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.
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.
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Topic: Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site
Speakers: Taylor Hill
When: Tuesday, September 1st, 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
Taylor Hill is currently a history Ph.D. student at Liberty University. She received her B.S. and
M.A. at East Tennessee State University in 2022 and 2024. She has been working at Tipton-
Haynes since September 2024 and is currently researching Landon Carter Haynes. Her research
interests include the Civil War and Appalachian history.
When describing the Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site in a 1945 interview, Tennessee historian
Samuel Cole Williams said, “No other site in Tennessee compares with this in historic interest.”
The Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site tells the rich story of the history of Northeast Tennessee
and of the several families that lived here. The site includes 45 acres, eleven historic buildings,
the Tipton/Gifford/Simerly cemetery, a limestone cave, a natural spring, a buffalo trace, a nature
trail, and the Penny McLaughlin Education and Museum Center that contains a permanent
exhibit, seventeen-minute intro video, gift shop, educational spaces, library, and archives.
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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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