Madison
County Genealogical Society
Minutes of the Meeting – January 13, 2022
On January 13, 2022, the
Madison County Genealogical Society held a meeting using
ZOOM.
President, Robert Ridenour, called the meeting to order.
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MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE
Do you have a family member that is
interested in (or even obsessed with) genealogy? A membership in the Madison
County Genealogical Society would be a very thoughtful gift. A gift card will
be sent to the recipient of any gift membership.
The following memberships are available:
Individual/Family Annual Membership $25.00
Patron Annual Membership $35.00
Contact our Secretary, Petie Hunter, at petie8135@att.net,
about a gift membership.
January
Meeting
On January 13, 2022, Dr.
Kelly Oberneufemann presented a program titled Eliza Lucas Pinckney: 20th Century Woman
in the 18th Century.
Dr. Obernuefemann is a Professor of
History and the Coordinator of History, Political Science, and Geography at
Lewis and Clark Community College. Her areas of expertise are American Social
History, American Southern History, and the American Civil War.
Eliza Lucas Pinckney changed agriculture
in colonial South Carolina, where she developed indigo as one of its most
important cash crops. Its cultivation and processing as dye produced one-third
the total value of the colony’s exports before the Revolutionary War. Manager
of three plantations, Mrs. Pinckney had a major influence on the colonial
economy.
Although the audience was very small, this
presentation was very well received and provoked questions and comments.