Log Cabin Preservation

This article is reprinted from the February 2003 newsletter.

One of the tenets of this Society is preserving the past. It's in our logo, it goes on everything that we publish, now we need to put those words into action. The Log Cabin sits on the campus of Milton High School, but as we all know the future of the high school is in limbo, almost undoubtedly to be moved to a new location.

So now is the time to make the cabin a real functioning part of the Society's programs, not just its show piece during Alpharetta's Heritage Day and occasional school field trips. The Board has asked that a committee led by Ben Statham, Chair of the Heritage Committee and Joy Ross, Chair of the Preservation Committee undertake that mission.

The committee, consisting of Norm and Martine Broadwell, Chestene Carter, Betty Peyton, Jeannie Goodwin, Sonja Holcombe, Julie Benson, Diana Wilcox, Marjean Birt and Billy Bates held a brief organizational meeting at the cabin recently. It decided on the following first steps; an inventory of the contents of the cabin; make the cabin structurally sound; a thorough cleaning; a formal letter to the Fulton County School Board and the City of Alpharetta asking for the renewal of the lease of the cabin by the Society.

The committee has set a tentative date for the first clean up as March 22nd, 10:00 a.m.

The committee would like to see members step forward to act as docents for the cabin with a schedule of on-going educational activities. It is the ultimate goal, albeit, an ambitious one, to make the cabin a fully functional interactive museum, similar to the Tullie Smith House at the Atlanta History Center. It is possible for this Society to do this. What better way to share our cultural heritage with the community, and to honor those hard working young men who crafted this cabin over 70 years ago?

If you would like to be a part of this endeavor, contact the Society at 770-475-4663, call Ben Statham at 770-475-9214 or Joy Ross at 770-442-9960. This Society has incredible human resources, let's put them to use by being a pro-active organization with work on the Log Cabin.