Hi everyone, The Lawrence County Genealogical Society will hold their quarterly meeting Saturday, December 2 at 1:30 P.M. at the Lawrence County Public Library. All members are encouraged to attend. Even if you are not a member, you are certainly welcome to attend the meeting. After a short business meeting, Pat Motes will present a program on preserving and storing old photos and other records. Refreshments will be served afterwards. If you are not a member, you might be interested in learning about our society and joining. Membership to the society is only $10 for one year. We hold quarterly meetings to take care of any business and have a guest speaker on various topics concerning genealogy, especially genealogy in Lawrence County or Tennessee. Regular meetings are 2nd Saturday in March, 2nd Saturday in September and 1st Saturday in December. The society's annual Family History Fair takes the place of the June meeting on the 4th Saturday in June. Queries of 100 words or less can be submitted free of charge by members ($2.00 for non-members) and will appear in the next issue of our journal. We also print a quarterly journal called "Lawrence County Heritage" which contains 38-40 pages packed full of family histories submitted by members; old family photos; queries; book reviews on books pertaining to Lawrence County genealogy or history that are donated either to the local library or archives; abstracts or transcriptions of original records such as wills, tax lists, etc.; Bible records; How Do I ..... articles; and much more. Our on-going First Families of Lawrence County program is progressing nicely. Quite a few members and some non-members have submitted their applications and documentation. The fee for this is $10 for which you will receive a nice certificate with your name and your ancestor's name on it. Applications can be printed directly from our webpage or you can contact the society for an application and instructions. All information submitted is housed at the Lawrence County Archives in family file folders and can be viewed by other researchers. The society's fourth annual Family History Fair has been a great success in the past and we hope it will continue to be. It will be held at the Lawrence County High School on the 4th Saturday in June from 9:30 to 4:00. Admission is only $1 and tables can be reserved for free. Many people have made connections with researchers working on the same family lines they are and exchanged valuable information. The society also has a couple of books for sell - Lawrence County Marriages 1818-1929 by Niedergeses and Ramsey; and Deed Book O abstracted by Niedergeses and Ramsey. The price for these books and many others for sell at the Lawrence County Archives can be viewed at http://web.infoave.net/~lcarchives/lawrbks.htm If you have questions or wish to become a member, you can contact the society at Lawrence County Genealogical Society, 218 N. Military Ave., Suite B-1, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464; email lcarchives@lorettotel.net; or contact Kathy or Donna at the archives at 931-766-1576. Thanks. Kathy Niedergeses, Director Lawrence County Archives