Category: Meetings

GCMG’s September meeting was held Monday, September 19th,  at Gwinnett County’s George Pierce Park Senior Activity Center in Suwanee.  This month’s program showcased speaker Debbie Cosgrove presenting a program on  “A 19th century Physician’s Use of Medicinal Herbs with Emphasis on Native Plants”.  Debbie introduced us to Dr. Durham’s use of medicinal plants.  Dr. Durham was one of the more renowned physicians of Georgia during the 19th century. Debbie is a graduate of UGA with a BS in Foods and Nutrition and an MS in Horticulture. In 2008 she and Ellen Whitaker co-authored a book containing the 19th century medicinal remedies of Dr. Lindsey Durham who resided near Athens, Ga. Debbie is affiliated with the historical preservation group the Friends of Scull Shoals. She has an interest in native plants and currently volunteers for the Georgia Perimeter College Native Garden in Decatur. She lives in Arnoldsville, Ga. Debbie also had available copies of…

Our Home Away From Home for the Next Three Months Beginning July 18th and continuing through September, Gwinnett County’s George Pierce Park Senior Center will be our meeting home away from home while the building at Bethesda is being renovated. Located at 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee, the park contains large areas of wetlands, but is primarily known for its many recreation and athletic facilities. The park houses a playground, five soccer fields, a football field, seven youth baseball/softball fields, two adult softball fields, concession/restroom building, three pavilions, a paved walking trail, and a mulch footpath and, of course, the Senior Center. When you enter the park, the Senior Center will be the only building you will see.  Drive about 150 yards and you will see the sign on your left. This is a beautiful building and it will give you an idea of what our Bethesda Senior Center might…

Our March 21st meeting featured Dawn Hines, a DeKalb Master Gardener who talked on “Trees for Our lives; Small Native Trees for the Landscape”. At this month’s meeting we collected for the Snellville and Loganville Co-op’s, canned fruits and jellies only. This was their request when MG, Shirley Cook inquired about what they are short in receiving from the public as donations. Ms. Shirley accepting and delivering what we bring in to the Co-op’s. Related Images: