The Nineteenth Year - 2016:
Officers:
Elected:
President: Paul Trew
Vice-President: Elaine Steere
Secretary: Michele Hill
Treasurer: Gwen Thigpen
Appointed:
Required:
Librarian: Vacant
Parliamentarian: Vacant
Historian: Vacant
Optional: (and may not always exist)
Newsletter Editor: Paul Trew
Web Master: Chuck Jackson
January:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: How the Creek and Cherokee lived in this area, by John Bailey.
Brenda Joyce Abercrombie Brazel presented with an additional 5 (yes, five!) First Families of Douglas County Certificates. Definitely a new record - may never be surpassed!
Elaine Steere publishes Part II of Music, a Wiseman Gene, the story of Scott Wiseman and Myrtle Cooper (Skyland Scotty and Lulu Belle - a country music act) in the Society newsletter.
Gerald Teal is reported to have undergone prostrate surgery.
Angelyn Blackstock is reported to have suffered a heart attack.
Rhett Williamson (our founder) is reported to have deteriorating health. His age is catching up to him.
February:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Citizen Soldiers and how to find them up to 1850, by Elaine Steere.
Elaine Steere publishes Part III of Music, a Wiseman Gene, the story of Scott Wiseman and Myrtle Cooper (Skyland Scotty and Lulu Belle - a country music act) in the Society newsletter.
Marian Bailey Presswood (Polk County Historian) publishes U. S. Presidents Interesting Facts, in the Society newsletter.
March:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Everything You Wanted to Know About Campbell County, by Roger Smith.
Elaine Steere publishes Part IV of Music, a Wiseman Gene, the story of Scott Wiseman and Myrtle Cooper (Skyland Scotty and Lulu Belle - a country music act) in the Society newsletter.
April:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: The book Charged with Treason, the story of the workers and families of the New Manchester and Roswell Mills, by Michael Hitt. Michael is an author, and a Roswell Police Officer.
Elaine Steere publishes Part V of Music, a Wiseman Gene, the story of Scott Wiseman and Myrtle Cooper (Skyland Scotty and Lulu Belle - a country music act) in the Society newsletter.
Brendalyn Bryant (daughter of Chuck and Irene Jackson) receives a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mercer University.
May:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: A Experiences in VietNam, by William Michael Brandt, who served as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam Conflict, reaching the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army.
June:
Newsletter: On File.
Conflicting Program Data:
1 - The Draketown Tragedy, by Elaine Bailey and Patricia Mullinax.
2 - Saving the Samuel Hart Home in Villa Rica, by Elaine Steere.
Elaine Steere publishes Who is John Long and Why Should We Care?, the story of the Hart house in Villa Rica, in the Society newsletter.
6th - Chuck Jackson (me, the Web Master) turns 76 years of age!
July:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Sleuthing U.S. Military Records From WWI Through Vietnam by Claudia and Walter Hutchins.
August:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: “who is Mary Unk? by Elaine Steere.
September:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Federal Census Records, What They tell You and How They Point You To Other Research Sources, by Marcia Atkins.
17th - The Society mans a booth at the September Saturdays Festival at the Douglas County Courthouse.
October:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Women’s Work: About Thread & Cloth; How it Was Produced Down Through the Century, by Karen Flagg.
16th - John Fuller's wife, Katherine, passes away.
An entry for Katherine is added to our Memorial page. Although Katherine was never an actual member, she was the beloved wife and companion of a long time member, John Fuller, who joined in the Society's first year. We believe this makes it appropriate to post a memorial to her memory.
November:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Navigating Ancestry.com, Part I by Marcia Atkins.
December:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Annual Christmas Dinner, held at Leathers 78 Cafe. The food was very good, as was the service.
11th - Rhett Williamson, Founding Member and primary force behind the creation of the Douglas County Genealogical Society, passes away. He will be sorely missed. An entry for Rhett is added to our Memorial page.