The Twenty First Year - 2018:
Officers:
Elected:
President: Paul Trew
Vice-President: Bob James
Secretary: Brenda Brazel
Treasurer: Gwen Thigpen
Appointed:
Required:
Librarian: Elaine Steere
Parliamentarian: Bob James
Historian: Vacant
Optional: (and may not always exist)
Newsletter Editor: Paul Trew
Web Master: Chuck Jackson
January:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Unmarried Ancestors: Illegitimacy as a Research Problem by Ken Thomas, Jr., columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
February:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: A Country Divided: Pre and Post Civil War America by Elaine Steere.
March:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Creek Indian History (with some Cherokee History) in Douglas County and surrounding areas. by Mark McGouirk.
Elaine Steere publishes Part I of The Life and Times of Jefferson Davis and Family in the Society newsletter.
5th - The Society turns 20 years old! It's been a trip!
April:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Research Records available at the Douglas County Courthouse by Bob (The Judge) James.
Bob James publishes his biography in the Society newsletter.
Elaine Steere publishes Part II of The Life and Times of Jefferson Davis and Family in the Society newsletter.
Nancy Anne Styles McLendon receives 2 first Families of Douglas County, Georgia certificates.
May:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Veterans Who Are Members of Douglas County Genealogical Society by the members.
The Cherokee Indian boys Rite of Passage into manhood is described in the Society newsletter.
Elaine Steere publishes Part III of The Life and Times of Jefferson Davis and Family in the Society newsletter. This part covers the story of Zachary Taylor, former father-in-law of Jefferson Davis, Army Major General and President of the United States.
18th - Kathryn Bryant (11 year old grand daughter of Chuck and Irene Jackson) graduates from the 5th grade at Villa Rica Elementary (and now moves into Middle School) with the following honors:
Gold Medal for Academic Excellence
Georgia Milestones Highest 5th grade score in Science
Georgia Milestones Highest 5th grade score in Mathematics
Georgia Milestones All Distinguished Club (exceeded in all categories)
Certificate of Honor as Distinguished Learner in Social Studies
Certificate of Honor as Distinguished Learner in Science
Certificate of Honor as Distinguished Learner in Mathematics
Certificate of Honor as Distinguished Learner in Language Arts
Duke University Talent Identification Recognition Certificate
Carroll County Sheriff's Office Certificate of Achievement
Over Achiever Award (89.5 Accelerated Reader points)
Certificate of Achievement in Language Arts (highest yearly average)
Reading Achievement Certificate (Accelerated Reader Goal Master)
Notice: She also finished the 5th grade reading at a 12th grade level (according to the school), as well as finishing the 5th grade with straight A's in every subject, for the entire year. That's what I call Going Out With a Bang!
Not only that, but she's a beautiful young lady, too! To memorialize her achievements, she took a selfie. Now, at the risk of embarrassing her mightily, here's the photo she took:
Hard to believe she is only 11 years old, isn't it? Her dad better oil up his shotgun and be prepared when those middle school boys get a good look at her.
June:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Research Secrets of the Georgia Room by Carolyn Crawford.
Profile of the oldest church in Douglas County, Pray's Mill Baptist Church, is published in the Society newsletter.
Elaine Steere publishes Part IV of The Life and Times of Jefferson Davis and Family in the Society newsletter.
6th - Chuck Jackson (me, the Web Master) turns 78 years of age!
July:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Carpetbaggers and Scalawags Come South for Reconstruction 1865 – 1877 by Elaine Steere.
The Civil War, also known as The War of Northern Aggression, and (among little old blue haired ladies) as The Recent Unpleasantness, along with it's aftermath, created the country we live in today. Prior to that war, the nation was a very different place. But all wars are trans-formative. Think about how the Revolutionary War changed the nation, the War of 1812, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II and (especially) Vietnam.
August:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Civil War Prisons - North and South by Claudia Hutchins, when the original presenter (Joe Bozeman) suffered a medical situation.
Elaine Steere publishes Part V of The Life and Times of Jefferson Davis and Family in the Society newsletter.
September:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Using Early Migration Routes to Trace Your Family by Marcia Atkins.
22nd - The Society mans a booth at the September Saturdays Festival at the Douglas County Courthouse.
October:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Evolution of Research Terminology by Elaine Steere.
November:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Products, Services and Resources provided by the Georgia Genealogical Society (of which DCGS is a member) by Karen Molohon (President of the Georgia Genealogical Society) and Cythia Harrison (Vice-President of the Georgia Genealogical Society). Karen is also the Web Master for the Cobb County Genealogical Society.
December:
Newsletter: On File.
Program: Annual Christmas Dinner, held at Leathers Cafe 78, for the third consecutive year.