The Depot Dispatch
New Display in the Garner History Museum at the Depot: Folk Art “Critters”
Made By the Late Clyde Jones (b. 1938-39, d. Dec. 2025)Back in the late 1980s and 1990s there was community movement to bring life back to Downtown Garner. The Historic Depot was restored, the Caboose was donated, and a major restoration done to the beautiful historic...
Garner Historical Society Presents Third Annual Voices of the Past Garner, N.C.
A man who lived through the Civil War, World War I, and World War II; a devoted missionary; and a U.S. Army medic who died while held as a prisoner of war are among the remarkable individuals featured in the Garner Historical Society’s third annual Voices of the Past....
Destination Business Award for the Banks Bed and Breakfast from the Main to Main Trail!
Congratulations to our Board member, Mary Smalling! Mary and Board member Joyce Stephens attended the Main Street and Rural Planning Conference last week in Mooresville, NC. At that conference, Mary and her husband Curtis received the Destination Business Award for...
Next Big Goal: Restoring Our Caboose
Now that our Museum has become established, restoration of our circa 1951 caboose is foremost among our goals as an organization. Our caboose has become quite a landmark in the historic area of downtown Garner, drawing much attention and also attracting visitors to...