Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
Davie County, North Carolina
SOCIETY: The Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society meets monthly, usually in the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library, on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 PM, except for December. The society often arranges guest speakers or field trips. New members and visitors are always welcome.
ITEMS FOR SALE: Ten books, 3 maps, a CD of 72 issues of Davie Dossier, and sets of postcards about Davie County. Click order to learn more about Society books and these two books: The Civil War Roster of Davie County by Mary Alice Miller Hasty and Hazel Miller Winfree and Images of America, Davie County by Debra Dotson and Jane McAllister.
MEMBERSHIP: Membership in the society costs $5.00 per person annually and entitles one to receive the quarterly newsletter, Davie Dossier. Click order for membership blank at bottom of page.
DOSSIER: Davie Dossier has been published since 1987. A CD can be ordered of all 72 issues. Click order.
Click articles for index of all research items in the Dossiers.
Click issues to see dates of publication that are included on CD.
DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MARTIN-WALL HISTORY ROOM:
http://www.library.daviecounty.org/
Click on "Information" and then click on History and Genealogy. Underlined words are links to more information.
Our society is mentioned in the third paragraph.
OTHER LINKS:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncdavie/ Davie County research information
Cemeteries in Davie County with directions for finding them
16 Davie County sites on National Register of Historic Places
Names on the War Monument in Mocksville
Townships as listed on US Census, 1790 - 1930
Guardian Accounts, Davie County, 1846 through 1859
2009 MEETINGS:
JANUARY 27: Davie County Retired Personnel and Early Schools Dr. Carolyn Beaver's project Retired School Personnel Directory that she is helping put together. Marie Roth's project for the history room of compiling information about early schools in our county. Members are encouraged to share information for these 2 projects.
FEBRUARY 24: Joppa Cemetery College history teacher, Mark Hager, - filming and information about Joppa Cemetery. Mark's students from Lenoir Rhyne University have been studying this old cemetery where Daniel Boone's parents are buried. They have also assembled a list of persons interred there.
MARCH 24: Scrapbooks Betty West's many beautiful scrapbooks she has made. She has a series of them showing the historical locations she has visited to learn more about US Presidents.
APRIL 28: Civil War Book about Davie County See description above. Book signing and description of writing the book at this April 28 meeting.
MAY 2: Daniel Boone Family Festival - Historic Downtown Mocksville Festival -- food and craft vendors, games, tours of historic sites (Joppa, Farmington, the Clement House and other sites) , society booth, and Native American Indian dancers.
MAY 26: Hodges Business College - John Fuller, owner and restorer of this historic 100 year old brick school - description of the school and its restoration.
JUNE 23: National Genealogical Society Family History Conference - report from Marie Roth and Debra Dotson.
JULY 28: Tour of Hodges Business College - meet at library at 6:30 and carpool.
AUGUST 25: Book Signing - Debra Dotson and Jane McAllister will discuss their new book Images of America, Davie County.
SEPTEMBER 22: Old Photo Evening - Each person should bring at least one photo made in Davie County before 1940.
OCTOBER 27: Joppa Cemetery report on the further research of the summer of 2009.
NOVEMBER 24: Are You My Cousin? Members bring their pedigree charts and share genealogical data.
DECEMBER: no meeting.
Web site created by Marie Benge Craig Roth, MarieBCR@gmail.com in October 2008 and updated often.