Johnson County Historical Society

06/18/2026

Items from time capsule not picked up yet.
David Carlton
Tony Lamar Sheppard
Trey East
Lisa & Victor Moore
Maria Delain Claxton
Nearest relative of Carabell & Roy Jordan
Heirs of Earl & Grace Payne
Wesley Family
Chuck McDaniel
Antioch Baptist Church
Bruce Joiner
Any descendant of Hattie Mae Moorman Folsome
Descendants of Ivalene Gregory Beacham
Members of N. B. & P. W. Club
Delma Mayo, Jr. & Barbara Mayo Battle
Neeler Chapel Church
Pastor of Pleasant Plains Church
James Eugenia Kay children
Ronald Lake Skelton or nearest relative
Mary Madalene Dickens or survivors
Brotherhood Citizen League of JOCO
Andy & Keisha Crabb
Walter W. Wesley Family
Lorie Santivitis
Tony Roger Veal descendants
Rev. R. C. Smith descendants
Descendants of Marsha Burns
Deverick & Dawn Bailey
Sara Gene White & Charles Edsel Price for Wh**ey L. Price or descendants
Heirs of Billy & Sara Alderman Sumner for Jimmy & Elaine
Jerome, Derek Lynn, Shawnee Pierce
Descendants of Rawley William & Lewis Lamar Lovett
P. W. or L. D. Wesley Family
Wendi Rebecca Battle & Brandon Hunter Battle
Robert Burns & Melissa Marie Bryan
William Kemp or Marcus Brooks
St. Galilee Baptist Church
Descendants of Cindy, Marcia, Charles Townsend
Descendants of Elwood Purser
Debra Sue, Larry Wade Walker from John A. & Mary Blount Walker
Teresa Lynn & Gregory Wayne Frost
Wanda Price
Scotty Sheppard & Hunter Johnson
Casey Carter from Mr. & Mrs Steve Jordan
Nannette Moseley
Mrs. Virgil Moseley to Jocelyn Mosley or descendants.
Jeff Dixon to Faye Robertson
George Lewis Duggan
St. James AME

06/18/2026

This is another set of pics from another entry to the time capsule with no identification. Does anyone recognize these people? Looks like a mother and son.

06/17/2026

This picture was in a package in the time capsule but could find no identification inside. There are a couple items that go with it. If someone knows who it might be let me know so they can pick it up.

06/17/2026

With everything going on with the opening of the time capsule we completely forgot about auctioning off the time capsule.
It is the time capsule vault from 1976. It is 23" wide 59" long and 22" deep not counting the lid. Bottom would make a good livestock water trough and the top a good feed trough. The highest offer gets it. I will deliver locally if you have a way to unload it. Just to be transparent post your bid in the comments. I will take no more bids after 8 am on Monday June 22nd. The final sale, the money will go to the Johnson County Historical Society for the museum. Bid as often as you like.

06/14/2026

This is a picture of the John Victor Greenway family, probably from the late 1880s. It was donated to the museum by the Mrs. Lattie Price family. We have had it framed and matted and ready to hang in museum. Thanks to the great job Hobby Lobby in Dublin did. If you have anything related to Johnson County history we would love to have it in museum for everyone to see.

06/13/2026

On behalf of the July 4th Committee, I would like to thank everyone who came out today for the opening of the time capsule. If you was there then you now realize why we couldn't do it on the fourth. Some of the contents was damp, some things totally ruined. The vault had very little water in it. I believe the damage came from everything being wrapped in plastic and as you know it sweats and trapped moisture in it. Unfortunately we had no control over that. I will be at the museum from 8:30am till 12 noon on Monday's until the 4th. That day I will be set up somewhere on the courthouse. I can also meet by appointment on other days. In the meantime I will try to contact people on the list that haven't already picked up their stuff.
The museum is at 6818 College Street across from Leon Lovett's place. My number is 478-232-5913.

06/12/2026

06/11/2026

One of the last caboose's to run on the W. & T. Railroad.

06/11/2026

This is the Central of Georgia #223 housed in the Georgia Railroad Museum in Savannah. It is a 2-8-0 consolidation built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works iñ1907. After World War 1 it was transferred to the Wrightville and Tennille, the short line railroad was owned by the Central of Georgia. It is believed to be the last steam driven train to run on the W & T.