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.
Northeast TN Family History Trail Features
Join us on Saturday, October 17th at the Johnson City Public Library!
Roots & Branches – Exploring Your Family Tree
Presenter: Peggy Britt Henderson, Family History Consultant from the Church of Latter-Day Saints
Where: JCPL in the Carl Jones Meeting Room
Date: Saturday, October 17th
Time: 1:00 – 3:00PM
Come and explore your family tree and add your “roots and branches” because what you save will be preserved and automatically shared with relatives who may be looking for the same information. You may bring your individual laptop to follow the presentation or take notes. Volunteers will be able to assist you. This program is 2 hours in length.
*Pre-registration is required for Roots & Branches: send your confirmation to peggyhndrsn@gmail.com by October 10
WAGS Genealogy Health Clinic and Archives of Appalachia
Where: Johnson City Public Library (Polly Peterson Room) Directions
When: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Time: 10am – 5pm
WAGS (genealogy) doctor is IN! Join us each station as we get you registered, take your Genealogy health (history), get your temperature to see where you are with your searches, and send you to the pharmacy to see if you need any medicine (publications) and you can take advantage of our free give-aways!
Kyle Johnson with Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University, will help the genealogists and tell you about the archives two miles worth of rare manuscripts, 300,000 photographs, 100,000 audio and moving image recordings, and 18,000 books. It may also have specific family papers, oral histories, folk music, photographs, maps, and county histories to help with genealogical research.
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. Share with a friend!!
Topic: TBD
Speakers: TBD
When: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
Time: 6:30 – 7:30pm
Where: Johnson City Public Library, 100 W Millard St, Johnson City
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92738753286?pwd=4e4aPRsAXkfxTOImA4PqarJYaLRmgw.1
Zoom Meeting ID: 927 3875 3286
Zoom Passcode: 378020
Upcoming Free Genealogy Webinars
Legacy Family Tree Webinars – Register for Legacy Webinars
Tennessee Genealogical Society Webinars – Register for TNGS Webinars
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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All photographs displayed on this site were taken by Betty Jane Hylton unless otherwise specified.
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