I thought some of the list members might be interested in this. Callie Visitors are always welcome! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <scottfitzgerald@tyler.net> To: <TXHENDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:15 AM Subject: [TXHENDER-L] Tyler TX ETGS Meeting 4-9-05 > Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX > > Saturday, April 9, 2005 > > Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium > > 2:00 p.m. > > > Speaker: Don Raney > > > Program: "Identify the Ancestors of Anna Miller From Claiborne Parish, LA" > > > The quantity of good genealogical information on the Internet continues to > grow. It is now possible to solve many of your "brick wall" genealogical > research problems with information available at several key genealogical > sites on the Internet. > > This lecture is a step by step "how to" example of the research techniques > that can be used to solve many difficult genealogical problems using sources > that are available on the Internet. Miller is the seventh most common > surname which results in the typical research problems in identifying > ancestors with a common surname. This lecture demonstrates the Internet > research techniques used to identify and document three generations of the > Miller family using only Internet resources. Mr. Raney was able to identify > the parents of his great great grandmother, Anna Miller, among the 22 Miller > families in Claiborne Parish, LA in the 1850 Census. > > Clues found on Internet sites using land records, census records, USGenWeb > County Sites, and Advanced Google searches led me from Claiborne Parish, LA > to Warren (now Allen) County KY, to Pendleton District (now Pickens County), > SC where the Miller family settled about 1780. > > Mr. Raney is a sixth generation Texan who has been an active genealogist for > twenty-five years. He teaches beginning, intermediate, and advanced TMG > genealogy courses at Richmond College. > > He is a past director of the Dallas Genealogy Society and GENTECH and a life > member of the San Jacinto Descendants. He is the author of Martin Varner, > Texas Pioneer: 1785-1844. He has been a speaker at numerous conferences and > society meetings throughout the state. > > > Following a short refreshment period, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the > Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will meet. > Beverly Odom will present a program on "The Many Uses of the Computer". > > Information on upcoming programs can be found at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/meetings.html > > > 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 began 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/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, President. > > > > ==== TXHENDER Mailing List ==== > *****************Henderson County TXGenWeb****************** > Do you have an old picture you would like to share with us, scan it and send it to Fourls1223@aol.com >