>>> 08/22/2002 Military Railway Service – Korean War Charles E. Schuetz, Curator of the National Railroad Museum announced the museum is currently preparing an exhibit on Korean veterans who served in the Military Railway Service during the Korean War and the post-World War II occupation of Korea. Mr. Schuetz would like to hear from veterans who served on the Military Railway Service and is looking for information of any kind (oral histories, anecdotes, letters, photographs, etc.). Information gathered will be used to support this exhibit. Contact Mr. Schuetz at the National Railroad Museum, 2285 S. Broadway, Green Bay, WI 54304-4832; telephone: 920/437-7623, ext. 14 or visit the museum on-line at: < http://www.nationalrrmuseum.org/ >. College Courses for Cemetery Projects Gary Coutu, Ph.D., GIS/Geography Instructor at Temple College in Temple, Texas, will be teaching two courses this fall that will be of interest to genealogists, historians and individuals who are interested in cemetery preservation projects. The courses are Special Topics in Cartography: GIS in the Cemetery and Special Topics in Cartography: Internet Map Servers and Palm Pilot GIS. The course, Special Topics in Cartography: GIS in the Cemetery, will be taught on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and students will learn GIS and Anthropology in the field by building a cemetery database using GIS, GPS and Digital Technologies. This course will help individuals who are interested in undertaking community-level cemetery projects and will teach you how to use these cutting-edge technologies. It will also examine issues concerning community heritage, genealogy and proper methods for working in places of reverence and heritage. This is a great opportunity to combine technical and humanities course work. The course, Special Topics in Cartography: Internet Map Servers and Palm Pilot GIS is a weeknight course that will meet on Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This course will cover the use of data collected data in the field with GPS and palm pilot computers and then providing this data to the community by creating internet-based map servers. The course combines using GIS software, mobile computing and web page design in a very creative way. You can register for credit or non-credit at the Temple College Downtown Center on 101 N. Main St. The Continuing Education Office can help you or contact the CAD/GIS Department secretary, Teresa Taylor or Dr. Coutu, 2600 S. 1st St., Temple, Texas 76504-7435, telephone: 254/298-8313 or e-mail < gcoutu@templejc.edu >. To enroll by telephone, contact Reach Teresa at 254/298-8371. You can obtain additional information on Temple College and these courses on-line at: < http://www.templejc.edu/ >. In this column, I will be glad to highlight and review any family history, genealogy, county history, or similar book, free of charge, if you donate a copy of the book or item. After it has been highlighted and reviewed, on a space available basis, it will be donated to the genealogy section of a library. You will receive an acknowledgment of the donation from the library. Mail item or book to me at the below address. To read back issues of this column, go to < http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm >. Regretfully, I cannot help with individual genealogical research. However, you can submit queries that will be published on a space available basis. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions for column topics, genealogy or historical society announcements, please contact me at: P. O. Box 16604, Houston, Texas 77222-6604 or e- mail: < friday@argohouston.com >. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lynna Kay Shuffield P. O. Box 16604 Houston, Texas 77222 telephone: 713/692-4511 e-mail: friday@argohouston.com ---My webpages--- 'Our Loose Ends' Genealogy Column by Lynna Kay Shuffield http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm 'My Loose Ends' Family Tree Database by Lynna Kay Shuffield http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi- bin/igm.cgi?db=friday Note above URL wraps around onto the next line, cut & paste it onto the end of the first line in the 'location box' on your browser. 'Milam County War Dead Project' http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/ County Coordinator for the Milam County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ County Coordinator for the San Jacinto County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/SANJAC-01.htm TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/CEMETERY-001.htm ==== TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION Mailing List ==== Visit the TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION website hosted by "Our Loose Ends" Genealogy Column at: http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/CEMETERY-001.htm

TO: ALL WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEMBERS ------------------------------------------------------------------ --- BUS TRIP TO CLAYTON LIBRARY --- --- TUESDAY - OCTOBER 8 --- The Walker County Genealogical Society has chartered a bus for a trip to Clayton Genealogical Library in Houston. This will be on Tuesday, October 8th. The cost of the trip is $15 per person, payable in advance. Deadline for sign up and payment is Saturday, September 21st (our regular society meeting day for September). The bus capacity is 47 and sign ups will be taken on first come, first served basis. Make your checks payable to WCGS and mail to P. O. Box 1295, Huntsville, Texas 77342-1295. The bus will pick up at the Park & Ride Lot at the corner of FM 2821 and FM 247 (across of the Byrd Prison Unit) beginning at 7:00 A. M. and will leave promptly at 7:30 A. M. The bus will also make a pick up in New Waverly at Clint's Supermarket in the New Waverly Shopping Center following the pick up in Huntsville. Please specify on your check if you will be picked up in Huntsville or New Waverly. You will need to take a sack lunch, and if you are cold natured, wear long sleeves or take a sweater because Clayton Library is usually cold. The bus will leave Clayton Library at 6:00 P. M. and should return to Huntsville before 8:00 P. M. This will be a great opportunity for you to research in one of the greatest genealogical libraries anywhere. This bus trip will also keep you from having to fight the Houston traffic to get to and from Clayton Library. Make a special effort to attend our September meeting on Saturday, September 21st. Our speaker will be Margie Harris, Librarian of Clayton Library. This will give you an opportunity to meet and hear her as you plan your research trip to Clayton Library. We express our appreciation to Joyce and John Hilliard for helping to arrange this bus trip and hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity. -------------------------------------------------------------- Johnnie Jo Dickenson - President E-Mail: info@DickensonResearch.com Phone: 936-295-5551 Keep Up to Date on Society Happenings by going to the Walker County Genealogical Website at: www.DickensonResearch.com/wcgen.htm

THE WALKER COUNTY TEXAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED IN JUNE 1965 P O BOX 1295 HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS 77342 SPECIAL EDITION VOLUME SIX #7 AUGUST 2002 REGULAR MEETINGS: Third Saturday of each month except December, June, July, and August at 9:30 A. M. We meet at the Forrest Masonic Lodge #19 at 1030 Twelfth Street in Huntsville unless otherwise announced. MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE AT 5 PM ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 AT THE HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING DIGITIZING OUR BIBLE RECORDS. SPECIAL EVENT THIS MONTH: FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 2002: LOCK IN AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY 5:00 PM TO 11:00 PM. COME ANY TIME ON FRIDAY AND DO YOUR RESEARCH UNINTERRUPTED. SNACK SUPPER WILL BE PROVIDED. WALKER COUNTY PIONEER, WALKER COUNTY FIRST FAMILY, AND FIRST POLISH FAMILYCERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A MEMBER OF OUR SOCIETY, DUES ARE $10 PER INDIVIDUAL AND $15 PER COUPLE. JOIN NOW. [ANNUAL DUES ARE PAYABLE IN MAY. ] Please send your dues to: *Linda Parrish, Treasurer *31 F.S. Road 214 *New Waverly, TX 77358 *936 295-9570

John Montgomery (1708-1778) married Martha Montgomery (1709-1799) on board ship from Londonderry, northern Ireland in the Spring of 1734. They settled in Paxtang Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They were supposedly cousins. Their son John Montgomery Jr. married Elizabeth Rush whose children William and Margaret Montgomery ended up in Montgomery County, TX. My lineage is: John Montgomery/Martha Montgomery James Montgomery/Anna Woods John Montgomery/Mary Clark Rev. John Harvey Montgomery/Hannah Emelyn Moore Charles Gamewell Montgomery/Georgia Lavenia Woods Harvey Woods Montgomery/Minnie Maud Deland Curtis Harold Montgomery/Winifred Now. I have determined that John Montgomery (1708-1778) could not have had Alexander Montgomery as a father, nor was he related as first cousin to Gen. Richard Montgomery. I have raked over the lineage of Gen. Richard Montgomery extensively and I cannot find a missing "John Montgomery" for the time period of 1700-1715. The other problem is the names of John and Martha's children. If you look at the names of the children of this lineage, you find the same names repeated over and over again down through the generations. For John to have been in General Richard Montgomery's lineage, I would expect to see some children named, "David", "Joseph", "Agnes Nancy", or "Martha" somewhere in past generations. I do not see this. I have consulted about five family historians of the John Montgomery/Martha Montgomery (cousins) lineage (either by book or email) and no one has found a family Bible or any records (wills, deeds or other documents) that show the parents of John and Martha. Has anyone on this list actually seen some document that shows who the parents of John and Martha Montgomery were?

Churches to get historical markers By: Jim Belew, Courier staff August 11, 2002 MONTGOMERY -- Three historically black churches whose roots here stretch back to the 19th century will soon have markers describing their history. Montgomery Historical Society is sponsoring the marker project for China Chapel, Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church and Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. Members of the society, church pastors and other members of the community gathered Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church for a brief celebration of the project. Ray Laughter, president of the society, said one of the organization's functions is to educate the citizenry about the area's history and the markers were part of that effort. China Chapel United Methodist Church and Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church were each founded in 1865 and Mt. Sinai Baptist Church was founded in 1897. Each sign will be made of aluminum with raised letters and posted in a prominent position near the entrances of the respective church. Laughter credited Montgomery Historical Society members Anna Weisinger, Betty McKinsey, P.L. and Edith Moore, Lonnie and Sonya Clovis and Reba Laughter with spearheading the project. Current pastors are the Rev. Sam Smith, China Chapel; the Rev. Nathaniel Franklin, Mt. Pleasant; and the Rev. Thomas Williams, Mt. Sinai. ©The Courier 2002

MONTGOMERY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETINGS are held the first Monday of each month at 7:00 P. M. at 221 N. Thompson Conroe, TX  (Thompson runs in front of the courthouse and City Hall and crosses Highway 105.) This is located in the old Knox Furniture Store which in the next block from the Courthouse.  It is now a county courtroom. Refreshments and social start at 6:30. Paula Parke will be our speaker on August 5th. She will be presenting Using Newspapers as a Genealogical Source. I am in the process of moving to Austin, so if you have any questions, call the office 936-756-8625 or email: mcghs@yahoo.com. I may not be able to answer for a few weeks, but as soon as I get moved I will still be maintaining the website. Jane Sanford Keppler sponsor for: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm">Montgomery Co. Gen. Index.</A>

My brother bought a storage building at an auction here in Montgomery County. There was a picture book with dates of 1943-1944 in it. Below are names I found on the pictures. I would love to get this to someone who researching. Most all these people would be around 80 now if they are still alive except the ones with the *** and they would well be over 110. Andrews, Delacy Allen PFC Andrews, Dorothy Andrews, James H. Aunt Blanche, Uncle Offie, Henry,Henley***** Chandler, LaRue Miss Dessart, Eleanor Dot and MOM Elmore, Wanda Hamilton, Mark Hamilton, Max (Maxine?) King, Nell McLean, Doris Miss MOM-Aunt Clyde, Uncle Conner, Grandady **** Turney, Edna Lee Miss White, Peggy Wood, Jean Miss THANKS, Jane Sanford Keppler sponsor for: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm">Montgomery Co. Gen. Index.</A>

Articles are still need for the upcoming Herald. Even if you are not a member of the Society, but have roots here in Montgomery County, please let us hear from you. They are asking for more queries and for twigs (new grandchildren). Anything of interest let us hear from you. Jane Sanford Keppler sponsor for: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm">Montgomery Co. Gen. Index.</A>

--- TEXAS GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY FAIR --- --- SATURDAY - JUNE 22 - 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM --- --- WALKER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS --- This year's Texas Genealogy & Family History Fair is shaping up to be bigger and better than last year. Members are asked to be at the Walker County Fairgrounds at 7:00 A.M. to help with the setup. Sponsors and vendors will be allowed to begin setting up their tables at 8:00 A.M. One of the highlights of this year's Fair will be a lecture at 10:30 A.M. by Brigham Young University of Provo, Utah, on "Molecular Genealogy: A DNA Approach". If you would like to participate in their study, you are asked to bring a Family Pedigree Chart with at least 4 generations (more generations if possible). A Schedule of Events is listed on the society website. There is also a Layout of the Exhibit Hall on the webiste. Please note: a number of vendors have been added since the layout was printed. We are looking for a great time and hope to see each of you Saturday. -------------------------------------------------------------- Johnnie Jo Dickenson - President E-Mail: info@DickensonResearch.com Phone: 936-295-5551 Keep Up to Date on Society Happenings by going to the Walker County Genealogical Website at: www.DickensonResearch.com/wcgen.htm

I went out this afternoon with one of our society members, Cynthia Stubblefield Walker. This cemetery is now called Willis Rest Haven but used to be referred to as Willis Colored Cemetery. It is located on Rogers Road and backs up to FM 1097. From 1097 you cannot tell there is a cemetery there it is grown up so bad. Cynthia's ggg grandparents are buried in this jungle. I think they were buried in about 1868. We did manage just to get inside the jungle and see the gravesites inside an old iron fence. I'm still getting over foot surgery, so wasn't much help for her. What a mess!! The main entrance is off Rogers Road and it is not too awful, but Cynthia is trying to get something going to get this cemetery cleaned up and taken care of before it gets to looking like the other end. No telling how many more graves there are in that jungle. Anyone wanting for information contact Cynthia at: IP01INFO04@aol.com thanks, Jane Keppler

Stories I ran upon this...in case anyone is researching this name...very interesting. Does anyone know Ruben Vaughan's family? By: Jim Webre, Courier staff March 30, 2001 I don't know why, but a lot of military history -- and fabulous military history -- came my way in the past two weeks. I want to share some of it with you, and maybe get your help in locating a few people. Resting in Rabon Chapel Cemetery outside Montgomery is Ruben L. Vaughan, who died June 14, 1943, near an Australian township called Baker Creek. Vaughan was one of 35 passengers and six crew members aboard a B-17C making its way from Mackay, Queensland, Australia, back to Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea, a return from R and R afforded the military men fighting the Japanese during the early years of World War II. Vaughan is one of several generations of American heros and veterans from wars and conflicts dating back to the Texas war for independence from Mexico. There are so many stories buried in the cemeteries of Texas, especially those in Montgomery and most of Texas' oldest communities. Sometimes, I think the history of our state and our heritage could be extrapolated from the headstones I have seen. Flu epidemics in the early 1900s, wars and famine, accidents and simply old age. And children who got sick and died when there was no such thing as CHPS and Medicaid. But the story of how Ruben L. Vaughan died is a piece of history that leads back to Montgomery County and a lot of other places. Teddy Hanks of Wichita Falls can tell you about it. On behalf of the Bakers Creek Memorial Association, which is dedicated in part to locating the survivors of the men who perished in that B-17C. "Most of the families of the 35 passengers aboard the makeshift transport were never informed how and where their loved ones died," Hanks said. Basically, the United States Army Air Force, the air arm of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Pacific campaign, were permitted to send a few men every so often to Australia for a respite. Guys were given 10-day leaves to travel to Mackay. And one of the planes used to transport men and cargo was an older model B-17 bomber that was unfit for combat duty and, therefore, had been fitted out as a transport. The B-17C carrying Vaughan and the rest of the guys left Mackay at about zero six hundred hours (6 a.m. for you non-military types), and within a few minutes, it had crashed near the community of Bakers Creek. Two men were still alive, one in critical condition. Foye Kenneth Roberts survived, while the more seriously injured man died. Roberts was from Quanah, Texas, up in Hardeman County, which is a place I used to cover when I worked the regional desk in Wichita Falls. Roberts is now 80 years old or so and confined to a nursing home in the seat of Wichita County, where he has been since 1946 because of his debilitating injuries. Roberts and the other dead soldiers and airmen were disintered in 1949 and brought home. Hanks is trying to find them based on records obtained from the Graves Reg istration Service of the National Archives. He's looking for a lot of people, and the relatives of Ruben L. Vaughn are among them. If you are related to Ruben L. Vaughn, or if you know someone who might be related to him, call Teddy Hanks at (940) 855-0602, or write him at 7585 Burkburnett Road, Wichita Falls, Texas 76305-6684. ... Montgomery County's own Bob Feldman is a survivor of the last warship sunk by enemy action in World War II. He's having a reunion for other survivors of that perilous culmination this weekend at his home in April Sound. It's a four-day event that will include a paddle-wheel boat ride on Lake Conroe, visits to NASA and other neat stuff. ... Bob Quinn, the other April Sound resident I told you about recently, will have a book signing for his novel Damon at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1310 Lake Woodlands Drive, in, of course, The Woodlands, from 7-8 p.m. April 7. It's a great book about a young man who joins the Navy while only 16 years old and comes of age in the service. A lot of guys did this, including my Dad, rest his soul. The story is worth a read. If you enlisted in the armed services back when it was still possible to do so, you gotta buy this book. Heck, buy it anyway. Bob is the author of other works as well, including a murder mystery. Jim Webre covers unincorporated Montgomery County and its smaller communities. If it's not Conroe or The Woodlands, it's his. Write him at 100 Ave. A, Conroe, TX 77301; call (936) 756-6671, ext. 246; or e-mail him at courier@lcc.net. ©The Courier 2002

FYI The 1930 Census for Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma is now in the genealogogy department of the library. At this time we do not have any indexes for these three states. "Remember, you are the history of Montgomery County". Jane Sanford Keppler sponsor for <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm">Montgomery Co. Gen. Index.</A> www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm

SPECIAL EVENT THIS MONTH June 22, 2002: Second annual Texas Genealogy & Family History Fair at Huntsville, Texas Walker County Fair Grounds, State Highway 30 [IH45 Exit 116], four miles west of Huntsville; 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Admission: $10 if registered before June 1, 2002. $15 after June 1 and at the door. Exhibitors Tables-- $10. Please Note: members are expected to come early [7 AM] on the day of the fair and stay until it is over. We will need your help to make the fair a success. Visitors will be arriving on Friday to do research at the public library. If you volunteered to help on Friday, June 21, please show up.

I know most of you that are on this list, do not live even close to Montgomery County to attend meetings. The meeting last night was wonderful. One of our members, Gladys and Clifford May from Livingston TX were the speakers. Her topic was, The Quest for Kristin. Gladys had spent 15 years looking for this distant cousin and had finally found her and many of her cousins. They had a reunion this past weekend and I wish I had been there also. Gladys had 5 of these people including Kristin at last nights meeting. It was a tear jerker. Anyway, Gladys could have not done this without the help of the Social Security Office, which she had to contact several times and that is how Kristin ended up finding Gladys. Here is how it worked: Write a cover letter to SS explaining why you are looking for the person. Supply as much info as you can to help them research. Write a letter to the person you are looking for and put it in an UNSEALED, UNADDRESSED, STAMPED envelope. Send to: ATTN MOD 12 ET UNIT DESK SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINSTRATION WILKES BARRE DATA OPERATIONS CENTER 1150 E. Mountain Dr. Rm 264 Wilkes Barre, PA 18702-7997 Maybe this could help some of you. REMEMBER: You are the history of Montgomery County Texas! Start writing your history today for the new upcoming history book, Montgomery County Texas History: Past and Present, Volumes 1 and 2. Jane Sanford Keppler sponsor for <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm">Montgomery Co. Gen. Index.</A> www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm

WANTED: COUNTY & FAMILY & ORAL HISTORY Charles R. Hereford, President of Montgomery County Genealogical & Historical Society (MCG&HS), announced that the Society is still gathering histories, both local Montgomery County history and family and oral histories of the county in its upcoming book entitled Montgomery County Texas History: Past & Present. Volume I will include county history from its earliest to 2001, and will include histories of the county's formation from Liberty, Washington and Harris Counties during the Indian and Spanish era onto the Mexican era to the Texas Revolution. The history will also cover the formation of the county until Conroe becomes the county seat (1837-1889). In addition, the history book will cover counties that were formed from Montgomery County including Grimes, Walker, San Jacinto, and Waller counties. The economic and community development will include from cotton to oil including Montgomery County and the world. Beginning in The Woodlands in 1972, Montgomery County Texas History: Past & Present analyzes the countywide progress toward integration into a world-class socio-economic system. Today, Montgomery County is one of the fastest growing counties in the State of Texas. MCG&HS is seeking history on local governments, businesses, communities, clubs, churches, schools, medical facilities and any other organizations that played a role in Montgomery County's development. Volume II will consist of family & oral histories from all walks of life in the county - Black, White, Spanish, Mexican Indian, etc. Family and oral histories are an important part for they tell the story of when and why a family moved in Montgomery County and tell of their accomplishments and contributions to the community. Every family has a story to tell. Everyone needs to tell these stories and be included. You are the history of Montgomery County! If you would like to be included in this new upcoming history, please contact MCG&HS for more information and guidelines: Write MCG&HS P O Box 867 Conroe, TX 77305-0867 Via Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/@txmcghs/index.htm <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm">Montgomery Co. Gen. Index.</A> Via Email: mcghs@yahoo.com Via Voice 936-756-8625

--- UPDATE AND REMINDER --- --- TEXAS GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY FAIR --- TIME IS DRAWING SHORT FOR THE JUNE 1st EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THE 2nd ANNUAL TEXAS GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY FAIR. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY RESERVED YOUR TABLES AND SENT IN YOUR REGISTRATION, PLEASE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. --- UPDDATE --- WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MOLECULAR GENEALOGY RESEARCH PROJECT AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, PROVO, UTAH, WILL BE IN AT THIS YEAR'S TEXAS GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY FAIR. THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS THE LEADING STUDY OF DNA IN RELATION TO GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH. THIS GROUP WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION SATURDAY MORNING. THEY ARE ASKING THAT ANYONE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM TO BRING A PEDIGREE CHART TO THE FAIR WITH THEM. THEY ARE HOPING TO GET 100 TO 150 PARTICIPANTS. THE RELATIONSHIP OF DNA IN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH WILL BE A MAJOR INFLUENCE IN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. MAKE PLANS TO BE PRESENT FOR THIS PRESENTATION. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Texas Genealogy & Family History Fair Huntsville, Texas June 22, 2002 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The Walker County Genealogical Society sponsors the Texas Genealogy & Family History Fair, which will be held this year at the Walker County Fairgrounds in Huntsville, Texas, on Saturday, June 22nd. The event is held in the main exhibit hall, which is air conditioned. We had the first ever Texas Genealogy & Family History Fair in June 2001, and had over 400 in attendance. We had people from 8 different states and from over 70 Texas cities. We had representatives from the German Society, Czech Society, Polish Society, and Cherokee Indian Band. We had over 60 exhibitors, which included libraries, book dealers, genealogical societies, family organizations and patriotic organizations. We would like to invite you to participate in our Fair. This is a great opportunity for you to present information about your organization, genealogy related business, or to just meet others interested in genealogy to see what each exhibitor has to offer. EXHIBITORS can rent a 2X8 foot table for $10.00, plus $10.00 registration fee for each person. Deadline for exhibitor registration is June 1st. We have a limited number of exhibitor tables available and they will be rented on a first come basis. INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION is $10.00 per person for pre-registration before June 1st. After June 1st, and at the door, registration is $15.00 per person. Each registrant (registration postmarked by June 1st) will be allowed to submit 5 Surnames, which will be printed in a booklet to be distributed at the Fair. We are also encouraging each person to send their Family Group Sheets and Ancestor Charts with their registration. These documents will be available at the Family Swap area. A copy machine will be available to copy any family data submitted. No Copyrighted material will be copied. --- UPDATE --- There will be 4 programs presented throughout the day; "Molecular (DNA) Genealogy Research", "Basic Genealogy", "A Fool Proof Filing System", and "Native American Research". There will be a concession stand available for morning and afternoon refreshments and a snack lunch at noon. To obtain a copy of the Fair Brochure and registration form, go to our society website (listed below) and click on the link to the Fair information. You can download a copy of the brochure at that site. Or, send a Self-Addressed-Stamped Envelope to the address below and a brochure will be mailed to you. We hope that you will make plans to attend this year's Texas Genealogy & Family History Fair and ask that you pass this information on to others who might be interested. We hope to see each of you on June 22nd. Sincerely, Mrs. Johnnie Jo Dickenson - President Walker County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 1295 Huntsville, Texas 77342-1295 (936) 295-5551 FAX (936) 295-3444 E-Mail: info@DickensonResearch.com Website: www.DickensonResearch.com/wcgen.htm

Subj: Clayton Library-Houston Chronicle Date: 5/17/02 10:31:28 AM Central Standard Time From:    erootrot@usa.net (liz hicks) To:    RELPPEK@aol.com Hi, Please spread the word to get a copy of today's Houston Chronicle (5/17).  The front page of the Metropolitan section has excellent article by a Chronicle reporter (we're having an impact)- starting sentence, "The Houston Public Library is trying to put genealogy back in the bottle". The CLF Board of Directors is meeting Tues. with past president of Friends of HPL to formulate a plan.  WE need support of everyone, even people who don't live in Houston to write and say they come to Houston specifically to do research at Clayton, why doesn't the City promote such a premier research facility, and that they SPEND MONEY in Houston while visiting Clayton. Please tell your genealogy buddies.  Liz Hicks Director, CLF Board of Directors 2002-2003

Subj: MAY MEETING AND PICNIC Date: 5/16/02 7:02:47 PM Central Daylight Time From: <A HREF="mailto:info@DickensonResearch.com">info@DickensonResearch.com</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:relppek@aol.com">relppek@aol.com</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) TO: ALL WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEMBERS ------------------------------------------------------------------ --- REMINDER --- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --- MAY MEETING --- --- SATURDAY - MAY 18 - 10:30 AM --- --- ANNUAL SOCIETY PICNIC --- --- DICKENSON RANCH - 148 LAKE FALLS ROAD --- Make plans to attend our Annual Society Picnic on Saturday. This annual event is a time for reviewing our activities over the last year, as well as a time of fun, food and fellowship. PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE. We will meet at 10:30 AM, have a short business meeting and then enjoy the food and a time of visiting. Bring your family, a salad or favorite dish to share, your lawn chair, and, if possible, a prospective member. Directions to the picnic location were printed in the last newsletter, or you can call 295-5551 for directions. Hope to see each of you Saturday. -------------------------------------------------------------

The deadline (middle of summer) is sneaking up quickly for submitting articles for the new upcoming history books. For more information, click on link below to go the website. "Remember, you are the history of Montgomery County". Jane Sanford Keppler sponsor for <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm">Montgomery Co. Gen. Index.</A> www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/index.htm

Subj: Re: [Clayton Library] Date: 5/15/02 2:35:13 PM Central Standard Time From:    erootrot@usa.net (liz hicks) To:    RELPPEK@aol.com, whsj@lcc.net, mojaka@lcc.net, bootise@msn.com, walgard@lcc.net, Dmc7467@aol.com, jmassey@lcc.net, bwalktx@txcr.net, erootrot@usa.net, Dottieat@aol.com, richis@hal-pc.org, antiqueman@pdq.net, mtanner@txucom.net, Lingen1999@aol.com, plmartin55@yahoo.com, sasybird@ivillage.com, darmadlee@hotmail.com Hi, My name is Elizabeth (Liz) Hicks and am a board member of Clayton Library Friends.  I'm afraid it's been confirmed by Margi Harris, Manager of Clayton Library, that the hours at Clayton will be cut July lst, and that Clayton is considered to be full staffed even though 6 (Six) staff members have retired or resigned since last year.  The CLF Board of Dir. is meeting next week to see about undertaking a massive letter writing campaign.  We need everyone's help. A personal concern of mine is the proposed (by Mayor Brown) Africian-American Archives and Culture center.  It is supposed to be staffed by EXISTING HPL personnel. Does this mean Clayton will loose more staff-after all, there are only so many librarians with research experience in the Hou. Public Library system.  What do "they" consider archival?  The Freedmen Bureau records, slave schedules, books, and even possibly census records?  Censuses and other like records contain info. on Africian-Americans. Will any of these records be moved from Clayton????????? I thought we tried to end segregation in the 1950's! That's my opionion.  Liz Hicks, Angel Chair and Director Clayton Library Friends