By Jonathan Copsey / STAFF

At last week’s Roswell Historical Society’s general membership meeting, five children were given awards for their portrayal of history. The five kids, all fourth graders from Fellowship Christian School, had taken part in an annual essay contest hosted by the society to promote a love of history in schoolchildren. Their task was to write an essay about the Hembree Farm, which sits near the intersection of Hembree Road and Upper Hembree Road. The winners were each awarded stamp books from RHS president Tom Tarabicos (who also happens to be the “Stamp Guy”).

Grant Morgan won first place with his essay “A Window in Time;” Mark Shoda was second with “A Weekend at the Hembree House;” Anthony Tarabicos won third with “My Life on the Hembree Farm;” Meredith Moore won fourth with “Hembree Farms Story: A Journal of Elihu Hembree;” Abigail McLendon won fifth with “The Journal of Wendy Sanchez.”

The purpose of the Roswell Historical Society is to promote and preserve Roswell’s history. The society recently purchased the old Hembree Farm property, which contains the original home of the Hembree clan, whose name adorns many of the roads in the area. They are currently refurbishing the house for use by the general public.