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ONE MONTH AWAY: WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE HERITAGE FAIR RETURNS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Just 30 days, and the streets of Jonesborough will turn back in time as the Washington County, Tennessee Heritage Fair will return on Friday, September 3rd and Saturday, September 4th. Mark your calendar for this year’s event which will include four living history...
“Incorporating Local History and Genealogy in the Classroom” Comes to Jonesborough July 16th and 17th
On Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17, the "Incorporating Local History and Genealogy in the Classroom" Teachers Workshop will give area teachers an opportunity to engage with and learn techniques to incorporate local history and genealogy issues and topics into...
JONESBOROUGH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO CELEBRATE 31 YEARS OF GENEALOGY AND HISTORY IN JONESBOROUGH
The Jonesborough Genealogical Society (JGS) will be celebrating its 31st anniversary and induct the “Hall of Fame” Class of 2021, the late Gilbert “Gil” Gray Rosenberger, Marion Birdwell McKinney, and Carol Redmond, into the Jonesborough...
Former JGS Secretary Gilbert Gray “Gil” Rosenberger, Jr., Passes Away
Gilbert Gray "Gil" Rosenberger, Jr. served as secretary for the JGS from 2010 to 2018, and did not seek another term due to health issues. Gil also served as Surname Project chair for the society and had gotten many books into a surname database. Gil, known by many of...
The Spread the Love Project
The Spread the Love Project is a Jonesborough community project as well as a fundraiser for area non-profits to share your words of love and kindness to be displayed throughout Downtown Jonesborough in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Each downtown business will offer...
George W. Holley, Society’s Oldest Member Passes
George W. Holley receives his Hall of Fame Certificate in April of 2019. Both George and Margaret Holley were Hall of Fame members. George W. Holley passed away on Sunday, December 27th at the age of 93. George and Margaret will be remembered for a lot over their...
Happy Thanksgiving!
On this Thanksgiving Day, I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving from the Jonesborough Genealogical Society. As you gather around your table with family and friends, I hope you can have time to eat, drink, and talk genealogy, hear family stories, and share...
Virtual Genealogy Help Night
On 2nd Thursday of each month from 6 pm to 8 pm, the Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host its second Virtual Genealogy Help Night via Zoom. In the age of COVID-19, this will be our second Help Night since March and it will be in a on Zoom. With the Washington...
JGS to Begin Genealogy Days Again
The JGS will begin our Genealogy Days back on Saturday, June 27th at the Jonesborough Visitors Center Auditorium, 117 Boone Street, Jonesborough, at 9:30 am. The Auditorium is a larger facility then we usually use, so it will be able to allow us to social distance...
COVID-19 and JGS Meetings
UPDATED 3/19/2020 at 9:21 am EST: Good Evening, I just wanted to bring you up to speed on our approaches for the COVID-19 outbreak. We are going to take this process day by day. As we are closely related to the Washington County-Jonesborough Library, where the...
POSTPONED! Heritage Fair Returns in May 2020
EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. AN UPDATE WILL BE GIVEN ONCE THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IS OVER The Washington County Heritage Fair, a three-part heritage event that is open to the public, but specifically targets Washington County, Tennessee students through local heritage...
Calendar of Events 2020
Please download a copy of our events for 2020 and stay tuned for others as they are scheduled. Please Click Here to Download
POSTPONED: HERITAGE FAIR DESIGNED FOR STUDENT LEARNING, ORGANIZATIONAL TEACHING
TEACHERS AND PARENTS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED! On Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th, the 2nd Annual Washington County Heritage Fair will open to education, teach, and preserve county heritage through a three-part event which will include...
Happy Thanksgiving!
On this Thanksgiving Day, I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving from the Jonesborough Genealogical Society. As you gather around your table with family and friends, I hope you can have time to eat, drink, and talk genealogy, hear family stories, and share...
Free Workshop: DNA – Understanding the Basics? Part II
Scherry Poore Lesanto teaches the DNA - Understanding the Basics? Part I in October 2018. On Friday, October 11th, the Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host Scherry Poore Lesanto, an experienced DNA researcher and teacher and JGS member, for a FREE workshop on...
Genealogy Day: 150 Years of the H&T
On Saturday, August 24th at 9:30 am, the Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host Lisa Whaley, publisher for the Herald and Tribune, for its August Genealogy Day at the Washington County-Jonesborough Library, 200 Sabin Drive, Jonesborough. Whaley received her...
JGS TO HOST NEXTGEN GENEALOGY NETWORK MEETUP AT EAST TN HISTORY FAIR
Do you like genealogy? Want to know more about your genealogy? Well stop by the Jonesborough Genealogical Society's tent at the East Tennessee Historical Society's East Tennessee History Fair on Saturday, August 17, 2019, from 10 am to 4 pm in Krutch Park, 504 Market...
JGS TO HOST JULES CORRIERE IN BACK 2 BASICS WORKSHOP
On Tuesday, August 20th, at 6 pm at the Washington County-Jonesborough Library, 200 Sabin Drive, the Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host its second Back 2 Basics: Back 2 The Basics: Genealogical Workshop with speaker, Jules Corriere. This series is a series of...
Tour of Historic Washington County, Tennessee set for Saturday, September 28th
On Saturday, September 28, 2019, from 8 am to 4 pm, the Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host its eighth Tour of Washington County, Tennessee, where participants will see historic sites and sounds across our amazing county. Elaine Cantrell, JGS Director, and...
Upcoming July Events
GENEALOGY HELP NIGHT The Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host its Genealogy Help Night on Thursday, July 11th, from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Washington County- Jonesborough Library, 200 Sabin Drive, Jonesborough. We welcome anyone interested in genealogy or history,...