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Letter from potential teacher [Miss Minnie McGee] to Secretary of the Board of Trustees Ashburn Public Schools requesting position (August 1, 1930)
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Envelope
Postmarked: August 1, 1930
2 cents postage stamp
Address to: Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Ashburn Public Schools
Postmarked: August 1, 1930
2 cents postage stamp
Address to: Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Ashburn Public Schools
Letter from Prof. E. Murray Wharton to Ashburn School Board of Trustees requesting consideration (January 8, 1930)
226 Boscoma Ave.,
January 8, 1930
School Board of Trustees
Ashburn, Ga.
Dear Sirs,
I do not know what changes you are contemplating making in the ensuing school year, but if you are going to elect a new Superintendent or other teacher, I…
January 8, 1930
School Board of Trustees
Ashburn, Ga.
Dear Sirs,
I do not know what changes you are contemplating making in the ensuing school year, but if you are going to elect a new Superintendent or other teacher, I…
Letter from R.L Jones Poultry to Mr. A.C. Hawkins (1908)
Script:
Mr. A.C. Hawkins (Lancaster, Mass)
Dear Sir,
Please write me your best price on one Barred Plymouth cockerel about one year old. I want a nice bird something that will do to show. Also write me best price on two 2 year old hens nice…
Mr. A.C. Hawkins (Lancaster, Mass)
Dear Sir,
Please write me your best price on one Barred Plymouth cockerel about one year old. I want a nice bird something that will do to show. Also write me best price on two 2 year old hens nice…
Letter from teacher [Miss Louise Forbes] to F.M. Tison (April 11, 1934)
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Ashburn, GA
April 11, 1934
Mr. F.M. Tison
Ashburn, Ga.
Dear Mr. Tison,
I received your letter telling me of my reelection as high school teacher in the Ashburn school. this is to tel you of my acceptance of the position.
Yours…
April 11, 1934
Mr. F.M. Tison
Ashburn, Ga.
Dear Mr. Tison,
I received your letter telling me of my reelection as high school teacher in the Ashburn school. this is to tel you of my acceptance of the position.
Yours…
Lieutenant Austin Scott Writes From Germany
"Word has been received from Lt. Austin Scott, son of Dr. and Mrs. W.R. Scott of Ashburn, who was reported in January a prisoner in Germany. He wrote a card to his mother dated Jan. 3, 1944 which was received this week. The messags [message] was…
Linda Wiggins Williford
On March 24, 2021, Linda Wiggins Williford, daughter of Henry Richard “H.R.” Wiggins (May 10, 1924 – October 14, 2010) and Frankie Ireland Wiggins (November 7, 1923 – September 5, 2018), sat down for an hour-long interview with the Turner County…
Linda Wiggins Williford - Wiregrass Farmer History
To read more of Linda Wiggins Williford's interview, click here: https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/04/11/linda-wiggins-williford/
Live Oak Church Piano
Location: Live Oak Rd in Ashburn, GA
Live Oak Methodist Church
Live Oak Methodist Church, founded in September 1888, is located on Live Oak Rd. The church has been completely abandoned and in disrepair.
Live Oak Methodist Church
Live Oak Methodist Church, founded in September 1888, is located on Live Oak Rd. The church has been completely abandoned and in disrepair.
Live Oak Road
Named after the Live Oak tree, official tree of Georgia. Also, located on Live Oak Road is Live Oak Methodist Church.
Live Oak Tree covered in Ivy
Location: 507 N Main St in Ashburn, GA
Local Architect, Contractor, Built Theater at Ashburn
Description of the now burned down Ashburn Theater.
Local festival seeks name; set of last weekend in March
"The Festival Committee agreed to have a contest to name the event. The Committee is also seeking someone to draw a mascot for the planned annual event..."
Looks and Rides Like a Pullman Car
The motor caravan was built and owned by ex-Senator Clinton F Shingler. Everything in the car is a Georgia product. It is all Georgia-made.
Lt. Austin Scott is Home from Nazi Prison
Lt. Austin Scott, son of Dr. and Mrs. W.R. Scott of Ashburn, arrived in Ashburn Monday night is being warmly welcome home. He has been a prisoner of war in Germany since Dec. 8, 1943, when the plane which he piloted was shot down over Greece. He was…
Lt. Austin Scott Liberated from German Prison
"Lt. Austin Scott has been liberated from a German prison camp, according to a cablegram from him received by his wife, Mrs. Mary Raines Scott last Friday. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. W.R. Scott received word Jan. 7, 1944 that he was missing in action…
Lt. Ernest W. Garner Declared Officially Dead
"Altho hostilities of [World] War II has ceased, yet, the grim tragedies still goes on. This is impressed on Turner County's citizens this week more indelibly and forcibly when the news came to Ashburn last Thursday from the government to Mrs. E.W.…
Lt. J.J. Story Reported Dead by Government
Col. and Mrs. J.J. Story have received word from the government that their son, Lt. J.J. Story Jr., who has been missing in action over Germany since Nov. 5, is officially dead. The German government notified the American Red Cross, who relayed the…
Lt. Story of Ashburn Missing In Action
![1944 Nov 30 WGF - John J. Story Jr MIA [ww2].jpg](https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/files/square_thumbnails/b8283c63f9166411da4dbe088c77f0d6.jpg "1944 Nov 30 WGF - John J. Story Jr MIA [ww2].jpg")
"Turner County's casualty list, Lt. John J. Story Jr., pilot of a standstill for a number of months, last Thursday received a shocking addition when Col. and Mrs. J.J. Story received a War Department telegram stating that their only son, Lt. John J.…
Lt. W.W. Odom Reported Dead By Government
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Mrs. W.W. Odom [Sr.], mother of Lt. W.W. Odom [Jr.], has received word from the government that Lt. Odom who has been missing since December 30, 1943 over France is officially dead. Turner County citizens are deeply grieved to hear the final news of…
Lynching in Turner County
Waycross Evening Herald dated Saturday, April 16, 1910. The headline reads and the article details the lynching of two African American men, Albert Royal and Charley Jackson, near Amboy, Georgia. The article explains that the trouble started from an…
Lynching Near Ashburn
The Turner County Banner reported on April 15, 1910, the brutal lynching of Albert Royal and Charles Jackson, two African American men, by a white mob near Ashburn, Georgia. The men were forcibly taken from their home, tied to trees, and shot…
Magnolia Blossoms
Located: 270 Glynn Cook Rd. in Ashburn, GA
Magnolia Tree
Location: 536 Grand St., in Ashburn, GA
Main Street Ashburn, 1977
main street, Ashburn GA, police cruisers parked at right
Main Street Restoration
Sometimes you have to remove it all to build it back up.
The work being done to make the building in Main St is so exciting. Just removing the fallen-in door frames and fixing the roofs are making a difference!
Location: Main St in Ashburn,…
The work being done to make the building in Main St is so exciting. Just removing the fallen-in door frames and fixing the roofs are making a difference!
Location: Main St in Ashburn,…