Broad River Genealogical Society, Inc

BROAD RIVER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

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

Our 33rd Year!

Come celebrate your heritage with us!

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

Betsy & Linda enjoy the materials...

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.

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.

1200 square feet of Genealogical treasures...

Saturday, May 18, 2013 - Open House!

10:00 A. M. - 4:00 P.M.

Beginning your climb up the family tree, a genealogical pro, or just interested in local history, then Broad River Genealogical Society is the place to be. Come on out to our open house for fun, food & fellowship.

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. ( For directions to the Neal Center)

Meeting Date	Speaker	Topic
13 January 2013	Jason Harpe	Mr. Harpe is Director of the Lincoln County Historical Association and will be speaking to us on Cemeteries in the surrounding area.
10 February 2013	Mrs. & Mrs. Monti MonGiello	The MonGiello family owns the "Inn of the Patriots" in Grover, Cleveland County, NC, and are to speak of the history of our local Revolutionary heroes including Col. Frederick Hambright, black hero Ismael Titus and others and their roles in the war.
10 March 2013	Dr. Alan May	Dr. May is Research Co-Coordinator and Curator of Archeology for the Schiele Museum of Natural History is Gastonia, Gaston County, NC. He will be speaking on the role of the Iron Works in the development of our area.
14 April 2013	Michael C. Hardy	Mr. Hardy, an author, has written 16 books on the Civil War, including books on the 37th & 58th NC Regiments. He will be discussing his most recent book "Civil War Charlotte, Last Capital of the Confederacy" and the role Charlotte and this area played in the Civil War.
18 May 2013	Heritage Day	Doors open at 10:00 A.M for fun, food & fellowship; come on out & take a look around!
June 2013	No Meeting
July 2013	No Meeting
August 2013	No Meeting
8 September 2013	Bostic Museum	Was Abraham Lincoln born in North Carolina? The folks over in Rutherford County believe so and present a pretty good case. We invite you to come on out & hear evidence presented by the Bostic Museum, then judge for yourself.
14 October 2013	Ann Dellinger	Two very important battles of the Revolutionary War were fought in our own area, you will not want to miss the presentation on the Battle of Ramsour's Mill by Ann Dellinger to be followed by a representative from the Cowpens National Park who will discuss the importance of the battle fought there.
10 November 2013	Kings Mountain National Military Park	You will not want to miss this very special meeting as a representative from the Kings Mountain National Military Park will be on hand to discuss this very important battle in the Revolutionary War. Local heroes will be honored and descendants will be recognized. Come on out, lets see if we can fill the Senior Center with GGGGGG-grandchildren.
December 2013	No Meeting	Merry Christmas!
12 January 2014	Steve Watts	Steve Watts is an expert on the Indian Nations of our area. An employee of Schiele Museum in Gastonia, Gaston County, NC, he's coming to share some of his knowledge with an eager lot of genealogists, most of whom have a legend of a Cherokee or Catawba Indian in their family tree.

		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 14 Jan 2012

Charles Lattimore Elliott
takes you on a journey through

10 generations of his

Elliott and Lattimore families.

It's my very sad duty to report that Charlie left us

on April 12, 2010.

He will be sorely missed by our members

who send their deepest sympathies

to his family.

Charlie's findagrave memorial.

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...

This little photo is from my own family archives and showcases the only 3 grandchildren at the time. From left to right is my Dad holding me, Uncle Hugh holding cousin Michael & Dad's brother Robert holding cousin Annette. I thought it time to share this information as we've now lost two of these wonderful gentlemen. The photo was taken in 1948 & featured 3 WWII veterans who came home with so much horror still in their minds, but full of hope for the future. We represented that future. We lost Uncle Hugh in July 1980, and Uncle Robert just this past December. Please take the time to drop by their findagrave memorials & pay your respects to members of the "Greatest Generation" who helped pave the way for your freedom. We miss them terribly. Judy

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.

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Membership runs from January 1 through December 31.

DUES

Cost	Membership Description
$25.00	Per year

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.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.

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2013 OFFICERS

President

Stephen Jolly

Vice president

Greg Payseur

Secretary

Elizabeth Ellison

Treasurer

Martha Bridges

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

D. Gene Hamrick, Term Expires 2011

Betty Masters, Term Expires 2011

Susan Guffey, Term Expires 2012

Herman Hamrick, Term Expires 2012

Janice Ledford, Term Expires 2013

Purvis Wesson, Term Expires 2013

IT Tech

Ann Noblitt Wright

Immediate Past President

Ann Lancaster

ESWAU HUPPEDAY

Editor-in-Chief

JoAnn Surratt

Acting Editor

Debby McIntyre

Chief of Publications

Ned Cash

Publications Committee

Mike Allen

Elizabeth Anthony

Diane Blanton

Nita Caldwell

D. Gene Hamrick

Margaret Jay

Janice Ledford

Theresa Lowe

Betty Masters

Heather Robbins

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2000
"Our 20th Year"

2001

2002

2003

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