Getting to watch you grow and navigate the world around you has been the biggest blessing. It seems like just yesterday you were learning to walk and now you are turning 13. You have grown into a caring, compassionate human being and I can’t wait to see what amazing things you will accomplish. Have the best birthday ever Bunkie! Love Mom.
“Our school board members are selfless volunteers who spend long hours working to ensure all of our students have the opportunity to learn and grow,” Superintendent, Sidney Harrist said. “Celebrating School Board Recognition Month is one way to say thanks for all they do.”
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Atlanta, we will be offering historical stories and photos each week throughout 2022. This second installment tells about the people that owned the land upon which Atlanta was founded, and was researched using various historical documents and old newspaper articles.
This is Hugh O’Keefee Greene & Louisiana Farr Greene’s family and their home at Forest Hill. Hugh Oliver Green, Louisiana, Hugh, Ammie Lou Greene Goldsberry, Tom Turner with the purse, Finis Greene Plumley, Libbie Greene Powell, and beside the fence, Ida Jane Greene Turner pregnant with William Nebraska Turner. Hugh’s family (Lemuel Daniel Greene & Pharibee Jane Hall came from Greene County, Georgia in the 1850s on the way to the black land around Dallas. Their wagon broke down in Douglassville and it reminded them of home so they stayed. Lou’s family (Joseph Bentley Farr & Charity Annis Rose Farr came from Upson County, Georgia. Lou’s father built the columns at the old Methodist Church in Douglassville. (Photo submitted by Donna Ayers)
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