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From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <>
Subject: [TXSMITH] ETGS May Meeting
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 11:28:33 -0500


May Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society
Saturday, May 11, 2002
Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium
2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Ken Jones

Program: "Adoptions in the 20th Century"

Ken Jones was adopted at the age of six weeks and did not begin searching for his natural parents until 1995 and located them in 1998. He will be sharing his research with our group and how one deals with the many problems which arise from this type of search.

With degrees (BA, MA and PhD) from University of Southern California and the University of California, Santa Barbara, Mr. Jones has held a variety of posts - associate Professor, History at Judson College, Marion, Alabama; former Director of Libraries at Hardin Simmons University; and presently serves as University Librarian at Tarleton State University.

There will be refreshments following our program. The Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will not meet this month.

On June 29, 2002, ETGS and the Anderson County Genealogical Society will be present a special program at the Palestine Public Library starting at 2:00 p.m. with John A. Sellers. Mr. Sellers' program will be on "Learning Where Your Ancestors Played, Prayed, Lived and Died". This lecture deals with putting your ancestors in actual situations and places. Special Census schedules will be covered. Methods to combine records to capture a complete picture will be discussed.

On July 13, 2002, ETGS will present an all day program featuring Don Raney in stead of our regular meeting. Mr. Raney will present programs on: 1) Finding Your Ancestors in the Federal Land Records, 2) Finding Your Ancestors in the State Land Records, 3) Research in the Texas Land Records, and 4) Writing Your Family History with Historical Context. For more information, you can go to the following website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/Programs/julsem02.html

East Texas Genealogical Society represent six counties which are Anderson, Gregg, Henderson, Panola, Rusk and Smith counties. ETGS publishes the East Texas Family Records four times a year and a monthly newsletter The Bulletin.

For more information, you may contact me at .

Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, President.


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