(Forsyth County, GA) The Historical Society of Cumming/Forsyth County is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the historic Cumming Public School on Saturday, September 9.
Cumming Public School was built in 1923 and was in operation as a school until 1974. In 1999, ownership of the school was transferred from the Forsyth County Board of Education to the City of Cumming and the school was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 with the help of the Historical Society.
Over the next few years, the school underwent restoration and a historic marker was dedicated in 2006.
Today, it is home to the Historical Society of Cumming/Forsyth County, the School Street Playhouse and Tam’s Backstage Food & Spirits.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 9 there will be live music, food trucks and art from the Sawnee Association of the Arts/Cumming Arts Center at the Cumming Public School.
Commemorative T-shirts are also available for sale. Jimmy McConnell, co-president of the Historical Society, said the shirts will be black and feature the school emblem and the date.
The T-shirts are $15 and must be ordered before Monday, August 28.
Tam’s Backstage is also celebrating the school’s 100th anniversary along with its own 18th anniversary at its annual benefit dinner on Monday, August 28. Proceeds will go towards supporting Forsyth Community Clinic and the Forsyth County Community Foundation.
More information on the Historical Society of Cumming/Forsyth County and the Cumming Public School's 100-year anniversary celebration can be found at historicforsyth.com or on the Historical Society’s Facebook page.
Reservations for the Tam’s Backstage Benefit Dinner can be made here. More information on Tam’s Backstage can be found at tamsbackstage.com.
Donations can be made to the Forsyth Community Clinic at forsythcommunityclinic.org and to the Forsyth County Community Foundation at ngcf.org.
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