Forsyth County Genealogical Society

The Forsyth County Genealogical Society will meet on the first Tuesday of each month, in the auditorium of the Reynolda Manor Branch of the Forsyth County Public Library, located at 2839 Fairlawn Drive, Winston-Salem, NC. The social time begins at 1:45 pm, announcements will begin at 2:00 pm, and the meeting will run approximately one to one-and-a-half hour.

All meetings are free and open to the public. Guests are welcome! Our programs are planned to be both educational and entertaining.

Special opportunity!  

Special Opportunity for fans of Kyle Stimson, historian of the 18^th century in Lewisville  His one and only book is now out of print, and 5 of the last copies are available here for $45.00 each

The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road in Forsyth county, NC, 1750—1770   Published 1999

^postage on this book would be at least $15.00—it is 12 X 9 X 1 inch and weights 2 ½ lbs  I suggest that it be bought at a FCGS meeting ( first Tuesday of every month) and hand carried home.

 

FORSYTH COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY     Programs August 2024  thru  Dec 2024

Meetings change to 6 pm for Jun, July and August.

August 6, 2024  Meagan O’Riordan, Archivist, and Sabrina Garity, Assistant Archivist for the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province, will present the current status on the digitization of the St. Phillips Church records, and a history of St. Phillips Church in Old Salem.

Sept 3, 2024  (and back to 2 pm meeting time)  Cade Carlson, Photography Collection Librarian at the NC Room of the Central Forsyth Co Library will present info on the current availability of resources there.  The photography collection had been closed to users for the past several years since Molly Rawls retired, so come and meet the new archivist!

Sept 28, 2024   Apple Festival to be held at Bethabara Park, and FCGS will have a booth there.  Sign up to help man it, and greet potential interested new FCGS members.

Oct 1, 2024  Larry McRae on “Some History and Genealogy of North Carolina Scots”.  Larry was on the schedule for July, but had to reschedule due to illness.  He will briefly present the history of Scottish and Scoth-Irish migration and settlement in North Carolina and offer some tips for exploring Scottish ancestry.

Oct 8, 2024  Salem Cemetery director Ryan Sydnor (who spoke to us in March 2024) will lead a walking tour of the historic and “sculpture parklike” cemetery starting a 10 am.

Nov 5, 2024  to be announced

Dec 3, 2024   Christmas party

The FCGS follows the inclement weather policy of the WS/FC Public School System, should classes be cancelled or dismissed early due to bad weather, the FCGS meeting scheduled for that same evening will be cancelled, as well.

We enjoy the richness of each member’s family history and support one another in exploration. We have many helpful resources for members.

The Forsyth County Genealogical Society is a non-profit organization that was formally organized in 1982. Its mission is to promote the preservation of local history and to help genealogists in their pursuit of accurate ancestral information. We assist genealogists, both new and seasoned, through educational programs, workshops, projects and publications. We believe that only by encouraging the efforts of those who are interested in preserving the knowledge of historical events, and developing a deeper understanding of those who came before, can we discover how we became the people and communities we are today.