Let us help you on that journey ...
and enjoy yourself making new friends along the way. We offer engaging meetings, a quarterly publication, special events, research trips and a cadre of dedicated volunteer genealogists staffing our library.
The Hugh S. Watson Jr. Genealogical Society of Tidewater, Virigina, or in short form, The Tidewater Genealogical Society (TGS), was formally organized in 1969. The TGS was conceived and formed by a small group of students taking a genealogy class under Mrs. Virginia H. Rollings at Thomas Nelson Community College (now Peninsula Community College). Mr Watson, whose homor the Society is named, autored a weekly genealogical feature from 1935, first for the Virginia Gazette of Williamsburg, VA, and then for the Daily Press of Newport News, VA, until 1988.
Our primary geographical area of interest is in Virginia, with emphasis on that part east of the Fall Line. However, we do have some research materials for the 5 surrounding states of Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
The Counties are:
| Accomack |
Arlington |
Caroline |
Charles City |
| Chesterfield |
Essex |
Fairfax |
Gloucester |
| Hanover |
Henrico |
Isle of Wight |
James City |
| King George |
King and Queen |
King William |
Lancaster |
| Mathews |
Middlesex |
New Kent |
Northampton |
| Northumberland |
Prince George |
Prince William |
Richmond |
| Spotsylvania |
Stafford |
Surry |
Sussex
|
| Westmoreland |
York |
The Independent Cities are:
| Alexandria |
Chesapeake |
Colonial Heights |
Fairfax |
| Falls Church |
Fredericksburg |
Hampton |
Hopewell |
| Newport News |
Norfolk |
Pertersburg |
Poquoson
|
| Portsmouth |
Richmond |
Suffolk |
Virginia Beach |
| Williamsburg |
The Society is dedicated to encouraging and sustaining interest in genealogical affairs through education and research programs designed to assist members in their search for ancestors.
