The Butts County Historical Society will meet Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. in the Flovilla School House.  The guest speaker will be Dr. Jeffery Rogers, Professor of History at Gordon State College and author of A Southern Writer and The Civil War: The Confederate Imagination of William Gilmore Simms.  Please come and enjoy refreshments while you visit with friends and meet new friends with an interest in history just like you.

Ms Ashley Quinn, Vice President of the Fort Hawkins Foundation, was our guest speaker for this month's Historical Society Meeting. Ms Quinn spoke about the history of Fort Hawkins with a slide show presentation which was educational and informative. Fort Hawkins celebrated its 217th year anniversary this year. Members of the Butts County Historical Society took a field trip to Macon, Ga and was able to join in the festivities.

Sylvia Redic, the City Manager of Jackson, was our guest speaker. Ms. Redic spoke about some of the new changes that Jackson, Ga is doing to promote businesses and tourism. She also spoke about some new and positive guidelines concerning some of the communities and residential areas around Jackson. 

After speaking, Ms. Redic  opened the floor for questions and members and guests were able to ask questions. The meeting adjourned and members and guests were able to speak one on one with any other questions that they may have had.

 The Butts County Historical Society will meet Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the Flovilla School House. After a short business meeting the guest speaker will be Pamela Bauer Mueller, author of several historical novels and children's books including Mary Musgrove, the story of the important part she played in the history of Colonial Georgia as an intermediary between the Muscogee natives and Georgia's early settlers.  Mrs. Mueller is the recipient of the 2006, 2008, and 2009 Georgia Author of the Year, three Mom's Choice Awards, and recognized by the Georgia Center for the Book. 

Pamela Bauer Mueller is an American writer of historical novels and children's books. She will be speaking about her book, "An Angry Drum Echoed" written about Mary Musgrove who was a woman of English and Creek ancestry who played a key role in the early Georgia history.

Ms. Mueller will also be speaking about her latest book "The Sky Is My Home" about the first Georgia female aviator from Macon, Ga.

Dr. Randall Gooden is a History Professor at Clayton State University. 

Continuing responsibilities include teaching the Civil War Era, Family History, Georgia History and Government, Introduction to Historic Preservation, Introduction to Public History, Reconstruction Era, U.S. history survey courses, and independent study in history. Publications include the article “Crossing into War: Hostages in Civil War Virginia and West Virginia” in The Smithfield Review, volume 24. 

 Victoria Wilcox is founding director of Georgia’s Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House Museum, the antebellum home of the family of Doc Holliday. Her work with the house led to eighteen years of original research and inspired her novel trilogy, Southern Son: The Saga of Doc Holliday. She has been advisor and contributor to other authors, has lectured extensively, and has appeared on various television programs relating to her work. For more information, click below to see:

 The Saga of Doc Holliday | Victoria Wilcox | Southern Son (victoriawilcoxbooks.com)