The Society was founded in 1975 to promote and preserve the rich cultural history of the county. Its mission is to capture and preserve our significant history while nurturing a sense of pride in our rich and distinctive heritage. The society undertakes to preserve significant buildings, sites and takes on other noteworthy projects. Join the society at the restored county jail every second Thursday of the month. Recent accomplishments include the restoration of the Old Jail, the placement of the John Pierce Blanchard Monument, the preservation of the Walnut Grove old field school, and the publication of the first authorized history of the county, To Seek A Newer World.

The Society Charter Members

• Mr. & Mrs. Pat Blanchard
• Mr. & Mrs. Phil Blanchard
• Mr. Dean Beasley
• Mr. & Mrs. Jim Blanchard
• Mr. & Mrs. T.A. Dozier
• Mr. & Mrs. Julius Dozier
• Mr. & Mrs. Perry Dozier
• Mr. Bill Jackson
• Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Luke
• Mr. & Mrs. E.G. Meybohm
• Mrs. Patricia Moore
• Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pollard
• Julia Prather
• Mr. Bryan McGuire, Jr.
• Mr. & Mrs. J.H. Marshall, Jr.
• Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Robertson