Interested in History? Get Involved!

If you have an interest in history, please consider helping us discover the history of Johns Creek.

Our organization is open to all and focused on discovering, preserving, and sharing the history of the land and earlier inhabitants of the area that is today's City of Johns Creek.

Here are just some areas where help is needed, but any assistance is welcome.

• Programs (speaking, planning programs and events, or hospitality)
  
• Locating descendants of early farm families
  
• Oral histories
  
• History markers around town
  
• Leadership (board or committee positions)
  
• Outreach to schools, festivals, community organizations and businesses
  
• Organization of our growing archives of photos, documents, and objects
  

  • Data entry and digitization of records
    
• Help with monitoring and cleanup of cemeteries
  
• Research of local history
  

  • Early families of the area
    
  • Historic farming communities and life of their residents
    
  • Churches, schools, stores, mills, blacksmiths, cotton gins
  • Early ferries, bridges and roads
    
  • Records of past land ownership and mapping
    
  • Impact of regional and national events on our area (gold discovery, laws, wars, drought, illness, etc.) 
    

Contact us if interested at info@johnscreekhistory.org

Read more about the Johns Creek Historical Society in our 2017 Annual Report. (pdf)