Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX Saturday, March 13, 2003 Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Peggy Fox Program: "Beyond the Compiled Service Records" If you've looked and looked but haven't been able to locate information about one or more of your ancestors who served in the Confederacy, you'll want to hear what Peggy has to say about locating records. She will give you new insights about possible locations to consider. Even if you already have a Compiled Service Record for your forebear, there may be additional information available. Peggy is the director of the Confederate Research Center at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas. She is a professional genealogist who specializes in locating Confederate forebears. She answers hundreds of inquiries each year and conducts workshops in and out of Texas. She has assisted video and movie companies, publishers, and authors with matters relating to the War Between the States. She has written columns for genealogical quarterlies as well as the Confederate Veteran Magazine. She transcribed and compiled The Missouri Confederate Pensions and Confederate Home Application Index, that was published by Hill College. Peggy is a frequent speaker at social and civic clubs, and genealogical and historical associations. She has been a quest speaker on radio shows and at the Texas State Genealogical Society's Annual Conference. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogist, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Civil War Round Table of Waco, and several genealogical societies. She is the granddaughter and great granddaughter of Confederate soldiers from Tennessee and Mississippi. 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 "Heritage Quest (aka "TexShare")". 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 and a monthly newsletter The Bulletin. 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.