|
|
Letter from the President
Dear Fellow Huguenots and Friends,
It is time for the Society’s Fall 2009 Fall meeting, which will be held in Atlanta Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the Ansley Park Golf Clubhouse. The meeting will begin at noon, but I ask that the Board of Trustees assemble at 11:00 A.M. We are looking forward to a fine luncheon and fellowship together. You will be the guests of the Society, but please remember that the meeting is for members, their spouses, family and invited guests, but is not open to the public. Directions to the meeting site are:
Directions from 400-South (North Atlanta):
Take 400 South to the Sidney Marcus exit (next to last exit before 85 South). Turn right at end of ramp on Sidney Marcus. Dead end and go left on Piedmont Road. Go approximately two miles, you will see Rock Springs Church on the right. As soon as you pass the church, you will make a right turn onto Montgomery Ferry Drive. Follow Montgomery Ferry through one light (Monroe Dr.), cross the bridge and immediately thereafter, you will see the clubhouse on the right.
Directions from South of Atlanta:
Take I-75/I-85 north. Follow signs to I-85 North. (Left hand 3 lanes.) Take first exit, exit 86 To Buford Highway - this is an access road. Take first exit off access road, marked "Monroe Drive to Piedmont South." At the light at the end of the exit ramp turn right on Monroe Drive. At the second light, turn right onto Montgomery Ferry Dr., cross the bridge, and the clubhouse will be on your right
This is my last meeting to serve as your President. It has been for me an instructive two years of service. The Huguenot Society of Georgia is now 38 years since its beginning in Metter, Georgia in 1971. We are an active and strong Society with 160 members. Since 1978, we have sponsored the Zada Bird Brannen Scholarship Fund, named in honor of our founder and first President. The Fund’s current value is $20,000, and the monies from the Fund are used to defray in part the burdensome cost of college expenses. We are not a secret Society, but are connected to the Internet with our website of www.huguenotsocietyofgeorgia.org. We are especially interested in perpetuating the memory, deeds and suffering of our forebear Huguenots. Our ancestors suffered a Huguenot Holocaust which lasted intermittently for over 250 years, beginning in 1525, when the first Huguenot martyrs were burned at the stake. During the 16th and 17th centuries there were 11 Huguenot and civil wars in France. Thousands of Huguenots were slaughtered during these times, and the result of these religious persecutions was a worldwide scattering of Huguenots to religious havens. No people through the ages of history have endured more persecutions. The Huguenot persecutions ended in 1787, when French King Louis the XVI of the Royalist government signed the Edict of Toleration. In order to perpetuate the memory of our Huguenot ancestors, the Society supports three libraries to the total amount of $1200 per year. Our Society is financially strong and debt free. The Society’s LeRoy-Upshaw Foundation Fund is currently valued at $104,000.
Sincerely,
Charles B. Upshaw, Jr. M.D.
President
Huguenot Society of Georgia
90 Forrest Lake Drive N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30327-3311
|
|
 |
