MARK YOUR CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19 Catoosa County Library’s board of trustees
will hold its regular quarterly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 3 p.m. in the meeting room at the library, located at 108 Catoosa Circle, Benton Place Campus, Ringgold.
Chickamauga Public Library’s board of trustees will meet Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 4:30 p.m. at the Chickamauga Public Library Jewell Meeting Room. General public: To receive an invitation to attend this meeting via Google Meet, send an email to leubanks@chrl.org.
SUNDAY, JAN. 23
The public is invited to the January monthly meeting of the Walker County Historical Society Sunday, Jan. 23, at 3 p.m. on Zoom for the annual planning meeting. Bring ideas for interesting programs. The program will be a presentation by Dr. Lynne Cabe, member of the Georgia Trail of Tears Association Board, “Resources from the TOTA traveling trunk for teaching Native American (Cherokee, Muscogee) History in Public Schools.” Get the Zoom link from the Walker County Historical Society Facebook page or the email membership list. Membership in the society is $12 per year. For more information, call David Boyle at 706-764-2801.
MONDAY, JAN. 24
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is hosting a temporary museum exhibit that showcases the artifacts that were unearthed during the 2021 University of Tennessee Chattanooga Archaeological Field School. This exhibit will be on display from Jan. 10 for one year at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center. Artifacts from the Native American occupation period, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II were recovered. These artifacts record the changes in the surrounding landscape and demonstrate how Chickamauga Battlefield was utilized before and after the Civil War. To learn more, visit the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center to explore the park’s complex and diverse cultural landscape. For more information about programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-8669241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786, or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/chch.
The LaFayette-Walker County Public Library Board of Trustees will meet Monday, Jan. 24, at 4 p.m. in the Bible-Wardlaw Meeting Room of the LaFayette-Walker County Library. General public: To receive an invitation to attend this meeting via Google Meet, send an email to leubanks@chrl.org.
TUESDAY, JAN. 25
Rossville Public Library Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 4:30 p.m. in the Bowers Meeting Room of the Rossville Public Library. General public: To receive an invitation to attend this meeting via Google Meet, send an email to leubanks@chrl.org.
THURSDAY, JAN. 27 Cherokee Regional Library Board of Trustees
The
will meet on Thursday, Jan. 27, at 5 p.m. at the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library. General public: To receive an invitation to attend this meeting via Google Meet, send an email to leubanks@chrl.org.
FRIDAY, FEB. 4
Walker County Farm Bureau will host the Blood Assurance Bloodmobile for a blood drive Friday, Feb 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Walker County Farm Bureau is at 101 S. Cherokee St., LaFayette. To schedule an appointment, visit bloodassurance.org/WCFB. Save time by answering health history questions before arrival. Download BA QuickScreen on your phone or answer questions online at bloodassurance.org/quickscreen. Donors will receive a heart throb T-shirt when they donate during February. Please eat a good meal, drink additional water, avoid energy drinks and bring identification when making a donation.
SUNDAY, FEB. 6 Chief Vann House Historic Site
The is offering free admission Sunday, Feb. 6, from 1-5 p.m. Families can enjoy a free openhouse style tour of the historic Vann House, the Chambers Museum, Visitor Center and outdoor exhibits: a 19th century Cherokee farmstead, a Vann workhouse/kitchen twostory cabin, a 1920s spring/bath house atop a natural fresh-water springs, and a one-mile medium difficulty nature trail to God’s Acre Cemetery. Arrive by 4 p.m. to best enjoy the experience; museum and grounds close at 5 p.m. The Vann House is the lavish plantation home built in 1804 by James Vann, the son of a Cherokee woman and a Scottish trader. At the time of his death in 1809, he was the wealthiest Cherokee on the former Cherokee Nation with the largest plantation and holdings. His son, “Rich Joe” Vann, inherited and expanded his father’s land and businesses. During a visit to the Vann House, learn about Chief James Vann’s life and achievements, the Moravian Missionaries’ records that tell the entire story, and the fate of the Vann Family after the 1830s Indian Removal Act and the Cherokee Trail of Tears. To learn more about the Chief Vann House, visit GaStateParks.org/ChiefVannHouse, call 706-695-2598 or go to Facebook @FriendsoftheChief Vann House and Instagram @ vann_house_park. The Vann House is at 82 Highway 225 N., Chatsworth.