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General Membership Meeting

Speaker: Brad Quinlin - (Mr. Quinlin's leture was rescheduled from September to March)

Civil War enthusiasts will be interested in attending this free program at the Historic Gwinnett Courthouse.

Mr. Quinlin has been researching the American Civil War for 30 years. His topic for the evening will be from his book "Rest Brave Comrades, Your Work is Done" which consists of last letters written by Union soldiers to their Mothers. He found these in the National Archives in Washington D.C. The staff at the Archives did not know that they had these letters.

He worked on his latest book, "Duty Well Performed, the History of the 21st Ohio Infantry", for 20 years.

He is currently working on a third book, "We Died for Our Country", letters written during the Civil War.

Brad has worked on 20 movies and TV shows and is now working on a 50-part TV show for the Military Channel called "Generations Beyond the Glory".

For further information call the Society office at (770) 822-5174 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.


The Elisha Winn House located at 908 Daclula Road in Dacula, GA 30019 is open for tours from March to September on the second Saturday of the month from 9 AM to 12 Noon. The Winn Fair is held on the first weekend of October during which the house and all of the out buildings will be open and attended by many volunteers and reenactors. The fair also has crafters' booths, musical entertainment, and railroad history.

The Gwinnett Historical Society will sponsor the 35th Elisha Winn Fair. The date will be announced soon but, tentatively, will be held on Saturday October 6, 2012, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Sunday October 7, 2012, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If you are a vendor, we welcome your participation in this year's Elisha Winn Fair. For more information and vendor forms please follow this link: [2012 Elisha Winn Fair]

*NOTE* Be aware that most GPS devices seem to put people about a tenth of a mile or so away from the correct property address.

	Fall 2011 Our quarterly newsletter
	Gwinnett County, Georgia Families 1818-2005 Cost is $50 plus $5 postage & handling and $2 for each additional book. This indispensable second volume of families from 214 authors contains 461 Family Histories, and 324 Photographs on 1171 pages with a Full Name Index of 39,439 names
	Gwinnett County, Georgia Marriages 1833-1900 Cost is $50 plus $5 postage & handling and $2 for each additional book. 336 pages listed by groom then by bride.