1906        Grady County Centennial Celebration        2006

Celebrating 100 Years!

This is the information center for Grady County's 100th Birthday Celebration. If you know of an event or artifact connected with the celebration that is not featured on this page and its subpages, or if you have a question about a planned event that is not answered by this site, please let us know.

Our Centennial logo, shown at right, features the slogan, "Organized 1906, Prospering 2006." The 100th Birthday Celebration honors all those who made the ideas in this slogan come true for our county. It also features Henry W. Grady's picture and a statement he made: "There is a New South." We believe the best of the New South can be found right here in Grady County.

Centennial T-shirts and Polo Shirts are Here!

Get yours while supplies last! Just click here to see the Centennial Celebration t-shirts and polo shirts that you can buy from Historical Society members to help support Grady County's 100th Birthday celebration activities. At right you can see the excellent design for the back of the t-shirts. They are great! You will want one to wear and one to save as a souvenir!

Centennial Celebration Calendar

This is the master event list for the entire celebration. Find out what is planned, and keep checking the calendar page for updated information as the events draw near.

County Historical Sketch

Written by Wayne Faircloth as part of the introduction to the Historical Society's cookbook, this narrative provides a fascinating glimpse of the developments that led to the creation of Grady County in 1906.

Cairo Historical Sketch

Compiled by Rebecca Cline, this historical trivia sheet reaches back to the origins of the city and comes forward to the present.

Centennial Celebration Committee Contacts

This is a list of member and chairperson contacts for all the planning committees for evey major aspect of the celebration.

Centennial Celebration Planners

This is a list of the people who have attended planning sessions for the centennial celebration.

Costume Ideas

...for Heritage Day, Heritage Month, and other Centenntial events.

Heritage Day Photos

See your Grady County friends and neighbors in 1905 garb!

Young People's Chronicle

Students, learn how you can contribute to a collection of stories and pictures about the history of the county and have your work considered for inclusion in the final, printed version.