Winston County Genealogical Society

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Byler Road Historian Joel Mize will be the guest speaker for the Winston County Genealogical Society meeting Tuesday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Winston County Archives, located across from the Winston County Courthouse on Highway 195 in Double Springs.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Genealogical Society is proud to present its latest book in the Winston Roots series.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Many long hours have gone into saving the history of Winston County, with as many long hours working to present this information in an easier format to perform research. The Winston County Genealogical Society at the Winston County Archives is the go-to organization for the county’s history. They have recently published the fifth book in their “Winston Roots” series, which began 10 years ago.

RABBITTOWN - Winston County has many well-known cemeteries, including large ones such as Winston Memorial, but the Winston County Genealogical Society considers one lone grave a cemetery, and a new one has been located, which contains at least two, possibly three graves.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A Civil War camp may be in the works for Winston County.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Faye Dodd of Haleyville was the winner in the Free State Scavenger Quest, held through the month of September. The drawing was held at the Winston County Archives on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Dodd is shown holding a gift bag containing “Cooked on Smith Lake” from the Arley Women’s Club, and presenting it is Winston County Genealogical Society President Dianne Miller. Dodd also received three volumes of “Winston Roots” and a historical book on Haleyville, along with a $25 gift card to Wal-Mart, a $25 gift certificate to Gateway, a year’s subscription to the Northwest Alabamian and a year’s subscription to the WCGS.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bankhead National Forest.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Michael E. Palmer will be speaking to the Winston County Genealogical Society Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at the Winston County Archives in Double Springs.

HALEYVILLE - The long awaited project of compiling a book solely about the city of Haleyville has come to fruition with the release of From Sage Brush to 911: How Haleyville Began, a book full of history and pictures now available for purchase.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Joel Mize, guest speaker at the Feb. 20, Winston County Genealogical Society meeting in Double Springs, is preparing a guided convoy tour for historic Byler Road on Saturday, Mar. 17, nearly 200 years after its inception.