Meriwether County is Rich with History

 

2008 Calendar Full of Events: Never a dull moment in Meriwether County

Times subject to change, for more information, 
please contact: Sabra McCullar Executive Director warmspringsga@alltel.net

January 

  • Jan 30 - FDR's Birthday Observance at the Little White House 706-655-5870

February 

  • Sweetheart Month in Warm Springs Village 1-800-337-1927

  • Feb 9 Meet the Tuskegee Airmen at the Little White House

  • Feb 15-18 Second Annual Warm Springs Georgia Bird Count and "Great Backyard Bird Count"  Pine Mountain Ridge has been designated as an Important Bird Area. Get a checklist and see how may varieties you can spot at the Little White House. Count locations include Roosevelt's Little White House, Warm Springs Fish Hatchery and FDR State Park

March 

  • Chili Cook-Off Second Weekend,  Call 1-800-337-1927 for more information

  • Mar 7-8 Sights and Sounds of the Great Depression 706-655-5870

April 2008

  • April 12  63rd Commemorative Ceremony at Roosevelt’s Little White House.  USMC Color Guard and Ft. Benning Infantry Center Band. Free Admission after 12:00pm

  • Apr 12-13 - FDR Days & Annual Spring Fling in Warm Springs Village 1-800-337-1927

  • Apr 26 - March of Dimes Walk America "Walk Through History" to Prevent Birth Defects at the Little White House 706-655-5870

May

June

  • First Weekend - Fishing Rodeo at Warm Springs

  • Jun 7 - "On The Home Front", - "Rosie the Riveter" and  D-Day Observance with Kelly's Zeroes, at the Little White House 706-655-5870

 

July

  • Jul 3 - Lake Meriwether Fireworks Display in Woodbury  1-800-337-1927

  • Jul 4 - Independence Day Celebration in Warm Springs Village 1-800-337-1927

  • Jul 5 "Letters To Eleanor" at the Little White House 706-655-5870

August

  • Aug 30-31 "Dip Into The Past”
     (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
     Swim in the historic pools originally built by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Ages 6 and older. Reservations required. $15 adults; $10 ages 6 to 17. 706-655-5870.

September

  • Sep 1“A Dip Into The Past"
    Swim The Warm Springs

  • Sep 1 - Labor Day Celebration in Warm Springs Village 1-800-337-1927

October

  • First Weekend - The Cotton Pickin’ Fair in Gay, Georgia

  • Oct 11 & 12 Harvest Hoe Down Warm Springs Village 800.FDR.1927

  • Oct 20 & 21 Railroad Days Manchester 706.846.5341

  • Oct 25 - FDR: America's Stamp Collecting President at the Little White House 706-655-5870

  • 3rd Weekend (Sat) Rotary Car Show - Manchester

November

  • Nov 1 - "Fala Day"  at the Little White House 706-655-5870

  • Nov 11 Veterans Day

  • Nov 21, 22, 23 Candlelight Tour Warm Springs Village 800.FDR.1927

  • Nov 21 - Annual Candlelight Night Run

  • Nov 22 Thanksgiving Program Little White House 706.655.5870

  • Nov 21 - Dec 20 Extended Shopping Hours - Shop by Candlelight Warm Springs Village 800.FDR.1927

  • Nov thru Dec Fantasy in Lights Callaway Gardens 800.CALLAWAY

December

  • Dec  Tour of Homes Manchester Woman's Club (Please Call 800-337-1927 for dates)