Welcome to the new home page for the
Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society
Projects Family Histories Links Cemeteries Local History
Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society
A non-profit organization embracing the geographical area of Columbus County and all contiguous counties, including Robeson, Bladen, Pender, and Brunswick Counties in North Carolina and Horry County in South Carolina.
Objectives of the Society
- To provide a place or places for regularly scheduled meetings and to provide appropriate storage of genealogical materials of common interest.
- To provide and encourage public and private financial support for acquiring genealogical and historical materials, and to accept donations of materials and bequests of members and friends.
- To promote modern methods of research, the study of history, geography and social customs of our ancestors and quality printed family histories.
- To promote and encourage public support in the establishment of book shelves, sections, research rooms in public and institutional libraries, especially within the region of this organization’s interest.
Meeting Time and Place
2nd Saturday of Odd Numbered Months
2:00 pm
North Carolina Museum of Forestry
415 South Madison Street
Whiteville, NC 28472
[Some members arrive about 1:00 pm to share family research and stories.]
Membership
Any person who is interested in the objectives of the organization is encouraged to join. Annual dues are $20.00 and entitle members to copies of the Society’s newsletter, Roots and Remembrances, published six times per year. Members may also submit articles of their family histories and/or queries for inclusion in the newsletter.
Officers of the Society
| President | Slade Skipper | Hallsboro |
| Vice-President | Richard Wright | Tabor City |
| Recording Secretary | Alice Soles | Whiteville |
| Corresponding Sec’y | Patricia S. Fipps | Clarendon |
| Treasurer | Jean H. Williamson | Lake Waccamaw |
| Newsletter Editor | John H. Williamson | Davidson |
Recent Programs
| Nov 11, 2006 | Christopher Gooden, RS Grave Markers for Military Service |
Layton Dowless |
| Jan 13, 2007 | The Lloyd Plantation Cemetery | Earnestine Keaton |
| March 10, 2007 | The Gooden Family | John H. Williamson |
| May 12, 2007 | Columbus County Stories | Robb Cross |
| September 8, 2007 | History of Chadbourn | Jimmie Sue Ward |
| November 10, 2007 | Brunswick-Columbus Connections | Gwen Causey |
| January 12, 2008 | Plans for Bicentennial Journal | Alice Soles |
| March 8, 2008 | Using Y-Chromosome DNA to Leap Genealogical Brick Walls | John Williamson |
| May 10, 2008 | The Confederate Soldier | Thomas Jolly and Todd Collins |
| July 12, 2008 | Properly Surveying Cemeteries | Teresa Hilburn |
| September 13, 2008 | Origins of Columbus County | Bob High |
| November 8, 2008 | Hall/Formy-Duval Connections | John Hall Formy-Duval |
Southeastern North Carolina Genealogical Society
PO Box 463
Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450
Projects Family Histories Links Cemeteries Local History
Email John Williamson for more information.
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