At the meeting of the Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society on June 23, 1972, the following resolution was discussed and passed unanimously by the members of the Society:

     Be it resolved that the following motion be passed by the general membership of the Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society, and that it be spread upon the official minutes of this organization.

Whereas Dr. Ralph Gibbs Nichols was the leading force in founding the Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society;

Whereas Dr. Nichols researched the Gibbs family tirelessly over a period of many years, and;

Whereas Dr. Nichols fostered and promoted the idea of compiling a history of the Gibbs family for future generations, and;

Whereas Dr. Nichols served as the first president of this organization, continuing in this position until his death, and;

Whereas Dr. Nichols served as an inspiration toward the expansion and continuation of the Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society,

Now, therefore be it resolved that the Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society proceed with the plans for compiling the history of Nicholas Gibbs, his ancestors and his descendants, and that this compilation be printed and bound and that it be dedicated to the memory of Dr. Ralph Gibbs Nichols.

     We realize that this small magazine is not the book envisioned and so passionately desired by so many of our members.  It is not easy to compile and edit a book, much less to secure its publication.  Most of us are busy people, busy at earning a living and rearing children.  A beginning had to be made somewhere. The committee decided to make a beginning with this.

First officers of the Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society Mrs. Mossie Brock, Dr. Ralph Nichols, Miss Emma Dunn, John Rice Irwin, Mrs. Vergie Collins

     This magazine will have a number of advantages for the Society.  It will stimulate interest in its subject, namely: to gather and preserve information and data on Nicholas Gibbs, his ancestors, descendants, and relatives; to foster an understanding and appreciation of these pioneer families and the part they played in the development of the area; and to preserve and maintain the Gibbs family cemetery on Emory Road.  It will also stimulate discussion; it will accelerate the collection of information; and it will offer the opportunity to correct information before it is bound into a book.  It can be punched and collected in binders.

     We hope to issue this little magazine at irregular intervals.

• Gibbs Family History, by Curtis P. Irwin, Sr.
• Letter to George W. Gibbs, from William Gibbs McAdoo, 1846
• Nicholas Gibbs Family, for Two Generations
• Notes on the Gibbs Family History
• The Palatine Emigration to America, by Francis Pray

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