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Hall of Fame Nominations Being Accepted
It is that time of year again to nominate an individual(s) to be inducted into the 2023 class of the Jonesborough Genealogical Society. If you know of someone who should be inducted, please let us know by filling out the attached nomination form and emailing us the...
Genealogy Day: Alicia Phelps – Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association
The Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host its January Genealogy Day on Saturday, January 28th at 10 am at the White House at Grace Meadows Farm, 170 John France Road, Jonesborough. The society will host speaker, Alicia Phelps, Executive Director of the...
JONESBOROUGH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY TO CELEBRATE 32 YEARS OF GENEALOGY AND HISTORY IN JONESBOROUGH
Dr. Candace Forbes Bright Maggie Rowe The Jonesborough Genealogical Society (JGS) will be celebrating its 32nd anniversary and induct the “Hall of Fame” Class of 2022, Maggie Rowe, into the Jonesborough Genealogical Society “Hall of Fame” on...
1950 Census Release Party Comes to Jonesborough
The Jonesborough Genealogical Society will turn the decades back to April 1st, 1950, as we celebrate the release of the 17th Census of the United States to genealogical researchers. At the 1950 U.S. Census Release Party, wear your poodle skirts and leather jackets,...
GENEALOGY DAY: APPALACHIAN SOUL
On Saturday, February 26th at 9:30 am at the Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone Street, Jonesborough, The Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host a special program on the Appalachian Soul Documentary for a special program on the project. This program will...
African American Genealogy and History Workshop – February 18th and 19th in Jonesborough, TN
On Friday evening and Saturday, February 18th and 19th, the Jonesborough Genealogical Society and the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society – East Tennessee Chapter will showcase a line up of speakers at the African American Genealogy and History Workshop...
Genealogy Day: Incorporating Genealogy, Photographs & Other Memorabilia into Small Easy Projects
On Saturday, October 23rd at 9:30 am at the McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School, 103 Franklin Avenue, Jonesborough, The Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host a fun and easy project-based program by Kay Hess Grogg, by presenting fun ways to incorporate...
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...