Past

Meetings and

Programs

Genealogical

Society of

Davidson County

P.O. Box 1665

Lexington, North Carolina 27293-1665

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2007

January 15

Dr. Ed Hill will be speaking on “The Cape Fear Road – 18^th Century Highway” which was our first superhighway from the Piedmont to the Coast.

April 16

Dr. Nelson Weller and Ken Sell presented their story of their research on Sgt. Finnegan, a deceased member of a nearby extended care facility.  Sgt. Finnegan was a WWII veteran and had written several letters to his wife.  Using information in the letters, which were left in Sgt. Finnegan’s personal belongings when he died, they were able to locate his son in Washington state and deliver the letter to him.

July 16

The meeting will be held at First Reformed United Church of Christ, 104 East Center Street, Lexington, NC.  Katherine Skipper will be our speaker and will share information concerning the history of First Reformed United Church of Christ.

October 15

Davidson County Register of Deeds, David Rickard, will discuss upgrading programs and software to make his office more user friendly.  A question & answer period will be provided at the end of the presentation.  An article regarding the program appeared in the Dispatch on Friday, July 27^th.

2008

January 21

Katherine Skipper will present a program demonstrating the proper method of  preserving newspaper articles.

April 21

The program will be presented by Dr. Nelson Weller.  He will share & demonstrate information about "East & West Methods of Plotting Deeds".

July 21

Our meeting will be held at 7:15 PM at the Historical Museum inside the Old Courthouse.   Staff from the Museum will share information and memorabilia available to the public.  Visitors are welcome.

October 20

Our program will be concerning the Moravian Archives and Mr. Richard Starbuck will be the presenter.

2009

January 19

Tom Magnuson will present a program concerning N.C. trading Paths.  Mr. Magnuson is sponsored by the N.C. Humanities Council Speakers Bureau.

April 20

Title: What happened to the graves in cemeteries below the high water mark of High Rock Lake?  The discovery and history of some of these graves.

Short explanation: Maps, newspaper articles, book articles and other materials will be used to develop some of the history concerning these graves that were removed from High Rock Lake and what happened to the graves.

Program Provider: Becky Lassiter

July 20

Rev. Roy Cantrell will speak on the Abbott’s Creek area and what happened to Browntown.  The meeting will be held at First Reformed United Church of Christ at 104 E. Center St., Lexington, NC.

October 19

Dewey Snider will present a program that will cover the early history of Davidson County, focusing on the function of the court of pleas and quarter sessions.

2010

January 19

Evelyn Smith will speak on  “The Mines and Families of Davidson County, NC” providing on area mines, the families who worked them, and their descendants who remain in the area today.

April 19

David Rickard, Davidson County Register of Deeds, will speak on his department and its procedures of  recording and storing valuable documents relating to individual’s property, marriage and death certificates and last wills and testaments.

July 19

Penn Wood will present the Lore and Legends of Days Long Gone:  Piedmont Quail Hunting 1870-1930.  One of the hunting lodges he will focus on will be the Thomasville Shooting Club around 1890.

October 18

Tonya Lanier will join us to speak on African Americans of Davidson County.  Tonya is author of a book by the same name.