Join Newnan-Coweta Historical Society for an old-fashioned Possum Supper in the tradition of the longtime Newnan Possum Eaters Convention. Hear history of how Possum Suppers became a Newnan tradition starting during the political campaign of William Yates Atkinson for Governor of Georgia in the 1890s and how the possum became a mascot for President William Howard Taft. The tradition was continued by Newnan civic leaders at several locations into the 1950s and ’60s.

The dinner IS RESCHEDULED FOR 7:30 p.m. WED., NOV. 8 at the Historic Train Depot, 60 E. Broad St. in downtown Newnan. Tickets, $25, are available on Eventbrite.com. Here is the link for the dinner details:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nchs-old-fashioned-possum-supper-tickets-37657472514