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  • Spring 2026 Quarterly Meeting

    Remember When?

    Remember When?

    Don’t you just love to reminisce? Southerners love to remember and to talk about the old days! It brings to mind lingering around grandmother’s dinner table laughing and sharing or making your way out to the old front porch for a neighborly visit.

    This is what we want for the next quarterly meeting of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society. Won’t you join us? Let’s get together and play “Remember When.” Tell us about the people, places and times that are special memories to you. Our April presentation will enable you to do just that in a virtual setting. The event will be held on Zoom and will be moderated by our own Ron Williams.

    Ron Williams grew up in the old Williams Homeplace on Hopewell Road in the southeast corner of Chambers County, Alabama. He is descended from Chambers County pioneers and his children are the 8th generation of the family to call Chambers County home. He currently lives in Valley with his wife, Jennifer, and two sons, Aaron and Kaden. His oldest daughter, Aubrey, lives in Cusseta. Growing up in the Old Williams Homeplace fostered his love for family and local history. This old home was built by his 3rd great grandparents, David S. and Nancy Woodall Williams in 1839.

    Ron has written and compiled the following books on Chambers County history: When the Dinner Bell Rang: A History of the Hopewell Community, On Railroad Street: The Story of Carrie Hanson Breedlove and her Family, Past Times, which is a collection of historical articles about East Alabama and West Georgia, and Fieldstone Pillars: Remembering the Older Communities in the Southeast Corner of Chambers County, Alabama. Additionally, he has assisted in compiling Aaron Williams and his Descendants, detailing the descendants of this Chambers County pioneer.

    If anyone is interested in further information, please contact our Program Chair at ccpowers02@point.edu for more information. Join us for this very informative and interesting presentation on April 26th. To attend this virtual meeting email ccpowers02@gmail.com prior to 12:00 PM noon (EDT) on Sunday, April 26th. You will then be sent the Zoom link with instructions regarding how to join the meeting.

*You may read about our Previous Programs on the Meeting Program Page.

Mission Statement

As a non-profit membership organization, the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society seeks to preserve and promote the history and heritage of Chambers County, Alabama, West Point, Georgia, and the greater Chattahoochee Valley area.  CVHS produces and sells historical books and media, publishes a quarterly newsletter, and presents programs with speakers on historical topics of local and regional interest.

Vision

Having been in continuous operation since its founding in 1953, the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society strives to uphold the vision of its founders while posturing the organization for growth in the 21st century.