Special Jan/Feb Exhibit: “The Critter Man-Picasso with a Chain Saw” by late Folk Artist Clyde Jones
The Garner Area Historical Society is excited to announce the Grand Opening of the Garner History Museum at the Depot on Saturday, November 20, 2021. The celebration of the Museum’s opening will take place from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The Museum is located at 106 Pearl Street in Historic Downtown Garner.
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...
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....
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...