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It was a grand 4th in Groveland
July 6, 2007
Groveland Historical Society - GHS
Preserving Our Past for the Future
July 6, 2007
The grand opening to the museum during Groveland's annual
4th of July festivities was wonderful! Thanks to all who
came out to join us. And a very special heartfelt thanks to
the volunteers, supporters, Jerry at Affordable Home Repair
Specialists (carpentry) and Pam Lee (photo restorations)
who made the museum a reality.
We have a new Web site where you can stay up to date on new
collections and specal programs at the museum.
In this Issue
# Historically Yours
# NEW WEB SITE
# MORE NOTES FROM THE GRAND OPENING
# SUPPORT THE GROVELAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM
NEW WEB SITE
The museum now has its own Web site:
www.grovelandhistory.org.
Like the museum, the Web site is a work in progress. In the
near future we will add PayPal so that you can order items
online from our museum gift shop, such as photo
reproductions, T-shirts and Jack Speer's "My Hometown" CD.
For now, you can sign up for special programs and keep up
on the latest additions to our museum collections.
Check out our new Web site
MORE NOTES FROM THE GRAND OPENING
If you were at the grand opening -- thank you for your
support! If you couldn't make it, here are a few post
scripts from the event:
* The grand opening ceremony included brief speeches
from Mayor Matthew Baumann and City Council Member Johnny
Griffin. Jack Speer sang "My Hometown."
* Descendants of founding families, such as Daniel
Sloan, Archibald Gano, J. Ray Arnold and other third- plus
generation Groveland residents were acknowledged and got to
be the first in line.
* We had more than a dozen former Miss Groveland beauty
pageant winners and contestants that came for a reunion
that was part of the grand opening festivities. It was
great to see 1965 winner, Carol Speer Freitag, Sandi Frontz
Averitt, Deborah Whitmore Hicks, Cindy Cofield Drawdy among
others. Some came as far away as North Georgia and Alabama.
Time did not permit us to print all their photos before the
grand openng. But we plan to do so before ths Saturday. The
exhibit will remain through July.
* Several people brought treasured memorabilia to add
to our collections. Some of the items include: Doug
Burtoft's 1970 football jersey that he wore when GHS was
state runner-up; Frank Williams brought photos that date
back to early GHS athletic teams; Sandi Frontz Averitt
brought her green velvet and rhinestone majorette uniform
and Julian "Soup" Rowe brought a plaque presented to him
honoring his contributions to GHS' athletic programs. "I
was going to have it on my tombstone but decided to give it
to the musem," he said, smiling.
* It was great to see Mike Muraro who is recovering
from lung surgery.
* We proudly showed off a Tennessee basketball jersey
that Red and Janie Robbins sent. Red wore it during his
All-American career at UT.
* Cool moment No. 1: Seeing family members view the
class photos of loved ones who have passed away. At the
museum, GHS alumni remain 18 forever.
* Cool moment No. 2: Seeing children and grandchildren
get a kick out of seeing parents and grandparents when they
were younger.
* Favorite moment: Seeing the smile on Tricie Gammon's
face when she saw Marilyn's red prom dress in its beautiful
new gazebo display case.
Photo at top: Jack Speer sings at the grand opening while
his granddaughter and family look on.
SUPPORT THE GROVELAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM
From the Good News Dept.:
Janie Robbins says hubby Red Robbins is in remission after
completing 12 chemo sessions. Red and Janie send thanks for
the love and prayers sent their way.
From the Missing You Dept.: The Groveland- Mascotte
community recently lost a good friend in the passing of
Agnes Johnson Rowe, Julian's wife was a lovely lady and
beloved educator. A link to her obituary is below.
What's next at the museum?
We will be focusing on a variety of programs that will
educate and entertain people about Groveland's history,
such as the July 21 tour of the Edge house (Sign up on the
Web site: www.grovelandhistory.org.)
We want to have a multimedia museum. We are looking for
grant money and donations so that we can purchase a
camcorder and computer so that we can capture oral
histories of some of our older residents in addition to
saving community events for future viewing and having the
ability to view old football games and other past events.
A big orange and green valentine goes out to the following
people for their generous donations:
* Julian "Soup" Rowe gave $1,000. Thanks, Soup!
* ****Jeannie Carter Jones sent $100. Thanks, Jeannie!
* Billy Evans gave $100. Thanks, Billy!
* Vernell Lee sent $15 to become a member. Thanks,
Vernell!
* Cindy Cofield Drawdy, Deborah Whitmore Hicks and
Marie Patterson Padgett donated their time and paid some of
the grand opening expenses. Thanks, Ladies!
LEGACY GIVERS
Continuing thanks to the kind folks who have given major
donations:
* Kemp Smith
* Dr. Paul and Jennifer Burroughs
* Tricie Gammon
* Bobby Campbell
* Don Bronson
* Bobby and Faye Boswell
* John and Doris Bloodsworth
* Carol Cressey Bornemann
* Blaine Daniels
* June and Gloria Fairchild
* Jerry and Connie Fleetwood
* Kathryn Gerber
* Daniel Heleski
* Henrietta Hickman
* Bill and Julie Law
* Lorene Leininger
* Marie Padgett
* Red and Janie Robbins
* Edward and Peggy Sloan
* Dolores Gano Walker
Photo: Former Mayor James Smith (left) and others talk to a
reporter about Groveland's history.
Agnes Johnson Rowe's Obituary
Historically Yours
The grand opening was an emotional, happy event that had
the warm fuzzy feeling you get when family members come
through the door on Thanksgiving morning.
There were dear old friends, such as Julan "Soup" Rowe and
Bruce and Charlene Ogden, in addition to terrific new
friends such as the J. Ray Arnold descendants, who traveled
from all over the state to be at the grand opening, and
James Smith, Groveland's former mayor and new historical
society member.
Some of the more popular exhibits included:
* The new trophy cases, with polished trophies from
1955 through 1993, and a special display honoring Red
Robbins.
* The restored class photos. (We have a few more that
are waiting for frames.)
* Marilyn Gammon Smith's gown, in its new gazebo
display case.
* The Edgewood Elementary School exhibit that includes
the orignal 1920 door and window, donated by Johnny
Griffin. The lumber was milled at the Arnold sawmill.
* Photo gallery.
If you missed the grand opening, come by any Saturday
between 11 AM and 1 PM. If that time does not work for you,
call and we will try to open it at a time that is mutually
convenient. Call 407- 797-9393.
WANT TO BE A MUSEUM VOLUNTEER?
We would love to have the museum open more days and hours.
To do so we need more volunteers. Call 407-797-9393 or
e-mail Doris for more details: dorisbloods@earthlink.net.
The next Groveland Historical Society meeting: Tue., July
31, 7 PM, at the museum, 243 S. Lake Ave. next to the
Puryear Building. Everyone is welcome.
PHOTO UPDATE.
A few photos are still being restored. We LOVE it that we
recently added the Classes of 1944, 1967 and 1975 which we
will proudly restore and hang with their fellow alumni.
We'll soon do a final inventory and then try to round-up
missing classes.
SHARE OUR GOOD NEWS!! E-mail this newsletter to a friend.
(Your efforts are paying off! We've been adding new names
after each newsletter.)
Some of Our Favorite Web Sites
GHS Web Site - Login: ghsguest, Password: greenie
Lake Sentinel: Museum Chooses Historic Holiday
Daily Commercial: Dear Old Golden Rule Days
Lake Magazine: Sweet Smell of History
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