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Murphy Historical Society turns archives, cemetery care to city; plans sign and booklet for large cemetery
Summary
Longtime volunteers with the Murphy Historical Society announced they are handing over archives and cemetery care to the city, described a completed 3x4-foot sign and onsite booklet for the largest cemetery (about 300 graves) planned for early May, and thanked city staff for mowing and archive support.
Donna Jenkins, a member of the Murphy Historical Society, used the council’s public‑comment period on April 15 to announce she is stepping down and to summarize more than a decade of volunteer work cataloging the city’s history. Jenkins said the society started with five members in 2011 and obtained 501(c)(3) status by October 2011.
Jenkins told council the society placed 19 state and county historical markers around Murphy (with one exception), commissioned 10 watercolor images of pioneer buildings, and recently commissioned a large photograph of William Andrew Murphy that now hangs at City Hall. She said the group had served as…
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