tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90576749191987779322024-03-13T17:50:05.031-04:00History Connection EventsA Calendar of the Southeast Regional Area History and Genealogy EventsKathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-9469428592563692442014-09-12T16:31:00.000-04:002014-09-12T16:31:14.085-04:00Constitution Week Events<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16.3636360168457px; text-align: center;">
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Constitutional Bell-Ringing at Hamilton County Courthouse</div>
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A Constitution Celebration with Questions/Answers<br />Tom Greenholtz, “A Discussion of Presidential Power”<br />Chambliss, Bahner and Stophel</div>
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Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-54888709208246365192014-04-05T09:14:00.003-04:002014-04-05T09:14:37.855-04:00TVGS Spring Seminar 2014I have another fun and informative workshop coming up to share with you. The TVGS, The Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, is having their Spring Seminar on May 3, 2014. It will run that Saturday from 9 am - 2:30 pm at the Huntsville Public Library Auditorium. It includes a wide variety of presentations from Pay Sayre, a Certified Genealogist and Certified Genealogical Lecturer. It also includes lunch and book sales. She will be discussing Military Records; Maps and their Usage; The Black Sheep in your family; and NARA's finding aids.<br />
Find attached a copy of the flyer that includes the registration form and your lunch preferences.<br />
Everyone from TVGS looks forward to seeing you there!<br />
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<br />Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-60021756426078031012014-03-23T19:04:00.000-04:002014-03-23T19:04:25.408-04:00Local Cave ArtOn Monday, April 7, 2014 at 6 pm, Dr. Jan Simek, president emeritus of the University of Tennessee system, will speak on the Cumberland Plateau cave art, located from the Kentucky line down into Northern Alabama. Dr. Simek has documented, through carbon dating, art from between 500 and 6000 years.<br />
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The 6,000-year-old cave art, discovered by Simek and his team, revealed clues as to what Native American life in the South may have been like at the time. Many drawings depicted humans with pointed tools alongside wild dogs, serpents and other beasts. Other drawings of celestial designs allude to a spiritual understanding of the universe.<div>
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Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-39979269511296224602014-02-05T10:07:00.001-05:002014-02-05T10:07:44.753-05:00Annual Genealogy Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Chattanooga Delta Genealogy Society is proud to announce its 2014 Genealogy Workshop!</span></b></div>
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<b>Linda Mines</b>, Hamilton County Historian, will present “Early 19th Century Tennessee: The War of 1812 and Beyond.”</div>
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<b>Deborah Liening</b> from the Ooltewah Family History Center will give us a Tour of FamilySearch and New FamilySearch Family Tree.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626456511113834140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-72476931070146843122014-01-25T11:00:00.000-05:002014-01-25T11:00:15.402-05:00James County Historical Society is announcing their winter meeting. It will be held February 2nd, 2014 at 2:30 pm at the Ooltewah United Methodist Church in Ooltewah.<br />
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We have a great speaker. His name is Bob George from the Bradley County Historical Society. He will be speaking on the history of Cleveland and its Revolutionary Heroes.Their most important hero was Colonel Benjamin Cleveland, a commander at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the American Revolution.<br />
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Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-58061142377550885622014-01-25T10:48:00.002-05:002014-01-25T10:48:32.196-05:00CAHA Annual MeetingThe Chattanooga Area Historical Association is announcing their annual meeting and lunch on February 1, 2014 at 11:30 am. The meeting will held at the Chattanooga Choo Choo in the Centennial Ballroom. The cost is $26.00. Please contact the CAHA for attendance qualifications.<br />
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The speaker will be Dr. Ned Irwin, Archivist for Washington County, Tennessee. He will be speaking on "Bottling Gold: Chattanooga's Coca Cola Fortunes". Coca Cola put Chattanooga on the map as the first place the drink was bottled and sold. Before that time, it was only available in soda fountains primarily in the Atlanta region.Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-90471674771125620042014-01-22T17:40:00.000-05:002014-01-22T17:57:40.565-05:00<h1 class="title" id="page-title" style="border: 0px; font-size: 36px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -0.05em; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To celebrate Black History Month, the Emancipation Proclamation, and Martin Luther King, the Chattanooga Public Library is pleased to host a film discussion series on civil rights. The Create Equal series uses the power of documentary films to encourage community discussion of America's civil rights history. The series consists of four documentaries, <em style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Abolitionists</em>, <em style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Slavery by Another Name</em>, <em style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Loving St</em>o<em style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ry</em>, and <em style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Freedom Riders</em>, that chronicle the civil rights struggle from Revolutionary times to Martin Luther King. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Chattanooga Public Library is honored to present these four documentaries with riveting new footage illustrating the history of civil rights movement in America. It is one of 473 institutions that will bring these films into the communities they serve, hoping to help bridge racial and cultural divides in America civic life. These films tell the stories of men and women who challenged the social and legal status quo of deeply rooted institutions, from slavery to segregation. </span></div>
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Mary Helmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14411264026535592427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-52129744031994171792013-11-26T12:02:00.001-05:002013-11-26T12:07:34.498-05:00Researching Your Civil War Ancestor: Johnny Reb or Billy Yank<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The seminar will explore a wide variety of records about soldiers as well as people with Union sympathies, those who supported the South, and those who just tried to keep out of the way. Mary Helms, Head of Local History and Genealogy, will illustrate how to use many sources, such as Official Records, 1890 Special Census Schedule, Southern Claims Commission, and research on the Internet, including Fold3 and Ancestry. For more information call 757-5317 or email <a href="mailto:helms_m@lib.chattanooga.gov">helms_m@lib.chattanooga.gov</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Open to the public at no charge as part of the recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.</em> Dec. 7 at Downtown Library<br /> Dec. 14 at Eastgate Library<br /> Dec. 21 at Northgate Library</span> <br />
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Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-16487280458677184232013-10-23T17:04:00.002-04:002013-10-23T17:04:58.556-04:00Fourth Civil War Walking Tour<span id="yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382560894339_15036" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Chattanooga History Center will present the fourth downtown tour in its Civil War Sesquicentennial series, A <i id="yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382560894339_15051">Walking</i> <i id="yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382560894339_15050">Tour: Siege Lines, Confederate Perspective, </i>at 5:30pm, Tuesday, November 5th. The walk will be led by CHC Executive Director and Historian, Dr. Daryl Black, and Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park Chief Historian, Jim Ogden. Participants will meet the guides at the corner of Orchard Knob and Ivey Streets, by the Orchard Knob Military Park. The fee is $5 per person (CHC members free). Space is limited and pre-registration is required by Monday, November 4th. Call 423-265-3247 to register.</span>Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-961357975923098742013-09-20T16:27:00.000-04:002013-09-20T16:27:50.547-04:00Civil War Walking Tour Part 3 <div align="LEFT">
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The banquet will be hosted under a tent on the lawn at 850 Fort Wood Street, one of the neighborhood’s historic buildings, which now serves as the business headquarters of Jay Robinson Real Estate. The banquet will begin at 6:30 PM with appetizers and spirits, followed by a three course plated dinner at 7:15 PM. Music of the period and Civil War re-enactors will add to the ambiance. Following the dinner, Daryl Black, executive director of the Chattanooga History Center, will speak about Fort Wood’s role in the battles of the Civil War in a 20-minute program entitled "After Chickamauga." <br />
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Self-guided historic walking tours of the neighborhood will be offered at no charge, and prints of the original fort in Fort Wood will be offered for purchase. <br />
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Attendance for the Civil War Banquet is limited to 150 seats. The ticket price is $75, and may be purchased online at <a href="http://www.chattanoogapresents.com/">http://www.ChattanoogaPresents.com</a>. Sponsors for the banquet are First Tennessee Bank, Cansler Photography, Jay Robinson Real Estate and the Chattanooga History Center. <br />
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The original "fort" in Fort Wood was an earthwork stronghold constructed by Union forces in 1863 during their occupation of Chattanooga. Originally named for Colonel William R. Creighton, killed at Ringgold, Georgia, in November 1863, the fort was renamed after 1864 in honor of General Thomas Wood. <br />
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On September 19 and 20, 1863, the Union Army of the Cumberland struggled with Confederate forces south of Chattanooga along the banks of Chickamauga Creek. After an epic collapse on September 20, Union troops retreated into Chattanooga demoralized and beaten. Many feared for the army's survival. Within days, however, these men had created a formidable ring of fortifications around Chattanooga. Centered on Fort Wood, these lines of entrenchments provided security to the harried soldiers and allowed them to hold the town that Abraham Lincoln considered among the most strategic points in the nation. A mere two months later, the decisive attack on the Confederate forces on Missionary Ridge began when signal shots rang out from the Union artillery at Fort Wood. The victory gained that day assured the collapse of the Confederacy. <br />
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For more information about the Civil War Banquet, call 423.265.0771 ext. 100. For more information about the Fort Wood Historic District, visit <a href="http://www.historicfortwood.org/">www.historicfortwood.org</a>. <br />
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</span></span>Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-28196239868529949632013-08-28T14:28:00.000-04:002013-08-28T14:28:34.030-04:00Family Civil War Program<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377713344283_2665" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Chattanooga, TN---</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377713344283_2664" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">The Chattanooga History Center will present <i>From the Journal of a Confederate Nurse </i>for ages 8 and up at 2:30-4:00pm on Sunday, September 15th, at the Center. The program will be led by CHC History Educator, Caroline Sunderland. The fee is $10 for 1 parent and 1 child ($5 for CHC members). Each child must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited and pre-registration is required by Thursday, September 12th. Call 423-265-3247 to register.</span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377713344283_2662" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">This program offers a great opportunity for family members to explore history together. Parents, grandparents, or other relatives or caregivers are invited to accompany their youngsters in taking a then-and-now look at the practice of medicine. They will be guided by an historic interpreter dressed as Civil War nurse Kate Cumming might have been. Using Kate's journal, participants will learn about the importance of research based on primary sources, and the potential importance of journaling. There will be fun activities and an examination of the authentic Civil War field surgeon's kit to be used in the CHC's new exhibit.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377713344283_2660" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In1862, Confederate nurse Kate Cumming served the wounded in the Chattanooga area. As the Union Army moved toward Chattanooga, Kate moved south into Georgia, where she worked at several locations receiving the southern wounded. She continued to move with the front line of battle throughout the war. She recorded in her journal the work performed in the wartime hospitals, including the field tent hospitals. Much of what is known today about Civil War medicine comes to us through Kate's journal.</span></div>
Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-88714840140808209572013-08-01T16:37:00.000-04:002013-08-01T16:37:24.111-04:00Walking Tour of Wilder's BombardmentThis just in from the Chattanooga History Center...<br />
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Mr Cooper will be the speaker at the Chattanooga Downtown Library on Monday evening, July 29, 2013 at 6 pm. The event is sponsored by the Chattanooga Area Historical Association. The event is free of charge and open to the public. We invite you to attend and bring a guest.<br />
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We look forward to seeing you there.Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-5593751364229531332013-07-26T16:50:00.000-04:002013-07-26T16:50:28.473-04:00James County Historical Society August 2013 Meeting<div class="MsoNormal">
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County Historical Society will meet Sunday, August 4, at 2:30pm in the Ooltewah
Methodist Church in the Sunday School addition.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Treasurer of the Calhoun-Charleston Historical Society.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> If you use email, please send your email
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and receive future meeting notices via email.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-34307340747233282342013-07-26T16:41:00.000-04:002013-07-26T16:41:24.700-04:00Spring Place Festival in Murray County GeorgiaThis just in from Whitfield-Murray Historical Society.....<br />
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The 15th annual Spring Place Community Festival will be held
Saturday, August 17 at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church just off Georgia Highway
225 South. Sponsored by the Spring Place
Ruritan Club and the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society, the Festival commemorates
Spring Place’s heritage and raises funds for the continued preservation of the
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The theme this year is “Spring Place: A Legacy in Education” and will feature a
special display of pictures, paintings, and memorbelia relating to the various
schools that were eventually consolidated into Spring Place Elementary—as well
as a sort of reunion for those who attended those schools. (See related
article.) A raffle of a framed artist
print of the famous “Lucy Hill Institute” by the late Erik Gallman will
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The festival will open at 8 am and will have something for
everyone. Members of the Ruritan Club will have their usual bake sale with
homemade cakes of all kinds. Breakfast biscuits and lunchtime hotdog plates are
among other items being sold to raise funds to maintain the old church. A large
assortment of “new” and used books, historical society publications,
collectibles, and flea market items including Christmas decorations, linens, glassware,
toys, office and household items attract buyers as well. The flea market will
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The largest fundraising event is an auction set to begin at
10:00 a.m. Things to be auctioned include several artist prints; gift certificates
to area businesses including Little Rome, Big V, The Biscuit Box, Zaxby’s, The
Crème Hut, Pork n Beans, Los Amigos, Paul’s Dive-In, and John’s Bar B Que; sets
of local history books; furniture; coin sets; and rugs donated by Value and
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The MCHS Alumni Association will have rock building post cards,
notecards, and prints for sale while a variety of vendors will sell jewelry,
crafts, and specialty items. Friends of Linda Lunsford will have a booth to
raise money to help this beloved Murray County educator receive a kidney
transplant, too. First National Bank, The
Spring Place Ruritan Club, the Chatsworth-Murray County Library, Go Murray
County Arts, The Humane Society, the Murray County Gideons Camp, and Keep
Murray Beautiful Commission will have information tables while the Boy Scouts
will be on hand to help with parking and other activities. An assortment of historical items will also
be on display including original doors from the old courthouse at Spring Place. That building later served as a school longer
than is was used as a courthouse! It was
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the road from the church. To find out
more about the festival, call Elizabeth Robinson at 706-695- 6021Carlton
McDaniel at 706-695-2110, Jyana and Chuck Smith
at 706-695-8297, or Tim Howard at 706-695-2740.<o:p></o:p></div>
Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-31786344843775040132013-07-02T11:04:00.002-04:002013-07-02T11:04:52.055-04:00How the Civil War Affected NW Georgia FamiliesJoin Chattanooga Delta Genealogy Society for our monthly <span __postbox-detected-content="__postbox-detected-date" class="__postbox-detected-content __postbox-detected-date" style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">meeting on Tuesday, July 9, 2013</span> <span __postbox-detected-content="__postbox-detected-date" class="__postbox-detected-content __postbox-detected-date" style="display: inline; font-size: inherit; padding: 0pt;">at 7</span>
p.m. at the <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=rossville+public+library&fb=1&gl=us&hq=public+library&hnear=0x88605d6a0d36b447:0xe8f0d6c087e818aa,Rossville,+GA&cid=0,0,3679112982462091262&ei=zuvSUYfVA5G-9QSgi4CwDA&ved=0CI8BEPwSMAA" target="_blank">Rossville Public Library</a>. <br />
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Using various record groups,
Dennis Rhea will provide a glimpse of what life was like in northwest
Georgia in the 1860s, and share stories of how the Civil War affected some families in the area.<br />
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We hope to see you there!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626456511113834140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-89766458249262147112013-05-05T20:26:00.000-04:002013-05-05T20:26:49.065-04:00Tour of the Hamilton County Courthouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The building that you see here is the 7th Hamilton County Courthouse. It has been located in different towns and in non-commercial buildings such as a tavern since 1819.<br />
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1. Poe's Tavern<br />
2. John Mitchell Farm<br />
3. A log house in Dallas belonging to Rawlings<br />
4. James Hall at 6th and Market<br />
5. A building at 4th and Market<br />
6. A building on the hill at Georgia, Walnut, 6th and 7th Street<br />
7. Our current location after the prior building was hit by lightning. The new building's grand opening was in 1913. The building was designed by Rueben Harrison Hunt and was built for $35,000. It sported a glazed tile roof, colored glass dome and gray marble.<br />
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The tour is sponsored by the Chattanooga Area Historical Society and will be conducted by our County Historian, Linda Mines. This private tour is a unique experience and Ms Mines will bring the history alive. <br />
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Come join us on Tuesday, May 14th at 6pm. We will meet on the Georgia Avenue side of the building. The party for the Courthouse's 100 birthday begins when you get there!<br />
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I have included directions from various locations around the southeast courtesy of the Hamilton County website.<br />
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<li>Start going west on I-40</li>
<li>Take I-75 south split</li>
<li>Take I-24 west split in Chattanooga</li>
<li>Take US-27 N exit into Downtown area</li>
<li>Take 4<sup>th</sup> St Exit (1C)</li>
<li>Follow 4<sup>th</sup> St th<span lang="en-us">r</span>ough Downtown</li>
<li>at 7th stop light (Georgia Av), take a right</li>
<li>County Courthouse is on the right</li>
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From Nashville<br />
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<li>Start going east on I-24 toward Chattanooga</li>
<li>Take US-27 north exit to downtown</li>
<li>Take 4<sup>th</sup> St Exit (1C)</li>
<li>Follow 4<sup>th</sup> St through Downtown</li>
<li>at 7<sup>th</sup> stop light (Georgia Av), take a right</li>
<li>County Courthouse is on the right</li>
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From Atlanta<br />
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<li>Start going north on I-75</li>
<li>Take 1_24 West split in Chattanooga</li>
<li>Take US-27 N exit into Downtown area</li>
<li>Take 4<sup>th</sup> St Exit (1C)</li>
<li>Follow 4<sup>th</sup> St through Downtown</li>
<li>at 7<sup>th</sup> stop light (Georgia Av), take a right</li>
<li>County Courthouse is on the right</li>
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Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-24072692451156918132013-04-27T00:50:00.000-04:002013-04-27T08:37:31.849-04:00Tom Griscom at the White HouseThe Chattanooga Area Historical Association will be hosting Tom Griscom. He will be discussing his years in the White House under President Reagan.<br />
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<img align="left" alt="Tom Griscom" border="0" src="http://www.tbr.edu/uploadedImages/About_The_TBR/Board/TBR_Board_Bios/Griscom%20resized.JPG?n=8273" title="Tom Griscom" /><br />
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Mr Griscom is a past and current native of Chattanooga who graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.<br />
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Previously, Griscom was the the Executive Editor and Publisher of the <em>Chattanooga Times Free Press</em>; Executive Vice President for external relations for the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. He was the Director of Communications for the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan; the Press Secretary for the former U.S. Senator, Howard Baker, an employee of Rupert Murdoch's News Ltd; and a public relations consultant with Powell-Tate.<br />
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Before entering the political and lobbying business, he was the political editor at <i>The Chattanooga News-Free Press</i>. In 1978 Griscom joined the staff of Senator Baker and later became part of the Reagan administration. As Baker's senior staff person, he essentially ran day-to-day operations at the White House while Baker was chief of staff, and he maintained the strong links between the administration and the Republican Party. He now has his own consulting firm.<br />
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Come hear some fun and interesting stories about one of our country's most beloved Presidents from a Chattanoogan who was there when it all happened.<br />
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The event will be held at the Chattanooga Downtown Libray at 6 pm on Monday, the 29th April. It is free to all. No reservations are required. Come and bring a friend.<br />
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County Historical Society will meet Sunday, May 5, at 2:30pm in the Ooltewah
Methodist Church in the Sunday School addition for an unusual meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-71650671949661213112013-04-07T10:12:00.001-04:002013-04-07T10:12:21.952-04:00Chattanooga Delta Monthly Meeting<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Chattanooga Delta Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the Rossville Public Library (504 McFarland Ave).<br /><br />Vice President Jim Douthat has arranged the program this month, so I'm sure there will be some surprises!<br /><br />Why don't you come visit us?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626456511113834140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-87454836337575868602013-03-12T15:26:00.000-04:002013-03-12T15:26:28.695-04:00SIGNAL MOUNTAIN TO ENJOY SCOTTISH STORIES<div style="text-align: center;">
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castles were built on both sides of the English/Scottish border to provide
lodging and protection as well as central rallying points for allied forces in
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meeting will present, “A Visit to the Home of my Scottish Ancestors.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The meeting, held at the Walden Town Hall,
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He will be discussing the Appalachian Migration Routes and East Tennessee Genealogy. Lunch will be provided. The day's entertainment, including lunch is $30.00.<br />
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9:00-9:30 am Registration<br />
9:30-10:30 East TN Genealogy Research <br />
10:30-10:55 Break<br />
10:55-12:00 Appalachian Migration Routes<br />
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch and Book Sales<br />
1:00-2:30 Appalachian Migration Routes Continued,<br />
Cherokee Removal Records<br />
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Mr Douthat is the owner of Mountain Press, a publishing house for genealogical and historical materials. He has published over 200 volumes in the past 35 years of genealogical work from local history, county court records, and family histories. A variety of books relating to the genealogical seminar topics will be on sale by Mountain Press. <br />
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I just recieved this announcement and it states that registration had to be in by Feb 15th. I believe, though, if you called them you wouldn't be turned away.Kathy Chastainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11605754325370010393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057674919198777932.post-7739451869224000302013-02-12T15:03:00.001-05:002013-02-12T15:03:04.343-05:00<h2 style="text-align: left;">
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Join us for our March 5, 2013, meeting at the Walden Town Hall at 1:00 p.m. as John Wynne, a native of Signal Mountain noted for his knowledge of our community, will present "C. E. James and the development of Signal Mountain." From Charles James's dream of building the Signal Mountain Inn to the present day community of over 7,000 inhabitants has been quite a journey. John Wynne's presentation will provide us with an in-depth look at the beginning of that journey. </div>
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The March meeting will begin with refreshments at 1:00 p.m. and the business session will begin at 1:30. As always guests are welcome. </div>
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The Signal Mountain Genealogical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the State of Tennessee in the spring of 1986. It was established for the purpose of allowing all persons interested in the process of genealogical research to share their research and to find encouragement to further their work in that field.</div>
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Membership is open to anyone who has a desire to explore their roots and family background. Our members come from a varied background and are interested in a multitude of locations other than Signal Mountain.</div>
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Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at the Walden Town Hall.</div>
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Programs vary from general genealogical workings to specific families as well as local history. If you are interested in genealogy, membership in our genealogical society, or just curious - come to one of our meetings and see what is going on in the field of family history.<br />
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