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Feb 2006 Newsletter.Pub National Grigsby Family Society Grigsby Gazette Vol. 24, No. 1 February 2006 Editor’s Comments Silver Anniversary Triennial Report Hello to all of you. By Brian Grigsby I have to apologize for it being so The weather started out hot and muggy for the beginning of the Triennial long without a new issue of the but an evening storm on Thursday gave way to still hot, but more pleasant Gazette. Last year turned out to temperatures throughout the remainder of the event. That made it wonderful be a really bad year for those on for the two major outdoor events, the Lexington Tour on Friday and the the Gulf Coast and for my family Grigsby Homes Tour on Saturday afternoon. specifically due to the hurricanes hitting and several deaths that we The Lexington bus tour of VMI, Lee Chapel, the Marshall Museum, lunch at had. the Sheridan Livery, the McCormick Farm and Wade’s Mill went as planned and everyone arrived back at Natural Bridge tired, but happy. With having to deal with family is- The Grigsby Homes tour will be remembered for the trials of trying to get sues, completing my MBA in Feb- two very large buses through narrow twisting country roads. Even though ruary of 2006, and problems at the bus company had made a trial run of the route, one bus took a wrong work, it has been very busy. How- turn and had to offload all the passengers so that it could safely cross a ever, now I should have time to very precarious bridge. Grigsby cousins walked across the bridge and complete some of the ideas that I boarded the bus on the other side of Buffalo Creek. It took the other bus have planned for the website and over half an hour to turn the tight corner into Fruit Hill. We arrived late at research material. Falling Spring Church and the evening meal had to be delayed an hour, but everyone said that the diversions made the tour even more memorable. Visiting four “Hill Homes” and driving by two others was a tremendous ex- One of the things that I learned this perience and we are forever grateful to Linda Russ, the owner of Fruit Hill year is the importance of putting for making the arrangements with the other owners and for having delicious (Continued on page 3) lemonade waiting for us. The Grigsby Home tour was made more meaningful because of the enlight- What's Inside ening presentation given by Dr. Pamela Simpson, Professor of Art History 2 Membership Renewal & Status at Washington & Lee University, the previous evening regarding the archi- 3 Grigsby, Large Radio Makers, In tectural aspects of the homes. Being able to see what she had told us, the Receivership next day, brought those details to life. 4 Melvin Grigsby’s book, part 4 Also, Rev. “Middy” Raynal gave remarks preceding the Home Tour about 4 The Smoked Yank, chapter XI the formulation of the NGFS and the relationship that the Grigsby’s had with 7 The Smoked Yank, chapter XII Falling Spring Presbyterian Church. The church has Grigsby memorial 8 The Smoked Yank, chapter XIII stained glass windows and a cemetery which contains the gravesites of over thirty Grigsby family members. Thanks go to Janis Franklin for the me- 13 The Smoked Yank, chapter XIV morial service at the gravesite of “Soldier John” and to Mr. James Parrish, 16 The Smoked Yank, chapter XV president of the “War of 1812 Society,” for the service at which a com- 19 The Smoked Yank, chapter XVI memorative marker was placed at the gravesite of Reuben Grigsby. 22 The Smoked Yank, chapter XVII Thanks to Dennis Doughty, and the many others who helped in manning 23 Analysis of Genealogical Data - the registration desk, Marilyn Grigsby was able to check in a total of over Chapters XI to XVII of The Smoked one hundred attendees. This included members, speakers and guests. Yank Each attendee was given a packet that included the Triennial program, in- 27 Southwest Chapter 28 Grigsby Guest Book Messages (Continued on page 2) 25 Eunice Grigsby Robert—obituary Grigsby Gazette 1 (Continued from page 1) formation about the area, a nametag and a commemorative Grigsby pen. The desk crew also sold tee shirts and addi- tional pens which helped defray the cost of the event. Many thanks go to Judy Doughty for working the tee shirt design and especially to her son and daughter-in-law, who donated their services and provided the T- shirts at cost to the society. Spare moments were spent relaxing, talking with Grigsby cousins or enjoying the beauty of Natural Bridge itself and the many other attractions there. Also, Matt Beard and Tom Grigsby had discussions with individuals and groups on family genealogy. Prior to the Saturday evening banquet a group photo was taken by Catherine “Cat” Demsky, our reunion photogra- pher. The photo album that she produced is really terrific. Thanks for the great job! The anniversary theme was highlighted by silver arrangements at each table at the banquet and the entertainment was provided by Debbie Burris, Stan & Donna Grigsby’s niece, who played guitar and sang beautiful renditions. The evening culminated with an informal group sing in one of the smaller conference rooms which went into the early hours. There were comments about having a chorus for the next reunion. The Silver Anniversary Triennial came to a close at the Sunday morning worship service at the Falling Spring Presby- terian Church. NGFS President, Tom Grigsby, 2005 NGFS President, presented the church with a certificate of thanks and a $250. Honorarium in honor of Rev. Raynal, to help defray the cost of cemetery maintenance. In addition to those mentioned above, thanks go to the following for their contributions in helping make the Silver Anni- versary Triennial a success: The owners who graciously let us into their beautiful homes, “Fruit Hill”, Kurt and Linda Russ; ”Fancy Hill”, John and Genie Vaughn; “Hickory Hill, Don and Bruce Hasfurther: Clover Hill, Ruth Ann Herring. We are also grateful to the congregation and pastor, Rev. Bryan Weger, of the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church for allowing us to visit their church and grounds. Also, thanks to Linda Russ, Anita Aaron and the staff of the Natural Bridge Hotel for their “Southern Hospitality” and great food. Fortunately, NGFS board member, Ann Demsky, lives in the Lexington area and was invaluable in making contacts and coordinating as a member of the reunion committee. Also on the committee were Judy Doughty, Sharon Braden and Janis Franklin who all contributed tremendously to making the event a success. Without the tremendous help and encouragement of my wife, Marilyn, the reunion would not have happened. She devoted countless hours in the planning, execution and completion of the event, including keeping track of the expenses. And to those that I might have overlooked, thanks as well. Southwest Chapter: If you have not asked for your Membership Renewal • $12 annually online account access as a paid member, please feel free to do Send to: so by sending an email message Please check your mailing la- Sharon Braden to [email protected] with your bel on the envelope that this 11525 400th St. name and membership number newsletter was delivered in. If Macedonia, IA 51549 (found above your name on the the date states anything other mailing label of this newsletter than 2006, LIFE or HON, then Remember that the member- issue). The online access is your membership is past due. ships in the National Society and based on the membership num- the Southwest Chapter are sepa- ber and your email address. National Grigsby Family Society: rate, but you must be a member Once it is established, you can • $15 annually of the National to be able to join go onto the secured portion of the Southwest Chapter. the website and update your per- Send to: sonal information such as your Mrs. Judith Doughty Please make sure that your address, phone number, etc. NGFS Administrator name, address and membership This should help to keep every- 4418 Kiowa St. number is included with the pay- one up to date and can only be Pasadena, TX 77504 ment. seen by yourself, the web cura- tor, and the society’s administra- tor. Grigsby Gazette 2 (Continued from page 1, Editor’s comments) data on electronic media so that it is easier to protect it if an emergency occurs such as evacuation of a large city like Houston. Though I put the records in waterproof containers, if Houston had been by Katrina straight on like the Missis- sippi Coast was, there would have been no hope of saving them. This is something to think about no matter where you live since emergencies can happen anywhere. As for this issue, I have continued Melvin Grigsby’s book The Smoked Yank with the majority of his time at Andersonville Prison. I must remind the reader that the context of the book was used as is and so the punctuation, spelling, and phrases are the same to provide a historical perspective to Melvin’s frame of mind as he wrote the book. After reading these chapters and copying it in this issue, I am not sure what his true feelings were about Abraham Lincoln, but I got the impression that he had mixed feelings when talking about the assassination after what had happened to him and the feeling that the U.S. government had abandoned them. The issue also has a 1933 article submitted by Robert King about the Grigsby-Grunow Company, an obituary for Eunice Robert, information about the Southwest Chapter, and comments and queries submitted on the website by visitors and members.
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