Habersham History

10/23/2025

Happy 138th Birthday to the City of Cornelia!

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08/18/2025

NEW NAME - SAME GREAT ORGANIZATION

Habersham Education & Research is now officially Habersham History. The name change is part of a campaign to help clarify the mission of the organization.

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07/19/2025

Interview with Coach Benji Harrison

Habersham Central High School Coach Benji Harrison talks about the ups and downs of being the head football coach. Includes interviews with Athletic Director Geep Cunningham as well as interviews with his athletes.
At the end of the 2025 season, coach Harrison will tie the all-time record for longest tenure as head football coach.
https://youtu.be/Kavusx0nw1w
Benji Harrison
Habersham Central High School

06/04/2025

Happy 99th Birthday to the Big Red Apple.

05/03/2025

05/02/2025

We're working hard to preserve history!

Whether it's digitizing newspapers, performing extensive research, interviewing local citizens, working on documentaries, honoring veterans, or scanning scrapbooks and photos, Habersham Education & Research is working hard to preserve Habersham County's rich history.

Your support is very important.
To make a donation, visit: habershamhistory.org/donate

Join our Facebook group today: facebook.com/groups/habershamhistory

Visit our web site: habershamhistory.org

Search for family history and stories in Digitize Habersham: https://archives.habershamhistory.org

Watch our documentaries on YouTube: habershamhistory.org/youtube

If you'd like more information or would like to volunteer email [email protected]

Thank you!

04/28/2025

🚨 Hot off the press! We’ve just released another 100 pages of The Beacon newspaper. Dive into fresh stories, in-depth features, and the voices that matter. 📰✨
Thank you for your continued support — we couldn’t do this without you!

If you're not already a Digitize Habersham subscriber, click here to get started:

Habersham Education & Research has created Digitize Habersham - the only place you can find digitized newspapers and other historic documents about Habersham County.

04/24/2025

We're looking for photos of the courthouse demolition. If you've taken any, we'd like to add them to our archives. Please email them to:

[email protected]

Thank you for your help!

04/14/2025

Happy 100th Anniversary to Habersham Kiwanis Club!