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knoxcotn-digest Tuesday, March 14 2000 Volume 01 : Number 072
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 15:24:42 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Hancock, Johnson, Russell My sister is looking for family info/ancestry/etc. on these people, who are her husband's maternal great-grandparents: George Hampton Hancock and Emily Russell were the parents of at least 5 children: Austin Netta Mae -- married a Hickman Hal Oliver Margaret -- married William Harvey ("Harve") Johnson; died 1994; buried at Pollard Cemetery, Kodak, Sevier County These people lived in extreme eastern Knox County. Where did George and Emily come from? Who were their parents? My sister has no other information. Anyone kin? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:04:53 EST From: Mamt1984@aol.com Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Re: "Gas Out" Date Change......... Oil ministers from Venezuela,Mexico,and Saudia Arabia announced today that oil producing countries should boost crude oil production to bring the price down again, which are the highest prices in nine years! They have come to an agreement to boost output but the details of their meeting will be kept secret until march 27th.... The three day "Gas - Out" dates have been changed to March 24, 25, & 26th. Please DO NOT BUY GASOLINE ON THESE DAYS! Please forward this message to everyone that has the old dates in April!!!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:28:40 -0500 From: "East Tennessee Historical Society" <eths@east-tennessee-history.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Announce: First Families of Tennessee book and ETHS Genealogy Conference East Tennessee Historical Society Hosts Genealogy Conference and Family Reunion Celebration The sons and daughters of Tennessee's pioneer founders are heading home this Memorial Day weekend. The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) is hosting a weekend-long genealogy conference and family history fair, May 26-28, in Knoxville, Tennessee. A highlight of the conference will be a "family reunion" of members of the society's family heritage project, First Families of Tennessee (FFT)the debut of a new First Families of Tennessee book. Guests attending the conference will face a wide variety of options and activities, including a two-day genealogy conference featuring national and regional experts, a family history fair and street party in downtown Knoxville, motorcoach tours of historic East Tennessee sites, and a "family reunion" dinner at the home of Tennessee's first governor, John Sevier. The genealogy conference, held at Knoxville's Hilton Hotel, May 26-27, will examine Southeastern "roots and routes" - focusing on our ancestors and their migrations into and out of East Tennessee. Guest speakers will discuss a variety of topics including Scots-Irish research, Cherokee genealogy, Tennessee land records, Tennesseans in the California gold rush, frontier religion, and more. Experts will also discuss research topics in states associated with Tennessee's earliest residents, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Descendants of Tennessee's first families will celebrate the publication of the East Tennessee Historical Society's newest book, First Families of Tennessee: A Register of Early Settlers and Their Descendants. The book, a tribute to the ancestors enrolled in the FFT project, will include names and vital stats of the more than 2,000 ancestors enrolled in the project, along with a registry of FFT members. The book will be unveiled in a special ceremony and will be available for purchase at the history conference. Guest speakers will include Dr. George K. Schweitzer, Charles Sherrill of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Russell Baker, Robert Davis, historian Walter Durham, and other experts on a variety of genealogical and historical topics. In addition to the multi-track genealogy conference, ETHS will host a genealogy and family history fair featuring mini-workshops for beginners, vendor displays, tours of local historic sites, carriage and trolley rides in downtown Knoxville, and living history demonstrations. The fair will also include a downtown street party outside the historical society's headquarters with live music, dramatic performances, historic reenactments, children's activities and more. While the theme of the weekend will be built around a family reunion of First Families of Tennessee members, attendance at all the events is open to anyone with an interest in history and genealogy. The First Families of Tennessee was founded by the East Tennessee Historical Society in 1993 to honor the state's early residents and to recognize their descendants. The program is open to those who can prove descent from a person living in any part of Tennessee by 1796. Housed in Knoxville's Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, the First Families of Tennessee files provide a one-of-a-kind resource for historical and genealogical research. For additional information about ETHS, the First Families of Tennessee project, or the upcoming genealogy conference and First Families of Tennessee reunion, visit the historical society's website at www.east-tennessee-history.org # # # ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 17:18:38 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Fwd: First Families of Tennessee book and ETHS Genealogy Conference East Tennessee Historical Society Hosts Genealogy Conference and Family Reunion Celebration The sons and daughters of Tennessee's pioneer founders are heading home this Memorial Day weekend. The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) is hosting a weekend-long genealogy conference and family history fair, May 26-28, in Knoxville, Tennessee. A highlight of the conference will be a "family reunion" of members of the society's family heritage project, First Families of Tennessee (FFT)the debut of a new First Families of Tennessee book. Guests attending the conference will face a wide variety of options and activities, including a two-day genealogy conference featuring national and regional experts, a family history fair and street party in downtown Knoxville, motorcoach tours of historic East Tennessee sites, and a "family reunion" dinner at the home of Tennessee's first governor, John Sevier. The genealogy conference, held at Knoxville's Hilton Hotel, May 26-27, will examine Southeastern "roots and routes" - focusing on our ancestors and their migrations into and out of East Tennessee. Guest speakers will discuss a variety of topics including Scots-Irish research, Cherokee genealogy, Tennessee land records, Tennesseans in the California gold rush, frontier religion, and more. Experts will also discuss research topics in states associated with Tennessee's earliest residents, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Descendants of Tennessee's first families will celebrate the publication of the East Tennessee Historical Society's newest book, First Families of Tennessee: A Register of Early Settlers and Their Descendants. The book, a tribute to the ancestors enrolled in the FFT project, will include names and vital stats of the more than 2,000 ancestors enrolled in the project, along with a registry of FFT members. The book will be unveiled in a special ceremony and will be available for purchase at the history conference. Guest speakers will include Dr. George K. Schweitzer, Charles Sherrill of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Russell Baker, Robert Davis, historian Walter Durham, and other experts on a variety of genealogical and historical topics. In addition to the multi-track genealogy conference, ETHS will host a genealogy and family history fair featuring mini-workshops for beginners, vendor displays, tours of local historic sites, carriage and trolley rides in downtown Knoxville, and living history demonstrations. The fair will also include a downtown street party outside the historical society's headquarters with live music, dramatic performances, historic reenactments, children's activities and more. While the theme of the weekend will be built around a family reunion of First Families of Tennessee members, attendance at all the events is open to anyone with an interest in history and genealogy. The First Families of Tennessee was founded by the East Tennessee Historical Society in 1993 to honor the state's early residents and to recognize their descendants. The program is open to those who can prove descent from a person living in any part of Tennessee by 1796. Housed in Knoxville's Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, the First Families of Tennessee files provide a one-of-a-kind resource for historical and genealogical research. For additional information about ETHS, the First Families of Tennessee project, or the upcoming genealogy conference and First Families of Tennessee reunion, visit the historical society's website at www.east-tennessee-history.org # # # ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 21:21:33 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Are you coming to Knoxville in May? Sue Maniez suggested it would be fun if we could all get together and visit if we're attending the ETHS workshop May 26-28 at UT in Knoxville. The day's events are pretty tightly scheduled, and I wouldn't want to compete with one of the lecture sessions or special events. Maybe, though, we could get together at lunch or supper on Friday or Saturday. I'll see if I can come up with a place and time and get back to you! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 21:57:45 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Uploaded Knoxville Church history -- who's hiding here? I have uploaded two histories of McCalla Avenue Baptist Church today. One is the 60th Anniversary Celebration booklet. The other is a history of the church, written in 1971. This was an important East Knoxville church. You'll find surnames from Knox, Sevier, and Jefferson Counties in these pages. I know some of the surnames researched by people on this list are in there! You'll also find some very interesting cultural and sociological details, such as the concerns of the church regarding the influx of black residents in the Burlington community and the church's attitude toward on-campus dancing at Carson-Newman College. There are also a few scandals mentioned... When I get caught up with everything else <hah!>, I've got the 1963 membership directory from McCalla to transcribe. If one of you has the time and interest, though, I'll be happy to hand it off! ------------------------------ End of knoxcotn-digest V1 #72 ***************************** |