Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc

President                                 Michael Gilpatrick

Vice President                      Leroy Mackie

Recording Secretary          Martha Fields

Treasurer                                Faye Curry

Editor                                                    Sharon Mata

Coeditor                                  Ruby Rundel

Circulation Manager         George H. Johnson

DIRECTORS

Pat Burton Brown, McMinnville Billie Clark, Quebeck

Leroy Mackie, Cookeville Mitchell Judd, Cookeville

George H. Johnson, Cookeville

 

The UPPER CUMBERLAND GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC meets on the second Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. in the meeting room of the Putnam County Library, Cookeville, TN (unless otherwise arranged in advance).  Membership is $15.00 per year in the U.S. (See inside back cover for late renewals).

The Upper Cumberland Researcher is published quarterly (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) at P.O. Box 575, Cookeville, TN 38503-0575.  A subscription is included in the annual membership fee.  Back issues may be obtained from the Association. 

UCGA members and friends are urged to submit materials of genealogical and historical interest for publication in The Upper Cumberland Researcher.  All articles and manuscripts should be documented and the person submitting materials for publication assumes responsibility for the accuracy and validity of the submission.  While all information will be considered, there are no guarantees that all items will be used.  Permission must be included from original author or author’s family.

QUERIES:  Publication of queries is free to all members without limit, and will be published as space permits.  Use a separate sheet of paper for each query, and write clearly and concisely.  Give information in your query to identify your particular lines, including dates, locations, county, state, civil district, township, etc.  This area is comprised of many different families with the same surname.  Please be sure to include your name, address, and email address, if available, with each query.

Address all correspondence, queries, and requests for back issues, articles, dues to:

UPPER CUMBERLAND GENEALOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

P. O. Box 575

Cookeville, TN   38503-0575

U.C.G.A.

36 Years Old Still

Preserving & Promoting Genealogy

By Ron Dishman

Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association was formed December 6, 1975 at a meeting held at the Putnam County Library in Cookeville TN. The following officers were elected at that meeting:   President - Dero A. Darwin Jr.; Vice President - Mrs. Juanita M. Heard; Secretary - Callie Melton; Treasurer - Dr. Opless Walker.  Directors elected were:  F. C. Key, Smith County; Mrs. Catherine Cassetty, Jackson County; Willis E. Spear, Clay County; Charles Leonard, White County; and Helen Qualls, Overton County. Space was made available for a file cabinet for family records that are available to the public in the Tennessee Room at the Library.

The association has been publishing a quarterly newsletter since 1976 filled with genealogy information along with queries that are submitted for publication.

It would be impossible to begin naming individuals that have contributed time and effort in support of the association, so I will not even start to do that. I would however like to share a little history of my personal knowledge.  Over the years, many members have helped me as  I began attending meetings at an early age, even before I was driving and was riding with other members to Cookeville from Livingston for monthly meetings. I have listened to stories along with suggestions on how to locate ancestors and record history. I believe I was 14 years old when I first attended the meetings and joined the U.C.G.A.   That has been many years ago I would not take anything for those memories and learning experiences. This is why the association means so much to me.  I want to see it continue the legacy of the ones that began it, so future generations will also have the opportunity to preserve and promote genealogy.

The association is still very active with programs and speakers at each monthly meeting held the 2nd Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. in the meeting room of the Putnam County Library. Anyone is invited to attend, however you do not have to be a member to attend the meetings. Memberships is very useful because of the quarterly newsletter letters published 4 yearly that is full of interesting articles and queries along with things you just may never turn up anywhere else. The association now has a website that can be accessed at ucga.info with updated information on monthly speakers and programs along with other information and links. 14 counties are included and can be seen on the website and front cover of the newsletters. The association is also very much a part of the Tennessee Room at the Putnam County Library by adding books to the already large collection, along with the family files that are an asset in file cabinets as well.