UPCOMING EVENTS

3rd Thurs Lecture: The History of Oak Hill Cemetery | Sept. 17th

3rd Thursday Program: The History of Oak Hill Cemetery
Join the Newnan-Coweta History Center for our September 3rd Thursday Program, featuring guest speakers Michael A. Scott and Gene Ramsay as they take us through the history of Oak Hill Cemetery and highlight some of its most notable residents.
This informative and entertaining program includes a slideshow presentation and runs about an hour — the perfect preview before our signature Digging Up the Past: Oak Hill Cemetery Tours, coming up October 23 & 24!
🗓️ Thursday, September 17
🥂 Reception at 5:30 p.m.
🎤 Program begins at 6:00 p.m.
📍 University of West Georgia – Newnan Campus (next door to the McRitchie-Hollis Museum)
80 Jackson St, Newnan, GA
Free and open to the public.
Come learn the fascinating history behind the white marble statues of Oak Hill — we’ll see you there!

Annual Oak Hill Cemetery Tours "Digging Up the Past" | Oct. 23 & 24

TICKETS LIVE ON EVENTBRITE AS OF AUG 1, 2026

Join Newnan-Coweta History Center to stroll at dusk through Newnan’s Historic Oak Hill Cemetery on a guided walk of select gravesites. Storytellers and guides captivate guests with lively, engaging tales while vendors, musicians, and artists also contribute to this special event that celebrates living, history and the arts.
The 2026 Oak Hill Cemetery Tour is being planned for Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24 with tour times starting at 5:00 p.m. New tours head out every 20 minutes until the last scheduled tour at 8:20 p.m. Tour Oak Hill Cemetery at dusk with skilled guides in character who take you through to visit some of those who’ve come before us. Also, take in the museum tour featuring performers and festive decor. Enjoy live entertainment and onsite FOOD TRUCK (not included in ticket price) in the back garden of the museum.

Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes. Wear comfortable shoes! Questions? Call the museum at 770-251-0207. TICKETS will remain on sale until the day of the event or until the event sells out. $45 Adults, $25 Children under 12, $120 VIP ticket that also includes the Ghosts & Ghouls Ball on Friday 10/30, 7 p.m. Ant this year the Ultimate VIP Pkg at $230 that includes tickets to both events, VIP seating, $15 Food Truck Voucher, Drink Ticket and Commerative Cup, Museum Exhbit and Cemetery Tour, 2027 NCHC Family Membership with Benefits, and swag bag!! This is our premier fundraiser of the year — please consider the Ultimate VIP Package, but we THANK YOU for your support of any ticket purchase!

Check in for the event at the McRitchie-Hollis Museum, 74 Jackson St., Newnan. Ample parking behind 27 Clark St. or University of West Ga. Tours not recommended for children under 6. Tickets for children may be purchased and used to accompany an adult for any tour time.

NOTE: There are two tour dates. Fri. 10/23 and Sat. 10/24. Please make sure you are purchasing a ticket for your desired date and time!

This is a rain-or-shine event. In case of severe inclement weather, an alternate date will be announced.

Park off of Clark Street in the lot behind the museum. Check-in is near the white gazebo.

EACH $45 TICKET INCLUDES GUIDED CEMETERY TOUR, MUSEUM TOUR and LIVE MUSIC by the awesome band, The Pine Box Dwellers of Coastal Georgia!
Thank you for supporting this fundraiser for your local history center!
Bring cash in case you’d like other items sold separately in the museum garden before and after tours.

Questions? 770-251-0207 or taj@newnancowetahistory.com

Ghosts & Ghouls Ball | Oct. 30th

TICKETS LIVE ON EVENTBRITE AND AT MUSEUM AS OF Sept 3, 2026

You spoke, we listened. The souls who came through on our Cemetery Tours wanted MORE MORE MORE!! So behold . . . we are holding the 2nd Annual Ghosts & Ghouls Ball! It’s a night of costumed elegance, perhaps with tinge of the macabre. Groove to the tunes of DJ Phantom Groove while enjoying an Italian feast in our garden at night. The scene is set to begin at 7 p.m. Your dinner of pastas, salad, dinner rolls, iced tea, wine and more is sure to liven up your taste buds! Ticket comes with aforementioned dinner items and drinks of your choice.
Join us under the autumn sky to dance, twirl, and levitate among lively spirits at the Ghosts & Ghouls Ball.
Ticket includes DJ dance party, Italian dinner, drinks, — all at the most garishly, ghoulish event of the year.
PRIZES FOR COSTUMES and other TREATS await!!
Tickets available in person at the McRitchie-Hollis or Eventbrite.com starting Sept 3.
$75 per soul. Thank you for supporting your local history museum for this FUNDRAISER! We look forward to slaying, errrr, serving, you!!

Passport to Coweta

IT’S OFFICIALLY PASSPORT SEASON, so head on over to the McRitchie-Hollis Museum to grab YOUR 2026 Passport to Coweta! There are new stops, prizes, and fun for the entire family, all while learning the deep history of Coweta County. This is a FREE activity with a $5 suggested donation for those who are willing and able to give.

New Exhibits