The Georgia Branch of The Huguenot Society
of the
Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia

The Georgia Branch of the Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia was formally organized on 16 November, 1935 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia Branch currently has 104 members. We have two meetings in Atlanta per year, Spring and Fall.

The 2011 Spring Meeting was held on April 2 at the Ansley Golf Club in Atlanta. Dr. Laura Musselwhite spoke on "The Manakin Catalyst: Religious Reformation in France and Beyond."

The 2011 Fall Meeting was held on Saturday, October 1 at the Ansley Golf Club in Atlanta. Mr. Brian Hampton spoke on "The Economic Foundation of the Huguenot Migration."

The following 2012-2013 Georgia Branch Officers were installed by National President, Dee Smothers:

President: Robert Evans
1st Vice President: Suzanne Black
2nd Vice President: Susan Shaylor
3rd Vice President: Louise Henry
Chaplain: Ellen Hale
Recording Secretary: Rachel Colbert
Corresponding Secretary: Scarlett Moyer
Flag Custodian: Paul East
Treasurer: David Wiley
Registrar: LaRealia Camp
Historian: Lena Wiley
Librarian: Rosy Crowe
Parliamentarian: Carolyn Hanf
Auditor: George Wright, Jr.
Advisor: Charlotte Christian
Advisor: Audrey Karlovich

(Pictured from left to right): Rachel Colbert, Ellen Hale, Suzanne Black, Louise Henry, Robert Evans, Susan Shaylor, Dee Smothers, Charlotte Christian, Audrey Karlovich, Paul East and George Wright, Jr.

The next meeting of the Georgia Branch will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Ansley Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

For additional Georgia Branch information, please contact Mr. Robert S. Evans: rsmithevans at aol.com.