Events and Calendar
View our calendar of events below, or scroll further down to read blog posts related to these activities.
Teacher’s Workshop: How History and Genealogy Meets State Standards
The Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host Christopher Grisham from the Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, at 4:30 pm at the Washington County - Jonesborough Library, 200 Sabin Drive, Jonesborough, TN, on Tuesday, April 11th. Please RSVP by calling (423) 943-9354...
Genealogy Day: Tour of the Boones Creek Historical Trust Opry, Museum, and Archives
The Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host its March Genealogy Day on Saturday, March 25th at 10 am at the Boones Creek Historical Trust Opry, Museum, and Archives, 632 Hales Chapel Road, Johnson City, TN. The society will be shown around by BCHT President Lilly...
Genealogy Day: “Unlocking the Power of DNA Research”
The Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host its February Genealogy Day on Saturday, February 25th at 10 am at the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum Board Room, Jonesborough. The society will host speaker, Sherry Sorrells Finchum, on Genetic Genealogy....
Back 2 Basics: Genealogical Workshop Series
On Thursday, February 9th, The JGS will host Chad Fred Bailey, with a program entitled, "Take the METRO: Tips for Beginning Your Genealogical Research and Miscellaneous Resources" at the Washington County- Jonesborough Library, 200 Sabin Drive, Jonesborough, at 6:30...
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...
TNGenWeb Project: Still Vital After 25 Years
Saturday, January 22nd at 9:30 am in the Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone St., Jonesborough, Billie R. McNamara will present a program entitled "TNGenWeb Project: Still Vital After 25 Years", which will focus on the rejuvenation efforts and education focus of...
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...
Genealogy Day: Dr. Hezekiah B. Hankal: Physician, Preacher, Educator and Civic Leader
UPDATE: PER CITY OF JOHNSON CITY GUIDELINES: ANYONE ATTENDING THIS MEETING MUST WEAR A MASK, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS Dr. Donald Shaffer will present a presentation on Saturday, August 21st at 9:30 am at Langston Centre entitled, "Dr. Hezekiah B. Hankal:...
“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...
Genealogy Day: Researching Your Cherokee Roots
On Saturday, March 20th, at 9:30 am, the Jonesborough Genealogical Society will host its monthly genealogy day at the Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone Street, Jonesborough. Those attending will be required to have their temperature checked, wear a mask and sit...
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...