>From D-OGS Member and Treasurer Ann Hamby ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Hamby" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 1:16 PM Subject: Fw: [NCSURRY] FORSYTH COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - MARCH MEETING Thought this might be of interest to some D-OGS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antykdna1" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:53 AM Subject: [NCSURRY] FORSYTH COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - MARCH MEETING > The Forsyth County Genealogical Society will hold its regular monthly > meeting on Wednesday, March 12 at 7 pm. in the Forsyth County Library > Auditorium. The program will feature speakers R. G. Absher > ("Overmountain Men") and Dr. Charles Gilreath (Regent of Yadkin Co. SAR) > on "Battles of King's Mountain and Guilford Courthouse". > > Dr. Charles Gilreath from Elkin, NC, currently serves on the Board of > Directors for the Overmountain Victory Trial Association (OVTA). In > addition, he's a Volunteer Docent - Wilkes Heritage Museum, a Ghost Tour > Guide - Wilkes Heritage Museum and President of the Yadkin Valley Chapter, > NC Sons of the American Revolution and Vice president of the Wilkes-Surry > Chapter OVTA and a Member of James B. Gordon Chapter of Sons of > Confederate Veterans. > > R. G. Absher from Elkin, NC, is a Past President of the Overmountain > Victory Trail Association (OVTA). He's also a Volunteer Docent - Wilkes > Heritage Museum, Ghost Tour Guide -Wilkes-Heritage Museum and current > President of the Wilkes Heritage Museum. > > Both Absher and Gilreath enjoy telling about their ancestors who fought at > the Battle of Kings Mountain. Both have done a many programs for school > students on the subjects of the Southern Campaign of the American > Revolutionary War and the Battle of Kings Mountain. > > The Library is located at 660 W. 5th Street in Winston-Salem. The meeting > is free and open to the public. >