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!