2011, 2012 and 2013  MEETINGS and PROGRAMS

Genealogical

Society of

Davidson County

P.O. Box 1665

Lexington, North Carolina 27293

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See Previous Meetings for programs given prior to 2011.

2013

January 21

Larry Cates from the High Point Library Heritage Center will present a program on “Poor Folks, Rich Lives: Tracking Poor and Landless Ancestors in North Carolina”.

April 15

Speaker is Ray Howell III, pastor at First Baptist Church in Lexington NC.  Topic: Birth of the Davidson County Library

July 15

Speaker is Larry Cates, High Point Library Heritage Research Center.  Topic:  Hard Scrabble, Finding Your Poor and Landless Ancestors.

October 21

Speaker is Ben Williams (from Morganton).  Topic: Women in the Confederacy

2012

January 16

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The program will be presented by a member of the NC Transportation Museum.

April 16

For our April program, Jim Daniel will discuss the historical significance of the York Hill/Trading Ford area going back to the Native Americans, and Sim Delap will discuss recent efforts to preserve York Hill and where that stands right now.

July 16

William Deal (retired City of Lexington firefighter) will present a program on the Train Depot and his efforts to acquire an Amtrak stop in Lexington.

October 15

Chris Watford (Assistant County Attorney) will present a program on the Civil War’s battle of Sharpsburg (September 17, 1862)

2011

January 17

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Maurine Perryman will present a program concerning the History of Baptist Children’s Home and its growth for 125 years.

April 18

Jim Little of Thomasville will speak on the history of the Thomasville Blues, a local battalion formed during World War I and continuing thereafter.  Jim wrote the history of the unit, “Fathers of the Greatest Generation, the Thomasville Blues” which was released in 2010.

July 18

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Julia Taylor Ebel, an author from Jamestown, will talk about keeping our stories – links to our stories and ways we can make them personal as we pass them along.

September 10

GENJAM

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Meet and rub elbows with other genealogists in the area.   Benefit from other previous research and obtain pointers and advice that may simplify your research.

October 17

Maj. James Mills, retired Thomasville policeman and Civil War re-enactor, who plays the role of a Civil War surgeon will display his collection of surgical instruments and give us some insights into surgical practices of the times.

Meetings will be held in the Educational Building of the First Reformed UCC, Center Street, Lexington, beginning at 7:00 PM.  Get Directions

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