Suggestion for future postings: Please tell us the name of the society (not just initials) and what town and state. Some of us belong to many, many groups and cannot always keep them straight without this information. THX Leslie (Bridges) Kohler

Colleagues The next meeting of the Computer Group of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will be held next Monday 7 October 2002. This meeting sees the Group revert to holding its meetings on the first Monday of alternate months. However, although the night has changed, the venue remains the same, so the meeting will be held at Oxford University Computing Services, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford. This is located just to the north of St Giles. Doors open at 7:15 pm for coffee, with the presentation starting at around 7.30pm. The evening will be hosted by the Computer Group Panel, who will be talking about "Creating family trees and charts". I assume that this will be a demonstration of the charting capabilities of some of the well-known software programmes, such as Family Tree Maker and Generations. The society's bookstall does not usually attend Computer Group meetings. However, I can confirm that there will be a small bookstall presence next Monday, which will give attendees the chance to purchase :- 1. vouchers for the PRO 1901 census. 2. a few of the books that have been added to the society's bookstall in the last month or so. 3. the CDs produced by the society including indexes to the 1861, 1871 and 1891 census, the Oxfordshire Marriage Index and the new Oxfordshire Family Historian Volumes 1 to 11. All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions to get there, please see the map linked to the society's website at :- www.ofhs.org.uk For a list of future meetings of the OFHS see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html Any queries, please contact me off-list. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary Oxfordshire Family History Society E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.ofhs.org.uk

ONCE UPON A TIME IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA Presented by Marc Newman Saturday, October 5, 2002 10:30 A.M. Orange County Genealogical Society 1841 Historic Courthouse, 101 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 ONCE UPON A TIME IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA will emphasize the importance of Villages and Towns such as Walden and Maybrook and their impact on both the National and State levels. Discussion will center on both the Economic as well as Social importance of both Villages in 19th and 20th century America. Marc will have copies of his book Walden and Maybrook available for purchase that he will sign. He will also bring numerous artifacts. Along with this there will be some entertainment that reflects part of the history of the villages. Off-beat historical information will be presented that is both entertaining and highly unusual that will make the day enjoyable and unforgettable. ABOUT OUR SPEAKER Marc Newman is a Research Historian who has been involved in historical research for almost 50 years. Most of this research deals with the History of the United States with specialization on the American Revolution, the Ante-Bellum Era 1850-1861 and the Old West regarding Lawmen and Outlaw History. Mr. Newman has been Chair-Supervisor of History for grades 7-12, while giving numerous presentations to students in the Elementary grades 3-6. Recently retired from 33 years of teaching, he has been Adjunct Professor at SUNY New Paltz, but spends a great deal of time working on numerous literary works, books, newspaper articles, magazine articles, documentary articles and visuals, journal articles and has developed/created 10 historical playing card decks of which his latest, BATTLE FLAGS of the Civil War and UNIFORMS of the Civil War will be forthcoming for pre-Christmas sales. He has been an active speaker and presenter in numerous counties and for many organizations including t! ! he National Council of Social Studies as well as the New York State Council for the Social Studies. His latest text is WALDEN & MAYBROOK and is working on a new series of playing cards as well as another book. These literary works will be marketed for sale in 2003. He is probably best known through portions of Orange County as GENERAL RICHARD MONTGOMERY which he portrays for the Village of Montgomery each year and by the time of this program will have made his annual appearance September 7th, 2002 on General Montgomery Day. 9:00 A.M. Monthly Business Meeting 10:30 A.M. Program Research Room will be open following the program from Noon to 4:00 P.M. Questions or additional information: Marilyn Terry 845-562-2749 [email protected] THIS MEETING AND PROGRAM IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Lompoc Valley Genealogical Society Workshop 12 Oct 2002 The Lompoc Valley Genealogical Society is presenting a workshop "Immigration, Naturalization & Ships' Passenger Arrival Sources" with Bill Doty, Archivist of the National Archives & Records Administration. Mr. Doty , also a family historian and genealogist, is a popular lecturer. The workshop will include an open forum for questions on any subject, including the recently released 1930 Federal Census. This event will be held Saturday, October 12,2002 from 8:30 to 12:30 at the LDS Church, 1312 West Prune Street, Lompoc, California. Pre-registration cost is $10.00 before Oct. 4th, or $15.00 on the day of seminar. Fee includes syllabus, door prizes, and refreshments. All profits will go to purchase books for the genealogical section at the Lompoc Library. Information for registration is on our Web page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~calvgs/ . You may also e-mail any questions to: [email protected] or [email protected] . Contributed by Jeannette Miller Wynne [email protected]

Orange County Genealogical Society sponsors BASIC GENEALOGY CLASSES 2002 WHERE: Historic 1841 Courthouse 101 Main Street Goshen, NY WHEN: 6 Thursday Evenings October 3, 10, 17, 24; November 7, 14, 2002 TIME: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM COST: ABSOLUTELY FREE but reservations should be made to assure sufficient handouts are prepared ahead of time. RESERVATIONS: MARILYN TERRY 845-562-2749 [email protected] Send a postcard to: Basic Classes, OCGS, 101 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924 TOPICS: * Getting Started * Preparing Your Charts * Wills & Deeds * * Census Records * Library Usage * Using City Directories * * Correspondence * Vital Records * Cemetery Rubbings or not * * Compiled Sources * Using FamilySearch.com We realize it may be inconvenient for you to attend all sessions, but you will be provided a booklet with the handouts for ALL classes. Our course has always been well received and helpful for both the novice and the experienced researcher. No tests are given; so don't let that stop you from attending. ABSOLUTELY FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Lecture: 19th Century Mourning Practices Date: October 12, 2002 1 PM Speaker: Sue Shatto of Victorian Millinery of Frederick, MD Presented by: Frederick County (MD) Genealogical Society, Inc. Cost: Free Place: 110 East Patrick St. Frederick, MD - The new C. Burr Artz Main Branch Library of the Frederick County Public Libraries - Community Room The Frederick County Genealogical Society in conjunction with the Maryland Room of the C. Burr Artz Branch of the Frederick County Public Libraries will host a talk on "19th Century Mourning Practices" by Ms Sue Shatto. Frecogs meeting will return to Homewood at Crumland Farms on November 9th at 1:00 PM, topic "Researching in Pennsylvania" by Alfreda Patton Davidson, professional genealogist from York, PA. Cost $5 door charge to public, $2 for Frecogs members. The Maryland Room will be open from 10 AM to 5 PM and is Frederick County Public Libraries archival department for regional history and genealogical resources. In recognition of the 1852 establishment of Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Ms Shatto will be sharing ways people expressed their sorrow in times past. She will be comparing today's mourning with mourning the dead in the 1800's. Other topics include the view of death, mourning fashions and fabrics, etiquette, funeral practices and the funeral industry. Sue is the owner of the Victorian Millinery in Frederick - making and dealing in vintage hats, period clothes, lecturing to other organizations and teaching related topics at Frederick Community College. Mourning could be viewed as the social diffusion of grief through sympathy; but as a practice, can help bind families and communities. As a part of family history, understanding the treatment of death over 100 years ago can lead to greater understanding of our ancestors. Strict codes of behavior were a part of the Victorian life which was ruled by strict adherence to seemingly endless books on self-improvement and etiquette. Sue will explain the practices and talk about the literature concerning mourning rules and customs. The lecture will be part of the regular monthly meeting of the genealogical society, and is open to the public at no charge and no reservations are required. Ms. Shatto's vintage clothing website can be accessed at www.VictorianMillinery.com nfo about this meeting or FRECOGS: Pepper Scotto, Pres. 301-834-9907 [email protected] Trudie Davis-Long, Editor 301-831-5781 [email protected] Maryland Room: Mary Mannix, Mgr 301-694-1630 Maryland Room website: www.fcpl.org

Gordon Remington, a professional genealogist, who resides in Salt Lake City, will be speaking at the California Genealogical Society on Saturday October 19, Oakland, CA 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Wine Reception and book signing from 3-4. Cost $25 Non CGS members $30 Gordon's lectures are entitled: "A Spurious Odor: Case Studies in Genealogical Fraud" "Needle in a Smokestack: Urban Research Techniques" "A Rich Legacy: New York State Probate Records" After the seminar, there will be a wine reception and book signing where participants can purchase Gordon's two great resource books for NY state published this past summer by NEHGS in Boston. The titles are "New York State Probate Records: a Genealogist's Guide to Testate and Intestate Records" and "New York State Towns, Villages and Cities: a Guide to Genealogical Resources". Free parking, Prepaid boxed lunches are available at $9.00 each. There will be books for sale and a silent auction for your entertainment. On Sunday, Gordon will be doing 20 minute tutorials to assist people with their NY or Urban research. There are only a few openings left. The CGS library will be open on Sunday from 9-4 for all seminar participants For more information and registration form Visit the California Genealogical Society website at www.calgensoc.org or email the society at [email protected] Jane Lindsey [email protected]

!!!Time is running out for early registration prices - Deadline is 14 October 2002!!! The Florida State Genealogical Society, Inc. Presents Their Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference. Join the Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS) as we host our Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference. This exciting learning experience will be held on the 15th and 16th of November 2002 at the Hilton in St. Petersburg, FL. Our featured speaker, Linda Woodward Geiger, CGRS, CGL, will present four (4) exciting lectures you will not want to miss: "Research Procedures - Be Prepared!" "Using Tax Lists to Help Solve Genealogical Problems" "Treasures Among the Deeds: More than Land Descriptions" "An Overview of the Records at the National Archives-Southeast" In addition to the featured speaker, we will have Pam Cooper, Mary L. Jackson Fears, Amy Larner Giroux, CG, Lawrence R. Kirkwood, Boyd Murphree, Ann Mohr Osisek, Gladys Friedman Paulin, CGRS, and Jim Powell, Jr. providing over 15 lectures in seven (7) tracts: All-Levels Research, Beginning Genealogy, Computer Technology, Ethnic Research, Florida Research, Intermediate Genealogy and Society Helps. Registration will be on Thursday evening and Friday and Saturday mornings with the conference starting on Friday morning and continuing through Saturday afternoon. We are also pleased to announce that Elizabeth Neily, historian and storyteller, will be the banquet speaker. The banquet will honor individuals who have documented their Florida pioneers through the Florida Pioneer Descendant Program. If you would like further information, contact A. Staley, P. O. Box 441364, Jacksonville, FL 32222 Email: [email protected] or you will find the schedule and registration form online at the FSGS Web site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs>

WHAT: Seminar: Genealogy Past, Present and Future [Researching Your Family Tree 21st Century Style] WHEN: Saturday, November 2, 2002 - Registration: 9:00 a.m. - Seminar: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Road, Westlake OH PROGRAM: Eight Lectures; Two Each Time Period; Take Your Pick! 1st Session: Civil War [John Silvis} or Cleveland City Cemeteries [David Mitchell] 2nd Session: Ethnic Research [John Sabol] or Navigating the Confusing Internet [Holly Timm & Lorraine Newsome] 3rd Session: Census Research [Will Else] or Document Presentation [Mike McCormick} 4th Session: Binding and Preserving Your Work [Karen Esber] or Tell the World - Put Your Info On-line [Holly Timm & Lorraine Newsome] HOSTS: Computer Assisted Genealogy Group (CAGG) and Brooklyn Genealogy Club COST: $15 if postmarked before October 26th; $20 after October 26th and at the door. Checks made payable to CAGG and mailed to John Stoika, 5508 Chestnut Road, Independence OH 44131. MORE INFORMATION: Contact: Bill Frank, Chair, 440-734-2021 [email protected]; Betty Bloom 216-398-7790 [email protected] or John Stoika 216-524-3472 [email protected] This seminar is sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Council of Genealogical Organizations (CCCGO), a coalition of the genealogical groups in the Cuyahoga County area. All proceeds benefit Genealogical Research Libraries.

New Brunswick Genealogical Society Inc. Southeastern Branch presents a "GENEALOGY FAIR" October 19, 2002 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wesleyan Church 945 St. George Blvd Moncton, NB, Canada PROGRAM 10:00 -10:15 Welcome & Introduction 10:00 - 4:00 Lindsay Patten - Automated Search Program 11:00 - 12:00 Brick Wall - Bring and Post your Genelogical Problems on our Problem Solving Wall 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break - It's a "bring your own lunch" 1:00 - 2:00 Help from our panel on solving your Genealogical Problems 2:00 - 4:00 Computer Census All Day - Program NB Archives with a substantial display Material for Research Genealogical Book Vendors Data Base Sharing Family Trees Photocopier available Registration and Admission "Free" A few tables are still available, book one now! Updates can be found at http://www.bitheads.ca/nbgs/segsevents.html Should you wish to join us contact Thelma Perry <[email protected]>

The Illinois State Genealogical Society is having it's Fall Conference, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002 in Springfield, Illinois, in the Howlett Building, 2nd and Edwards St. "Illinois Libraries and Genealogical Societies: Their Research Collections" offers 7 sessions highlighting libraries and Illinois local genealogical societies and their resources for genealogical research at their locations. Presentations include the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, the Illinois State Historical Library, the C. E. Brehm Library in Mt. Vernon Illinois, the Decatur Genealogical Society, and the Lee County Genealogical Society. There will also be sessions on planning your research trip, and publishing your family history. Representatives from many local Illinois genealogical societies will be available to talk with you, highlighting their resources and offering suggestions for help for research. Cost is $35 for ISGS members, $42 for non members. Local Illinois Society Representatives $35. This includes a box lunch. For a registration form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/fallconf/fall02reg.html We hope to see you there! Sue Kaufman Tavenner ISGS Fall Conference Chair

he Arkansas Genealogical Society (AGS) will host its annual conference October 11-12, 2002 at the Holiday Inn Airport- East in Little Rock. This year's conference marks and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the organization's establishment. Tony Burroughs, a professional genealogist, lecturer, author and teacher will be the featured speaker. Burroughs is scheduled for Saturday, October 12, 2002 where he will give an all day seminar on several topics including: The Nature of Genealogy, Mysteries of the Soundex, The Internet-Hype Versus Substance and Creating Order Out of Chaos. Tony is considered one of the leading professional genealogists in the country, lecturing throughout the United States and Canada on American genealogy, African American genealogy, and technology. His presentations which can be both humorous and serious are always detailed and Educational. Burroughs teaches genealogy at Chicago State University and is the author of Black Roots: A beginner's Guide to Tracing the African American Family (Fireside Division of Simon & Schuster, 2001). He has traces his own paternal lineage to 1835 and his maternal lineage back seven generations to 1781, Pennsylvania. He serves on the board of directors for the Association of Professional Genealogists, the New England Historical, Genealogical Society, GENTECH and the Friends of Genealogy at the Newberry Library. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Genealogical Society (NGS) in 1996, and was named a Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Society in 2002. He appeared as a genealogical expert on the PBS Television series Ancestors and was a contributing author to the African American Genealogical Sourcebook (Gale Research) There will be classes on Friday night by local speakers and a reception celebrating the 40th anniversary of AGS. For more information on registration information, visit the Arkansas Genealogical Society Website at http://www. rootsweb.com/~args or contact Jan Davenport (501) 835-3961.

Attention: Southeast South Dakota, Northeast Nebraska, Northwest Iowa, Southwest Minnesota Family Historians! The 3rd Annual Family History Conference sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, Sioux Falls, South Dakota State, will be held again at 3900 Fairhall (I-29, to 41st St exit, then west on 41st past Marion Road and Lewis Drug and watch for Fairhall sign on right, but you can only turn left and follow street around until you see a large Church building on your left), in Sioux Falls, on Saturday, October 26, from 8 to 3 pm. More information, email contacts, registration forms can be found at this site: http://www.iw.net/~kc0am/ or call 605 361 1070. Also, briefly, the program is as follows (the Conference is free of charge, but a lunch must be reserved by Oct 6 for $6.00 by sending a check to the address in the Registration Form and Syllabuses are $2.00 each) Registration/Syllabus Pickup - 8 to 9 am Welcome/Class Location/Announcements - 9 - 9:15 am Session One 9:25 - 10:15 a.m. 1. Getting Started on Your Genealogy (Part 1) How to organize your records on Family Group Sheets and Pedigree Charts and how to effectively organize your genealogy book. 2. Creating a Genealogy Website (Part 1) How to prepare data and photos in a PAF file and then export as a web page. 3. Bounty Land Warrants/Homestead Records How bounty lands were awarded, who qualitied, existing records; homestead applications and how to find and request BLM records. 4. The Hearts of the Children - "Inspirtion Stories" Session Two 10:25 - 11:15 a.m. 1. Getting Started on Your Genealogy (Part 2) HWhere to Begin Research, Primary vs Secondary Resources, Citing Sources. 2. Creating a Genealogy Website (Part 2) Choosing a Website and Uploading Files. FTP basics. 3. Tracing Your Danish Ancestors. 4. Family Inheritance How to Dispose of Non-Titled Property in a Non Threatening Way Session Three 11:25 - 12:15 p.m. 1. Genealogy Online Where to Look, How to Contact Others and Share Information, Databases Online 2. Researching English and Scottish Records How to research GRO, PRO records; new resources available for British research. 3. From Family Interview to Finished Video Production techniques for creating a Family Heritge Video. 4. Creating a Family Time Capsule Answers the questions How, What, Where, Why? Great for family activities and reunions. LUNCH 12:15-1:15 pm Session Four 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. 1. Genealogy and Technology A popular favorite. Teaches how to use scanner, digital camera and other computer devices to enhance family history. 2. A Bridge to Norway (Part 1) Resources available in the United States. Problem solving techniques, examples of records and case studies. 3. Genealogy Fun for Kids Ideas for activities for children built around family heritage and genealogy. 4. Preserving Old Photographs Steven Van Buren and John Awald from the Agricultural Heritage Museum discuss preservation on photos and other records. Bring problem photos. Session Five 2:10 - 3:00 p.m. 1. Genealogy and Technology (Part 2) More of the same. 2. A Bridge to Norway (Part 2) Records availabe in Norway and the information they contain. Include Church Records , Farm Histories, Censuses, and Probate Records. Basic deciphering of records will also be presented. 3. Crafting Your Own Heritage Album Learn to combine th beauty of scrapbooking with genealogical records. 4. Medical Heritage--Video on Using Family HIstory to Trace Genetic Medical Problems Pat Walker, Website Publicity

Attention: Southeast South Dakota, Northeast Nebraska, Northwest Iowa, Southwest Minnesota Family Historians! The 3rd Annual Family History Conference sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, Sioux Falls, South Dakota State, will be held again at 3900 Fairhall (I-29, to 41st St exit, then west on 41st past Marion Road and Lewis Drug and watch for Fairhall sign on right, but you can only turn left and follow street around until you see a large Church building on your left), in Sioux Falls, on Saturday, October 26, from 8 to 3 pm. More information, email contacts, registration forms can be found at this site: http://www.iw.net/~kc0am/ or call 605 361 1070. Also, briefly, the program is as follows (the Conference is free of charge, but a lunch must be reserved by Oct 6 for $6.00 by sending a check to the address in the Registration Form and Syllabuses are $2.00 each) Registration/Syllabus Pickup - 8 to 9 am Welcome/Class Location/Announcements - 9 - 9:15 am Session One 9:25 - 10:15 a.m. 1. Getting Started on Your Genealogy (Part 1) How to organize your records on Family Group Sheets and Pedigree Charts and how to effectively organize your genealogy book. 2. Creating a Genealogy Website (Part 1) How to prepare data and photos in a PAF file and then export as a web page. 3. Bounty Land Warrants/Homestead Records How bounty lands were awarded, who qualitied, existing records; homestead applications and how to find and request BLM records. 4. The Hearts of the Children - "Inspirtion Stories" Session Two 10:25 - 11:15 a.m. 1. Getting Started on Your Genealogy (Part 2) HWhere to Begin Research, Primary vs Secondary Resources, Citing Sources. 2. Creating a Genealogy Website (Part 2) Choosing a Website and Uploading Files. FTP basics. 3. Tracing Your Danish Ancestors. 4. Family Inheritance How to Dispose of Non-Titled Property in a Non Threatening Way Session Three 11:25 - 12:15 p.m. 1. Genealogy Online Where to Look, How to Contact Others and Share Information, Databases Online 2. Researching English and Scottish Records How to research GRO, PRO records; new resources available for British research. 3. From Family Interview to Finished Video Production techniques for creating a Family Heritge Video. 4. Creating a Family Time Capsule Answers the questions How, What, Where, Why? Great for family activities and reunions. LUNCH 12:15-1:15 pm Session Four 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. 1. Genealogy and Technology A popular favorite. Teaches how to use scanner, digital camera and other computer devices to enhance family history. 2. A Bridge to Norway (Part 1) Resources available in the United States. Problem solving techniques, examples of records and case studies. 3. Genealogy Fun for Kids Ideas for activities for children built around family heritage and genealogy. 4. Preserving Old Photographs Steven Van Buren and John Awald from the Agricultural Heritage Museum discuss preservation on photos and other records. Bring problem photos. Session Five 2:10 - 3:00 p.m. 1. Genealogy and Technology (Part 2) More of the same. 2. A Bridge to Norway (Part 2) Records availabe in Norway and the information they contain. Include Church Records , Farm Histories, Censuses, and Probate Records. Basic deciphering of records will also be presented. 3. Crafting Your Own Heritage Album Learn to combine th beauty of scrapbooking with genealogical records. 4. Medical Heritage--Video on Using Family HIstory to Trace Genetic Medical Problems Pat Walker, Website Publicity

Indulge yourself in intense family history research at Everton's Family History Network October Research Retreat in Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 21-27. This retreat offers you an opportunity to spend intense hours of one on one research with trained and certified professionals at the World’s largest genealogy library, the Family History Library, in Salt Lake City for a bargain price! Our professionals, including Everton's Vice President of Family History, Holly T. Hansen, BA; Everton's Family History Magazine Editor Jimmy B. Parker,BS,AG and chairman of the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists and former manager of main library operations at the Family History Library. Gene F. Williams, CGRS and Joy Price, AG, will be there too along with many, many more. You will gain: * one-on-one help with professionals * new research skills * intermediate & advanced research methodologies * analysis skills * training in use of the Family History Library collections * training in remote access to the FHL collections * Family History Network benefits * the chance to share research experiences with others and much, much more! The price of this conference includes a one-year membership to the Family History Network including Everton's Family History Magazine, Ask-A-Pro unlimited questions via the Web and Internet access to http://www.everton.com and all associated benefits. Stay at the 4-star Wyndham Hotel with the full package, or arrange for you own lodging and save! Many meals are included too! Find out more about this unprecedented research trip at http://www.everton.com.

The 7th Annual Angelina College Genealogy Conference, featuring an academic multi-disciplinary approach to Genealogy, Local History, Historical Preservation, and related Computer Technology has been scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, July 24-26, 2003. That is the last weekend in July 2003. Speakers and topics will be announced in the conference brochure to be available about the first of April 2003. Registration for the conference will be accepted after about June 1, 2003, when the Summer Semester begins. For more information and/or to be placed on the mailing list for a conference brochure contact Angelina College Community Services, Highway 59 South (3500 First), P. O. Box 1768, Lufkin, Texas 75902-1768, phone 1-936-633-5206, fax 1-936-633-5478 E-mail Dr. Fred W. Kanke, Dean of Community Services and Development [email protected] Angelina College Web Page http://www.angelina.cc.tx.us (Click on Students, Community Services, Personal Development Courses, and Genealogy) Angelina College is deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas about 100 miles north of Houston, in the central time zone in the USA. Vivian Toole Cates, Conference Publicity person Rt. #2 Box 52-A, Alto, Texas 75925 1-936-858-3801 http://www.ballistic.com/~vcates

Five more people are needed to make the genealogy class at Angelina College beginning on Thursday night September 26, 2002. Angelina College is in Lufkin, Texas, about 100 miles north of Houston. For those of you who don't know, that is the East Texas Region in the Central Time Zone in the USA where we have lots and lots of pine trees! This genealogy class will meet for six weeks, every Thursday night from 6-9 p.m. Cost is $50.00. Register at Angelina College Division of Community Service Office on the main campus in Lufkin. For more information call the Community Services office at 1-936-633-5206 e-mail [email protected] Another class using global positioning technology is also being offered on the main campus this semester and would possibly be available for off main campus presention if enough people are interested. Just in case anyone is interested, there are two speakers available for all day seminars on genealogy and history related topics through the college or at other locations. Some topics are available for general knowledge and technology and some topics are more specific to East Texas. Topics and class sessions can be developed for specific requests if there is enough interest to make a class or pay for an all day seminar. Vivian Toole Cates, Rt. #2 Box 52-A, Alto, Texas 75925 1-936-858-3801 http://www.ballistic.com/~vcates

Woodville Public School Reunion, Old Woodville School Building, Woodville, Greene County, Georgia Saturday, October 5, 2002, 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Bring a picnic lunch. Some drinks may be provided. Beginning at 9 a.m. with assembly and roll call Lunch at noon, Program at 2:00 p.m. Memorials/Donations of $50.00 or $100.00 for plaques on one of the old lockers to support reunion and restoration project are being solicited. Some restoration is in progress. One room is being restored as a museum of the school and community. The names of those who graduated or attended are being compiled. Stories, oral histories, and relics of the old school days are being sought for compilation and for display in the museum. A booklet about the school has been completed. Copies are available. Many of the faces in the school pictures of the 1930's-1940's that are posted on the picture pages of the Library of Congress Web. page have been identified. Contact person is Col. (RET) Richard R. Cook, 1331 Peachtree Avenue, Woodville, Georgia 30669 He may be on the internet, but I do not have his e-mail address I am cross posting this to several other county lists as you never know who knows who or is related to who. My mother was the valedictorian of a class of four in 1936 when there were only 11 grades. One girl dropped out to get married just before graduation. My mother was the only girl (maybe). At least two others of the three were boys. It was so dry that year that they almost did not have any flowers for decorations. Somebody got some sweet peas from somebody's yard in the community for decorations. My sister in Florida got Col. Cook's permission to post this. Notices were sent by regular mail, but many were returned. The reunion has been held every two years since 1996. Please pass this notice along to anyone who might be interested and post it to any other places on the internet that you think might be appropriate. Vivian Toole Cates, Rt. #2 Box 52-A, Alto, Texas 75925 [email protected] See my web page at http://www.ballistic.com/~vcates for a list of the Greene County families I am researching.

The Alabama Genealogical Society will hold its annual Fall Seminar on Saturday, October 19, 2002, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm in the auditorium of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery Alabama. Mr. George G. Morgan will give four lectures: "Genealogical Orienteering: Using Maps to Find the Right Place; "Bring 'Um Back to Life: Developing an Ancestor Profile"; "Bits About Obits: Reading Between the Lines"; "Planning is the Key: A Very Successful Genealogical Research Trip" Vendors will be offering their materials for sale. The registration fee is $20 and may be sent to: AGS Treasurer, 1012 Southlake Cove, Birmingham AL 32544-3282. For more information please contact <[email protected]>

Georgia is celebrating Georgia Archives Week from October 6-12, 2002. The 2002 theme for Georgia Archives Week, "Touching Lives through Archives." The purpose of Georgia Archives Week is to celebrate the value of Georgia's historical records, publicize the many ways historical records enrich our lives, and recognize those who maintain our communities' historical records. See what the archival and historical communities are planning statewide: http://www.soga.org/aw/2002.html . Activities are taking place from Carroll County in north Georgia to the city of Andersonville in south Georgia. Many of these events focus on local and family history, and encourage participation from the community. Come and be part of Georgia history! If you know of other events that are taking place in Georgia or have questions or comments, please contact Jody Thompson at 404-894-4579 or at [email protected] Sincerely, Jody Lloyd Thompson, Co-Chair Georgia Archives Week 2002 Committee