Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society

Events & Fundraisers

 

Cobb Landmarks has several fundraising events that contribute to the community’s awareness of heritage as well as provide financing for our organizational operations and historic properties. Our events include our Spring Events Weekend, held the first weekend in May; the Marietta Pilgrimage, a Christmas Home Tour, held the first weekend in December; and our “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner…” events, held from October-April each year.

 

These events allow our members and the community to participate and share our appreciation of our Cobb heritage, and at the same time, support our organization. We have information on the specific activities to the right.

 

• Annual Membership Meeting
• Spring Garden Party and Plant Sale
• Marietta Pilgrimage
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner...

 

 

 

Spring Heirloom Plant Sale

The Root House

April 23-24, 2010

10:00am - 5:00pm

Local shrubs, the best perennials and some heirloom plants will be available. How-to demonstrations will be given on the art of arranging pots and patio plants! Conveniently located at the corner of North Marietta Loop and Polk Street.

Spring Events Preview Party

April 24, 2010

Cobb Landmarks celebrates the arrival of spring each year by hosting a spring garden party in various locales that many say is the event of the season. An heirloom plant sale is held in the Root House garden, where old-fashioned perennials, new and unusual varieties, and "pass along" plants from some of Marietta's finest gardeners are available.

A Sunday in May, 2010

Historic Open House

Spring into the past and visit stops along Cobb County's heritage highway. This event opens private historic properties around the county to the public and enables free visits to participating museums and historic sites. Participating sites in past years have included Marietta's Smith-Manning House, the Lawrence House, the Root House Museum, Brumby Hall and Gardens and the Marietta Museum of History; Acworth's Cowen House and African American Resources; Smyrna's Taylor-Brawner House and the Smyrna Museum; Powder Springs' Cheney-Newcomer House and Seven Springs Museum; and east Cobb's Power Cabin. The tour is self guided and brochures will be made available.