The Marsh House of LaFayette

Art 4 Libraries - free silk screening and collage classes at the Cherokee libraries is starting in February. Check out individual libraries websites- an amazing opportunity to participate with professional artists and beautify your library . ( safe covid measures will be in place.) Joy!!

Neat little share.

The public has really responded to the Candlelight Tours by reservation, every slot filled for two weekends and another evening added this Saturday, and we turned several families away due to a lack of reservation spots. Here are a couple of the splendid hostesses, Beverly Goodwin and Brenda Stephens.

Early Christmas present. Matt Seareles planted a 300-year white oak on Tuesday, December 15, to replace the magnolia lost to sewer relocation. Thanks to City of La Fayette for the purchase. Also, a baby white oak was planted to eventually replace some of the aging oaks on the south lawn. Thanks, Matt.

Having great Candlelight tours at the Marsh House.

We are having one tour, by reservation, each weekend. These are led by experienced docents and are a lot of fun since we have some new items to share. There is still space in the Saturday 2:30 pm tour this week. Make a reservation by Messenger. The grounds are lovely.

Support the Marsh House in a new way!

This is the full ceremony. The last part is the dedication of the marker on the east side of the Marsh House property near Duke Street. It will be come another reason for visiting the ground.

Come early. These heritage pastries will go fast!

This pandemic will go down in history. I attach the link to an article about one of our local people whom we will miss for many years. He is one of those people whose place in the community can never be filled again.

A smaller festival this year, but still some time for history.

Marsh House Heritage Day 2020 Sat., Sept. 19, 10-3:00 Free... Come on Down! Heritage Bake Sale. Gift Shop. Marsh House Heritage Display: New items from a Marsh Descendant. Arts and Crafts Boothsfree space. House Tours by appointment. Social Distance, Masks inside or in group.

The Marsh House Museum, 308 N. Main Street, La Fayette, GA 30728, will host the annual Heritage Day, Saturday, September 19, 10-3:00, 2020. Heritage crafts a...nd arts, old-time bake salefamily recipes, tours of the House (c. 1836) for $5.00. Event is Free to the public with free booth spaces for crafters and artists (706-764-2801). It is a scaled-back festival to allow for social distance. Masks must be worn inside or in groups. See more

Congratulations to Shelley Knight, our 2019-2020 Student Intern at the Marsh House in the Clayton Bell Scholarship Program, who is now a freshman at Dalton Stat...e College. We are proud of her work and glad to send a nice check to support her college career. We hope that she, like many of our interns, will become a dedication historic preservationist. See more

Just one of several big projects. The major phase of the foundation chimney repair is done and the sealing of the two chimneys above the roof along with repairs of the chimney caps and flashing (should prevent moisture coming into the plaster near chimneys) and sealing the interior chimney in the kitchen (to prevent flaking of the old mortar). Now to get the upstairs AC working, which is off due to an electrical problem requiring an electrician next week. The house is just 184 years old.

Here are some great thoughts on our role in society as historic preservationists. https://savingplaces.org//juneteenth-2020-racial-injustice

Noble neighborhood and Clara Marsh family celebrate Madison Marsh’s high school graduation with parents Vanessa and Ray Brent. AND her acceptance into Harvard University.

Marsh House 2020 Scholarship/Internship Awards Sarah Denson and Seth Weaver, both from La Fayette High School, have been accepted into the Clayton Bell Scholarship/Internship program for the academic year 2020-21. The screening committee included retired educators, Connie Forester and Jane Shelton, as well as Don Coleman. There were a number of excellent applications this year. Sarah Denson has interests in studying business and history in college. Seth Weaver plans to get a ...degree in nursing after high school, but also has a lifelong interest in history. Both students have excelled in high school history classes and have visited many historic sites across the US. The selected students are pictured below. The Clayton Bell Scholarship Program of the Marsh House Museum offers rising seniors (those who have completed the junior year) schools the opportunity to complete an internship of 50 hours in historic preservation at the Marsh House Museum during the senior year. On successful completion of the internship, the student receives a scholarship of $1,000. The program offers in-depth experiences in historic preservation and is especially attractive to young people interested in any aspect of local history. Each student intern participates in orientation to historical sites in Walker County, docent training, co leading tours, and a special research project on Walker County history. Members of the public can follow some of their activities throughout the year at this site.