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Rich Historical and Genealogical Heritage

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Sprucing Up the Town
Lawrenceville students painting a garbage can for the upcoming bicentennial.
Ok not really, since it's 1951 it's for the Champion/Better Hometown Contest.

Upcoming Events
September 13, 2018    7:00p.m.
Board Meeting for Officers and Committee Chairs

September 15, 2018    Noon - 4:00p.m.
Winn House Open

September 17, 2018    7:00p.m.
General Membership Meeting

Speaker: Eli Stancil

The subject will be Early Gwinnett County Railroads

The Elisha Winn House and Fair

The Elisha Winn House located at 908 Daclula Road in Dacula, GA 30019 is open for tours from March to September on the third Saturday of the month from noon to 4:00 p.m. The Winn Fair is held on the first weekend of October during which the house and all of the out buildings will be open and attended by many volunteers and reenactors. The fair also has food vendors, crafters' booths, exhibitors, musical entertainment, and railroad history.

The Gwinnett Historical Society will sponsor the 40th annual Elisha Winn Fair. This year's Winn Fair will be held on Saturday October 6, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. & Sunday October 7, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

If you are a vendor, we welcome your participation in this year's Elisha Winn Fair. For more information and vendor forms please follow this link: 2018 Elisha Winn Fair


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Newsletter Spring 2018
Our quarterly newsletter


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