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'Possum Eaters Convention
December 5, 1946, brought the 34th annual 'Possum Eaters Convention - which was held in Newnan for many years at Bud Gay's restaurant on East Broad Street. The menu cooked by the popular black restaurant proprietor included crisp and brown roasted…
A DISTRICT CHURCH MEETING
A district church meeting held in 1945 drew a large crowd at the Jones Hill United Methodist Church on Walk Carmichael Road. The Rev. R.W. Sutton, kneeling in the center with the basket, was pastor. This photo is provided by Claudia Mae Powell Berry,…
A SACRED HARP SINGING
A sacred harp singing was the occasion for this photograph of the McCullough family at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church near Senoia, Georgia, in 1907. Show in the photograph are Arch McCullough, Mrs. Cleo Tidwell McCullough, Euell McCullough, Grady…
A SCENE FROM 1929
This group of young people is a Sunday School class from East Newnan Baptist and Methodist Church shown in a 1929 photo. There were 90 pupils in the class, and the teacher is seventh from the right on the first row. Among the names that can…
As Families Go To Church
This photo shows Newnan First United Methodist Church under construction. Notice the flag on the top of the steeple and the workmen standing there. Providing the scene was Henry Chapman.
Baptist Convention in Newnan
The Georgia Baptist Convention met in Newnan in November 1917 at the First Baptist Church on West Washington Street. Church records give a brief mention of the event, saying that A.N. Freeman gave the welcome on behalf of the First Baptist Church and…
BETHLEHEM SCHOOL
Bethlehem School was located on the south side of Bethlehem Church on Bethlehem Church Road in rural Coweta County. When the school was established is unknown, but it ceased operation about 1928.
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHOIR, 1930
This photograph shows the 20-member choir of Central Baptist Church in Newnan about 1920. From left are, font, Sara Perry, Myrtle Mann, Marjorie Sieb Yancy, Alice Byram Arnold, (unidentified), Mrs. Hand, Nannie Cliff Hamilton, Ruth Arnall; second…
Central Baptist Church Sunday School
These youngsters were in the Primary Department of Central Baptist Church in Newnan in June 1926. From left are, seated Rosa Deck, Ida Lee Ellis, Helen Cole Jones, Ann Glover Parrott, Ruth Thomas, Tom Farmer, George Fisher, Cliff B. Glover, Everette…
CHRISTMAS SPLENDOR
This scene is of the Christmas decorations at Central Baptist Church in Newnan in 1938. The photo is among a group provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Klein.
EARLY VIEW OF CENTRAL BAPTIST
This photograph of the Central Baptist Church in Newnan was taken before the Carnegie Library building was constructed. It was included in a small booklet, "Sixteen Views of Newnan, Ga.," published by j.F. Lee Drug Co. in the early 1900s. This photo…
Em, Em, Good!
Eating plates of spaghetti in this scene from 1973 are a young John Bolin, left, and Carol Sprayberry. The photo, provided by Dick Bolin, was published to remind Coweta County folks to attend the annual spaghetti supper sponsored by the Henry…
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, SENOIA
Shown on this postcard from the early 1900s is First Baptist Church in Senoia. The card, loaned by Charles Strickland, has a February 19090 postmark stamped on the back and was mailed to Greenville, Ga. It was published by the Senoia Drug Store and…
LADIES BIBLE CLASS, CENTRAL BAPTIST
The Ladies' Bible Class of Central Baptist Church is shown in this photo. It is provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Cline from a group of photos that belonged to her sister, the late Mary Glover Nixon. Cliff Glover provided the identification for the…
LIBERTY GIRLS
These young women were members of Liberty Christian Church, probably around the turn of the century. The photograph is provided by T.H. Holeman, whose mother is in the group. From left are, front, Eva Carter (Warren), Jennibell Hyde (Copeland),…
Long-Ago Homecoming
An old fashioned homecoming is a tradition at Elim Baptist Church, one of the oldest churches in Coweta County. This photograph shows the crowd at the Elim homecoming on August 30, 1936. Many improvements and changes have been seen around the Handy…
Mt. Carmel Methodist Church
This photo is of the Sunday School of Mt. Carmel Methodist Church in 1930. From left are, front, 1-Wayne Storey, 2-Ray Storey, 3-Ruth Spradlin, 4-Catherine Lyle, 5-Lorine Storey, 6-Dempsey Spiegel, 7-J.W. Storey; second row, 8-Lee McKoy, 9-Annie Mae…
Neill Wrote Church History
William Tatum Neill (1848-1918), right, wrote the history of Bethel Methodist Church. At left is his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Hall Neill (1852-1911).
NEWNAN FIRST METHODIST
The cornerstone for the first brick building of the Newnan First Methodist Episcopal Church was laid on August 25, 1874. Two views of the old church building are shown in these photographs. The church, the congregation of which is now Newnan First…
Old-Time Baptism
These people are taking part in a Baptism by Elim Baptist Church at Wayland Lyle's pond in 1944. The Rev. Glen Waldrop was pastor at the time. Some of the people have been identified in the photo. From left are, unidentified, unidentified, Beulah…
POST BIBLE CLASS
This photo shows the Post Bible Class of the Grantville First Methodist Church in 1926. The Rev. J.R. Turner was pastor at the time the picture was made in front of the old church, which was built in 1891. In the group are, from left, front, the Rev.…
Sarah-Hall Missionary Society
This group of women formed the Sarah Hall Ladies' Missionary Society at Central Baptist Church in 194, when Mrs. Karl Nixon (the former Mary Glover) was president. The picture is from a group of photos provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Klein, the late…
SINGING SCHOOL
A week-long "singing school" was held for Sargent Baptist Church about 1919 by a Professor C.H. Bottoms from Jonesboro. The participants were captured in the photograph provided by T.H. Holeman. Professor Bottoms is the bald gentleman standing ti the…
SUNDAY SCHOOL GRADUATION
These Central Baptist Church youngsters are shown at a Sunday School graduation in the early 1930s. They were advancing from the Beginner's Department to the next level of the church school. In the photo are, from left, Bill Deck, James Hutchesn,…
T.A. CASTON'S SUNDAY SCHOOL
This photograph shows the members of T.A. Caston's Sunday School class taught at the old Arnco School about 1932. From left are, front, Leone Caswell Almon, Essia Smith Horsley, Dorris Favors, Reva Favors Thigpen; second row, Blanch Jackson Jones,…
W.G. POST SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
The W.G. Post Sunday School Class of the First Methodist Church in Newnan gathered in the church fellowship hall to celebrate an anniversary of the Post Bible Class in the 1930s. From left are, seated, Allen Post, who became a noted Atlanta…