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given prior to 2011. 2012 January 16 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. 2011 January 17 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 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
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
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