SOGS hosts annual recognition banquet
Civil War Society inductees are pictured: Howard Michael Davidson, Garrett Lee Davidson, Vicky Pulliam Smith, Gail Allen, David Ashley Post, Phillip Gordon Teeters, Richard Davidson, CWSHC Chair Mary Hawthorne, Janice Nell Snider Teeters, Kayla Ratliff Earley, Janice Lynn Murphy Teeters and Martha Butler Clark. (Submitted photos)
At the Southern Ohio Genealogical Society’s annual recognition banquet Thursday evening, June 8, we celebrated our members who joined the First Families, Second Families and Civil War Families Lineage Societies.
Most of the Highland County Civil War ancestors that were recognized were volunteers who served in regiments that were attached to the U.S. Army of the West. More often than not, these units were under the command of William Tecumseh Sherman and/or Ulysses S. Grant, both Ohio men and graduates of West Point.
This year’s Civil War ancestors served in the 40th, 48th, 54th, 89th, 162nd, 168th and 175th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiments.
There were six SOGS members who received First Families Society certificates and pins, three for Second Families and 11 members for ancestors in the Civil War Society.
The evening concluded with a robust and rousing game of “Genealogy Jeoparty.” We counted off into three teams, each with a distinctive buzzer, and faced the 30-question challenge. It seemed that perhaps Team 3 won, but that was not official. Officially, we had a lot of fun (even without “Oh! Be Joyful!”).
Upcoming informational meetings will be Thursday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The topic for October will be Beginning Genealogy Research, and November will be How to Complete Lineage Society Applications.
Dec. 14 will be SOGS’ annual Christmas gathering. Last year’s discussion was “My Most Despicable Ancestor.” This year’s topic is to be determined. Suggestions are welcome.
