Tuesday, June 17, 2014

The Winston County Genealogical Society met at the Winston County Archives in Double Springs.

I. Minutes:

    1. Minutes from the last meeting were read by P.J. Gossett. Joyce made a motion to accept the minutes as read; Darryal seconded and the motion carried.

II. Treasurer’s Report:

    1. Beginning Balance: $3,832.07

    2. Deposits: $162.16

    3. Checks: $1,759.50 to SysCon (for marriage book digitizing); $107.25 to Alabama Department of Archives and History (for grant reimbursement); $401.29 to Treva Hood (for digital voice recorders, Ancestry.com, and Fold3 subscriptions); and $50 to Cindy Guthrie (for monetary donation).

    4. Ending Balance: $1,676.19

III. Old Business:

A. SysCon’s original estimate to digitize the third and fourth marriage books was $1,975. We received a grant check for $987 and pledged to match the amount of $988 toward the project. The actual invoice was for $1,759.50. In order to match as required, we had to send a reimbursement check to the Alabama Department of Archives and History for half of the difference: $107.25.

B. P.J.’s book on Lynn is selling.

C. Regarding the bust of Willis Farris, Joyce reported that the group has raised just over $8,000. The next meeting will be at Chef Troy’s "Talk of the Town" restaurant in Houston on June 24th. There will be a dinner and entertainment with proceeds going toward the bust.

D. The voice recorders have come in. P.J. has brought past interviews and placed them in the audio library on the computer. A list of questions is available for anyone who wishes to interview.

V. New Business:

A. The society has purchased the last volume of Unionists in the Heart of Dixie by Glenda McWhirter Todd.

B. The June 2014 issue of the newsletters is out.

VI. Program:

A. One of the main early roads of the state and built by Wyatt Cheatham and Matthew Payne, the Cheatham Road was one of the reasons Double Springs is on the map today. A map of the road was recently found in the newspapers and copies were passed out. Darryal gave the program, describing the actual route the original and secondary roads took as it traversed through Winston County.
  1. Attendance: 10

Meeting adjourned.