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Genealogy Society Of Craighead County, Arkansas This month s meeting will be at the Jonesboro Public Library June 25, 2006 VOLUME NUMBER TEN, ISSUE NUMBER SIX JUNE 2006 MEETING HAPPENINGS: Our

1 Genealogy Society Of Craighead County, Arkansas This month s meeting will be at the Jonesboro Public Library June 25, 2006 VOLUME NUMBER TEN, ISSUE NUMBER SIX JUNE 2006 MEETING HAPPENINGS: Our meeting was held on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in the Round Room at the Jonesboro Library. Our scheduled speaker was unable to attend. Mr. Vance Sales graciously filled in and presented a program about the painting of George Washington Crossing the Delaware. Thank you so much for this interesting program. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING: The Executive Board Meeting for June was held on June 10, Unfortunately, we did not have a quorum so we were unable to take care of any business. The Executive Board Meeting for July will be July 8, JUNE MEETING: The June Meeting will be held on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. in the Round Room at the Jonesboro Library. Remember that the meeting has been moved a week due to Father s Day. Enjoy that day with your family. Our speaker will be Gerald Angel. His topic is the Civil War in SE Missouri & NE Arkansas ending in Pilot Knob HANDSHAKES: Handshaking has a long and "shaky" history. Scholars say the first shake on record occurred after the Battle of Hastings in Then warriors grasped each other's forearms as a gesture of peace and to check for weapons. In the 16th and 17th centuries and in the beginnings of the 18th century the handshake was not used as a greeting. It served to seal the peace between two parties or as a contract for closing business deals. Even a warring husband and wife would settle their dispute with a handshake. The Quakers are believed to be the first to popularize the handshake as a greeting. A group known for its rejection of worldly vanity, the Quakers favored the egalitarian (promoting equality) handshake to grander gestures of the day such as bowing, hand kissing and sweeping one's hat. 1

2 ***** DUES ***** Membership Dues are $15 a year from January to January. Please send dues to GSCCA, P.O. Box 844, Jonesboro, AR We would love to have you join us. Corporate Membership is $35 a year from January to January. CORPORATE MEMBERS Thank you for your membership. Ken Jones Joey L. Glaub Body Shop, Inc. Fine Art Portraits 4108 E. Highland (870) Jonesboro, AR (870) Photo Restoration Specialist Hays Food Town, Inc. Michael J. King, President 503 Levesque Wynne, AR (870) Foster Monument Company Foster Monument Company Highway 49N 1409 E. Nettleton Avenue Brookland, Arkansas or Jonesboro, Arkansas (870) (870) (800) (866) FAMILY HISTORY CENTER: The additions and renovations have been completed to the church and the Family History Center in Jonesboro has re-opened. It is now located in the south end of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at the corner of Highland Drive and Highway 1B. The Family History Center is a branch facility of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Everyone is welcome to come to the center and use Family History Center resources. The center is open on Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm and by appointment. You can contact the center during those hours at (870) You can always search their catalog at 2

3 1877 & 1880 CRAIGHEAD COUNTY REAL ESTATE TAXES NAME PT / SEC SEC TWP RNG ACRES VALUE E.L. Watson W 1/2-NW $40.00 Same NE-NW $20.00 Same NW-NE $20.00 Wm Stotts E1/2-NE $80.00 Blank NE-SE $0.00 J. B. Willis SW-NE $40.00 Same W1/2-SE $80.00 Same SE-SE $40.00 E. M. Phillips SW $ J. E. Carter SE-NW $0.00 George W. Lamberson SE-SE $ Same NW-SE $ Same NE-SE $ Wm. Stotts, Jr. NW $ Thos. H. Porter N1/2-NE $ A. M. Davis NE-SW $40.00 S. A. Warner NW-SW $40.00 H. M. Griffin SW-NE $ Calvin Shores SE-NE $ J. E. Carter S1/2-SW $0.00 Same SW-SE $0.00 Calvin Shores SW-NW $ L. W. McCarty E1/2-SE $ Calvin Shores NE-SW $ Same SE-NW $ G. W. Lamberson S1/2-SW $ Wm. Rawlden N1/2-NW $ Total this page 1640 $3, To be continued. 3

4 Genealogy Night Sponsored by the Jonesboro Public Library July 27, :30 pm until Midnight Pot Luck (Finger Foods) Unlimited Ancestry.com Access to Genealogy Materials All Genealogists Welcome Family Tree I think that I shall never see, The finish of a family tree, As it forever seems to grow, From roots that started long ago. Way back in ancient history times, In foreign land and distant climes, From them grew trunk and branching limbs, That dated back to times so dim. One seldom knows exactly when, The parents met and married then, Nor when the twigs began to grow, With odd named children row on row. Though verse like this is made by me, The end's in sight as you can see, Tis not the same with family trees, That grow and grow thru centuries! author unknown 4

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6 The Genealogy Society of Craighead County, Arkansas P.O. Box 844 Jonesboro, AR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2006 NEW RENEWAL NAME ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS SIGNATURE SURNAMES Officers: DUES ARE $15.00 PER YEAR DUE ON THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY. President Betty Woodall Vice President Jean Sales Treasurer Dorothy McCarns Publicity Joyce Holder Recording Secretary Lynn Dowdy Corresponding Secretary Ruth Throesch Historian Gregg Scott Publications Nancy Matthews Board: Terry Cooper, Gail Lies & Bill Settles 6

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR Genealogy Society Of Craighead County, Arkansas Christmas Party Ryan s 6:00 p.m. December 6, 2005 VOLUME NUMBER NINE, ISSUE NUMBER TWELVE DECEMBER 2005 CHRISTMAS PARTY Tuesday, 6 December 2005 6:00 pm