Friday, January 25, 2013

22 January 1897: Prisoners Saw Bars Off Cells in "Daring Escape" from Clarke County Jail

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On this day (well, earlier this week) in 1897, the Weekly Banner shared this daring story of a six-person escape from the Clarke County ja...
Friday, January 18, 2013

18 January 1831: A Local Census Tally

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On this day in 1831, the Athenian posted this breakdown of the population count for Clarke county and the city of Athens: In 1831,...
Monday, January 14, 2013

14 January 1903: The Athens Chamber of Commerce Is Organized

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On this day in 1903, the initial members of the newly created Athens Chamber of Commerce elected their first o fficers and formally establ...
Saturday, January 12, 2013

12 January 1911: Hookworm Experts Are Here!

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On this day in 1911, a small notice appeared with other brief local news items in the Athens Banner : The doctors were in Athens as pa...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

9 January 1903: Nine-Month School Year and Night Schools Are Established in Clarke County

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On this day in 1903, the Weekly Banner noted the changes to the Clarke County school year gave it the distinction of being "the only c...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Please Note Our Holiday Hours!

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On this day, we want you to be aware of the holiday hours for the library and the Heritage Room collection. We will keep our normal hours m...
Friday, December 21, 2012

21 December 1906: Heavy Sleet Takes Out Trolley

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On this day in 1906, news of long delays in service for the Athens Electric Railway's trolley service was published in the Weekly Banne...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

18 November 1921: "Give Kodak This Christmas"

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On this day in 1921, this one national Kodak ad was run in the Athens Banner for two local businesses: The more expensive Autograp...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

15 December 1909: A "Christmas Suggestion"

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On this day in 1909, the Southern Land Company offered a free piano to anyone buying one of the few remaining lots in the relatively new Ly...