Preserving The Past To Inspire The Future For Over 50 Years

The Watauga Association of Genealogists Northeast Tennessee was organized in 1971 and published the first Bulletin May 1972.The Bulletin is devoted to copies and abstracts of original source data relating to Northeast Tennessee and adjacent areas. The Association publishes the Bulletin semi-annually – April and October. In 2016 WAGS went to an all digital format and our Bulletin is available online for all members.

SAMPLE ARTICLE FROM A PAST BULLETIN

Association Meeting Announcement

The Watauga Association of Genealogists monthly meetings are held March through November (except July), on the 1st Tuesday of the month.  To reach all of our members, meetings will be held both in-person at the Johnson City Public Library and online via Zoom. 

VISITORS are welcome to attend all meetings.  Bring a friend!!

 

Topic:    “Lineage Societies: SAR for Family Historians”

When:   Tuesday, November 4th

Time:    6:30 – 7:30pm

Where:  Johnson City Public Library, 100 W Millard Street, Johnson City, Tennessee

Zoom Link:    https://zoom.us/j/95447822620?pwd=B0OkS2WOtu8nP5VQl6UDCmI6ObbFJJ.1

Zoom Meeting ID:   954 4782 2620

Zoom Password:   079631

 

Upcoming Free Genealogy Webinars

Legacy Family Tree Webinars – Register for Legacy Webinars

Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025: 8:00 pm EDT  – James C. Ward’s Eldorado: A Coast to Coast Identity Case
Wednesday, Oct 22, 2025: 2:00 pm EDT – Early British and Irish Census Project
Friday, Oct 24, 2025: 2:00 pm EDT – Organize Digital and Digitized Photos & Documents Using AI
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025: 10:00 am EDT – ¿Qué busca un adoptado durante la búsqueda de orígenes? (Spanish)
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025: 2:00 pm EDT – A MyHeritage Webinar
Wednesday, Oct 29, 2025: 2:00 pm EDT – Colonial New York Research
Friday, Oct 31, 2025: 2:00 pm EDT – Using Google Earth Web to Tell Your Family History Migration Stories
 

Tennessee Genealogical Society Webinars – Register for TNGS Webinars

Wednesday, October 29, 2025:  11:00am EDT – Memento Mori: Records of the Dead and Dying 
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 11:00am EDT – Tracking Our Ancestors: From Virginia to North Carolina, Tennessee and Beyond 
 
NOTE:  TNGS Fall Seminar 
Saturday, November 01, 2025:  10:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT – TNGS Fall Seminar featuring Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist 
              $25 – Members, $35 – Non-members
 

Join the Watauga Association of Genealogists

Membership is open to persons with genealogical or historical interests. Dues are $18.00 yearly, payable to the organization on or before January 1 of each calendar year. If you wish to join, please make checks payable to Watauga Association of Genealogists-Northeast Tennessee. A new member receives two issues of the Bulletin for the year he/she joins. All members are entitled to one free query per issue.    For more information about our group, please contact us at:  wagsnetn1971@gmail.com

 

Books and genealogical materials donated to WAGS will be reviewed in the Bulletins as space permits and will be donated to the Johnson City Public Library for the Tennessee Room.
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