The mission of the Walkertown Area Historical Society, Inc. is to research, organize and preserve the history of Walkertown, North Carolina and the surrounding areas. This society will seek to communicate the story of Walkertown's rich history. Meetings are open to anyone interested in attending.

The Walkertown Area Historical Society, Inc. is a non-profit corporation chartered by the State of North Carolina and is a tax exempt public charity under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions received are deductible under section 170 of the Code. The Society is qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2016 or 2522 of the Code.
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Please join us for our next meeting!
You do not have to be a member to attend.
Meetings will be held at 6:30 pm at the Walkertown Branch Library located at 2969 Main St, Walkertown, NC 27051. The society meets bi-monthly.
March 16, 2010   Tom Magnuson, President of the Trading Path Association will present Moving Into the Carolina Backcountry, a discussion of the historic trading paths in North Carolina. This program was made possible through the support of the NC Humanities Council.

Tom Magnuson received his BA (1972) and MA (1977) in History from San Jose State University. Tom is a member of the Historical Society of North Carolina, he is currently a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina Institute for Southern Studies, and he is a member of the North Carolina Humanities Forum through which he gives public lectures on colonial transportation in Carolina. In the seventies he worked in the integrated circuit industry and for the Navy's Special Projects Office (SSPO), and after post-graduate work at the Naval Post Graduate School (1977) and Duke University (1978-1982), where he studied doctrine development processes, he spent much of the eighties and nineties doing organization design and nurturing start-up ventures. In 1998 he turned an avocational interest in piedmont history and geography into the Trading Path Association. As founder and current President, Tom is responsible for making this venture a success.  www.tradingpath.org

May 18, 2010   Tom Hamilton, WAHS Archives Chair, will discuss projects of the WAHS Archives Committee.

For information on previous meetings, visit our meetings webpage.
WAHS Cookbook includes 500 Walkertown Recipes, only $12!
You may order these via mail or website (below) or pick up your copy at
Webster Brother's Hardware or
Winston Eye Associates/David Freeman
in Walkertown.
 
 
These beautiful books are on sale now for $12 each, a true bargain. They include 500 recipes submitted by past and present Walkertown area residents and make great gifts for Christmas, birthdays, a new bride or 'just because'.
The cookbooks will be available for sale at our meetings or you may order them by sending a check or via secure online payment at Paypal.com.

To order via Paypal,
click the "Buy Now" button below.
You may use your credit card or bank account to pay through Paypal. No Paypal account required.
To order by check,
send $12 plus $3 shipping for each book to:
WAHS
PO Box 1183
Walkertown, NC 27051-1183

Please include your name, shipping address, phone number and email address with your order.


You may contact us at WalkertownHistory@gmail.com with any questions.

Thanks for your support!

We are searching for information, photographs, sites and artifacts to document and share. If you'd like to get more involved with WAHS, please contact us WalkertownHistory@gmail.com.

Looking for an opportunity to get involved?
We are looking for volunteers in all areas - fundraising, public relations, archives, membership, website and general support.
If you are interested in volunteer opportunities, you may email us at WalkertownHistory@gmail.com.
Area Events
The Tar-Heel Post Card Club meets the second Saturday at of each month at 10:00 AM, at the Deep River Recreation Center, 1529 Skeet Club Road, High Point, N.C. Postcards provide a glimpse into our past. Come buy, sell or trade postcards and enjoy a program. Everyone is invited to attend our meetings.  You may email scasagra@embarqmail.com for more information.

The State Library of North Carolina and the State Archives looking for records in family Bibles.
The library and archives are especially interested in Bibles that include records with dates before 1913. That's because a statewide vital records law took effect that year, meaning that previous to 1913, family records were the best way to keep track of births, deaths, marriages and other important dates.

The two agencies have created a digital collection called North Carolina Family Records online, which transcribes and digitizes nearly 220 family Bible records and the six-volume "Marriage and Death Notices from Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazeteer: 1799-1893."

Anyone interested in donating Bible records should contact Druscie Simpson at Druscie.Simpson@ncdcr.gov.
WAHS Board of Directors, 2009 - 2010
President Wallace Baird
Vice President Nancy Neal Young
Secretary Nancy Farnham
Treasurer Clarke Stephens
Assistant Treasurer Lynn McKinnie
Assistant Secretary Cindy Webster
Archives Chair Tom Hamilton
Fundraising Chair Wayne Biby
Membership Chair Nancy Neal Young
Publicity Chair Harold Warner
Archives Committee
Tom Hamilton, Chair
Elizabeth "Libby" Adams
Ann Hamilton
Terrie Hart
Nathan Walker
 
Fundraising Committee
Wayne Biby, Chair
Louise Biby
Beverly Davis
Bill Disher
Joanne Neal
Melinda Wall
Jessica Williams
 
Publicity Committee
Harold Warner, Chair
Wayne Biby
Kenwyn Caranna
 
Membership Committee
Nancy Neal Young, Chair
Melinda Robinson Wall
 
 Webmasters
Elizabeth Baird Barnette
Nathan Walker
 
All former Directors and all members are welcome to attend meetings of the Board of Directors. Please email WalkertownHistory@gmail.com and request email notification of the Board Meetings.
  Walkertown Area Historical Society
WalkertownHistory@gmail.com
P O Box 1183, Walkertown, NC   27051-1183
   
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