Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX Saturday, September 8, 2007 Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Sammie Townsend Lee Program: "Probates: More Than a Will" It has been said that a man's dying is more the survivor's affair than his own. This statement is especially true if your ancestor died without leaving a will, If he left no will, but you know he owned property, this could be your lucky break. Most family researchers know to check for a will. Many stop there, whether they find a will or not, and never look for other records created by the probate process. Using case studies and other examples, this month's presentation examines the various kinds of probate records-wills and other estate records-with special emphasis on what we can learn about our ancestors from these records. Come learn with us as Sammie Townsend Lee presents a topic every family researcher will use over and over in the quest for their ancestors. Sammie Lee has been a staff member (Library Associate) in the Genealogy Section of the Dallas Public Library since 1989. An active member and past president of the Dallas Genealogical Society, she teaches beginning and intermediate genealogy courses, plus a writing course for the Brookhaven College Senior Adult Program. She is a past editor of the DGS newsletter, as well as editor of the FGS Delegate Digest. She developed and is past leader of the DGS Professional Interest Group. Sammie Lee is a past DGS delegate to the Federation of Genealogical Societies, and is a recipient of the Award of Merit from both the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the Dallas Genealogical Society. Involved in genealogical research since 1978, our speaker is a fourth generation Texan and a native of Dallas. Following a short refreshment period, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will meet. Scott Fitzgerald will present a program on "Indexing & Footnoting in Microsoft Word". Information on upcoming programs can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/meetings.html ETGS will be the local host this year for the Texas State Genealogical Society's annual conference on November 9 and 10, 2007. More information can be found at our web-site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/Meetings/2007/tsgs_2007_flyer.pdf 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 which features articles and records concerning our six counties and a monthly newsletter "The Bulletin" which features information about our society, things of interest to our members and information about our six counties. ETGS has a First Families of East Texas covering our six counties. To find out about this program go to following link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/FirstFamilies/firstfam.html For more information, you may contact me at scottfitzgerald@tyler.net or go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/ Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, 1st Vice-President.