The Smyrna Museum, in the replica train depot across from Smyrna Market Village, houses artifacts and resources about the history of Smyrna! Check us out!
The Smyrna Historical & Genealogical Society was chartered and incorporated as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of the State of Georgia on May 17, 1985 after an initial meeting of the incorporators on April 14, 1985. The original incorporators were former Smyrna Mayor Harold Smith, his wife Betty, and Emmett Yancey. Attorney George Carreker handled the legal work.
The stated purposes were to be a membership organization for collecting and preserving photographs, information and other memorabilia relative to the City of Smyrna and the surrounding area. Another goal was to establish a museum and research library for its members and the general public.
The first general membership meeting was held March 27, 1986, in the community room at King Springs Park (now Tolleson Park) with 18 people in attendance.
The first issue of Lives & Times, the official publication of the society was distributed in March 1986, and has been published every other month since that time.
The stated purposes were to be a membership organization for collecting and preserving photographs, information and other memorabilia relative to the City of Smyrna and the surrounding area. Another goal was to establish a museum and research library for its members and the general public.
