Make plans to visit the Thomasville History Center on Sunday, February 11 for a special two-part event that kicks off our new year of programs. We’ll bring you into our world and share how museums operate, how we care for and display our collections, and more.

Join us for “Show & Tell” between 12pm and 4pm as bring back last year’s popular format for our traditional Annual Meeting. Get up close and hands-on with artifacts from our collection at fourteen different stations featuring artifacts donated by community members in the last year and learn how we will incorporate those artifacts into our future storytelling. We cannot wait to show and tell you all about what we achieved in 2023.

We will allow visitors to get a peek behind the scenes at our collections with tours of our storage at 1pm, 2pm, and 3:30pm with members of our staff. At 3pm, we will hold a brief review of the History Center's accomplishments in 2023 and welcome our new slate of Board Members. This will include a brief business meeting, and all are welcome to attend.

The Annual Meeting coincides with Super Museum Sunday, the state-wide free admission day for institutions across the state organized by the Georgia Historical Society. Both the History Center and Lapham-Patterson House will be open for free self-guided tours from Noon until 4pm.

The Thomasville History Center formed in 1952 to collect and preserve the history of Thomas County. This year, we begin our 71st year of storytelling. The museum within the Flowers-Roberts House opened in 1972. Since 1972, the Thomasville History Center’s collections have grown to include more than 500,000 artifacts and archival materials and eight historic structures. The History Center, in partnership with the state of Georgia, also operates the historic Lapham-Patterson House. Our board, staff, and growing membership invite you to join us in our mission to enrich the community through the exploration and discovery of its history, people, and stories.

Find us on Instagram and Facebook using @thomasvillehistory to follow our daily updates on current programs, research projects, and images from our photographic archives. For more information, please visit www.thomasvillehistory.org or call 229-226-7664.