Newnan-Coweta History Center

10/16/2026

✨Archive Spotlight✨
When Dr. Thomas Jefferson Jones moved to Newnan in 1885, he brought years of medical training and a specialty in diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat. In 1906, he became the first president of the Coweta County Medical Society and also served on Newnan’s Board of Aldermen.
Featured in our upcoming Frightening Fashion exhibit is Dr. Jones’s pharmaceutical bag, a reminder of a time when physicians carried medicines and instruments to treat patients both in their offices and on house calls.
🩺 From medical tools to dangerous fashions, discover the unexpected stories behind the objects in our collection!

Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24. Tours depart every 20 minutes starting at 5:00 p.m., with the last one at 8:20 p.m., and each walk lasts about 90 minutes.
Your ticket covers the guided tour, the Frightful Fashion exhibit at the museum, and live music from The Pine Box Dwellers. A food truck is on site — food is sold separately.
$45 adults · $25 children 12 and under. VIP tickets include the Ghosts & Ghouls Ball. Tickets are available on Eventbrite or by calling (770) 251-0207.

10/16/2026

Charles Longino Thompson never saw the library he asked for.

As a boy, he fell from a tree while checking a bird's nest for eggs, and he used a rolling chair for the rest of his life. As a young man, he wrote to Andrew Carnegie and asked him to give Newnan a public library.

On December 30, 1901, Carnegie granted the city $10,000.

Charles died one month later, on January 30, 1902, at 21. The Herald and Advertiser blamed exposure to the weather while he was canvassing the city for the library. The building opened in 1904, and Newnan's Carnegie Library still stands today.

Charles rests at Oak Hill Cemetery. Walk Oak Hill with us on Saturday, October 24, and hear more of the stories it holds.

Saturday tickets → https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-oak-hill-cemetery-digging-up-the-past-1024-tickets-1994241234215

10/15/2026

1. Park behind 27 Clark Street, in the lot behind the museum.

2. Check in at the WHITE GAZEBO 30 to 60 minutes before your tour time, or 60 to 90 minutes if you plan to eat first. Restrooms are available in the Collections Building behind the museum.

3. Once your tour time is called, your visit starts inside the museum with the Frightful Fashion exhibit. You will take this in as part of your tour at the designated tour time. Please do not enter the museum prior to tour time.

4. Then the walk: about 90 minutes through Oak Hill with your guide.

5. Before or after, the garden has the food truck, craft cocktails, and delicious Simply Scrumptious cookies, with The Pine Box Dwellers playing.

Food and drinks are sold separately. The tour goes on rain or shine over grass and gravel, so wear walking shoes.

Saturday, October 24 · $45 adults · $25 children 12 and under

Saturday tickets → https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-oak-hill-cemetery-digging-up-the-past-1024-tickets-1994241234215

10/13/2026

🍂🎃 Fall is in the air, and FUN is calling🪦🕯️

There’s still time to catch the Oak Hill Cemetery Tours! We have limited tickets available —especially for Friday night. There are more time slots / tickets for Saturday. See open times below! 🍁🐦‍⬛

🎟️ Want to skip the online processing fees? Stop by the McRitchie-Hollis Museum or give us a call at 770-251-0207 to purchase your tickets! Otherwise hop online at eventbrite.com and grab your tics today!!

Don’t wait until the leaves fall—secure your spot for a thrilling night! 🦇🍂

10/13/2026

NCHC Exec Director Larisa Scott decorates the museum for what is her 10th Cemetery Tour coming up 10/23-24. Do you have tickets? They include the special exhibit “Frightful Fashion” by Collections Manager Sarah Craig. Join us for what has become a Newnan fall tradition! Eventbrite.com or 770-251-0207. 🌻🌼🍁🍂🐦‍⬛

10/10/2026

FRIDAY IS NEARLY SOLD OUT.

Saturday still has room. If you've been meaning to walk Oak Hill this year, book Saturday, October 24.

Tours leave every 20 minutes from 5:00 to 8:20 p.m. and run about 90 minutes. Your ticket covers the guided tour, the Frightful Fashion exhibit at the museum, and live music from The Pine Box Dwellers.

$45 adults · $25 children 12 and under.

Saturday tickets → https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-oak-hill-cemetery-digging-up-the-past-1024-tickets-1994241234215

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

Meet Olive Emily Berry Lee—a talented pianist, painter, businesswoman, traveler, and prominent Newnan socialite.
At just 21, Olive was elected a director of the Newnan First National Bank. She later married Congressman Gordon Lee and traveled the world, but her connection to Newnan never faded.
After her death in 1922, Gordon honored her memory by funding ten tons of church bells. They still toll each evening.
Hear Olive’s story and many more on our cemetery tour!

Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24. Tours depart every 20 minutes starting at 5:00 p.m., with the last one at 8:20 p.m., and each walk lasts about 90 minutes.
Your ticket covers the guided tour, the Frightful Fashion exhibit at the museum, and live music from The Pine Box Dwellers. A food truck is on site — food is sold separately.
$45 adults · $25 children 12 and under. VIP tickets include the Ghosts & Ghouls Ball. Tickets are available on Eventbrite or by calling (770) 251-0207.

10/08/2026

FRIGHTFUL FASHION

This year's special exhibit at the McRitchie-Hollis Museum — and it is included with every Cemetery Tour ticket. No separate admission.

Two weeks out. Friday October 23 and Saturday October 24, departures every 20 minutes from 5:00 p.m.

$45 adults · $25 children 12 and under · VIP $120 includes the Ball.