History
Buford History: City makes bid to become seat of new county
This article was originally published Jan, 18, 2017, in Buford Weekly Illustrated. The following article...
History: Greek, Latin or Harness-ease?
This article was originally published April 8, 2015, in Buford Weekly Illustrated. While looking through...
History: Duckpin bowling, radio-controlled car racing helped create community at play
The phrase “live, work and play community” is a modern-day creation. In recent years, the phrase has...
History: Canneries provide evidence of local agricultural community in Sugar Hill
It is hard to imagine today, but the economy of Sugar Hill and Gwinnett County in the late 1800s and...
History: Lyman Hall and his namesake
This article was originally published May 4, 2016, in Buford Weekly Illustrated. This month we return to...
History: Preserving our past — 16 mm to digital
This article was originally published Feb. 10, 2016, in Buford Weekly Illustrated. A couple of...
History: From ’50s to mid-’80s, local drive-in theater was unique place to make memories
Growing up and visiting my grandparents in Blue Ridge, it was part of my summer routine to go to the Swan...
History: Father of country music has ties to Sugar Hill
Jimmie Rodgers is recognized as the “father of country music.” Born in 1897 in either Alabama or...
Sugar Hill — a past and maybe a name like no other
Sugar Hill is not the only community in Georgia called Sugar Hill. In fact, old maps dated to the...
History: Mysterious creature called Pete is Sugar Hill legend of years past
Legends are sometimes popularly regarded as historical, even though legends are often not documented...
