Timeline - Past and Present
1990 - The estate of Eddie Owens Martin is finally settled and the ownership of Pasaquan is legally transferred from the estate to the Marion County Historical Society.
1990s - The Marion County Historical Society placed important examples of St. EOMs work in the collections of The National Museum of American Art; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The New Orleans Museum of Art; The Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia; The Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga; The Museum of American Folk Art; and several other art museums.
1990s - Member Fred Fussell wrote a series of grant proposals on behalf of the MCHS to pay for rooftop repairs, the installation of a perimeter security fence, the installation of a security system in the main building, for installing a climate control system in the main building, and for limited interior repairs. During that time the site was opened on a limited basis for public tours.
1992 - The Pasaquan Preservation Society is formed and receives 501(c)(3) status as a non-profit organization.
1993 - Pasaquan is documented by the Smithsonian’s Inventory of American Painting and Sculpture project.
2003 - An award winning video program about St. EOM’s life and art, The Pasaquoyan, was released by Atlanta’s Eyeball Productions and was subsequently featured on National Public Television.
2003 - 17 years after St EOM’s death, the ownership of Pasaquan is legally passed from the Marion County Historical Society to the Pasaquan Preservation Society.
2006 - Pasaquan is named to Georgia’s “Ten Top Places in Peril” list
2007 - Pasaquan is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
2008 - 2013 - Pasaquan is opened for public tours and special events on a regular basis, managed entirely by volunteers. Even though minimal ongoing repairs are done and the grounds are maintained, the buildings are obviously degenerating.
Late 2013 - Fred Fussell approaches Teri Yoho at The Kohler Foundation.
2014 – The Kohler Foundation begins restoration on the site.
2016 – The Grand Opening of the site takes place inviting the community to experience the new “viberations” of the site after restoration.
2017 – Eddie’s Stone Song: Odyssey of the First Pasaquoyan, an opera written by Columbus State University professor James Ogburn, premieres on-site.
2018 – First annual Pasafest invites artists, musicians, and communities to help celebrate St. EOM’s work and legacy during this all-day event.
2019 – gloATL partners with the Pasaquan Preservation Society for the second time and performs at the site in May 2019.