- Friends of Historic Woolsey, Inc

Our Story and Our Preservation Journey

The concept of our nonprofit originated in November 2019 when a group of Dr. Woolsey’s descendants met with Woolsey Baptist Church's leadership team in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Woolsey’s wishes specified that if the church no longer used the historic church, it would revert to his descendants. Subsequently, the descendants and community members formed Friends of Historic Woolsey to restore the historic church, cemetery, and other properties in and around Woolsey, Georgia.

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Our Beginning Photo by Steven Chambers © 2019 (November)

Woolsey Baptist Church Turns over the Keys to Friends Photo by James Lovett © 2023 (February)

Friends Visits Hopeful Church Photo by Dean Breest © 2023 (March)

Our New Sign! Photo by Jamie Lovett © 2023 (April)

Help Save Historic Woolsey Church Photo by Gary Laggis © 2023 (October)

Welcome to Our Open House! Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Our Preservation Journey Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Open House - October 28, 2023 Jennifer Jackson and Mary Jane Sams Fortner Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Help us Find Historic Photos of the town and Woolsey Citizens! Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Looking at the Woolsey Citizens in the Historic Photos Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Artist Sara Kate Sams Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Look at what Sara Kate drew! Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Getting Close to Halloween! Look at Tony's Shirt! Tony Noel and Jamie Lovett Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

The Sams Family Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Reagan Moscon and Dana Sams at Open House Cindy Griffin © 2023

Dana Sams and William Ballard Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Fletcher Sams Photo by Joey Morgan © 2023

Jamie Lovett Explaining the historic photos to Tony and Shirley Noel Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Karen Mathiak and Jamie Lovett Photo by Reagan Moscon © 2023

Karen and Ron Smith Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Author Mark Wallace Maguire and Andrew (love the Herschel Walker jersey - Go DAWGS!) Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Pam Laggis and Karen Graiser Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Gary and Pam Laggis Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

Tracy Bailey and Amanda Warr Baxter Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

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Table at Open House Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

We need your Woolsey Historic Photos! Help us find Woolsey Historic Photos Photo by Cindy Griffin © 2023

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Greg Jacobs and Ellie Isaacs of Landmark Preservation Consulting Photo by Cindy Griffin ©2024

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