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ANNOUNCEMENTS for RECENT PREVIOUS
The quarterly meetings of the Huxford Genealogical Society are held on the second Sunday in February, August, and November and the third Sunday in May at 2:00 p.m. in the Huxford Library. The Huxford Library is located in the Municipal Complex in Homerville, Georgia. The meeting agenda includes business of the Society as well as programs presented by widely recognized genealogists and historians. May 18, 2008 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. Speaker: Mr. Chris Trowell "Studying Places" Mr. Chris Trowell is a very popular speaker. He is retired from the faculty of South Georgia College and is an Okefenokee expert, historically and botanically. He has provided the following information on his topic for the May 18th meeting.
Mr. Chris Trowell is an
Associate Professor Emeritus of Social Science at South Georgia College in
Douglas. He grew up in Oliver, Georgia, served in the U.S. Army, and is an
alumnus of Georgia Southern University. Before his retirement in 1992, he
taught history, geography and anthropology at South Georgia College. Trowell's research includes publications on South Georgia history February 10, 2008 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. Speaker: Mr. John A. Mitchell "How to Care for the Family Bible and Other Precious Memories"
John A. Mitchell graduated with a BA in history in 1980, from the University of New York at Plattsburgh. His graduate study at the University of New York at Albany, New York consisted of Historic Agency Administration, Civil War History and Museology (museum studies). He was employed by the National Park Service for 20 years, 10 of those years he has served at Cumberland Island National Seashore as collections manager. He has worked at the Adirondacks Center Museum and John Browns Farm in Lake Clear, New York. Other federal sites are the Saratoga National Battlefield, a Revolutionary Soldier site in Saratoga, New York, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook, New York, Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence, Rhode Island and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Pine Springs, Texas. He has over site at Cumberland Island Museum and museum work and 1200,000 piece collection consisting of archival and artifacts and archaeology objects. Mr. Mitchell will be discussing the use of acid-free storage materials, which is causing documents to deteriorate so quickly, and why. He will bring examples of materials, including storage boxes among other things. November 11, 2007 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. Speakers: Mrs. Gail Hughes and Mrs. Linda Meadows
Mrs. Gail Hughes of Adel, Georgia is the Regent of the Levi Sapp Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Secretary of the Huxford Genealogical Society, and the President of the Dixie Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Linda Meadows of Adel, Georgia is a National Certified Teacher at Cook County High School, serves as the Governor of the Brushy Creek Chapter of the Daughters of Indian Wars, a Dixie Chapter Member and a Levi Sapp Chapter Member. Mrs. Hughes and Meadows will be speaking on the various wars and our veterans of today. They will provide ideas of things to do for our veterans. August 12, 2007 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. Speakers: Robert J. Robinson and Jessie H. Paulk "Book Publishing" Mr. Robert “Bob” J. Robinson
is from Quitman, Georgia and serves on the Board of Directors
May 20, 2007 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. Speaker: Mr. Wyman May Taylors Creek and Fort Stewart Georgia Mr. Wyman May was born at Taylors Creek, Liberty County, Georgia in 1929. The federal government forced his family, and about 2,000 other families, to give up their homes in 1941, for the establishment of Camp Stewart, an anti-aircraft training center. His family moved to Hinesville, Georgia, where they have remained.
February 11, 2007 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, February 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. Speaker: Vickie Montgomery Ashley Genealogy and the Internet
Vickie Montgomery Ashley will be speaking on "Genealogy and the Internet." Vickie is a native of south Georgia and has been actively engaged in historical and genealogical research for over 25 years. She has taught for 13 years and currently teaches in the computer lab at Cook Middle School. Vickie holds membership in several genealogical and historical organizations. She is a sponsor of the Cook County Jr. Historians, an auxiliary to the Cook Historical Society. She stresses that she is "in no way an expert, but has much to learn" when it comes to genealogy, but enjoys utilizing the internet as one tool of research. Vickie hopes her enthusiasm will rub off on novices, and make them more comfortable with its use, and looks forward to sharing and exchanging information with others who have reaped the benefits of the Internet research. November 12, 2006 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society would normally be on Sunday, November 12, 2006 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. No meeting will be held this month, however, the Huxford Library will be open as usual for research. In lieu of the regular quarterly meeting, members and guests are invited to attend the Marker Dedication at the North Cemetery in DuPont and the reception immediately following the dedication.
A reception will follow the marker dedication at the home of Mrs. Hazel Lee in DuPont, Georgia. This was the historic home of Mr. John P. A. DuPont who was a businessman in Savannah during the 1850s and 1860s. The home in DuPont was his summer home. For more information concerning this marker dedication, please contact: Jewel Coverdale Gail Hughes August 13, 2006 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, August 13, 2006 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. SPEAKER:
Ken Sylvester Mr. Kenneth "Ken" Sylvester of Waycross, Georgia formerly of Manor, Georgia will be our quest speaker at the August 2006 meeting. Ken has been doing genealogy for about 40 years. He has had an interest in genealogy for much longer than that. Ken has entered about a quarter of a million names to his database. He has at least 125,000 names in his cemetery database. Mr. Sylvester will be speaking on cemetery surveying. He has a lot of experience in this field and will explain entering the information from headstones into a computer program. He will also talk about projects he and his group are currently working on. May 21, 2006 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. SPEAKER: Paul K. Graham Paul K. Graham will be
speaking on Understanding Georgia’s Land Lotteries. Georgia’s eight land
lotteries from 1805-1833 are unique events in American history. His talk
will help us develop a better understanding of the motivations for holding land
lotteries and the processes used to carry them out. Learn about land
lottery history and its impact on the participants, on county formation in
Georgia, and on modern genealogical research. February 12, 2006 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, February 12, 2006 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. The speaker for the February meeting will be Elmer Spear:
November 13, 2005 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, November 13, 2005 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. The speakers for the November meeting will be Gail Hughes, Donald Davis and Boe Williams:
August 14, 2005 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 2:00 PM in the HGS Library in Homerville. A reception will be held at this meeting from 11:30 AM until 2:00 PM for the introduction of the new HGS publication: "Tattnall County, Georgia Loose Papers", 1801-1845, Volume One, abstracted by Sabina J. Murray, and compiled by the HGS. The speakers for this meeting will be:
May 15, 2005 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, May 15, 2005. The program for this meeting will be presented by Mr. Tony Thompson of Metter, Georgia. Mr. Thompson has authored three books:
Mr. Thompson will talk with us about the early days of Tattnall County, when court was held along the river at the Ohoopee Saw Mills, as well as his efforts to record and preserve the history and genealogy of the Tattnall area. He will bring copies of his books for sale to our members. Mr. Thompson's website is: Kinfolks Across the River.
November 14, 2004 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, November 14, 2004. The program will be presented by Sabina J. Murray and her topic will be "Saving The Tattnall County, Georgia Records". Thirty years ago, Mrs. Murray found many old original records in the attic of the Tattnall County Courthouse that had pigeons roosting on them. Sabina was able to abstract the information in these records and the Huxford Society has received a grant to publish them. She will tell the Tattnall County story and show copies of some of the records and relate stories concerning some of the people found in the records. Also she will present information how everyone can participate in a free DNA project. Sabina J. Murray is a member of the Huxford Genealogical Society Board of Directors. She is an Accredited Genealogist who has enjoyed a love of family history since the age of twelve. Mrs. Murray is a retired school teacher and a volunteer librarian at the Family History Center in Jacksonville, Florida. She is also the mother of four children, thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. August 8, 2004 The next quarterly meeting of the Huxford Genealogical Society will be on Sunday, November 8, 2004. Dr. John Crowley of Sparks, Georgia will speak about DNA testing in support of genealogical research. Dr. Crowley provides a very interesting journey concerning his family research and why he needed to have DNA testing to assist in the search for his family roots. Dr. Crowley is an associate Professor of History at Valdosta State University and also teaches an upper division history course in genealogy. He is the author of Primitive Baptist of the Wiregrass South.
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.... And Thus History Began
People live in places -
farmsteads, towns or cities. They live in houses. To know people
well it is necessary to know their relationship to places. There are
several ways to study places. One may study place names, their locations
and origins. One may study the history of places, including the history of
towns or cities, or streets and neighborhoods. One may study houses or
farmsteads, churches, banks, or court houses. These studies enrich family
histories; they stimulate and satisfy personal curiosity.
This talk will suggest some
sources of information on places in South Georgia. I will use several
places I have studied over the years as examples. These include the
Okefenokee Swamp, Fort Gilmer and Traders Hill and the early history of Douglas.
I've studied several places for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places, including Floyds Island Hammock and the Chesser Island Homestead.
An interesting study of a neighborhood, now in progress in Douglas is the Gaskin
Avenue Study.
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archaeology, and geography, including papers on Okefenokee archaeology, the
history of the Suwannee Canal Company, Okefenokee railroads, settlements and
settlers, the history of exploration of the Okefenokee, the Indian Wars in the
Okefenokee, the history of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Kolomoki
Mounds State Park, the Dodge Land Troubles, and Douglas, 1855-1905. He has
compiled a substantial file of information on the wiregrass region, particularly
relating to the 19th and early 20th centuries. His wife, Frances Register
Trowell is also retired. Mr. & Mrs. Trowell have three children; Nan, Tina and Sam
plus six
grandchildren.
"Veterans
Day Program"
here at the
Huxford Library. Bob has compiled and published several family
history books including the Coward-Cowart Chronicles.
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Markers will be dedicated at 2:30 PM on
Sunday, November 12, 2006 for an Indian War Veteran, Capt. John J. North, who
had his own militia unit during the time period of fighting the Indians in the
Okefenokee Swamp and his son, Edward North, who served with Co H 29th GA during
the War Between the States. 
Elmer Spear is from Madison, Florida. He is a lifetime member of the
Huxford Genealogical Society. Mr. Spear will be discussing his Library
(Elmer's Genealogy Library) located in Madison, Florida. Elmer's
Genealogical Library, which he began to form around 1960 publishes 3 issues of
The Madison County Florida Genealogical News
per year. 
