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Smyrna June 20, 2017

City of Smyrna to take over Smyrna Museum operations and redesign exhibits

Directly across from downtown Smyrna is a replica of the city’s historic 1910 train depot that has long served as a museum. Since 1999, former Smyrna Mayor Harold Smith, now…

Smyrna History Museum building is a replica of a one-story wooden train station. In article Smyrna History Museum re-opens

Smyrna November 12, 2019

Smyrna History Museum will re-open Sunday

The Smyrna History Museum will re-open its newly revamped and expanded facility to the public on Sunday. The museum is located at 2861 Atlanta Rd. SE, Smyrna. The Smyrna Historical…

Jennie Eldredge, Smyrna History Museum manager (photo by Haisten WIllis)

Smyrna August 6, 2019

Reworked Smyrna History Museum set to open this fall

Everything changes over time, including museums dedicated to preserving history. The first Smyrna history museum opened in 1939, and 80 years later the newest iteration will celebrate a grand opening…

Smyrna April 18, 2024

When Smyrna’s speed limit was 8 mph

The June 3, 1909 issue of a now-defunct newspaper called the Atlanta Georgian published the following story about a speed-limit ordinance Smyrna’s city council had recently passed (we’ve included a…

A cartoon drawing of a rooster, two hens, two chicks, and a hatchling along with a drawing of a chicken coop.

Smyrna March 31, 2024

More history of chickens in Cobb County: Smyrna’s thriving 1911 poultry industry

Backyard chicken lovers and poultry enthusiasts are in for a treat today. We’re running another article on the history of poultry farming in Cobb County. The one we published earlier…

The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna February 8, 2024

Learn the nuts and bolts of local government at the Smyrna Citizens Academy

The registration for the Smyrna Citizens Academy will open tomorrow, Friday, February 9, and will remain open until February 23, 2024. So, if you’re interested in attending this 11-week course…

An Norfolk Southern engine pulling a long line of boxcar, tankers and other cars starting through a crossing in downtown Austell GA

Kennesaw January 11, 2024

Trains! Trains! Trains! comes to Southern Museum the weekend of Jan 27

Whether you’re a fan of model trains or of full-sized ones, an event is returning to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History that is sure to give…

Smyrna August 15, 2023

The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna

[This is a republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth our current readship. We’re reviving some…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw June 24, 2023

Southern Museum offers rare chance to board the locomotive of The General of Andrews Raid fame

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following press release about a rare opportunity to board the locomotive of The General, the train involved in the Civil War incident Andrews Raid….

a 19th Century spinning wheel rolling up yarn

Kennesaw June 8, 2023

This Saturday Kennesaw’s Southern Museum holds demonstrations of day-to-day life during the Civil War

The Southern Museum in downtown Kennesaw will hold demonstrations of the day-to-day tasks of the home front and camp life during the Civil War. The event is this Saturday, June…

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