Friday, February 12, 2016


Montrose Banking Company:  
Founded June 1911 


Incorporators: C.R. Williams of Spann;
Clinton C. Wade, E.L. Wade, Mrs. O.J. Pierce, W.R. Cook, and H.C.
Black of Montrose, Sam Bashinski of Dublin; W.M. Allen of Allenton,
W.S. Burns and J.W. Rowland of Wrightsville, H.E. Butler and F.J.
Garbutt of Sandersville, and Joel A. Smith of Irwinton.

Directors:  C.R. Williams, J.H. Rowland, W.S. Burns, W.G. Thompson,
H.E. Butler, E.L. Wade, W.M. Allen, Joel A. Smith, and H.C. Black.








Wednesday, February 10, 2016

BERRY OAKLEY of the Allman Brothers at Dublin dance



Berry Oakely, bass player of the Allman Brothers Band, playing at a dance at the National Guard Armory in Dublin as a member of the group, The Roemans.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

DUBLIN'S OLDEST BRICK HOUSE



Dublin Oldest Brick House was built circa 1909 by merchant J.S. Almond.  It still stands on North Monroe Street between the old Townsend Funeral Home and Morris Bank.  Dublin's first brick house was built by brick maker L..A. Chapman at 309 East Gaines Street in the 1890s. Razed in the 1990s.







Monday, February 8, 2016

CORDELL GREEN FORD COMPANY - DUBLIN, GA.


CORDELL GREEN FORD COMPANY
Owned and operated by Clayton Cordell and Harry Green
East Jackson Street
Dublin, GA 










Sunday, February 7, 2016

Dublin's City Hall - Before the After


DUBLIN CITY HALL
CIRCA 1958

Many of you may know that Dublin's City Hall was once Dublin's High School
You may know that it was built in 1902.
What you may not know is that before it became the City Hall complete with a City Auditorium, the building was complete gutted and rebuilt as shown in this remarkable photograph by Dublin photographer, Irene Claxton.

If you have any old photographs which depict the way we live, please drop them by the museum at 702 Bellevue Avenue or scan and email them to the Historical Society @ 
dublinhistory@yahoo.com