Sunday Lecture: Smyrna in the 60s

This afternoon’s Sunday Lecture featured some fun time traveling.  Local historian Dr. William Marchione pulled all the Smyrna headlines and newsmakers from the 1960s into a nostalgic look at Smyrna's past layered with historical perspective. 

This lecture was made possible by an indexing project spearheaded by Dr. Marchione and conducted by Friends of Smyrna Library volunteers. For over a year, volunteers have pored over Smyrna Herald newspapers to create the first index of this valuable resource. The group celebrated the completion of the 1960s with this lecture.

Photo: The former Smyrna Public Library was constructed on the south side of King Street south of the Smyrna Memorial Cemetery in 1961.   

Speaker Bio: Dr. William Marchione is the author of A Brief History of Smyrna, Georgia.

The Sunday Lecture series is sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library.