Category Archives: Civic Events
When the organization called the “The Pioneer Daughters of Williamson County” was formed in 1935, they served as the premier historical group trying to preserve the past of the county. Continue reading
A story that began in 1976 has come full circle and resulted in a new Marion City Flag flying over the Tower Square.
In 1976, Mary Lou Roberts won a contest sponsored by the Marion Chamber of Commerce to design a flag for the City of Marion. Her design, with the addition of a sketch of the clock tower done by Pauline Stearns, became the official flag for the city. Continue reading
With 150 red, white, and blue balloons sent sailing skyward from a Conestoga wagon, Williamson County today began a year-long celebration of its 150thanniversary. Continue reading
The year 1963 must have been a slow period for the celebration business, for in that year a representative of a pageant production enterprise came to Marion, with an idea based upon the premise that the county had a 150th anniversary coming up in 1964. Continue reading
