FCGS (Fairfield County Genealogy Society)
2020 Announcements/Conferences


Sunday, December 16, 2020, TBD *** CANCELLED ***
2nd Annual Fairfield County Genealogy Society Board & Volunteer Christmas Party
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.


HAPPY THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY from your FCGS Board

Thursday, November 19, 2020, (TBD) *** CANCELLED ***
Fairfield County Genealogy Society presents
Veterans Asian Theater Program (speaker to be determined or Zoom online)
Barn Express, 215 N. Congress St, Winnsboro, SC 29180, (803) 635-4865 (Directions)
Meeting ID: 627 343 4868 Passcode: 4QS7Wg
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.


Thursday, October 15, 2020, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Fairfield County Genealogy Society Monthly Meeting with a Video Program from RootsTech 2020
Danielle Batson, Jenny Hansen, and Jeff Svare present
Unlocking the Power of the FamilySearch Wiki
Meeting ID: 627 343 4868 Security Passcode: 4QS7Wg
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.


Sunday, September 20, 2020, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
FCGS Full Board Annual Meeting (Agenda)
Barn Express, 215 N. Congress St, Winnsboro, SC 29180, (803) 635-4865 (Directions)
Meeting ID: 627 343 4868 Passcode: 4QS7Wg
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt and mask.


Thursday, August 20, 2020, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
*** Due To Latest COVID19 Government Guidelines - CANCELLED ***
Fairfield County Genealogy Society Board Meeting (location to be determined or Zoom online)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.


Thursday, July 16, 2020, 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Fairfield County Genealogy Society Board Meeting ("The Fairfield County Museum" or Zoom Online Meeting)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.


Thursday, June 18, 2020, 11:30 AM

Fairfield County Genealogy Society Board Meeting (Zoom online meeting)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.


Sunday, June 16, 2020, 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Fairfield County Genealogy Society Board Meeting (Zoom online meeting trial)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.


Thursday, May 21, 2020, 11:30 AM
*** Due To Virus Quarentine - CANCELLED ***
Fairfield County Genealogy Society Board Meeting (location to be determined)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.



*** Due To Virus Quarentine - CANCELLED (as far as FCGS) ***
Saturday, May 2, 2020, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ebenezer AME Church Community Wellness Fair
1108 West Peach Road Winnsboro, SC 29180 (Directions)
Fairfield County Genealogy Society will have a information booth
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.



*** Due To Virus Quarentine - TO BE RESCHEDULED - Please Check Back Later ***
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 6:30 PM
Fairfield County Genealogy Society Board Meeting
Cornwalis Home (Directions)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.



*** Due To Virus Quarentine - CANCELLED ***
Fairfield County Genealogy Informational Booth (Details)
Saturday, April 4, 2020, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Historic Columbia Speedway, 2001 Charleston Highway, Cayce, SC 29033 (Directions)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.



*** Due To Virus Quarentine - TO BE RESCHEDULED - Please Check Back Later ***
Thursday, March 19, 2020, 7:00 PM
Fairfield County Genealogy Society presents
Ft. Dearborn, an island military armory (More Information)
Presentation by local Historian Scott Coleman
Fairfield County Museum, 231 S Congress St, Winnsboro, SC 29180 (Directions)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.



Black Migrations Black History Bulletin Vol. 81 No. 2

a publication of the Association for the Study of African American Life & History

Sunday, February 23, 2020, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fairfield County Genealogy and Historical Societies present
Annual African American History Month Program (Press Release)
The Great Migration (Flyer)
(the mass movement of six million African American’s from the South,
primarily to the North between 1915 and 1970)
by Mr. James E. “Jimmy” Wright
Christ Central Community Center, 235 S Congress St, Winnsboro, SC 29180 (Directions)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.

African Americans and the Vote - Black History Bulletin Vol. 82 No. 2
a publication of the Association for the Study of African American Life & History

Some of
Mr. Wright's
Exhibits

Exhibit 1

Exhibit 2

Exhibit 3

Exhibit 4

Exhibit 5

Exhibit 6

Exhibit 7



Saturday, February 15, 2020, 1:00 PM
South Carolina Department of Archives and History Foundation
Presents a Community Screening of Film Premiere
WILLIE: How the Descendant of Escaped Slaves Changed Hockey Forever
Press Release, More Information & Short Movie Trailer and FREE Registration
SC Dept. of Archives and History, 8301 Parkland Road, Columbia, SC 29223 (Directions)
FCGS board & members, please wear your FCGS polo shirt.


Sunday, January 19, 2020, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Fairfield County Genealogy Society Board Meeting (including lunch)
Please wear your FCGS team shirt. (View Meeting Agenda)
Going in front door, table on left side by old coolers is reserved for us.
Barn Express, 215 N. Congress St., Winnsboro, SC 29180 (Map)