Texas State Genealogical Society Election Results

The Texas State Genealogical Society held its annual conference in Round Rock, Texas, October 31 – November 2, 2013. The newly elected Board of Directors and District Representatives are listed below.

TSGS 2014-2015 Board of Directors

President: John Wylie, President Elect, Texas State Genealogical Society

Director for Education: Sue Kaufman, President, Texas State Genealogical Society

Director for Membership: Susan Ball, President, San Angelo Genealogical & Historical Society

Secretary: Linda Reynolds, Archivist, Texas State Genealogical Society

Treasurer: Scott Fitzgerald, Treasurer, Texas State Genealogical Society

Director for Development: Randy Whited, Director, Federation of Genealogical Societies

Director for Communications: Caroline Pointer, Genealogy Professional

District Representatives

District 1 Mary Torres, Vice President, Tip O' Texas Genealogical Society

District 2 Patricia Sugarek, Vice President, Coastal Bend Genealogical Society

District 3 Judy Lynn Turner, Publications Committee, Victoria Genealogical Society

District 4 Sue Yerby, Board of Directors, Clayton Library Friends

District 5 Linda Hale, Chief Genealogist, Hardin County Genealogical Society

District 6 Caroline Pointer, Genealogy Professional

District 7 Lisa Reed, Publicity Chair, Van Zandt County Genealogical Society

District 8 Betsy Mills, President, Lamar County Genealogical Society

District 9 Paula Ballard, Programs, North Texas Genealogical Association

District 10 Janice Quick, Collin County Historical Commission

District 11 Debbie Blanton McCoy, 1st Vice President, Johnson County Genealogical Society

District 12 William D. (Bill) Buckner, Genealogy Center Manager, West Waco Library & Genealogy Center

District 13 Cindy Foreman, Vice President, Wimberley Valley Genealogical Society

District 14 Terry Bull, President, West Texas Genealogical Society

District 15 Jana Jenkins, Vice President, San Angelo Genealogical & Historical Society

District 16 Brandie Via, President, Amarillo Genealogical Society

District 17 Kathy Kitten, Treasurer, South Plains Genealogical Society

District 18 Marion Stewart, President, Midland Genealogical Society

District 19 Barbara McCarthy, Vice President, El Paso Genealogical Society

District 20 Barbara Froebel, past President, San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society

For more information see the TSGS website at http://www.txsgs.org.

Special November Webinar with Thomas MacEntee

 

The Johnson County Genealogical Society

Presents 

 

Social Networking: New Horizons for Genealogists 

 

Live Webinar

Presented By

 

Thomas MacEntee

 

Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.

Cleburne Public Library

302 W. Henderson, Cleburne, TX

 

Thousands of genealogists and family historians have discovered new ways to expand and improve their genealogy endeavors using social networking. Learn the basics of blogging, Twitter, Facebook, wikis and more in an easy-to-follow session that cuts through all the hype and the lingo.
 
As a genealogist specializing in the use of technology and social media to improve genealogical research and to interact with others in the family history community, Thomas MacEntee relies upon his 25 years of experience in the information technology field. Thomas is a nationally known genealogy speaker and author. He has spoken at national conferences and institutes including RootsTech, Federation of Genealogical Societies conference, National Genealogical Society conference, Association of Professional Genealogists Professional Management Conference and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy.
 
As the creator of GeneaBloggers.com, Thomas has organized and engaged a community of over 2,800 bloggers to document their own journeys in the search for ancestors. Better known in the genealogical community as the “Genealogy Guru,” Thomas is the webmaster of the popular blogs, High-Definition Genealogy and Hack Genealogy, and is a regular on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
 
Thomas will present his webinar to us live via the internet. We hope you can join us for this special presentation.  Our meetings are free and open to the public.

FGS Webinars Announced

The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) has announced three webinars on Genealogy Society Membership and Communication.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 7:00-8:00 pm CDT - The Shape of the 21st Century Genealogical Society

Monday, November 4, 2013, 7:00-8:00 pm CST - Harness the Power of Email in Your Society Email

Monday, November 18, 2013, 7:00-8:00 pm CST - How to Develop and Implement Affordable Membership Benefits

For further information and to sign up for the webinars, see the FGS website here: http://voice.fgs.org/2013/10/fgs-announces-three-part-webinar-series.html.

These would be great topics to discuss at one of our meetings, so try to watch if you can.

JCGS October Meeting

The Johnson County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, October 10, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:15 p.m. at the Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson. Our program will be “Johnson County History” presented by Randolph Garner. Mr. Garner is a long-time resident of Cleburne and is well known for his work with the Johnson County Heritage Foundation and the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum. The public is invited to attend.

Members of the society will be in the genealogy section of the Cleburne Library at 5:30 p.m. each month before our regular meeting to help anyone with their family history research. Come join us!

JCGS September Meeting

The Johnson County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, September 12, 2013, from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at the Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson. Teresa Smith will demonstrate how to use the genealogy program Family Tree Maker along with Ancestry.com. Family Tree Maker is the most popular genealogy program and is a wonderful tool to help you organize your genealogy. All genealogy meetings are free and the public is invited to attend.

Members of the society will be in the genealogy section of the Cleburne Library at 5:30 p.m. each month before our regular meeting to help anyone with their family history research. Come join us!

JCGS August Meeting

The Johnson County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, August 8, 2013, from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at the Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson. The public is always invited to attend our meetings.

Mr. Charles D. Lummus will be speaking on the life of Philip Nolan, a horse trader from Ireland who first came to Texas around 1791. In March 1801, Nolan and a group of men came to catch horses near the area that is now SH 174 northeast of Blum. The Spanish killed Nolan and captured the men with him. A Texas Historical Marker was erected at the site in memory of Nolan.

Mr. Lummus has been a student of Philip Nolan for fifty years. After growing up in Blum, Texas, he earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Texas. He served as a special agent with the FBI before practicing law in Cleburne, Texas from 1973 to 2008. Mr. Lummus served on the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas from 1989 to 1992, representing Johnson, Tarrant, Hill and Ellis counties.

Members of the society will be in the genealogy section of the Cleburne Library at 5:30 p.m. each month before our regular meeting to help anyone with their family history research. Come join us!

FGS Free Webinars

The Federation of Genealogical Societies has announced two free webinars.

Discovering Local & State Militia Records will be presented by J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA, on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at 7:00 pm CDT.

Researching in the Post War Records of 1812 will be presented by Craig Scott, MA, CG, on Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at 7:00 pm CDT.

For more information and to register go to the FGS website at
http://voice.fgs.org/2013/07/fgs-announces-two-free-genealogy.html.

JCGS July Meeting

The Johnson County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, July 11, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:15 p.m. at the Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson. Our program will be on Organizing Your Genealogy. The public is invited to attend.

Members of the society will be in the genealogy section of the Cleburne Library at 5:30 p.m. before our regular meeting to help anyone with their family history research. Come join us!

JCGS June Meeting

The Johnson County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, June 13, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:15 p.m. at the Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson Street. Our program will be “The Old Soldiers of Johnson County” presented by Paul Martin. The public is invited to attend. 
 
Paul Martin is the author of a two-volume series, The Old Soldiers and Settlers of Johnson County. The Old Soldiers of Johnson County is the subject of volume one which is located in several municipal libraries, as well as the Garrett-Jenkins Collection at the University of Texas at Arlington and the library at Hill College in Cleburne. The second volume chronicles the development of the county during the same time span (1868-1928) covered in the first volume. Some of the subjects covered in volume two include: transportation, entertainment, commerce, law and government, religion, and the Old Settlers' Reunion. The second volume is nearing completion, and will hopefully be finished before the end of the year. 

Mr. Martin is a 7th generation Texan. He was born in Fort Worth and grew up on the southeast side of the city. His 4th great grandfather, Collin McKinney, signed Texas' Declaration of Independence, and Collin’s father and uncle were soldiers during the Revolutionary War. His interests include all phases of American history, mid to late 19th century music and historic buildings. He occasionally does some re-enacting and is a docent with the Texas Civil War Museum.
 
Members of the society will be in the genealogy section of the Cleburne Library at 5:30 p.m. each month before our regular meeting to help anyone with their family history research. Come join us!

Who Do You Think You Are?

The popular TV show, "Who Do You Think You Are?" is coming back to TV in July on TLC.  Read more about it here: TLC Brings NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? Back from the Grave.

JCGS May Meeting

The Johnson County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, May 9, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:15 p.m. at the Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson St.  We have several important items to discuss during the business meeting.  Our program will be a roundtable discussion on our brickwall ancestors, so bring information on your problem ancestors and we will see if we can help.  The public is invited to attend.
 

We will also meet in the genealogy section of the Cleburne Library at 5:30 p.m. before our regular meeting to help anyone who would like to know how to get started tracing their family. Come join us!

JCGS April Meeting

Johnson County
Genealogical Society

Presents

Sherri Knight and James Pylant

“Finding the Black Sheep, Every Family Has One”

When: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 6:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

Where: Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson Street

The public is invited to attend.

Sherri Knight is the author of Tom P's Fiddle, Vigilantes to Verdicts, Death List, and co-author of The Oldest Profession in Texas. She has given many presentations to groups and organizations all over the Lone Star State about history and genealogy.

James Pylant, author of Blood Legacy, Sins of the Pioneers, and co-author of The Oldest Profession in Texas, works as a magazine editor and a professional genealogist.

We will be in the genealogy section of the Cleburne Library at 5:30 p.m. before our regular meeting to help anyone with tracing their family. Come join us!

RootsTech Live Streaming

The 3rd annual RootsTech conference will be held next week, March 21-23, 2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah.  If you can’t attend in person, you can watch 13 of the conference classes, including the daily keynote speakers, live on the RootsTech website at www.rootstech.org.  See the website for a schedule of the classes to be streamed live. To watch one of the live classes, just go to the website on the day and time of the class. If you miss the live telecasts, they are usually made available on the RootsTech website a few weeks after the conference has ended, but they have not announced if they will do that this year or not.

February Meeting - LaCata Starr Brown

The Johnson County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson St., from 6:30 p.m. until 8:15 p.m. Our program will be “Tracing Your American Indian Ancestry” presented by LaCata Starr Brown. The public is invited to attend.

LaCata Starr Brown has been a genealogist who has specialized in American Indian research for thirty years as of this year! She is of Cherokee, Shawnee and Scottish descent. She is a teacher, a traditional storyteller, an artist, a lecturer of American Indian history & culture and a traditional dancer. She also works with rescued dogs, and is a member of the Patriot Guard Riders.

Mrs. Brown was director and a teacher for the Fort Worth American Indian Education Program and a board member for the Tribal American Network. She has been a member of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Texas for 27 years, the Fort Worth Genealogical Society and the Cherokee Historical Society. She served on Ft. Worth Mayor Kay Granger's Steering Committee for "Our City Our Children".

Some of her lectures include American Indian Stereotype, Utilizing Traditional Belief for Emotional Healing, Responsibilities of Traditional Ways, and genealogical workshops on Tracing American Indian Ancestry.

We will also be meeting in the genealogy section of the Cleburne Library at 5:30 p.m. before our regular meeting to help anyone with research problems or questions, or how to get started tracing their family. Come join us!

JCGS January Meeting

The Johnson County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson St., from 6:30 p.m. until 8:15 p.m.

 

We will have a business meeting and install new officers.

Members and guests are encouraged to attend.

Also, we voted at our last meeting in November to meet at the library an hour before our regular meetings to assist anyone needing help with their research.  So, if you need help or just want to discuss your research, come meet with us at the Cleburne Library at 5:30 before the meeting!  Hope to see you there!