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Upcoming Events
Blue Star Museum Program
The Thomasville History Center is proud to announce our participation in the Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National […]
Blue Star Museum Program
The Thomasville History Center is proud to announce our participation in the Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National […]
Smithsonian Museum Day Live
Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the […]
Pining for Hospitality: A Mitchell House Inspired Supper
Stay tuned for information regarding our upcoming fall dinner on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Proceeds from this event support […]
Halloween at the Lapham-Patterson House
The Thomas County Historical Society is proud to honor the long-standing tradition of celebrating tricks, treats, and all things Halloween […]
Thomasville’s Plantation Portrait Painter
Randy Rhea, John Houston Mifflin: Thomasville’s Plantation Portrait painter. The Thomas County Historical Society’s Fall Into History series concludes Sunday, November 5 […]
Chicken Pilau Dinner
Join the Thomasville History Center this Election Day, Tuesday, November 6th from 4:30-7pm for the 26th Annual Chicken Pilau Dinner, sponsored by […]
Deck the Halls
Help us to deck the halls of the LPH in holiday cheer! The Thomas County Historical Society invites you to […]
Educational Programs
ENGAGE Museum Outreach
ENRICH Traveling History Trunk
EXPLORE Field Trips
IMMERSE History Camps
Membership Levels
Membership dues comprise 15% of our operating budget and they are augmented through a generous grant that affords us $1 for every $2 that we can raise, these funds are integral to our existence. As a member, you will enjoy free admission to the museum, priority registration for our special events and a subscription to our quarterly newsletter the Hourglass.
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Ed Kelly Collection: Employees of Tommy's IGA get "knocked out" by their low, low prices, March 1967 #storesofthomasvillega #IGA
Ed Kelly Collection: Thomasville Mayor Roy Lilly chats with Rev. John Jenkins of the Church of Christ, June 1966 #churchesofthomasville
Ed Kelly Collection: Members of Assembly of God Church pledge to read the Bible, December 1965 #churchesofthomasvillega
Ed Kelly Collection: Rev. Johnson of United Pentecostal Church, May 22, 1970 #churchesofthomasvillega