9th Annual Family History Fair
No Charge!!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. - Registration Begins: 8:30 a.m.
Co-Sponsored by:
The Tyler Stake Family History Center and East Texas Genealogical Society
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Morning Sessions with Marynell Bryant, President of Texas State Genealogical Society
Session 1 – "Getting Started with your Genealogy Quest"
In this session, participants will learn organizational skills and basic research techniques. Topics in this session will include ancestor and family group charts, family resources, library resources, courthouse records, genealogical books and periodicals, evidence and documentation.
Session 2 – "Census Taker to Census Reader: Assembling a Family"
In this session, participants will learn how to make the most of available census records including online availability. Also, correlating maps of the US with each census year will demonstrate the migration settlement and types of information requested on census forms.
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch -- Free Lunch Provided --
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Session with Tami Glatz
Session 3 – “Internet Researching”
In this session, participants will discover ways to locate seemingly hidden genealogical information on the Internet using a variety of often overlooked or underutilized websites. Learn tips and tricks for using search engines effectively, as well as some of Google® tools for genealogists.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
1617 Shiloh Road, Tyler, TX 75703
(903) 509-8322
For more information, contact:
Ken Stegall, (903) 262-0276, k.stegall@att.net
June Everheart, (903) 877-4501, 1stvp@etgs.org, www.etgs.org
Or Email: TylerFamHist@aol.com
Monday, March 30, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
St. Joseph Cemetery, Anderson County, Texas
St. Joseph Cemetery, Anderson County, Texas
I have uploaded 883 photos of the St. Joseph Cemetery in Anderson County Texas to the TXGenWeb Archives Project.
Courtesy of members of the Anderson County Cemetery Preservation Group - Karla Lang, Beverly Odom, Sheron McLaney, and Paula Trigg.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/anderson/cemph/stjoseph/stjoseph.html
I have uploaded 883 photos of the St. Joseph Cemetery in Anderson County Texas to the TXGenWeb Archives Project.
Courtesy of members of the Anderson County Cemetery Preservation Group - Karla Lang, Beverly Odom, Sheron McLaney, and Paula Trigg.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/anderson/cemph/stjoseph/stjoseph.html
Spirits of Oakwood Cemetery Tour
Spirits of Oakwood Cemetery Tour
The Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Committee is presenting the "Spirits of Oakwood Tour" from 1:30 to 6 p.m. April 4 at the cemetery, located at the corner of Palace and Oakwood streets.
Some of these people will be brought to life at the Spirits of Oakwood Tour. A variety of intriguing tales will be presented at designated grave markers by individuals who will become that person, and will present their life story. The event is intended to be entertaining and historical. The presenters will be dressed in period clothing.
Tours will begin approximately every 15 minutes, and will be led by a tour guide dressed in period attire. The cost is $5 per person; children under age 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Parking will be available across the street at the True Vine Baptist Church. Parking attendants will direct you to the main entrance of the cemetery.
Oakwood Cemetery is a city maintained cemetery, but the city is barred from spending public money for the repair of broken markers. Over a period of time many of the markershave been broken. The Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Committee began the 'Spirits of Oakwood' tours as a way to raise the needed funds for the repairs, to educate people about the history of Tyler and Smith County, and to let them see that the cemetery is a place in which all Tylerites should be very proud.
For more information, call Mrs. Maxine Herbst at 903-593-4642, or cemeterian Jerry Wilson at 903-531-1207.
Links to material on Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas:
History of Oakwood Cemetery
Map of Oakwood Cemetery - Key to map
Decoration of Confederate Graves circa 1899
History of the Confederate Monument
Confederate Monument
Listing of Marker - Plots 1-4 & Jewish Section and Plot 5 & Unmarked Graves
Photos of Tombstones
The Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Committee is presenting the "Spirits of Oakwood Tour" from 1:30 to 6 p.m. April 4 at the cemetery, located at the corner of Palace and Oakwood streets.
Some of these people will be brought to life at the Spirits of Oakwood Tour. A variety of intriguing tales will be presented at designated grave markers by individuals who will become that person, and will present their life story. The event is intended to be entertaining and historical. The presenters will be dressed in period clothing.
Tours will begin approximately every 15 minutes, and will be led by a tour guide dressed in period attire. The cost is $5 per person; children under age 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Parking will be available across the street at the True Vine Baptist Church. Parking attendants will direct you to the main entrance of the cemetery.
Oakwood Cemetery is a city maintained cemetery, but the city is barred from spending public money for the repair of broken markers. Over a period of time many of the markershave been broken. The Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Committee began the 'Spirits of Oakwood' tours as a way to raise the needed funds for the repairs, to educate people about the history of Tyler and Smith County, and to let them see that the cemetery is a place in which all Tylerites should be very proud.
For more information, call Mrs. Maxine Herbst at 903-593-4642, or cemeterian Jerry Wilson at 903-531-1207.
Links to material on Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas:
History of Oakwood Cemetery
Map of Oakwood Cemetery - Key to map
Decoration of Confederate Graves circa 1899
History of the Confederate Monument
Confederate Monument
Listing of Marker - Plots 1-4 & Jewish Section and Plot 5 & Unmarked Graves
Photos of Tombstones
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
ETGS on the Road with John Sellers
East Texas Genealogical Society
Saturday, March 14, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Rusk County Public Library,
106 East Main Street, Henderson, TX
Program: “Was Grandpa His Brother’s Keeper?”
Speaker: John A. Sellers
Have you ever been curious about Freemasonry because mention was included in your relative’s obituary or because you found it on a gravestone? The oldest and largest fraternity in the world, it has existed in its current form since 1717. Throughout the past 300 years, men of good character have been attracted to Freemasonry. Get ready with all of your questions.
The March program will detail a study of the Masonic Fraternity and what records may be available for genealogists. It will include a development and history of Masons in the United States. Terminology and recognizing all of the symbols will be discussed. Records and their access will be reviewed, including the use of records for proof of residence and possible death dates. Sometimes it is possible to verify age, occupation, place of residence, and dates of Masonic degrees of an individual member.
John Sellers, a genealogist since 1985, is a fifth generation native of Hopkins County, Texas and a graduate of Texas Tech University. He was a speaker at the FGS National Conference in 1997 and 2004, and NGS in 1994. He was the featured speaker at the Daughters of the Republic of Texas of Texas Genealogical Seminar at the Alamo in 2002 and 2003, and the Louisiana Historical and Genealogical Seminar in Baton Rouge in 2007. Mr. Sellers has been a faculty member for Angelina College Genealogy Conference in Lufkin since 1999. In 2006, he was a featured speaker at the Dallas Summer Institute. As always, John provides an informative and entertaining program.
Following the program there will be a tour of the Rusk County Library.
Co-Sponsored by:
Rusk County Library and East Texas Genealogical Society
For more information contact:
Kathy Ballow, (903) 657-8557, netexfarm@gmail.com
June Everheart, (903) 877-4501, 1stvp@etgs.org
Saturday, March 14, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Rusk County Public Library,
106 East Main Street, Henderson, TX
Program: “Was Grandpa His Brother’s Keeper?”
Speaker: John A. Sellers
Have you ever been curious about Freemasonry because mention was included in your relative’s obituary or because you found it on a gravestone? The oldest and largest fraternity in the world, it has existed in its current form since 1717. Throughout the past 300 years, men of good character have been attracted to Freemasonry. Get ready with all of your questions.
The March program will detail a study of the Masonic Fraternity and what records may be available for genealogists. It will include a development and history of Masons in the United States. Terminology and recognizing all of the symbols will be discussed. Records and their access will be reviewed, including the use of records for proof of residence and possible death dates. Sometimes it is possible to verify age, occupation, place of residence, and dates of Masonic degrees of an individual member.
John Sellers, a genealogist since 1985, is a fifth generation native of Hopkins County, Texas and a graduate of Texas Tech University. He was a speaker at the FGS National Conference in 1997 and 2004, and NGS in 1994. He was the featured speaker at the Daughters of the Republic of Texas of Texas Genealogical Seminar at the Alamo in 2002 and 2003, and the Louisiana Historical and Genealogical Seminar in Baton Rouge in 2007. Mr. Sellers has been a faculty member for Angelina College Genealogy Conference in Lufkin since 1999. In 2006, he was a featured speaker at the Dallas Summer Institute. As always, John provides an informative and entertaining program.
Following the program there will be a tour of the Rusk County Library.
Co-Sponsored by:
Rusk County Library and East Texas Genealogical Society
For more information contact:
Kathy Ballow, (903) 657-8557, netexfarm@gmail.com
June Everheart, (903) 877-4501, 1stvp@etgs.org
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