Broad River Genealogical Society, Inc

BROAD RIVER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Our 30th Year!

Come celebrate your heritage with us!

Mailing Address:
PO Box 2261
Shelby, NC 28151-2261

Broad River Genealogical Society, Inc. is a non-profit corporation chartered in October 1980 by the State of NC and is classified as a Tax-Exempt Educational & Scientific Organization within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations of funds, books and other property made to the Society are deductible for purposes of Federal Income Tax returns.

Location:
1145 County Home Road
Shelby, Cleveland County, NC

Betsy & Linda enjoy the materials...

It is a member of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Genealogical Society, the North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Cleveland County Arts Council.
Its purposes are to preserve area records, and to disseminate genealogical and historical information through books and a bulletin published quarterly.

The quarterly magazine, "Eswau Huppeday",
which translates as "land between the rivers" and refers to the territory

between the Cherokee & Catawba Indian Nations, contains over

250 pages of historical and genealogical information each year.

Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 3:00 p.m.

Mr. Henry Mintz

our speaker for February, is busy researching and writing the 150 year history of Shelby Presbyterian Church.

Come hear what he's uncovered!

Our monthly meetings are open to everyone interested

in local and family history in the surrounding area. The meetings are held in the Performing Arts Area of the

Neal Senior Center on H.T. Harris Drive, Shelby,

which is just off of Hwy 18 North (Fallston Road) at the intersection at Ross Grove Baptist Church and

Time Warner. Be sure to park at the back side of the

building and use the entrance in the back near the gazebo.

1200 square feet of Genealogical treasures...

Meeting Date	Speaker	Meeting Date	Speaker	Meeting Date	Speaker	Meeting Date	Speaker
10 January 2010	Bob Norris	11 April 2010	To be announced	11 July 2010	To be announced	10 October 2010	To be announced
14 February 2010	Henry Mintz	May 2010	To be announced	8 August 2010	To be announced	November 2010	To be announced
14 March 2010	To be announced	13 June 2010	To be announced	12 September 2010	To be announced	12 December 2010	To be announced

		We open our library to the public during these hours: 2nd & 3rd Saturday every month 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 2nd & 3rd Monday every month 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Every Tuesday Evening 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.


		Other times open by appointment. Please contact our archives coordinator.
Last updated 6 Feb 2010

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Charles Lattimore Elliott
takes you on a journey through

10 generations of his

Elliott and Lattimore families.

Thank you Charles for this lovely

tribute to your ancestors.

We have family photographs,

picture postcards, buildings

and landmarks
from the counties in

our area of North Carolina.

We also have a few we need

help to identify.

Can you help, or do you have

photos to share?

Please let met know...

Cleveland County, North Carolina
Heritage, Volume II

This beautiful 604 page book is

now for sale!

Hurry, quantities are limited.

You don't want to miss this opportunity!

Current-Day Townships for

North Carolina Counties
U.S. Census Bureau

What routes did our ancestors take into

North Carolina?
Check out this great map.

Indian settlements, colonial towns & forts,

colonial roads, rivers & Indian trails.
Another great map.

...genealogists have visited our site since 8 May 2001.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Membership runs from January 1 through December 31.

DUES

Cost	Membership Description
$20.00	Per year for an individual
$22.50	Per year for a family

Print a Membership Application

Print an Address Change Form

.MEETINGS	.3:00 PM on the second Sunday of each month except November & .December, unless otherwise announced. The April meeting is periodically .replaced by a special seminar & the November and December meetings are .combined into one meeting on the second Sunday of December. The regular .meeting place is the Senior Center, Fallston Road, Shelby, NC . Meetings .are open to anyone with an interest in genealogy or local history.
.PUBLICATIONS	.Members receive a copy of Eswau Huppeday, the official publication of the .Broad River Genealogical Society, Inc., each February, May, August and .November. Members are encouraged to submit articles for publication.
.QUERIES FOR .PUBLICATION	.Members may submit unlimited queries each year to be used as space .allows, at the discretion of the publication committee, for publication in the .society bulletin, Eswau Huppeday.Queries may be edited. Non-members .may submit queries at a cost of $2.00 each. This policy is in effect until .further notice.

Can we do some research for you?

Our gem of a corresponding secretary can do limited research for you.
Mike Allen is a gifted genealogical detective and can usually dig up a
little information on anyone who was in our area for even a short period of time.
Don't want to make a donation until you hear from Mike?
No problem, make your request as specific as possible, and decide if
you'd like to make a donation when you receive Mike's work.
(Mike doesn't use e-mail, so please use our form.)
Print Our Research Form

Want to publish a query in Eswau Huppeday?

As space allows, our editor-in-chief will publish your query. This service is free to our members. For $2.00 per query, non-members can get their brick walls before the full membership, and maybe, just maybe find a piece to the puzzle.
Please use our form, and make your request as specific as possible. When completing the form, be sure to list your phone number, if we have questions about your request, we'll give you a call.

Print Our Query Form

2010 OFFICERS

President

Betsy Beason

Vice president

Bob Norris

Secretary

Debby McIntyre

Treasurer

Ann Noblitt Wright

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Heather Robbins, Term Expires 2010

Purvis Wesson, Term Expires 2010

D. Gene Hamrick, Term Expires 2011

Betty Masters, Term Expires 2011

Susan Guffey, Term Expires 2012

Herman Hamrick, Term Expires 2012

ESWAU HUPPEDAY

Editor-in-Chief

JoAnn Surratt

Chief of Publications

Ned Cash

Publications Committee

Mike Allen

Beverly Barnes

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2000
"Our 20th Year"

2001

2002

2003

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