The Smith County Project has been moved off of Rootsweb to the new ETGS Server at: http://www.etgs.org/ For Smith County, Texas, the new URL is: http://www.etgs.org/txsmith/ The old URL at Rootsweb was: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsmith/ This URL now just provides a pointer to the new URL. If you had bookmarked any of the pages in the Smith County Project while they were on Rootsweb, you will need to throw out the old 'Favorites' and go search for the new URL. The Texas TXGenWeb Project and many of the other County Project websites have also moved off of Rootsweb onto the new TXGenWeb Server at: http://www.txgenweb.org/ If you had bookmarked any of the other counties in Texas while they were on Rootsweb, you will need to go to the TXGenWeb Project and check for the new URL. Sorry for this inconvenience - it was necessary. Larry Lawrence E. Oliver; Smith County TXGenWeb Project Manager,

The East Texas Genealogical Society's (ETGS) website has been moved off of Rootsweb to the new ETGS server at: http://www.etgs.org/ The old URL at Rootsweb was: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txetgs/ This URL now just provides a pointer to the new URL. If you had bookmarked any of the pages in the ETGS website while they were on Rootsweb, you will need to throw out the old 'Favorites' and go search for the new URL. Sorry for this inconvenience - it was necessary. Larry Lawrence E. Oliver ETGS Web Master

This is our new site. I don't know if it has been posted yet or not but will be as soon as Larry has time. Thanks. June http://www.etgs.org/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <KHolt1946@aol.com> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 5:45 AM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair > > > Can you tell me what is the web page? Kathleen Childress Holt > > "The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness." > Eric > Hoffer > > > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'll be giving a talk about Trammel's Trace in Mt. Enterprise on April 26th. Trammel's Trace was the first road into Texas from the north, running from Fulton, Arkansas to Nacogdoches where it connected to the El Camino Real. Its earliest use by Anglos dates back to about 1813. The focus will be on Rusk County, but we will also cover a general history of Trammel's Trace and Nicholas Trammell, Jr., the man for whom the road is named. The program will be from 1-3pm at the Mt. Enterprise Community Center. Take a look at my new website at http://drop.io/trammelstrace. There you'll find a flyer with the details. Besides a brief presentation, there are maps, pictures, and even poems pertaining to Trammel's Trace. I think you'll like it. Gary Pinkerton

My Sarah Childress married Rev David Solomon Odell in 1829 in Surry County, NC. For some reason I couldn't get into the address you sent. Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: <KHolt1946@aol.com> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair > > > I don't have that name; our Childress's came from the Levi Childress line in > Texas , which you can see at the web site of Pat Childress....Levi even has > a photo ....you can look for the geneology listing of the family there.... my > dad was William Charles Childress.... > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jpcfamily/childress_ancestor > s1.htm > > "The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness." Eric > Hoffer > > > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Not on a web page. I'm very pc illerate. Sorry Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: <KHolt1946@aol.com> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair > > > Can you tell me what is the web page? Kathleen Childress Holt > > "The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness." Eric > Hoffer > > > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

In regard to the Holts: my husband's family are from Tennessee....in the Lawrenceburg area, and Pulaski, and Columbia ....so, not sure how many migrated to Texas, since my husband moved here to work for NASA, and his family was all in Tennessee.... I am native Texas with surnames in my family of Parker, Childress, Griffin, Huckleby; Thornton's and Dean's of Alabama; the Parker's and Griffins came to Houston, Harris County, coming from England; and the Huckleby's and Childress's from Madison Co, Mexia, Navasota, and other central Texas areas....The Childress family coming from South Carolina I believe originally, by way of Alabama, and Mississippi to Texas.... Kathleen Childress Holt "The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness." Eric Hoffer **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)

I don't have that name; our Childress's came from the Levi Childress line in Texas , which you can see at the web site of Pat Childress....Levi even has a photo ....you can look for the geneology listing of the family there.... my dad was William Charles Childress.... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jpcfamily/childress_ancestor s1.htm "The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness." Eric Hoffer **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)

I don't know where my Holt's are related to your Holt's, but Jack Holt, the movie actor, was my grand mother's (my mother's mother) first cousin. Jack's son, Tim Holt was my grand mother's second cousin. It looks like the Holt's married into the McClarney which was my grand mother's father's name His (James "Jim" McClarney) father was Holt McClarney. I am leaving Friday morning for a class reunion in Eastland, Texas and I hope to stop by the Ranger Cemetery (10 miles east of Eastland) and see if I can find James "Jim" McClarney tombstone. Since James McClarney had three wives, we (two other people researching this information) are not even sure where he is buried. There are several McClarney buried in the Eastland Cemetery, but I don't know about Holts. Doug Crabtree dcpossuman@embarqmail.com Chandler, Texas 75758 -----Original Message----- From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of KHolt1946@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7:46 AM To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair Can you tell me what is the web page? Kathleen Childress Holt "The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness." Eric Hoffer **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.13/1378 - Release Date: 4/15/2008 9:12 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.13/1378 - Release Date: 4/15/2008 9:12 AM

Kathleen Do you have a Sarah "Sally" Ann Childress in your Childresses.I believe her father is James Andrews? I would love to exchange info with you. Email me at joyceb@nctv.com, please. Joyce Baham ----- Original Message ----- From: <KHolt1946@aol.com> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair > > > Can you tell me what is the web page? Kathleen Childress Holt > > "The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness." Eric > Hoffer > > > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Can you tell me what is the web page? Kathleen Childress Holt "The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness." Eric Hoffer **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)

Sharon, Larry Oliver will be posting material left by the speaker (including the hand-out) to our web page. He is in the process of changing our webpage address, so give him a few days. I'm not sure which one it will be on. The new web site will be www.etgs.org/ Thanks. June ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillipsgato" <phillipsgato@aol.com> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair > IAM SORRY I CAN NOT ATTEND, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO JOIN YOU, I HOPE YOU > WILL HAVE A GOOD TURN OUT. > I AM CHECKING TO SEE IT THERE WILL BE HANDOUT TO SEND OR PUT ON THE > WEBSITE TO DOWN LOAD. > ALL THREE SESSIONS ARE ONES I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO ATTEND. > IF THERE WILL BE DOWNLOADS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. IF NOT I WOULD BE WILLING > TO SEND MONEY TO MAIL THEM. > THANKS, SHARON PHILLIPS, BAYTOWN, TEXAS > > > > In a message dated 04/10/08 13:31:14 Central Daylight Time, > everheart@suddenlink.net writes: > FREE – 8th ANNUAL FAMILY HISTORY FAIR > > > > The East Texas Genealogical Society and the Tyler Family History Center > will hold their 8th Annual Genealogical Seminar on Saturday, April 12, > 2008, at the Family History Center, 1617 Shiloh Road in Tyler. > Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the first session scheduled for > 9:00 a.m. All of the sessions are free, and pre-registration is not > required. Rich Kinnunen, Assistant Family History Director for the > Carrollton Texas Family History Center, will be the keynote speaker. > > > > Mr. Kinnunen has been tracking down his ancestors for over twenty years. > Although they did not arrive in the United States until 1865, his > ancestors were living in Quebec, Canada as early as 1620. His ancestor > lines reach back to Canada, England, France, Holland, Germany, and the > United States. Mr. Kinnunen has taught genealogy workshops throughout > North Texas the past ten years. > > > > The seminar will include three morning sessions beginning at 9:00 a.m. and > ending at 12:45 p.m. Immediately following the third session, a free > lunch will be served. > > > > The three training sessions will include: > > > > Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows XP. Learn to create slideshows using > your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or > rotate pictures. Add stunning special effects, sound tracts, and your own > voice narration to your photo stories in an e-mail. Then personalize them > with titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your > photo stories in an e-mail, and you can watch them on your TV, a computer, > or a Windows Mobile-based portable device. This is a FREE program from > Microsoft. > > > > Grilling Granny. The second session covers the basics of getting started > with your Family History. How to interview family members and to record > the data will be discussed. Other topics include discussion of Pedigree > Charts, Family Group Sheets, Family History Software, and Internet > Genealogy. > > > > The Paperless Genealogist. The technology available today will be explored > as well as how it can help the genealogist record his family history. > The best methods of preserving an individual’s family history will be > identified – and the conclusions may surprise you! > > > > Students and visitors are cordially invited to take a tour of the Family > History Center and visit the Display Tables during the lunch break. > > > > The Family History Fair including lunch is free and open to the public. > For questions, please contact: Beverly Odom (903)723-0576, Sam Kidd > (903)839-8483, or June Everheart (903)-877-4501. Email: > TylerFamHist@aol.com, samkiddjr@aol.com, Everheart@suddenlink.net. For > more information about ETGS go to our web-site: www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Forrest - Went back to NARA and checked. I have corrected our list to coincide with their list - added 5 names which had been missed. Larry Lawrence E. Oliver; Smith County TXGenWeb Project Manager, Smith County TXGenWeb Archives File Manager & Smith County TXGenWeb Tombstone File Manager > >-----Original Message----- > >From: tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com > >[mailto:tx-etgs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Forrest Ward > >Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:57 AM > >To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Move of all USGenWeb Archives > > > >Larry: > >Re: WWII combat casualties from Smith County: > >The Berryman list is missing several names of well known > >Troup veterams killed in WWII. The Troup Genealogical and > >Historical Society has a publication that lists all of them. > >Berryman's list has a few, but not all. > >The book is TROUP GOES TO WAR: WORLD WAR II- A Collection of > >Memories. Ed. > >by Dee Brock and others, 88 pages. (1999). > >Forrest Ward > >Austin > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Lawrence E. Oliver" <oliverl@suddenlink.net> > >To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com>; <txsmith@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:08 AM > >Subject: [TX-ETGS] Move of all USGenWeb Archives > > > > > >> GENERAL NOTICE: > >> > >> The entire USGenWeb Archives (all States) has now moved off of the > >> Rootsweb > >> Servers. > >> > >> The USGenWeb Archives are at (then pick a state): > >> > >> http://usgwarchives.org/ > >> > >> The Texas USGenWeb Archives are at (then pick a county): > >> > >> http://usgwarchives.org/tx/txfiles.htm > >> > >> > >> Any Archives browser bookmarks (favorites) which you have, > >which point to > >> a > >> Rootsweb location, will need to be updated. > >> > >> This change of server does not include any of the mailing lists. > >> > >> Larry > >> Lawrence E. Oliver > >> ETGS Web Master > >> TXSMITH List Administrator > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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Sorry, I do not have any of your names in my files. Susie ----- Original Message ----- From: KHolt1946@aol.com<mailto:KHolt1946@aol.com> To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com<mailto:tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair I have the name Nash in my family line......it also includes, Childress, Allen, and Huckleby....do you have any of these...Kathleen Childress Holt We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." – Sir Winston Churchill **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016<http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016>) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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Thanks a bunch, June. I plan to "try" to make it. Sun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & June Everheart" <everheart@suddenlink.net> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 8:07 AM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] Three Sessions/ Saturday > Hi Sun, > Yes, the three sessions will all be in the same room near the front of > the church. We will begin at 9 with the introductions and the first > session > at 9:15. There will be two 15 minute breaks (between sessions one and two > and two and three) and the final session is scheduled to be over at 12:45. > We will then serve lunch, and the non-LDS members will probably go home. > The afternoon session will be for the Church members. > We will serve breakfast type foods before 9:00 and at the breaks, as > long as the food holds out. > Hope you feel like coming. > June > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sunshine Knowles" <sunknow@nctv.com> > To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:53 PM > Subject: [TX-ETGS] Three Sessions/ Saturday > > >> Will the three sessions be held at the same time in different areas? Or >> each one about an hour long...in one location? >> >> Sun >>

Susie - No, I don't. No Nash family members. Sorry. Sun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susie Perkins" <susieperkins@msn.com> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 1:21 PM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair > Sunshine: Do you have the surname "NASH" in your family line? > Susie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sunshine Knowles<mailto:sunknow@nctv.com> > To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com<mailto:tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:00 PM > Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair > > >

Sunshine: Do you have the surname "NASH" in your family line? Susie ----- Original Message ----- From: Sunshine Knowles<mailto:sunknow@nctv.com> To: tx-etgs@rootsweb.com<mailto:tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair Never mind....I just saw the answer to my question....sorry. Sun ----- Original Message ----- From: <scottfitzgerald@tyler.net<mailto:scottfitzgerald@tyler.net>> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com<mailto:tx-etgs@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair > It should start at 11:45 to 12:45. > > Scott > > ---- Ray Nell McCommon <rnmccommon@suddenlink.net<mailto:rnmccommon@suddenlink.net>> wrote: >> When do you think the Paperless Genealogist will start? >> >> Ray Nell >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike & June Everheart" <everheart@suddenlink.net<mailto:everheart@suddenlink.net>> >> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com<mailto:tx-etgs@rootsweb.com>> >> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:24 PM >> Subject: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair >> >> >> FREE – 8th ANNUAL FAMILY HISTORY FAIR >> >> >> >> The East Texas Genealogical Society and the Tyler Family History Center >> will >> hold their 8th Annual Genealogical Seminar on Saturday, April 12, 2008, >> at >> the Family History Center, 1617 Shiloh Road in Tyler. Registration will >> begin at 8:30 a.m. with the first session scheduled for 9:00 a.m. All of >> the >> sessions are free, and pre-registration is not required. Rich Kinnunen, >> Assistant Family History Director for the Carrollton Texas Family History >> Center, will be the keynote speaker. >> >> >> >> Mr. Kinnunen has been tracking down his ancestors for over twenty years. >> Although they did not arrive in the United States until 1865, his >> ancestors >> were living in Quebec, Canada as early as 1620. His ancestor lines reach >> back to Canada, England, France, Holland, Germany, and the United States. >> Mr. Kinnunen has taught genealogy workshops throughout North Texas the >> past >> ten years. >> >> >> >> The seminar will include three morning sessions beginning at 9:00 a.m. >> and >> ending at 12:45 p.m. Immediately following the third session, a free >> lunch >> will be served. >> >> >> >> The three training sessions will include: >> >> >> >> Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows XP. Learn to create slideshows using >> your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or >> rotate >> pictures. Add stunning special effects, sound tracts, and your own voice >> narration to your photo stories in an e-mail. Then personalize them with >> titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your photo >> stories in an e-mail, and you can watch them on your TV, a computer, or a >> Windows Mobile-based portable device. This is a FREE program from >> Microsoft. >> >> >> >> Grilling Granny. The second session covers the basics of getting started >> with your Family History. How to interview family members and to record >> the >> data will be discussed. Other topics include discussion of Pedigree >> Charts, >> Family Group Sheets, Family History Software, and Internet Genealogy. >> >> >> >> The Paperless Genealogist. The technology available today will be >> explored >> as well as how it can help the genealogist record his family history. >> The >> best methods of preserving an individual’s family history will be >> identified – and the conclusions may surprise you! >> >> >> >> Students and visitors are cordially invited to take a tour of the Family >> History Center and visit the Display Tables during the lunch break. >> >> >> >> The Family History Fair including lunch is free and open to the public. >> For >> questions, please contact: Beverly Odom (903)723-0576, Sam Kidd >> (903)839-8483, or June Everheart (903)-877-4501. Email: >> TylerFamHist@aol.com<mailto:TylerFamHist@aol.com>, samkiddjr@aol.com<mailto:samkiddjr@aol.com>, Everheart@suddenlink.net<mailto:Everheart@suddenlink.net>. For >> more >> information about ETGS go to our web-site: www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs<http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs>. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know how he plans to do the sessions. According to the flyer that we sent out it is the last one, but don't know if he will go in that order or not. June ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Nell McCommon" <rnmccommon@suddenlink.net> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 4:31 PM Subject: Re: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair When do you think the Paperless Genealogist will start? Ray Nell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & June Everheart" <everheart@suddenlink.net> To: <tx-etgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:24 PM Subject: [TX-ETGS] 8th Annual Family History Fair FREE – 8th ANNUAL FAMILY HISTORY FAIR The East Texas Genealogical Society and the Tyler Family History Center will hold their 8th Annual Genealogical Seminar on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at the Family History Center, 1617 Shiloh Road in Tyler. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the first session scheduled for 9:00 a.m. All of the sessions are free, and pre-registration is not required. Rich Kinnunen, Assistant Family History Director for the Carrollton Texas Family History Center, will be the keynote speaker. Mr. Kinnunen has been tracking down his ancestors for over twenty years. Although they did not arrive in the United States until 1865, his ancestors were living in Quebec, Canada as early as 1620. His ancestor lines reach back to Canada, England, France, Holland, Germany, and the United States. Mr. Kinnunen has taught genealogy workshops throughout North Texas the past ten years. The seminar will include three morning sessions beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 12:45 p.m. Immediately following the third session, a free lunch will be served. The three training sessions will include: Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows XP. Learn to create slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures. Add stunning special effects, sound tracts, and your own voice narration to your photo stories in an e-mail. Then personalize them with titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your photo stories in an e-mail, and you can watch them on your TV, a computer, or a Windows Mobile-based portable device. This is a FREE program from Microsoft. Grilling Granny. The second session covers the basics of getting started with your Family History. How to interview family members and to record the data will be discussed. Other topics include discussion of Pedigree Charts, Family Group Sheets, Family History Software, and Internet Genealogy. The Paperless Genealogist. The technology available today will be explored as well as how it can help the genealogist record his family history. The best methods of preserving an individual’s family history will be identified – and the conclusions may surprise you! Students and visitors are cordially invited to take a tour of the Family History Center and visit the Display Tables during the lunch break. The Family History Fair including lunch is free and open to the public. For questions, please contact: Beverly Odom (903)723-0576, Sam Kidd (903)839-8483, or June Everheart (903)-877-4501. Email: TylerFamHist@aol.com, samkiddjr@aol.com, Everheart@suddenlink.net. For more information about ETGS go to our web-site: www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TX-ETGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message