Greensboro Bazaar brings festivity to railroad depot

When Christmas nears, the Greensboro Bazaar is a special part of the season in West Gadsden County.

This year, the annual bazaar fell on Saturday, December 3.

Held at the historic railroad depot in town, the Greensboro Bazaar offers a chance for locals to shop from other locals through vendors at the bazaar, as well as a chance for kids to meet with Santa Claus.

From a selection of houseplants, to jewelry, painted Pysanky eggs, and woodworked bowls and vases, there was something for everyone at the bazaar.

The West Gadsden Historical Society (who puts on the bazaar each year) also served bowls of hot chili, made by members of the society’s board of directors, for $5.

“For $5, you could eat all you want of chili,” said Jane Clark, a member of the society. “That did really well; I didn’t take any chili home with me afterwards.”

This year, the bazaar had many of its same vendors as in previous years, with vendors returning to sell at the event.

While this was not one of the bazaar’s most well-attended years, Clark said the society is going to ‘keep forging on’ with other planned events.

Looking to the future, the West Gadsden Historical Society is already planning for its annual Chicken Pilau fundraiser and annual meeting in January; as in previous years, the society will be selling $8 lunches of chicken pilau to members of the community.

The pilau will be held at the depot at 30 Green Avenue in Greensboro.

Clark said the society is also still hard at work on assembling information about the historic, and nearly-forgotten, schools of Gadsden County.

Many of the schools no longer have structures or markers to remember their existence, and the historical society is working with members of the community to record oral and written documentation of Gadsden County’s old schools.

“We’ve had so much interest from the community in this project,” said Clark. “More than any other project.”

Clark adds that the historic endeavors have brought both black and white communities together in a way no other project undertaken by the West Gadsden Historical Society has in the past.

“We really feel like we are bringing people together,” said Clark. “It’s amazing.”

If you have information on an old Gadsden County schoolhouse, the society is still looking for accounts and details of all sorts as they continue their project; everything from school lunch menus, teacher names, student names, and school house locations is helpful.

The society can be contacted at gadsdenhistory.org@gmail.com

Ashley Hunter - editor@gadsdencountytimes.com

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