August Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society Saturday, August 10, 2002 Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium 2:00 p.m. Speaker: William B. Dow Program: "Obituaries: There is more to them than meets the eye." An in-depth look at the obituary and what techniques can be used to ferret out the more obscure information. Using related obituaries of siblings, parents, children, cousins, etc. to develop timelines and to validate a lot of the information. Case studies will be presented. Mr. Dow is principal and CEO of Micro-Com Consulting, a Dallas, Texas based systems and software consulting firm. He has been involved in the computer and information technology field for over 30 years. He also has 6 years of law enforcement experience in the areas of communications and records keeping. Mr. Dow has been a serious genealogist for over 20 years researching the areas of Illinois, New York, England, and Scotland. He has lectured at conferences by FGS, NEHGS and GENTECH and at several seminars given by various organizations such as the Allen County Genealogical Society, Dallas Genealogical Society and Angelina College. He is a member of Genealogical Speakers Guild, the Association of Professional Genealogists, National Genealogy Society, Dallas Genealogy Society and many other genealogical organizations. Following a short refreshment period, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will meet. Jeri J. Steele will present a program on "GENContacts - Correspondence and Contact Management Software". 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 [email protected] or go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/ Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, President.