" 2009. This short promo leaves out the best parts. The full documentary includes many vintage photos of East Point that were provided by the East Point Historical Society. The full version also includes a nicely homespun interview with the Historical Societies own Olen Gunnin. There is a URL within this promo that directs you to a website where copies can be purchased. If you saw the documentary in it's entirety at the 4th festivities and enjoyed the old stories and vintage photographs, We have a house full of the same in our museum on Norman Berry Dr. Drop by, it is free and open to the public. See our hours to the right.
WWII Memorial donated to EPHS.
The East Point VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) Post 7007, has closed. We will miss the presence of this great institution in East Point and mourn it's passing. However, the East Point Historical Society is extremely grateful that the person charged with liquidating the buildings contents decided to make a very important donation to the EPHS. The post has handed over to the custody of our Curator, the framed photographs of the East Point men that died in WWII. these photographs were a part of their "Memorial Tribute Wall" and will now rest in a place of honor at the Historical Society for all to see.
Now available at the Historical Society by the Historical research firm, TRC.
"PUBLIC HOUSING IN EAST POINT, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA: A SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY.HILLCREST HOMES AND WASHINGTON CARVER HOMES."
The Historical Society participated by providing materials and assistance to the firms researchers at our facility. This was a project carried out under the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the Housing Authority of East Point and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division.
TRC conducted historical research and recordation of the Hillcrest Homes and Washington Carver Homes in the City of East Point, Ga. The goal of the project was to provide a comprehensive history of public housing in the City of East Point and to provide a permanent archival record of the two developments prior to the sale of the properties.
The Historical Society participated by providing materials and assistance to the firms researchers at our facility. This was a project carried out under the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the Housing Authority of East Point and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division.
TRC conducted historical research and recordation of the Hillcrest Homes and Washington Carver Homes in the City of East Point, Ga. The goal of the project was to provide a comprehensive history of public housing in the City of East Point and to provide a permanent archival record of the two developments prior to the sale of the properties.
Civil War and Indian Artifacts.
If at any time you or any one that you know have found either Civil War or Indian artifacts in East Point, Ga. Please let us at the East Point Historical Society know. We are not going to ask you to donate the item to our museum (would be nice) but our main interest is to document where they were found.
A PLEA TO RELIC HUNTERS.
We have had several reports of relic hunters being allowed to hunt on private property in East Point with the property owners permission. We at the East Point Historical Society understand the reasons that you hunt and we do not question that. We however are sending out this plea to relic hunters in hope that they will try and understand that this is East Point's History. We have very, very few relics related to the Civil War and the Creek Indian Nation.
We are not asking you to stop hunting BUT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PAY A SMALL AMOUNT OF HOMAGE AND RESPECT TO OUR CITY HISTORY. Please consider sharing a very small portion of your finds with us so that we can record the history of the Civil War accurately in East Point, so that we can share this history and pride with others who would be glad to see it. These are not just standard relics, they are East Point's heritage. Please let us have just a little bit of what comes from our past, Please consider sharing a little of it with us, we are not asking you to give it all but just a small portion of any medium or large finds so that we can preserve the history of what happened here. See our hours, email and phone in the right column. Any donation can remain anonymous if so wished.
If you are a property owner with relics and allow relic hunters please pass this plea on to them or consider a requirement that they hand a small portion over to you so that that you can insure that we receive some to display for the future generations to appreciate.
Thank you.
Briarwood Alumni contribute a part of their history.
This painting of the Corsair hung in the entrance way of Briarwood High School for many years. It was donated in presentation to the East Point Historical Society at the all class reunion on June 13, 2009 by the reunion committee in honor of Max E. McBrayer, Principle.It was painted by Briarwood alumni Bill Adams.
