This story features the buzz of the bees. Or at least as much as Georgia master beekeeper Mary Lacksen could pack into an hour’s presentation during the Old School History Museum’s most recent installment of its Sunday-at-the-Museum lecture series.

There’s plenty of old-school influence around Eatonton and Putnam County, but none so literal as the Old School History Museum in the south wing of The Plaza Arts Center on Madison Street. Originally, the “Old School” of the current museum was the new school for the county after a devastating fire in January 2016 consumed the original Eatonton School.

The Old School History Museum (OSHM) gathered Eatonton residents of all ages at The Plaza Arts Center Aug. 12 for its annual August Adventure, featuring an Ice Cream Social this year. A record 200-plus visitors came to enjoy cold, sweet ice cream on a hot summer day and play old-timey games.