Just a short message to remind
all Childers and Childress members of our upcoming meeting in Nashville,
Tennessee next month.
Please check our Web Site http://www.childers-childress.com/ to see what
you can add to it. On the Bulletin Board you can make your own entry. Other
entries such as History, Bibles, Gedcom, and Family Events please send to me at
Jack Childers childers@dca.net.
Our DNA Project is becoming exciting as more results are arriving. Check it out
on the web page.
Information on the meeting at Nashville:
Childers/Childress Family Association
2003 ANNUAL MEETING, Nashville Tennessee
September 4-6, 2003
Wednesday through Saturday
Purpose of the Childers
~ Childress Family Association
The
Childers/Childress Family Association was formed in 1982 and is the repository
and clearinghouse for information on the Childers and Childress surname(s) and
various other spellings of the name. These families are in or from England and
the United States and Canada.
The purpose of the Association is to promote research and to preserve the
history of our families. We are using previously published books, monographs,
family papers, family bibles, and other literature for our files to increase
our database for the common good and preservation of the history of the Family.
A number of documents relating to specific lineages or to information about the
Family members in a specific state have been published and are available from
the Association at nominal cost.
The Childers/Childress Newsletter is published quarterly and is mailed to all
CFA Members. Any information that you have and would like to share may be
submitted for inclusion in the Newsletter and for our data bank. The Newsletter
is included in the membership dues.
Annual dues for the Association are $10.00 for the member, $5.00 for the
spouse, and $1.00 for each child or grandchild under age 18. All members are
listed in the Registry, Annual Member List, and receive a certificate of
membership, a membership card, The Registry, the Childers/Childress Newsletter,
and substantial discounts on publications of CFA.
The Annual Meeting of the Association is held each year, usually in October.
Other meetings may be held at other times and sites during the year.
2003 Meeting
Our 22nd annual meeting is scheduled to officially commence on the 4th of
September 2003, through of the 6th. This meeting is being held in Nashville,
TN, the home of Sarah Childress Polk, wife of President James Polk. Sarah’s
birthday is September the 4th..
HOST: Jo Ann Childers email: bob265617@aol.com
Place: Conference Hotel, Doubletree Hotel, Nashville TN, 314 4thAve North,
Phone 615 244 8200 or 800 663 4230
Rates Single or double $119.00 +Tax
Other less expenses motels and hotels are close by, ceck the internet for best
rates.
Thursday 4 September 2003:
9:30 -10:30 AM "Celebration Registration" Doubletree Hotel.
11:00 AM Wreath Laying Ceremony for Sarah Childress Polk, Tennessee Capitol
Grounds
3:00 PM 200th Birthday Tea honoring Mrs. Sarah Childress Polk
Friday 5 September 2003:
9:00 AM Registration in meeting room until 4:00 PM.
9:00 AM Meeting room open all day until 4:00PM.
3:00 PM Committee Meetings until 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Board of Trustees Meeting until 6:00 PM
7:00 PM Meeting Room open to 10:00 PM.
Saturday 6 September 2003:
9:00 AM Meeting and registration until 11:00 AM
10:00 AM CFA Business Meeting
11:30 AM Group pictures
12:00 Noon CFA Luncheon
1:00 PM Meeting room open till 2:00 Pm
For
more information contact the Conference Host.
Dr. and Mrs. Bob E. Childers
960 River Road
Woodruff SC 29388-9110
email: bob265617@aol.com
General
Information
For
newcomers who have never attended a Childers/Childress Family Association
meeting. These meeting are work sessions for the researchers who are interested
in their Childers/Childress ancestry. All the members attending bring their
family histories, books, documents, computers, pictures, programs and any other
data that they may have on the Childers/Childress and related lines. This is a
national meeting. You do not need to be a member to attend. All
Childers/Childress and allied lines are welcome.
The
members of the
Childers-Childress Family Association, Inc.
Invite you to join with us as we celebrate the
200th Anniversary of the birth of
Sarah Childress Polk,
wife of United States President, James Knox Polk
Date: Thursday, September 4, 2003
Wreath laying ceremony Tennessee Capitol grounds, 11 A.M.
200th Birthday Tea begins at 3 p.m.
Place; 225 N Academy Street Murfreesboro, TN 31130
Home of the Honorable Judge John Whitsett Childress, Sr.
.(brother of Mrs. Sarah Childress Polk)
Hostess: Mrs. Kelley RAY, owner of this historic house.
This house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mrs. Ray is graciously hosting the birthday party for this event.
To help the planning committee please fill in and return the following
information:
Number attending the wreath laying
ceremony:_______ Names:___________________________________
Number attending the afternoon tea:______ Names:____________________________________
Number wishing to ride bus from the hotel to
tea
(Charge: $5.00 per person)€
For more Information contact the Conference hosts:
Dr. & Mrs. Bob E. Childers 960 River Rd., Woodruff SC 29388, enail: Bob265617@aol.com
Mr,
& Mrs. William Childress, Murfreesboro, TN, 615-896-4755
Childers/Childress Family Association, Inc.
To Join
$10.00
Single Membership * $15.00 with Spouse * $1.00 Children under 18
Please attach this form to your check made payable to:
Childers/Childress Family Association, Inc. or just “CFA.”
Mail to:
Julia Childress
10993 Clear / PO Box 302
Hamburg MI 48139
Phone: 734 878-9953 * Email: julc@chartermi.net
(Last
Name) First Name Middle Bame
Address:
City/State Zip:
Telephone: Email:
Referred to CFA by: Relationship
Your Oldest Ancestor if known:
New Member: Yes or No Renewal Yes or No Reinstatement Yes or No
Please mail your Lineage
Charts directly to:
Martha Childers Ferris
71 Dorset B
Boca Raton, FL 33434
Email mkferris@prodigy.net
Editor Childers/Childress Family Association, for the CFA Ancestor
Roster and Files.
Thank You,
Jack Childers
President
childers@dca.net