ABOUT TROUP COUNTY ARCHIVES & LEGACY MUSEUM ON MAIN
We are passionate about our area’s history. Records, papers, diaries, families, photographs, artifacts, exhibits, lectures, classes, workshops—all to bring our past to the present.
Current Exhibition
February 23, 2026 through March 1, 2027
In 2026, Troup County commemorates 200 years since its establishment in June 1826. This exhibition invites visitors to step back into that pivotal moment, when the county was newly formed and life on the Georgia frontier was defined by resilience, hard work, and community.
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Lights in Troup County: Celebrating Hanukkah and the Legacy of a Jewish Immigrant
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, is observed this year from December 25th through January 2nd. The celebration commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt, in 164 B.C. Simon Maccabeus aka Simon Thassi, d. 135 BC, prince of the Hebrew Hasmonean Dynasty and high priest. After the painting by Margaret Dovaston (1884-1954). From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915. Jewish immigrants, though few in number, have played an integral part in Troup County’s history since the earliest days of our [...]
Lights in Troup County: Celebrating Hanukkah and the Legacy of a Jewish Immigrant
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, is observed this year from December 25th through January 2nd. The celebration commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt, in 164 B.C. Simon Maccabeus aka Simon Thassi, d. 135 BC, prince of the Hebrew Hasmonean Dynasty and high priest. After the painting by Margaret Dovaston (1884-1954). From Hutchinson's History [...]
