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Terry Cuff - President
Floyd Robins - Vice-President
Lori Lockhart - Secretary
Brenda Griffith -Treasurer
< CLICK TO SEE OPEN HOUSE >
"On October 1, 2001, the Benton County Genealogical Society was presented
The John H. Thweatt Archival Achievement Award at the Tennessee State
Archives in Nashville, TN. The award was for the dedicated work the members
of the Benton County Genealogical Society have been doing to preserve the
county records, some dating back to 1832. The Benton County Archives is
located in a climate controlled room in the basement of the Benton County
Library. Shown in the picture are left to right, Dorothy Cain, F.B. Cain,
Virginia Whitworth, Dr. Wayne Moore of the Tennessee State Archives, Brenda
Griffith, President of the Benton County Genealogical Society receiving the
award on behalf of the society and Artie Griffith."
Regular meeting every 4th Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
in the Tennessee Room of the Benton County Library,
122 Forrest Ave., Camden, Tennessee.
For more information call 584-4772.
Membership is $15.00 per year for individual.
$20.00 per year for family membership.
Membership fee includes 4 quarterlies per year.
Two free queries per quarterly.
All visitors are welcome to attend.
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The second printing of the "First Families of Benton County" is complete.
The 523 page book is soft bound and has the histories and descendents of 178 of our counties founding families.
Price is $20.00 plus $8.00 if it is mailed out.
This will be the last printing available and only 50 have been printed.
Contact Brenda Griffith at 731-584-6041 or e-mail to bjcg44@charter.net .
Send check to Benton County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 775, Camden, TN 38320 for total of $28.00 and it will be mailed out to
you.
The Descendents of Wyatt Arnold 1848 ~ 1998"
The book is hard bound, 450 pages,
150 pictures from the 1860's to present, fully indexed.
Names included, Melton, Berry, Benton, Farrar, Durdin
and many other too numerous to mention.
Price has been reduced from $55.00 to $45.00.
If mailed the postage in $7.50.
Only 25 books remain.
This is a valuable book for anyone researching Benton County ancestors.
Contact Doris Melton Craig at 156 Berry St. Camden, TN 38320.
Phone 731-584-4419 or e-mail at dorism@aeneas.net.
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