What more do you know about the genealogy seminar at the Games? That would be interesting. My BEARD line came from Scotland to Virginia in the early 1700s. Let me know what you know and I'll go check the website too. But I figured YOU would probably know more than what they put out to the public. Thanks. Jackie Morgan Morgan, Johnson, Gray, Beard, Sanborn, Anderson, Matuski, Bryan, Byerly, Bingham, Jarrell, Lant, Bryan, Dyches, Peoples, Denman >From: "Joe D. Deaver" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [TXBELL] 42nd Annual Salado Scottish Clan Gathering & Highland >Games >Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 22:14:08 -0500 > > >Looks like the weekend of November 7-9 is the 42nd Annual Scottish Clan >Gathering & Highland Games in Salado. I have been wanting to attend one of >these, but never managed to make it down to Bell County the appropriate >weekend each year. (My Deaver ancestors came from Scotland to Maryland in >1657.) > >Looks like I have some incentive to go this year, since I have been asked >to >be one of the speakers at the November 7 (Friday) genealogy workshop. My >presentation will be covering the TXGenWeb project, naturally touching upon >the great work our volunteers have done for the Bell County website. Most >likely, I will be scheduled for the afternoon, since I'm driving down that >morning. Still looking around for an LCD projector to rent or borrow for >my >laptop. > >It looks like the genealogy workshop is about 10am-5pm on that Friday and >has an admission of $30.00. For more information about the gathering and >games, go to this website: >http://www.ctam-salado.org/scottish-games/ > >According to the website, the Salado Gathering and Highland Games is the >primary fund raiser for the Central Texas Area Museum in Salado. I've been >to the museum on a couple of occasions. The genealogy workshop will be >held >in Scots Clan Hall at the museum. The organizers just e-mailed me a flyer >about the speakers: >-------------------------------- >Bill Buckner, currently manager of the Periodicals/Genealogy Division of >the >Waco-McLennan County Library will speak on Genealogical Resources in Texas >and Beyond with an emphasis on locating digitized source material. Bill >Buckner is a librarian with over twelve years of professional experience. >Bill has served on the Genealogy Committee of the American Library >Association for the past three years and holds a Bachelor of Science degree >in Music from Southwestern University and a Master of Science degree in >Library Science from the University of North Texas. > >Laverne Owens, with the National Archives and Records Administration, >Southwest Regional Repository, will address doing genealogical research at >NARA Records Centers, how records are organized and how to access them. > >Elizabeth Chennault, will speak on Medical and Scientific Applications in >Genealogical Research. Elizabeth Chennault is the owner of Heritage >History, >offering seminars for Scottish/Celtic festivals and events, genealogists, >schools, and travel groups. She also lectures on topics in military history >and the history of medicine. She is membership coordinator for the Texas >Scottish Festival Association, past state commissioner for Clan >Farquharson, >and holds BS and MA degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington. > >Dr. Buddy Patterson will speak on resources available at the Harold B. >Simpson History Complex at Hill College in Hillsboro. The History Complex >includes the Confederate Research Center, the Texas Heritage Museum, and >Library, will speak on resources available at the History Complex. Dr. >Patterson is a retired dentist with many years of experience in Confederate >history and genealogy. > >Joe D. Deaver will present a program on the TXGenWeb Project. Joe has been >the webmaster and coordinator for the Bell County Genealogy and History >website on the project since October of 1999. An avid genealogist and >Texas >history buff, he finds the volunteer work with the project very enjoyable. >Joe's own Deaver ancestors came to Bell County, TX in the 1870s from TN and >GA and resided in the Taylors Valley area. Further back, in 1657, his >ancestors Richard and Grace Deaver came from Scotland to Anne Arrundel >County Maryland aboard the ship Lionheart. >-------------------------------- > >Anyway, though some of you might be interested. I am not affiliated with >the museum or event, but it sound like a very fascinating weekend for Bell >County. > >Joe D. Deaver >TXBELL Coordinator >http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell > > > > >==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== >Boards Are Available At The Bell County Page To Post Bible Records, >Wills, Pensions, Obituaries, And Biographies, And For Surname Queries. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell > _________________________________________________________________ Want to check if your PC is virus-infected? 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