WSB-TV, January 15, 2021

Johns Creek Herald, Sept 12, 2019

Johns Creek Herald, Mar 21, 2019

At a June 21 meeting, the City Council passed an ordinance to address defacement and tampering with a cemetery.
Photo: Kirk Canaday shown at the Macedonia Cemetery

Johns Creek Herald, July 8, 2021

Media Coverage of the Johns Creek Historical Society and its Activities

Our thanks to Appen Media's Herald Newspapers, Gwinnett Daily Post, AJC, WSB-TV, Johns Creek Patch, and City of Johns Creek media for their stories about Johns Creek Historical Society programs, activities, and preservation efforts.

Below, are links to media stories involving the Johns Creek Historical Society.

• Johns Creek students produce documentary films on historic Black cemetery. Adrianne Murchison, AJC, January 13, 2022
• Macedonia Cemetery documentaries to premier at Johns Creek High School. Johns Creek Herald. January 11, 2022

• Johns Creek takes ownership of historic cemetery. Sydney Dangremond, Johns Creek Herald. December 16, 2021
• Johns Creek City Council passes cemetery desecration ordinance. Sydney Dangremond, Johns Creek Herald, July 8, 2021
• Johns Creek, Duluth will salvage 10 tons of steel from historic Rogers Bridge. Adrianne Murchison, AJC, June 21, 2021.
• City considers law to stop cemetery vandalism, Adrianne Murchison, AJC, June 13, 2021
• Rebuild of historic Rogers Bridge to link Duluth, Johns Creek parks AJC, March 24, 2021. The JC Historical was a consulting partner with GDOT on this project.
• Metro Atlanta high school students working to restore historic slave cemetery WSB-TV, January 14, 2021. Newscast video about Student Leadership Johns Creek project to help with the Macedonia Cemetery improvements
• Johns Creek students working to refurbish African-American Macedonia Cemetery Gwinnett Daily Post, January 15, 2021
• City moves forward to preserve the past. Johns Creek moves to acquire and preserve historic cemetery. Katie Anderson, Johns Creek Herald, January 7, 2021.
• Johns Creek City Council passes cemetery desecration ordinance. Sydney Dangremond, Johns Creek Herald, July 8, 2021

• Johns Creek to acquire, preserve slave cemetery on Medlock Bridge, Adrianne Murchison, AJC, Nov 18, 2020
• Restoring local black history, Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, July 2, 2020
• Johns Creek Historical Society hosts talk on African American history, Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, June 25, 2020
• Historical Society focuses on roots and growth of folk music, Adam Darby, Johns Creek Herald, March 12, 2020
• Local historian discusses lost towns of North Georgia, Adam Darby, Johns Creek Herald, Feb 13, 2020

• Preserving History. Descendant, historical society uncover the story of slave who lived in Johns Creek, Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, Dec 12, 2019
• Descendant of prominent Johns Creek family tells their story, Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, Nov 14, 2019
• Historical society hosts talk on Cherokee leader. Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, Sep 12, 2019.
• City of Johns Creek "7-in-70" video for the week ending September 6, 2019.
• Historical society hears tales of trail trees, Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, Mar 20, 2019
• Local woman celebrates 105th birthday, Jay Jones, Gwinnett Daily Post, Mar 31, 2019
• Historical Society looks back at the history of Newtown, Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, Jan 29, 2019
• Historical Society preserves the stories of Johns Creek, Jay Jones, Gwinnett Daily Post, Jan 25, 2019

• Old Warsaw School preserves a piece of history, Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, Dec 11, 2018
• Remembering "The War to End All Wars", Alpharetts/Roswell Herald, Patrick Fox, Nov 19, 2018
• Father, son open local brewery, Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, Nov 5, 2018
• History in the making, Patrick Fox, Alpharetta/ Roswell Herald, Oct 15, 2018
• Historical Society presents tale of two families, Carson Cook, Johns Creek Herald, Sep 10, 2018

• For Johns Creek Church, only graves remain, David Ibata, AJC, Aug 26, 2017
• City takes on Macedonia Cemetery maintenance, Hatcher Hurd, Johns Creek Herald, Jul 19, 2017
• Johns Creek to begin maintaining Macedonia Cemetery, Kristal Dixon, Johns Creek Patch, July 11, 2017
• Johns Creek begins ground maintenance on Macedonia African Church Cemetery, JohnsCreekGAgov channel, YouTube, July 20, 2017
• Residents organize to save black cemtery, Hatcher Hurd, Johns Creek Herald, Oct 11, 2016