Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX Saturday, September 11, 2004 Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Dr. George Schweitzer on video Program: "Revolutionary War Genealogy Video Presentation" Come join us for a Revolutionary War Genealogy video presentation by Dr. George Schweitzer. While dressed in period costume and assuming the identity of Bill Stubberfield of the Second North Carolina Infantry of the Continental Army, Dr. Schweitzer discuss the reasons the war was fought; the hardships endured by the men; and the strategies behind a few battles. In his usual style of wit and humor, Dr. Schweitzer shares information about locating records of genealogical value from this period and points out reasons why discrepancies in such information as an individual's age may exist between various records. He shares information about various records relating to the war such as Pension Applications, Bounty Land Grants, Certificates of Payment, DAR books, Militia Bounty Land Grants, Microfilm files of the Service Records of the Continental Army, and more. Whether you're an experienced genealogist or just beginning your research, you will enjoy Dr. Schweitzer's presentation. 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.