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 18th 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—1770Published 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 May 2025 thru Sept 2025
May 6, 2025 at 2:00pm FCGS Board member Mary Wheat will discuss her family’s 1781 Loyalists, American Colonists who supported the British cause during the American Revolution, and their fate following the American victory.
June 3, 2025 Larry L Callaham and John Bennett of the Triad Land Surveying PC will explain surveying land in the 1800’s and now; they will read and translate deeds brought in by the audience and answer questions.
July 1, 2025 Amanda Lindsey, docent at the Historic Bethabara Medicinal Garden, will talk about native plants used for food and medicine by ancestors, and bring samples to see and taste.
Aug 5, 2025 Michelle McCullough, historic resources officer for the City of Winston Salem, will explain Historic Markers– how to apply for one, who can request one, what paperwork required.
Sept 2, 2025 Bill Ewalt, FCGS Vice Pres, and descendant of Mayflower passengers, will share his trip to the Netherlands (starting point for the Mayflower) and the “3 Grandmothers” in the 13 generations since.
Sept 27, 2025 Apple Festival at Bethabara Park, FCGS booth.
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.
Regular meetings of the Society are held on the first Tuesday of every month at 2:00 pm in the auditorium of the Reynolda Manor Branch of the Forsyth County Public Library at 2839 Fairlawn Drive in Winston-Salem, NC. We provide programs of genealogical and historical interest. Visitors are always welcome!
The Society publishes a quarterly Journal that was the recipient of an Award for Excellence in Periodical Publishing from the North Carolina Genealogical Society. Material published includes transcriptions of primary source material, “how-to” articles, complied family histories, and much more relating to Forsyth and its parent and neighboring counties. The Society also publishes abstracted and transcribed records.
This website was provided by a generous gift from Paul Jerry Sumner, charter member of FCGS in 1982, and holder of many officer positions over the intervening years.