Heritage Foundation to Ring in Holidays with Historic District Trolley Tours
While out and about doing your holiday shopping, take a break to discover and enjoy Rome’s intown historic areas beautifully trimmed in their holiday best. The Rome Area Heritage Foundation (RAHF) will present trolley tours of Rome’s historic neighborhoods...
45 Years Ago: ‘Rome Heritage Foundation officers named’
The following article originally appeared in the Rome News-Tribune, April 29, 1973, after the creation of the Rome Area Heritage Foundation: ROME HERITAGE FOUNDATION OFFICERS NAMESs named: With election of officers held in the meeting rooms of the First National Bank last Thursday afternoon the recently formed Rome Area Heritage Foundation began its initial year of operation, dedicating its efforts to the preservation of information and relics of historical importance to the community.
Heritage Foundation to Commemorate Preservation Month with Historic Home Tour, Student Artwork Display
A tour of residences representing Rome’s historic districts and neighborhoods will take place Sunday, May 6, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the inaugural #ThisPlaceMatters Historic Home Tour. This rare look inside six historic properties is presented by the Rome Area Heritage Foundation in recognition of Preservation Month. All proceeds raised from the tours will benefit the new women’s build for the Davies Shelter.
Stratton Tor Estate and Paddleboat History to Highlight Heritage Foundation Event
The Rome Area Heritage Foundation (RAHF) will host a special Sunday gathering on April 2 to celebrate the close of the annual membership drive currently under way. The primary focus of the afternoon will be a special presentation by Bob Harris about the Myra H., an...Honoring two long-standing RAHF members, Flournoy and Summerbell
Jack Summerbell has been a member of the Rome Area Heritage Foundation since the early 1970s, when his late wife, Judy, was on staff at the original Carnegie Library in Downtown Rome. The Iowa native came to Rome in 1959 to work at Darlington School following...Check Presented to City for Clocktower Restoration
On January 26, 2017, we had the great honor of presenting the City of Rome Georgia with a check for collected donations for the City Clocktower!