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Whole Number 28, September 2002, Vol. IX, Issue 2:
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “GR to GZ”
     Mr. John Boyles Furnished Seven Sons in the War of 1861
     Rockingham County NC Marriage Bonds
     Ward Family in Stokes and Surry Counties
     Stokes County Men Display Load of Tobacco at Warehouse
     History of 19th Century American Poorhouses
     Sad, But True: A Look at Local Poorhouses
     Stokes County Poorhouse in 1870 and 1880 Federal Census
     Rockingham County Home and Cemetery
     Deaths at the Rockingham County Poorhouse from Federal Census and Mortality
     Records 1850-1880
     Poor House Farm Was Part of Everyday Life in County (Henry County VA)
     
Whole Number 29, December 2002, Vol. IX, Issue 3:
     Latin Terms
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “I”
     John H. Childress, Stokes County to Life of Adventure
     Index to Fred Hughes’ Historic Map of Stokes County
     Rockingham County, NC Marriage Bonds
     Old Tilley Home Reveals Secrets
     Pioneers to Parker County, Texas…from Stokes County
     Postcard Features School
     Politics 1908 Style – C. M. Jones
     Revolutionary War Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. III – Rockingham and Stokes Counties
     Pension Application of Sally Richardson, Widow of Joseph Richardson

Whole Number 30, March 2003, Vol. IX, Issue 4:
     It Gives Me Much Pain (P.M. Kiser letter 1850)
     Point Lookout Dead from Rockingham and Stokes Counties
     The Sheriffs of Stokes County
     William Kallam of Pennsylvania and Guilford County, NC (Later Rockingham County,
     NC)
     Rockingham & Stokes Counties Burials in the Broughton Mental Hospital Cemetery,
     Morganton, NC        
     Miscellaneous Rockingham County Records, 1786-1925, NC State Archives
     Rockingham County Marriage Bonds
     Branson’s North Carolina Business Directory for 1867-1868, Containing Facts, Figures...
     Rockingham County Deaths Found in Abstracts of Vital Records from Raleigh, NC,
Newspapers, Vol. I-III.

Whole Number 31, June 2003, Vol. X, Issue 1:
     Genealogy Scrapbook…On the Lighter Side
     1830 Federal Census
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “H”
     Statement of Fines & Forfeitures in Rockingham County, October 7, 1869
     Indiana Death Has Local Connections
     A List of Persons Who Failed to Give in their Taxable Property in Rockingham County
     for 1795
     Carter Brothers Saw Action in the American Revolution
     Pension Declaration for Sarah Carter, 9 June 1843, Transcribed

Whole Number 32, September 2003, Vol. X, Issue 2:
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “J”
     Stokes County NC “Overby” Loose Estate records Abstracted at State Archives
     Crews Family Has Virginia Roots
     Last Confederate Veteran of Stokes County
     Last Confederate Veteran of Rockingham County
     GSRS Members with Surnames Being Researched – 2003

Whole Number 33, December 2003, Vol. X, Issue 3:
     List of Retailers of Spirituous Liquors, Rockingham County
     Lightning Hits Stokes County Church
     Mystery Photograph
     Ed Sisk Ledger
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “K”
     Grave Questions
     Christmas Poems for the Genealogist

Whole Number 34, March 2004, Vol. X, Issue 4:
     Mystery Photograph
     Rockingham County Records from Clerk of Court’s Office Sent to NC Archives
     By-Laws for GSRS
     Faculties for Stokes County Public School Are Announced
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “L”
     Citizenship of John Holland
     Descendants of Thomas Albert Ragland with Descendants of Joseph Covington
     Naming Patterns
     Stokes County Abel Edwards Store Price List 1882

Whole Number 35, June 2004, Vol. XI, Issue 1:
     The Tall Brick Wall:  Jesse “King” Parish
     A Genealogical Codicil to Last Will and Testament
     An Unsolved Mystery: Epilepsy or Foul Play in King, NC
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “M-ME”
     1900 Census, Stokes County NC, Snow Creek Township, Moore’s Precinct
     Early Court Case Gets Community Interest

Whole Number 36, September 2004, Vol XI, Issue 2:
     Petition to Erect Public Buildings in Rockingham County, December  5, 1786
     End of an Era: Passing of Alex M. Boyles
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “Mi-Mu”
     1930 DAR Visit Stirs Controversy: Was Martin Daughter Stolen by Indians?
     Who Wrote William Patrick’s Will?
     1880 Advertisement: Where Was This Store Located?
     From Stokes to Where:  Men from Stokes Played Role in Settling the West
     The Mystery of James Joyce
     Registration of Automobiles to Aid the War Effort, 1917

Whole Number 37, December 2004, Vol. XI, Issue 3:
     Application for Certified Copy of a Vital Record – Rockingham County
     Application for Certified Copy of a Vital Record – Stokes County
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “N”
     Death of William A. Mitchell, Esq.
     Question Receives Response – Griffith, Moore & Co.
     School Record Discovered…After All These Years
     Petition to Locate a Place for Courthouse in Rockingham County, Dec. 5, 1786, Part Two
     NC Furloughs Granted: Civil War Letter

*** Please note that a mistake has occurred in the numbering of the volume below.  The following issue should be Vol.
XI, Issue 4.  As always, the whole number and the date are the surest way to accurately order Journals.

Whole Number 38, March 2005, Vol. XII, Issue 4:
     Obituary: William Fredrick Harris of Stokes County, NC, 1887
     Obituary:  Peter W. Hairston of Stokes County, NC, 1886
     Census Record-1880- Peter W. Hairston, Stokes County NC
     James R. Dodge Family Obituaries 1880-1882
     Rockingham County NC Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900, “O”
     William Isom Bennett of Stokes County, NC
     The United States Census, 1790-1920
     Cemetery Recordings for Rockingham and Stokes Counties
     William Beeson of Stokes County
     Lovelace Family Census and Marriage Records
     Patrick County Genealogy Events for 2005
     Revolutionary War Pension Files on Microfilm Now Available
     Research Books and Items Available for Rockingham & Stokes Counties

Whole Number 39, June 2005, Vol. XIII, Issue 1:
     Rockingham County, NC, Delayed Birth Certificates Prior to 1900 – “P”
     Obituary of Stephen Strader of Rockingham Co, NC, January 1913
     Lovelace Family Census and Marriage Records – Rockingham County
     Obituary of John Francis Boles, Stokes County, NC, 1865
     Obituary of James Matthew Barnes, Stokes County, NC, 1870
     Obituary of Joshua D. Ziglar, Stokes County, NC, 1862
     The Redman Family of Stokes County, NC
     Lieutenant Colonel Saunders F. Fulton of Stokes County, NC, 1862
     Rierson Family Census Search – Stokes County
     Ashby/Spencer Family Cemetery – Stokes County
     Books & Items for Rockingham & Stokes County Research

September 2005,  No. 40,  Vol. XII, Issue 2  CONTENTS
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Articles from the Past Printings of Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Articles from Past Printings of the Journal
     Between Snow Creek and Beaver Island:  New Book by Joy Gann Brown
     Lovelace Family Census Records – Rockingham County
     The Family of John W. & Charity Ferguson Boyles
     Stokes County Men Serve in the Spanish-American War
     R. B. Hutcherson Letter from Santiago, Cuba
     Peter Daniel Watkins of Stokes County
     The Reid Family in Stokes County
     Madison Dry Goods Company Old Country Store and Museum
     Research Materials Available for Purchase
     High Point Public Library GenFest One, October 8, 2005
     Maps: The Development of North Carolina Counties, 1700-1912
     By-Laws of the GSRS and Proposed Changes
     Surname Index

December 2005, No. 41, Vol. XII, Issue 3
    Message from the President’s Desk
    Notes from the Hills of Dan
    Rockingham County Delayed Births – Y to Z
    Joseph Richardson’s Experiences in the War Between the States
   The Crews Family of Rockingham County, NC
   New Book of Historical Fiction:  Arcadia…A Town that Time Forgot
   John McClain of Maryland
   The Rockingham County Land Purchases of Drury Smith
   Research Materials Available in the Danbury Library
   Photo:  CCC Camp—Smokemont, NC – circa 1935
   Photo: Postcard of Spray (now Eden) Rockingham County NC

March 2006, No. 42, Vol. XII, Issue 4
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Obituary of Beverly Smith – 1933
     The Boles Family in the Stokes County Census
     Samuel Forest, Spanish-American War Veteran
     Research Materials Available in the Danbury Library – Part 2
     Seeking Payne Family Information
     William P. Reid Obituary – 1882
     Roots of the Rockingham County, NC, Strader Family
     Queries

June 2006, No. 43, Vol XIII, Issue 1
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Queries
    Obituary of Columbia Frances Hall, Stokes County, NC
    Understanding Deeds… Units of Measure
    Petition to Create a Rockingham County Courthouse, Part 3 of 3
   The Jackson’s of Snow Creek and Beaver Island Township, Stokes County
   Sketch: Point Lookout Prison for Confederates and Union Army Headquarters
   Research Materials Available for Purchase
   The Creation of New Bethel Township, Rockingham County NC

September 2006, No. 44, Vol. XIII, Issue 2
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Query
     Greensboro Patriot Death Notices 1826-1874, Rockingham County Connections
     Obituary of Nancy Duncan Webster – 1891
     Robert Means of Rockingham County
     Obituary of Aaron L. Robertson -1915
     James Nickleston of Stokes County – Revolutionary War Pension Claims
     Obituary of Columbus Darian Smith – 1936
     Obituary of Fleta Leake Smith – 1967
     History of the Town of Blakely, Stokes County
     An Assortment of Jackson Family Collectibles
     Bulletin of Information for Persons Registered – Selective Service 1940
     Rockingham County Recommendations to the General Assembly 1817-1831
    Rockingham County Juror Tax – 1798
    John Preston of Snow Creek Township, Stokes County
    Rockingham and stokes Counties Research Materials Available for Purchase
    The Facts and Legend of Booker Dunkley (An Oral History)


December 2006,  No. 45, Vol. XIII, Issue 3
     Message from the President’s Desk
    Message from the President-Elect for 2007-2009
    Notes from the Hills of Dan
    Queries
    Books and maps for Sale
   The two Graves of Fannie Woodard Perkins
   Memoirs of Some Drury Smith Descendants
   Artist Drawing of Moore’s Mill, Henry County, VA
   Martha Martin Scales – Letter dated April 19, 1887
   Rockingham County Early Death Certificates 1909-1913
   W. McWall, Stokes County NC Estate Record 1886
   Hankins, Hawkins, Booze, Griffin, Wall Research Notes: Need Help
   Ancestry.com Releases World’s Largest Online Collection of US Immigration Records

March 2007,  No. 46, Vol. XIII, Issue 4
    Message from the President’s Desk
    Notes from the Hills of Dan
    A Sketch of Old Stokes
    Century-Old Bitting Residence Stands as Reminder of Ability of Early Carpenters
    Landmarks Bring Back Aura of Colonial Times: 107 Years of Living at Bitting Place
    Surry County Early Death Certificates 1909-1913
    Rockingham & Stokes County Library Schedule
    Memoirs of John David Smith
    Publications for Sale
    GSRS Spring Swap Meeting Information and Map
   Surname Index – GSRS Journal 46
   Surname Index – GSRS Journals 41- 43

Summer 2007, No. 47   CONTENTS
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Matilda A. Dalton Obituary
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Davis Chapel United Methodist Church
    Old Membership List of Davis Chapel United Methodist Church
    Two Lawson Family Funeral Home Records – 1948 and 1935
    Hickory Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rockingham County
    The Military Service Record of Tony E. Stowe
    Stokes County Sheriffs
    Surname Index
    Publications for Sale
    Rockingham County Historical Society Membership

Fall 2007,  No. 48  CONTENTS
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Samuel and Martha Westmoreland – 1903
     Elizabeth O. Lawson Death Notice – 1934
     Elizabeth O. Lawson Death Certificate – 1935
     Estate Record of Joshua Cox, Jr. – 1848
     The East Family of Stokes and Forsyth Counties, NC: A Timeline
     Hickory Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rockingham County – Part 2
     Rakestraw Family – Rockingham County, North Carolina
     Publications for Sale
     Rockingham County Historical Society Membership
     Surname Index

Winter 2008,  No. 49  CONTENTS
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
    Queries
    Flora for the Deceased
    My Grandmother Sowers
    Adkins Family:  Hiram, His Ancestors and Others
   Cemetery Mapping Project for Rockingham and Stokes Counties NC
   Rockingham County Death Certificates
   Ancestral Lineage of Maria Elizabeth Coble (A German Family History)
   Publications for Sale
    Rockingham County Historical Society Information
    Drury Smith Monument Sketch

Spring 2008,  No. 50 CONTENTS  Special 50th Expanded Edition
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Stokes County School Records 1841-1847
     Death of Hiram W. Adkins – 1891
     Death of Mrs. Hiram Adkins – 1916
     Dan River Park Opens
     GSRS membership List 2007-2008 (includes surname research listing)
     Publication List
     Surname Index

Summer 2008, No. 51  CONTENTS
        Message from the President’s Desk
        Notes from the Hills of Dan
        Queries
        New Library for Madison-Mayodan
        Puckett Ancestor Search
        The Westmoreland Family
        Matrimony School
        Gravestone Acronyms of Societies, Clubs and Organizations
        Covington Family Bastardy Bond
        Plight of the Civil War Soldier:  Army Bugs
       The Organization of NC Troops in the War Between the States
       Publications and Society Information
       Name Index
       Name Index for GSRS Journal Issue #49
       The Old Dasher Churn

Fall 2008, No. 52   CONTENTS
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of  Dan
     Prominent Figures with Rockingham & Stokes Roots:
             Johnny Reid Edwards
             John Sidney McCain III
             Laura Lane Welch Bush
     Death Records of Carroll County VA with Rockingham & Stokes Counties Roots
     The Moricle Family
     Virginia County Development
     The American Revolution War Sites
     Gravestone Acronyms of Societies, Clubs and Organizations, Part 2
     Covington Genealogy, Part I
     Preserving Historical Family Documents
     Where Is the Stokes County Memorial Rock?
     Name Index

Winter 2009,  No. 53   CONTENTS
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Covington Genealogy – Part 2
     James Riley Covington Death Certificate
     Nancy E. Mabe Covington Death Certificate
     Descendants Report of John Anderson Covington
     Jacob Chaney Descendants
     Photocopy of Eli Chaney and Mariah Barker Marriage License
     Photocopy of Henry Watson Chaney and Family
     Surname Index

Spring 2009, No. 54   CONTENTS
     Message from the President’s Desk
     Notes from the Hills of Dan
     Clement Gann – Mystery Man
     Obituaries of the Covington Family
     James Hamilton Thomas –
             Local Confederate Veteran Keeps Active & Alert
     Muster Roll of North Carolina Militia – Stokes County 1868
     Buster Carter:  Music Man