Crawford W. Long Museum

05/22/2026

Rescheduled! We are excited to have this program the week before America's 250th!

Join us for an evening with historian, Ken Johnston of History Now:

While Northern colonies called for Independence early, Georgia, the youngest colony, was deeply split, with a large, prosperous population remaining loyal to the British Empire as others rallied around the cause of Independence. This program examines the intense, often violent conflict between Georgia's Patriots seeking independence and the Loyalists who fought to maintain the British union. Using primary source documentation, multimedia presentation, and hands-on Living History demonstration, this presentation by History Now tells the story of how the state was transformed from a chaotic battleground of shifting alliances and brutal guerrilla warfare into one of the independent United States of America.

Visit History Now's website here: https://www.history-now.org/

05/15/2026

We still have spots left! Share with your friends!

05/15/2026

We love having the Emory Anesthesiology Residents visit for a tour! They get to see where it all started before delving into their program.

04/30/2026

We are so excited for Masterpiece Makers History Camp! June 8-12 will be full of arts & crafts, fun activities, and special guests. You do not want your art-loving kids to miss out!
Registration is open! $100 for members & $110 for non-members. Forms can be found online here: https://crawfordlong.org/.../history-camp-2026.../ or give us a call at 706-367-5307.

04/23/2026

Stop by the Museum during Porch Fest for storytelling!

04/07/2026

The Carter-Coile Country Doctors Museum has a great membership program that includes free admission to our museum. Check them out!

Supporting us as a member gets you much more than admission to the museum (which is always free anyways)! We've partnered with local businesses, shops, and other cultural institutions to guarantee these rewards to anyone showing a Carter-Coile Country Doctors Museum membership:

04/03/2026

We are so excited for Masterpiece Makers History Camp! June 8-12 will be full of arts & crafts, fun activities, and special guests. You do not want your art-loving kids to miss out!

Registration is open! $100 for members & $110 for non-members. Forms can be found online here: https://crawfordlong.org/event/history-camp-2026-masterpiece-makers/ or give us a call at 706-367-5307.

Discover Jefferson Jefferson Parks and Recreation City of Jefferson Government

03/30/2026

Happy Doctors' Day!

On this day in 1842, Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first painless operation using sulphuric ether on James Venable in Jefferson, Georgia.

The first Doctors' Day observance was held in Winder, Georgia on March 30, 1933. The date chosen was the anniversary of the first use of general anesthesia.

President George H. W. Bush proclaimed March 30 as “National Doctors’ Day” in 1990, and the red carnation is the official flower.

Now, we celebrate Doctors' Day nationwide in honor of Crawford W. Long's discovery here in Jefferson, Georgia!

03/02/2026

Thank you to everyone that came to our tea party, Saturday with Jemima's British Bakes! ☕️💐

02/17/2026

In honor of America's 250th Birthday, we're having a revolutionary themed program!

Join us for an evening with historian, Ken Johnston of History Now:

While Northern colonies called for Independence early, Georgia, the youngest colony, was deeply split, with a large, prosperous population remaining loyal to the British Empire as others rallied around the cause of Independence. This program examines the intense, often violent conflict between Georgia's Patriots seeking independence and the Loyalists who fought to maintain the British union. Using primary source documentation, multimedia presentation, and hands-on Living History demonstration, this presentation by History Now tells the story of how the state was transformed from a chaotic battleground of shifting alliances and brutal guerrilla warfare into one of the independent United States of America.

Visit History Now's website here: https://www.history-now.org/

The Crawford W. Long Museum, located in Jefferson, Georgia, honors the life and work of Dr. Long, the first physician to employ anesthesia for surgery. His first use of sulfuric ether to induce an unconscious state occurred March 30, 1842.