General Meeting Minutes ONHGS

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
Pine Room
Northeast Branch, New Hanover County Library
November 10, 2007

The computer meeting was held by Jim Edwards at 1pm followed by refreshments at 1:45.

At 2p.m. Charlotte Fetterman, President, opened the general meeting. 11 members were present as well as the speaker, Florence Warren and her students from Cape Fear Community College bringing the total attendees to 19. The minutes of the last general meeting and the Treasurers report were handed out.

Charlotte introduced Florence Warren to the group. She is from the African-American Historical Society and is serving on the Gullah-Geechee Caucus. This Caucus has been meeting for a year to connect the presence of this heritage along the eastern coast from northern Fla. to southern N.C.

To emphasize the African-American political presence in N.C. since the Civil War, a film “The Talented Tenth” by W.E.B. Dubois was shown. This film shows how many African-Americans by becoming doctors, lawyers, educators, blacksmiths, and carpenters, etc. improved their status.

The film named five influential families in N.C. of which the Spaulding Family was the largest enterprise whose people owned over 100,000 acres of land. The descendants of the family of 9 sons and 1 daughter held a reunion in 1982.

The next family was the Sadgewar Family, of whom Miss Felice Sadgewar was well-known in the community for promoting education and music. She would give free music lessons to children and was also noted for her religious faith.

Henry Taylor and his family wanted the African-American people to become economically secure, educated, and to buy property. His family included 2 boys, 2 girls and continued for 6 generations. Henry was a builder whose construction included Hemingway School and the Bellamy Mansion. A descendant of Henry Taylor’s, Robt. R. Taylor, was also a builder in Tusceegee. Most descendants are educated. One granddaughter graduated from Wellesley and U.Va. Law School. Another granddaughter who taught every major race in the world, wanted to pass on and share her experiences.

Armand Scott was appointed the first African-American Judge in the New Deal presidency by Franklin Roosevelt. His family includes Tommy Williston, educator;

Katherine Scott Moore, who owns and runs a trucking firm; Frances Weller with the T.V. News; and Margaret Weller, head of a crisis center.

The last family is of Paul Jervay, editor of The Wilmington Journal which is now run by Paul Jervay, Jr. This newspaper, earlier called The Cape Fear Journal, was bombed in the 1960’s while Tom Jervay was editor.

After the film, Ms. Warren spoke about the Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor which was established following the passage of the National Heritage Areas Act of 2006 along with 9 other national heritage areas bringing the national to 37. The Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission was formed for a period of ten years and will have 15 members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. The Heritage Corridor will preserve the culture of enslaved Africans from West and Central Africa brought to the colonies to raise rice on the plantations and includes basketweaving, songs and story-telling. All elements will be preserved including actual sites where they lived. Information can be found on-line and from the N.C. Park Service. Questions included when the word “Gullah” was used first—1520 by Spanish explorers and “Geechee” is used in S.C. whereas “Gullah” is used outside of S.C. They are used primarily through story-telling but are also written.

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
North Carolina Room, NHCPL
September 15, 2007

President Charlotte Fetterman opened the meeting. There were 18 members and one guest present. Beverly Tetterton introduced the speaker, Jack Fryar, book dealer and publisher of Dram Tree Books and Whittler's Bench Press. Dram Tree Books republishes old books, for example the 1920 book Derelicts by James Sprunt, a local author. Jack is trying to promote more research and publication about our colonial history as there is more written about the Civil War than the earlier periods, locally. After outlining the numerous dates and events of local historical importance, he spoke about children's books which he is publishing in a Young Reader's Series.

The next general meeting will be November 10, 2007 and the next Board meeting will be October 16, 2007

President, Charlotte Fetterman, opened the ONHGS spring picnic meeting at the Latimer House museum, Wilmington, NC. She welcomed everyone. There were 14 members, and 10 visitors present.

Vice president Pete Davis introduced Ms. Candice McGreevy, Executive Director. The Latimer House Museum is the home of The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. Ms. McGreevy and docent, Ms. LuAnn gave us a tour of the museum. It was most informative and entertaining.

After the delicious picnic lunch catered by Carolina Barbecue, with desserts brought in by the attendees, President Fetterman continued our meeting.

The new officers for 2007-2008 were announced. President: Charlotte Fetterman, Vice president: John Butler, Recording Secretary: Marjorie Cuzzocrea, Membership Secretary: Cheryl Fetterman, Historian: Carolyn Corbett, Book Sales And Web-Master: Pete Ambler, Members At Large: John Butler & Carolyn Corbett, Editor of Clarendon Courier: Anne H. Hutteman, Past President/Publicity: Jim Edwards, Treasurer: Sherry Highberger, Hostess: Doris Waff.

Vice-President, Pete Davis introduced Ms. Sarah Harrell, “Minnie Opal”, who entertained us with laughter.

The society presented Ms. McGreevy with a book for their library. Ms. McGreevy gave us more information of the work carried on in the museum, also details on the archives there. After a time of questions meeting was adjourned.

The next general meeting will be Sept. 15 th, 2007. The next board meeting will be Aug. 21 st, 2007.

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
Library, Land Fall Branch
March 17, 2007

President, Charlotte Fetterman, opened the fourth meeting of ONHGS for the 2006- 2007 year. She welcomed everyone. There were 12 members, and 4 visitors present. Light refreshments were served. Vice president Pete Davis led the pledge of allegiance.

Charlotte Fetterman introduced our speaker, Mrs. Margaret Gentges, certified genealogist. Mrs. Gentges spoke first on how to expand your research on the Internet. She then went on to talk about immigration & migration. Along with her talk she handed out a sheet with suggested internet sites and helpful books. Mrs. Gentges is a very knowledgeable and entertaining speaker from whom everyone can learn a great deal.
After a time of questions meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be May 19th at the Latimer House on 3rd Street downtown.

Submitted by
Carolyn S. Corbett
Secretary

NE New Hanover County Library, Landfall

January 20, 2007

President, Charlotte Fetterman, opened the third meeting of ONHGS for the 2006-2007 year. She welcomed everyone. There were 23 members, and 9 visitors present. Light refreshments were served. Vice president Pete Davis led the pledge of allegiance.Carolyn Corbett, secretary, read the minutes from the November meeting of ONHGS.Jim Edwards gave a progress report on the search for new officers for the 2007-2008 year to begin in May 2007. Anyone interested in helping the society would be welcomed and should see Jim.

Pete Davis announced the speaker for the March meeting will be Mrs. Margaret Gentges from Virginia. Her topic will be immigration, emigration. The May 19^th picnic meeting is being planned at “Latimer House” downtown, details will be announced.

Pete Davis introduced our quest speaker, J.D. Lewis. Mr. Lewis lives in Little River, SC and travels extensively doing consultant work. Growing up in southeastern North Carolina he met many Lewis family members and thus began his interest in the family and history. His book, “My Neck of the Woods” 2^nd edition is available at the library and through his web site. There were two of the books available for viewing. Mr. Lewis explained that he started the family web site as a way keep his information together and to find other family members. The Lewis family website address: www.senclewises.com. He also has a companion website with history of the Carolinas, www.Carolana.com. He has traced the Lewis family thru fifteen counties in North Carolina & South Carolina. Mr. Lewis showed us examples of his Lewis website and the history website. He also told about his experience of doing research in England and Wales this past summer.

After a time of questions meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be March 17 at the Landfall library

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
New Hanover County LibraryNortheast Branch
November 18, 2006

President Charlotte Fetterman opened the 2nd meeting of the ONHGS. There were 17 members and 5 visitors present. Vice President Pete Davis led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States. The Treasurer's report was handed out to everyone.The Secretary's report was read by Marjorie Cuzzocrea, associate secretary and accepted as read.

Beverly Tetterton introduced the speaker, Tim Rackley, who has researched and written the book on the Rackley family. Mr. Rackley spoke on "Mapping Land Plats." He began his research by looking at land where his ancestors had lived, but could not find exact locations because the deed descriptions were vague.

Things to consider in order to be able to convert words into one picture or map:
1) May have been known by more than one name
2) Deeds not actually recorded
3) Distance may have been recorded differently
4) Landmarks may have varied and then disappeared ie:post, fence or tree

If you find a location, neighbor's deeds may tell you possible spouses, possible directions and adjoining land owners. There were railroad maps in existence in the 1820's and 30's.

Vice President Pete Davis announced the next meeting will be at the Northeast Library on January 20, 2007.The speaker will be J.D. Lewis of Little River, SC, who has generated "A Family Website."

Minutes submitted by Marjorie Cuzzocrea, Associate Secretary

President, Charlotte Fetterman, opened the first meeting of ONHGS for the 2006-2007 year. She welcomed everyone. There were 21 members, and 17 visitors present. Vice president Pete Davis led the group in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

Vice president Pete Davis introduced our first speaker Joseph Sheppard. Mr. Sheppard spoke on the basis of beginning genealogy is starting with what you know. Another point is to be consistent in the way you enter information, for example write out county, state. It is a good idea to have dates in the day-month-year format. He also showed examples and provided handouts.

After a short break the next speaker, Carole Weiss spoke on searching the census. She noted that the census was started so the population could be counted so they could be represented & for military needs. She noted that the 1840 census has Revolutionary War & widow pensioners. In 1870 a lot of people were missed. Be aware of the different spellings for names as well as nicknames. Don’t forget to check the 1860 mortality census of those who had died in the last year. Mrs. Weiss also had handouts and provided examples for illustrations.

Next Jim Edwards talk about genealogy sources on the Internet. Jim provided a list of many genealogy sites and gave examples of what you can find there. Also using “google” as a tool for research. After a number of questions concerning how to find things on the Internet the meeting was adjourned.

President, Charlotte Fetterman, opened the year end picnic meeting of ONHGS. She welcomed everyone. There were 28 members, and 19 visitors present.

Vice president Pete Davis led the group in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

President Charlotte Fetterman introduced a proposal for a new organization within the ONHGS. This organization would cover families of New Hanover County in the early times. Many questions were asked regarding the controls of the family papers, privacy concerns, submission of proof, need for a genealogist, legal questions and others. Recommendation of tabling the issue was made by Pete Davis and second by Peter Ambler.

The guest speaker, Margaret Gentges, from Great Falls, Va. Mrs. Gentges a certified genealogist spoke on “New Ways to do Genealogy Research”. This included helps found on the Internet.

Places mentioned to search are military records back to the Revolutionary War, bank wires, ships' records (notably quarterly abstracts), and census records noting the families around them.

Mrs. Gentges recommended a number of books, among them were Migration & Culture, A World View by Thomas Sowell and Abbion Sea by D.H. Fisher. A short discussion concerning research roadblocks was done.

The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be September 16 at the Landfall library.

President, Charlotte Fetterman, opened the third meeting of ONHGS for the 2005-2006 year. She welcomed everyone. There were 17 members, and 10 visitors present. Light refreshments were served.

President Charlotte Fetterman introduced our quest speaker, Larry Odzack, archivist at the North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, NC.

Mr. Odzack gave a very informative talk, with handouts for everyone. Genealogy is generational histories across time. When going to the archives to do research one must do your homework to be successful. Helen Leary has written a book that can help you at the Archives. Among the items available at the Archives are census records, marriage records, maps, military records, cemetery records, church records, & tax records. Often times one can find papers on their families that are not in the county records.

After a time of questions meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be March 18 at the Landfall library.

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
NH County Public Library at Landfall
Nov. 19, 2005

President, Charlotte Fetterman, opened the second meeting of ONHGS for the 2005-2006 year. She welcomed everyone. There were 14 members, and 1 visitor present. Light refreshments were served.

President Charlotte Fetterman introduced our quest speaker, Gwen G. Erickson, Librarian & Archivist of the Friends Historical Collection at Guildford College from Greensboro, NC.

Ms. Erickson gave a very informative talk & illustrations on "Finding Your Ancestors Using Quaker Records in the Carolinas". Records can be found from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, & Tennessee. The library has microfilm, abstracts & indexes. The first Quakers came into North Carolina around 1680, settling in Perquimans & Pasquotank Counties. Quakers served in the government until an oath of office was required. They usually transferred membership when they moved to another area. Surviving records of monthly meetings of the church are great sources of the membership. Originally there was one set of minutes for the men and one set for the women. The minutes for men & women were joined in the 19th century. And there were women preachers. Henshaw's book "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy" is one of the great sources of information. She gave out two lists of sources that will help us in our searches.

After a time for questions meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be in January.

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
NH County Public Library
Sept. 17, 2005

President, Charlotte Fetterman, opened the first meeting of ONHGS for the 2005-2006 year. She welcomed everyone. There were 17 members and 2 visitors present.

Carolyn Corbett read the minutes for the last meeting. There were no corrections or additions.

Pete Davis introduced our guest speaker, Dennis Jones. Mr. Jones is a teacher, genealogist, historian, author and member of many related societies.

Mr. Jones gave a very informative talk on “The Effects of the Naval Stores Industry on the Migration of Labor Forces in the Carolinas”. Most naval store, tar, pitch, then turpentine & rosin came from dead long leaf pine trees used in shipbuilding. Christopher Columbus even noted the pine trees he saw and their value. The first people working in the industry probably stated around Charleston, SC then moved north and then began to move back south following the growth of the pine trees. North Carolina had 96% of the naval stores reported in the 1840 Federal Census.

After a question and answer period the meeting was adjourned until the next meeting in November that will be about Quaker genealogy.

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
St. Paul Episcopal Church, Wilmington, NC Click here to see PHOTOS
April 23, 2005

President, Jim Edwards, opened the annual "May" Picnic of ONHGS. He welcomed everyone. There were 21 members, and 14 guests present.

Jim introduced the officers for 2005-2007 terms. Charlotte Fetterman: President; Jim Edwards: Past President & Publicity; Pete Davis: Vice-President; Kay Berg: Treasurer; Carolyn Corbett: Secretary; Marjorie Cuzzocrea: Assistant Secretary; Ann Hutteman: Clarendon Courier Editor; Joe Sheppard: Member-At-Large; John Butler: Books Editor; Peter Ambler: Book Sales & Web Master.

A history of the church and a tour of the sanctuary was given by Ms. Lucy Glover. Following the picnic lunch, Mr. Jerome Tew gave an informative talk on the Battle of Elizabethtown, NC (Aug. 29, 1781) with the connections to Wilmington during the Revolutionary War. Mr. Tew explained how his research had revealed many facts not found previously about this time. Also there were two female heroines Margaret Jones McRae and Sallie Salter.

Next Larry Cook told us about the church organ and gave us a great demonstration of the way the organ stops work and a brief concert.

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
NH County Public Library Main Branch
March 12, 2005

President, Jim Edwards, opened the third meeting of ONHGS for the 2004-2005 year. He welcomed everyone. There were members from ONHGS, NCGS and other visitors present as well as a number of vendors (aprox. 75 people). Jim requested that at lunch time the members of ONHGS to meet in an adjoining room for a quick meeting of our members.

Jim introduced Mr. Futrell, president of NCGS. Then Anne Hike of NCGS introduced the guest speaker, Lloyd Bockstruck from Dallas, Texas. Mr. Bockstruck is Supervisor of Genealogical section of the Dallas Library. He is author of many genealogy related books & a noted lecturer. His interest in genealogy began when he was a teenager.

The first morning sessions covered Court records, which include, court minutes, court orders, case files, licenses, bounties, vestry records, depositions, criminals files & guardianships. The next session was on colonial land records in North Carolina, & South Carolina of which some may be found in Virginia, & Georgia. You may find land warrants, deeds even Bible records and memorials that are a history of property that pertain to your ancestor.

In the first afternoon session was on the English in the Caribbean. Some of our English ancestors may have gone to the Caribbean before they ever came to the mainland especially the Puritans. Some may have even left the mainland and returned to one of the Caribbean islands.

The last session covered Migration from North Carolina to the old South West (South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama & Mississippi).

It was very evident that Mr. Bockstruck was very knowledgeable & entertaining. A handout was provided to assist us in further research.

The North Carolina Genealogical Society was the main sponsor of the workshop and it was co-sponsored by Old New Hanover Genealogical Society. Morning & afternoon refreshments were provided by ONHGS. Box lunches were provided by NCGS.

During the noon special meeting of ONHGS, the officers for 2005-2006 sessions were announced and voted on, as follows:

President: Charlotte Fetterman
Secretary Carolyn Corbett
Assistant Secretary Marjorie Cuzzocrea
Treasurer Kay Berg.

A new place for the April 23 rd spring picnic will be sought. Jerome Tew will be our speaker. The next board meeting will be March 29 th to finalize the picnic. An announcement will be sent out as soon as possible.

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
NH County Public Library Main Branch
Jan.15, 2005

President, Jim Edwards, opened the second meeting of ONHGS for the 2004-2005 year. He welcomed everyone. There were 24 members, and 5 visitors present. Jim explained the need for new officers for the coming year and asked for volunteers.

Jim introduced Pete Davis. Pete introduced Ms. Pam Toms. Ms. Toms is a head librarian from the NC State Library genealogical section in Raleigh, NC. Ms. Toms provided a handout that gave examples of the types of genealogy items to be found in the library. These items include: guides, bibliographies, indexes, abstracts of records, military information, histories, including counties, family histories, periodicals, census records & electronic resources. New to the library are "Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files" on microfilm. Ms. Toms gave examples of the kinds of records in each category.

After a time of questions and answers the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be in March. This will be a genealogy workshop in conjunction with the NC Genealogical Society.

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
September 28, 2004- Canceled due to uncertain travel weather
Ms. Helen Leary, a well known professional genealogist, from Raleigh, had been scheduled to speak to us. She is the author of the book, North Carolina Research.

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
Brunswick Town / Fort Johnson, NC
May 15, 2004

President, Jim Edwards, opened the annual May Picnic of ONHGS. He welcomed everyone. There were 16 members present, and 6 guests.

We were introduced to group of four Revolutionary War actors. They performed demonstrations, explained the times, equipment and answered questions. Then we went to the auditorium for a verbal history of the town and fort by the site director, and a short film clip. Everyone enjoyed the barbeque and chicken with fixings lunch. Anyone could then tour the grounds at will. The meeting was adjourned until the next meeting in the fall. Photos of this event

Old New Hanover Genealogical Society
NH County Public Library NE Branch
April 13, 2004

President, Jim Edwards, opened the seventh meeting of ONHGS for the 2003-2004 year. He welcomed everyone. There were 14 members present, plus our guest speaker.Jim introduced Pete Davis.

Pete introduced our speaker for the evening, Mike Formy-Duval. He has done extensive research in France. He told us about how he did his written research then of the places he visited along with the people he met while doing research in France. His main advice to anyone doing research in another country is to do your homework, know where you are going and line up the people to help you. He has written one book on the family and is now writing a new one starting with the family in 1685. The Formy-Duval derives from the male line of Formy with the Duval, female line added on the end later. The descendants settled in Bladen Co. then Crusoe Island, Columbus Co., NC

The next meeting will be on May 15th at Brunswick Town for our end of the year picnic.

President, Jim Edwards, opened the sixth meeting of ONHGS for the 2003-2004 year. He welcomed everyone. There were 18 members present.

Jim introduced Pete Davis. Pete began the meeting by having the oldest papers that had been brought in by members read first. Then proceeded from the 1800's to the early 1900's. A variety of documents were read. They were historic, personal and entertaining.

The next meeting will be on April 13th at North East branch of the library.

President, Jim Edwards, opened the fifth meeting of ONHGS for the 2003-2004 year. He welcomed everyone. Jim introduced Pete Davis, who told everyone about next month's meeting, which will have member participation. There were 24 members, and Dr. Alan Watson, guest speaker present.Jim introduced Beverly Tetterton. Beverly introduced Dr. Watson.

Dr. Watson is a professor of History at UNCW. He has taught there for over twenty-three years. He has gained experience in researching in many areas of North Carolina over the years. He has written a number of books regarding the pre Civil War period. Dr. Watson gave us a interesting talk on the first buildings for public use in North Carolina, specifically courthouses. The first courthouse was in Perquimans County. The first courthouse in our area was almost built in Brunswick Town but after the naming of Wilmington was built here. Justice of the Peace, were appointed by the governor were responsible to see that the courthouses were built.After a time of questions and answers the meeting was adjourned.

President Jim Edwards opened the third meeting of ONHGS for the 2003-2004 year. He welcomed everyone. There were 28 members, and 12 visitors present. Jim introduced Beverly Tetterton. Beverly introduced Henry Mintz.

Mr. Mintz is a professional researcher. He has gained experience in researching in many areas and places over the years. He was very knowledgeable about where to look for different types of records. We learned that the main National Archives in Washington, DC only holds part of the records. There is also a branch in College Park, MD and a Storage facility in Maryland that has the records of the census that are 70 yrs old or less. Also there is a three-volume set of books covering the items to be found in the National Archives. Some of the records to be found in the archives are: census, military, agriculture, business, schools, churches, mortality, etc. He also said the Library of Congress is a great place for research. The library is a beautiful building with a number of libraries, including a genealogy library inside.After a time of questions and answers the meeting was adjourned.

Jim introduced Beverly Tetterton. Beverly showed everyone a new site on the New Hanover County web page concerning the architecture of Wilmington. She demonstrated "Heritage Quest" which can now be accessed at the library. Beverly then introduced Don Blake. Mr. Blake was one of the first people in New Hanover County to host a genealogy chat site. He gave us examples and tips on how to search for your family on the internet. His main caution to all was not to believe everything you find on the internet until you check it out for yourself.After a time of searching on the internet the meeting was adjourned.

President Jim Edwards opened the second meeting of ONHGS for the 2003-2004 year. He welcomed everyone. There were 27 members, 2 new members and 15 visitors present.Jim introduced Beverly Tetterton. Beverly introduced our guest speaker, Tim Rackley.

Mr. Rackley has published the "Rackley Family History of Nash & Granville Co., NC", He also has the Rackley Publishing Company. His subject was "Finding a Needle in a Haystack". He gave us great examples and tips on how to connect your family in the period before 1850 when everyone in the house holds name was not listed, only the head. We are to start with what we know, creating a grid, one for the males one for the females filling in the age and then work backwards looking at all possible family names into the 1840 and then the 1830 census and so forth. Compare what you come up with whatever other records you may have. Then eliminate what doesn't fit. Therefore you create a census matrix, you do comparisons, rationalizations and you think outside the box. If you think an error has been made in the census don't change it but in your notes note why you think there is a difference.Different people in the audience told about who and where some of them were researching.After a question and answer period the meeting was adjourned until next month.

President Jim Edwards opened the first meeting of ONHGS for the 2003-2004 year. He welcomed everyone and asked for volunteers to help with getting the Courier out each quarter by transporting it between printers and mailer. Mrs. Jessie Myers volunteered to do this. There were 35 members and 16 visitors present.Jim introduced Beverly Tetterton.

Beverly spoke of the new features of the enlarged NC Room. We were given the opportunity to view all the areas. Michael Whaley was there to assist folks with the computer on how to use the Ancestry Plus genealogy site.A variety of refreshments were served. Two handouts were given to assist everyone with their research.After a question and answer period the meeting was adjourned until next month.

The end of the year social was held at Moore's Creek National Battleground, complete with lunch and a highly appreciated guided tour around the historical site. (Photos of this event)

Everyone was welcomed to the second meeting of 2003 for the ONHGS by president Jim Edwards. In attendance were 2 guests and 27 members. Jim introduced Carole Weiss, chairman of the nominating committee to introduce the nominations of officers for the next term. The slate of officers were presented and approved.

Officers from May 15, 2003 to May 15, 2005
President Jim Edwards,
Vice President C.L. (Pete) Davis
Secretary Carolyn Corbett
Treasurer Kay Berg
Director at Large Joe Sheppard

Jim asked if there was anyone who would be willing to take over the McKenzie Computer group at 6 PM, no volunteers.

Joe Sheppard introduced Carolyn Rawls Booth, our speaker for the 7th class in this series. The topic was "Strategies for Writing Biographical Sketches". Mrs. Booth is the author of "Between The Rivers", a work of fiction based on family stories. She gave these a number of suggestions for writing: use what you know, family connections, family stories, can't change history but use history for framework. She was also guided by a college professor who said "don't stick to the truth, the truth is boring". Two handouts were provided. After a number of questions she had copies of her book for sale and autographed them for anyone buying.

Everyone was welcomed to the second meeting of 2003 for the ONHGS by president Jim Edwards. In attendance were 1 guest and 33 members. Jim explained to all that it was time to elect new officers for next two years. He asked for those present to think about volunteering their time. He also announced the nominating committee and next month will be presentation and voting.

Beverly Tetterton introduced Dennis Jones, who conducted the 6th class in this series. The topic was "Toponymy: How place names can help you find your ancestor". Mr. Jones gave a very interesting talk covering history of some namE how they connect to families & homelands. "Off the cuff" names were also explored.

After a question and answer period the class was adjourned until the next class in April. The class will be on how your research can become a biographical sketch.

Everyone was welcomed to the second meeting of 2003 for the ONHGS by President Jim Edwards. There were 2 guest and 30 members present. Jim explained to all that it was time to elect new officers for next two years. He asked for those present to think about volunteering their time. He also announced the nominating committee.

Beverly Tetterton introduced Frank Ainsley, who conducted the 5th class in this series. The topic was "Using Maps in Genealogy Research". Mr. Ainsley gave a very interesting talk covering maps as they progressed over the settlement of the U.S., particularly the east coast during the early years. The migration patterns covering these periods help to show how the many cultures ended up where they are in the states.

After a question and answer period the class was adjourned until the next class in March. The class will be on using maps in research.

Everyone was welcomed to the first meeting of 2003 for the ONHGS by President Jim Edwards. There were 3 new members and 21 members present.

Jim introduced John Embley, who conducted the 4th class on "Researching Your Scandinavian Ancestors". The class covered mostly northern Europe.

After a question and answer period the class was adjourned until the next class in February. The class will be on using maps in research.

President Jim Edwards opened the meeting of the ONHGS by welcoming everyone to the November meeting of the 2002 - 2003 sessions. In attendance were thirty members, and four visitors.

Our guest speaker Kevin Cherry. Mr. Cherry, an East Carolina professor, librarian and archivist presented a very informative lecture about arranging your family pictures and papers. He talked to us about processing, scrap booking, not mixing collections, appraising, foldering, boxing, and describing contents of memorabilia. He also presented a number of sample boxes of papers, pictures & etc. for the audience to practice, hands on, the art of processing. After a question and answer period the class was adjourned until the next meeting on Jan. 14, 2003. Next board will be meeting on Nov. 19, 2002 at 10:00AM, downtown library.

The 6 P.M. Computer Group was lead by Jim Edwards, with very informative input from John Embley on census, sourcing, backing up & helpful programs concerning genealogy. Carolyn Corbett also gave a few highlights about Family Tree Maker Ver. 10.

President Jim Edwards opened the meeting of the ONHGS by welcoming everyone to the second session of the 2002 - 2003 sessions. There were 46 members, and 7 new members present.

Jim provided visual adds and a handout. Mr. Embley noted that there is a great deal of English records on the internet. Work on one generation at a time. Keep a research log. Start in the U.S. first. Very early English records were kept by the churches, it was 1837 before official records were kept by the government.

After a question and answer period the class was adjourned until the next meeting on Nov. 12, 2002.