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New Notecards in Gift Shop!
We now have available notecards designed by local octogenarian artist Joseph Duncan, born and raised in Blountsville! Click here to get more information!
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Return to Raintree County Ceremony
We are very excited and honored to be included in this upcoming ceremony! Seventy years ago, Raintree County debuted as a novel written by Henry Countian Ross Lockridge, Jr. His novel was then turned into a screenplay by MGM and nominated for four Academy Awards. Elizabeth...
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Email Sign-Up List
If you want to stay in the loop via email about what is happening at HCHS, sign up to be on our email list. This is for nonmembers only (we already have contact info for our members!). You set your own preferences and can unsubscribe at any time.
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Our History
The Henry County Historical Society was founded in 1887 by a group of forward thinking citizens who knew the importance of preserving the county’s past, not only for their children and grandchildren, but for those of us who would dwell in a future time far from their...
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Emphasis on the word YOU!
Volunteer opportunities abound at HCHS! Everything from dusting to indexing and inventorying to giving tours…come see us or call for more info! Of special note to kids in middle/high school, volunteering at the Museum counts as COMMUNITY SERVICE…we’d be very...
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Shade of the Raintree Sale!
Big sale! Shade of the Raintree (Centennial edition, signed) is on sale Thursday through Sunday, October 4 through 7! Just $16.05 total ($15 plus 7% tax). Written by author Ross Lockridge, Jr.’s, son, Larry Lockridge, this is a poignant must-read for Raintree County fans. These will also be for sale during the Return to Raintree County Ceremony on Sunday, October 7!
