Watauga Association of Genealogists Northeast Tennessee

The Watauga Association of Genealogists - Northeast Tennessee

Celebrating 40 years 1971-2011

P.O. Box 117

Johnson City, TN 37605-0117

Benefits

 * What are the benefits for becoming a member of the society?
 * Members receive copies of the Bulletin, which is published twice a year. A query section is available for members. WAGS has informative programs March - November.
 * What are the benefits the society has to offer for those who are not members?
 * WAGS has open meetings which the public is invited to attend. The second Tuesday evenings of each month from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. members of WAGS are in the Tennessee Room of the Johnson City Public Library to assist anyone with their research

History of the society
Watauga Association of Genealogists-Northeast Tennessee (WAGS) was organized in 1971 and published the first Bulletin May 1972. The Bulletin is devoted to copies and abstracts of original source data relating to Northeast Tennessee and adjacent areas. The Association publishes the Bulletin semi-annually -- April and October.

Society Officers
Chairman, Jim Wilson

Vice Chairman, Open

Recording Secretary, Janette Foster

Corresponding Secretary, Wanda Manning

Treasurer, Tammy Williams

Recording Secretary, Janette Foster Guinn

Corresponding Secretary, Wanda Manning

Editor of the Bulletin, Betty Jane Hylton

Editorial Associates, Margaret Hougland, Elaine Cantrell, Donna Briggs

Board of Directors, Donna Briggs, Margaret Hougland, Linda Heck Blanton, Richard Odum, Paula Carr, Tammy Williams, Janette Guinn, Fred Wetzel, Lois Wetzel.

Publicity, Wanda Manning

Webmaster, Joani Range-Douglas

Current Projects
Genealogy help session are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the Tennessee Room of the Johnson City Public Library, 100 W. Millard St., Johnson City, TN 37604.

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Publications
The Watauga Association of Genealogists of Northeast Tennessee publishes an eighty-four page Bulletin twice a year, Spring and Fall. Members transcribe documents that have not been published, such as county marriages, abstracted deeds, Bible records, cemeteries, wills. Back issues are available for purchase. A list can be found at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnwag or writing to WAGS, Post Office Box 117, Johnson City, TN 37605-0117

Collections
WAGS does not maintain a collection but purchases books and materials to be donated to the Johnson City Public Library's Tennessee Room.

Society Meetings
The Watauga Association of Genealogists will meet at the Johnson City Public Library, 100 West Millard Street, on Tuesday September 4th at 6:30 pm.

Chad Bailey, an East Tennessee State Univeristy history and accounting major and Mrs. Elaine Cantrell, a WAGS member who also serves on the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. Chad heads the Washington County Obituary Project, an effort that collects, scans and places online the obituaries of people who lived in, died in or are buried withint Washington County between 1778 and the paresent. Elaine has donated her time and efforts in getting obituaries copied and ready to go online. She also has donated many obituaries from her own collection.

The Obituary Project team will be available at 6:00 p.m. to scan obituaries brought in by WAGS members and guests prior to the meeting. If you cannot attend this meeting, please send your obituaries to Chad Fred Bailey, 614 Mayberry Rd, Jonesborough, TN 37659 or email to Chadfredb@gmail.com.

Any one interested in genealogy or history is welcome to attend. For additional information, please contact Dr. Jim Wilson, 423 283-0318.

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Workshops
WAGS will not be having a fall workshop this year.

Board Meetings
The WAGS Board of Directors meet the last Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Frequently Asked Questions

 * Q. What are the directions to the society?
 * A. Meetings are held in the Johnson City Public Library, Jones Meeting Room, 100 W. Millard St., Johnson City, TN (corner of N. Roan St. and Millard). WAGS publications are located in the Tennessee Room of the library.


 * Q. What are the society's hours of operation?
 * A. WAGS meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. except for January and February. Dinner meetings are held in July and December. WAGS members assist genealogy researchers in the Tennessee Room of the Johnson City Public Library on the second Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. to closing.