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Fannie Pettie Watts
Founder of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Cofounder Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Fannie Pettie Watts, a woman who lived to see 94 years on this...
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The Parsonage Benefit - Oyster Supper
Houston Home Journal Thursday, January 7, 1897 The oyster supper at the courthouse last Friday night, January 1,1897, was well attended...
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Stripling This was the beginning 0f Our Family Going Broke - "Peaches in Perry Georgia"
Dad had a big peach packinghouse across from the house on Sandefur Road it ran parallel to the road and back beyond the house. Neighbor’s...
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Unraveling a Hilarious Family Entanglement: Funny Story Kin Folks
Printed in The Eastman Times on February 20, 1879 Taken from The Albany Advertiser. Two men in Perry married each other’s...
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Evergreen Cemetery Tours October 2024
The Evergreen Cemetery Tours, held on October 15th, 17th, and 19th, attracted more than 100 attendees. Jacob Whitehead, Becky Wilson,...
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Georgia National Fair 2024
Author: Ellie Loudermilk The 35th Georgia National Fair is now over, and Perry residents can travel south on Courtney Hodges without...
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Evergreen Cemetery - 1826
Perry Evergreen Cemetery 1826
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Sam Belvin takes Flight
Flying stunt
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Horse Thieves - John Murrell's gang
John Murrell gang
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Exploring the History of Mossy Hill Plantation: A Glimpse into 1850
1850 Mossy Hill Plantation
Houston County, GA
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George Winn
George Winn pro baseball player
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Steel Crosses
Evergreen Cemetery These steel crosses are being placed in Evergreen Cemetery as memorials to replace the wooden crosses which are in...
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Bicentennial Bicycle
This bicycle sculpture was placed on Main Street in 2024 as an icon for the Perry Bicentennial Celebration. Signs inside the wheels can...
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Admiral James Harrison Oliver
Admiral James Harrison Oliver
15 January 1857 - 6 April 1928
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Deborah Roberts Roker
Deborah Roberts Roker
Award winning journalist
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Perry Presbyterian Church
1111 S 2nd St, Perry, GA 31069 Members of the Presbyterian belief constituted Perry Presbyterian Church in 1847, but a sanctuary was not...
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First Baptist Church of Perry
History of the Perry Georgia First Baptist Church
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Perry Methodist Church 1826
Perry Methodist Church
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The Story of Houston County
Story of Houston County Georgia
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Springhill School
Springhill School erect in 1905 as a one room school for the Heard Community in Houston County.
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