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Upcoming EventsNext Monthly Meeting - June 25, 2026 - 6PMUpcoming Programs

Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events 2026

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Monthly Meetings

Flovilla Schoolhouse - 106 Collier St. Flovilla, GA 30216

The Butts County Historical Society meets the 4th Thursday of each month at 6 pm in the Flovilla School House. This meeting is open to the public who may have an interest in history. If you would like to be a member, go to our forms page to download our membership form or come to a meeting and fill out a membership form at the meeting.  

Please come enjoy refreshments while you visit with friends and meet new friends with an interest just like you.

Next monthly meeting

Next Meeting - June 25, 2026 - 6PM

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EVENTS for 2026

Hotel Museum Tours

The Hotel will open April 4, 2026 - December 6 2026

Saturdays - 10AM - 5PM

Sundays - 10AM - 5PM

Appointments are available also!

Stop by the gift shop in the Hotel Museum to pick up some souvenirs and memorabilia.

Worship Services - Indian Springs Chapel

The Indian Springs Chapel will host worship services on the 1st Sunday of May, June, July, and August. All are welcome to come and worship.


Dates and Times:

May 3, 2026 - 9AM

June 7, 2026 - 9AM

July 5, 2026 - 9AM

August 2, 2026 - 9AM


Location:

Indian Springs Chapel

Across from Big Chief Country Store

1834 HWY 42 S

Flovilla, GA 30216


Worship Services - Indian Springs Chapel

Worship Services - Indian Springs Chapel

Worship Services - Indian Springs Chapel

The Native People Festival will be September 5th and 6th at the Indian Spring Hotel.


Dates and Times:

September 5th & 6th - 9AM - 5PM


Location:

Indian Spring Hotel

1807 HWY 42 S

Flovilla, GA 30216


Moments in Butts County History

Worship Services - Indian Springs Chapel

Worship Services - Indian Springs Chapel

Listen every Thursday at 11:35 a.m. on 92.1 FM WJGA to hear Moments in Butts County History with Ed Hoard.

upcoming programs

Upcoming Programs (Subject to Change)

  • July - No Meeting each July


  • August - Greg Brookings - Revolutionary War Politics & The Last Loyalist Governor


  • September - Kay Lanning Minchew - History of FDR (Georgia Connections)


  • October - Michael Morris - Emerging Gender Roles for Southeastern Indian Women: Mary Musgrove 


Thursday, August 27, 2026

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Past Programs

Past Programs

2026

  • January - Gordon Johnston - 7 Islands of the Ocmulgee
  • February - Matt Garrison - Officer Down 5 Slain Officers of Butts County
  • March - Dianne Wilcox - "Gateway to National Expansion"
  • April - Jessica Whitehead - Central State Hospital
  • May - Ashley Quinn - Graveyard Ground Project


2025

  • January - Elections
  • February - Joe Ed New - How to care for cast iron.
  • March - Kimberly Rooker - Roots in Butts Co. 1825-2025
  • April - Mark Pifer - At last, the truth about Chief McIntosh.
  • May - Doc Johnson's Traveling Miracle Medicine Show
  • June - Lannie and Jay Haygood - Living History of the Civil War.
  • July - No meeting each July.
  • August - Dianne Wilcox - The Pen is Mighty.
  • September - Toni Phillips - What's in the Courthouse?
  • October - Hans Broder - From Henry Co. Banker to Author.
  • November - No meeting each November.
  • December - No meeting each December

Moments in butts county history

Moments in Butts County History

Listen every Thursday at 11:35 a.m. on 92.1 FM WJGA to hear Moments in Butts County History with Ed Hoard. Click on the button below to read the Moments in Butts County History online.

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Next Meeting - Thursday, June 25, 2026 - 6PM

The BCHS invites you to our next monthly meeting. The program will be Butts Ablaze and is brought by Jim Herbert. Come and learn about the most rememberable fires of Butts County. Click below to see the flyer.

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