From the Hyde County Historical and Genealogical Society

 

The Hyde County Historical and Genealogical Society’s fall meeting was held on Oct. 12 at the Swan Quarter Christian Church. Over 60 members and guests attended the meeting and were enthralled by the enthusiastic presentation about the Hyde Co. Bridgman family, with research being done by Mary Baxter and Tom Bridgman. The couple has been delving into their Hyde Co. roots since about 2009. Excerpts from Green Bridgman’s 1850 diary are part of the article they authored for the fall issue of the Society’s journal, High Tides.

The other two major articles in the fall journal focus on Governor Thomas Jarvis (ca. 1637-1694), one of the earliest settlers in NC, from an upcoming publication written by Ellen Williams, Betty Mann and Marilyn Wesner, as well as a paper on the life of Alfred Sadler, who lived in the Beulah area of Currituck Township in the early 1800s. Janet C. Orndorff wrote that article about her ancestor.

A brief business meeting was conducted as part of the meeting during which officers and directors were elected for two-year terms. New board members elected are Linda Mayo and Norma Jean Mello, who joined other re-elected board members and Isabelle Homes (President), Marco Gibbs (Vice-President), Sophia Jarvis (Secretary) and Clare Baum (Treasurer).

A reception hosted by the Swan Quarter Christian Church followed.

The Hyde Co. Historical & Genealogical Society’s purpose is to preserve and record history of Hyde County and its people. New members are always welcome. For more information and a list of publications, contact the Society at PO Box 517, Engelhard, NC,  27824 (include an email address for correspondence) or online at http://www.ncgenweb.us/hyde/HYDE.HTM.