Montgomery County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. will hold its monthly meeting Feb. 5, 2001 at the Montgomery County Library in Conroe TX. Refreshments will be served at 7:00PM and the meeting will start at 7:30PM. Speaker will be the Sam Houston History Museum from Huntsville. thanks, Jane Keppler
--part1_53.ec6de0.279116c4_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_53.ec6de0.279116c4_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <BETWIL@aol.com> From: BETWIL@aol.com Full-name: BETWIL Message-ID: <da.e50b4a.27911126@aol.com> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 21:02:14 EST Subject: Walker Co Genealogical Soc. Jan 2001 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en To: undisclosed-recipients:; X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 130 THE WALKER COUNTY TEXAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED IN JUNE 1965 THE WALKER COUNTY TEXAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P O BOX 1295 HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS 77342 VOLUME FIVE #1 January 2001 HAPPY NEW YEAR! NEW SITE FOR THE WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WEBPAGE: www.DickensonResearch.com/wcgen.htm REGULAR MEETINGS: Third Saturday of each month except December, June, July,=20 and August at 9:30 A. M. We meet at the Forrest Masonic Lodge #19 at 1030=20 Twelfth Street in Huntsville unless otherwise announced. EVENT THIS MONTH: THIRD SATURDAY MEETING AT THE FORREST MASONIC LODGE #19 AT= =20 1030 TWELFTH STREET IN HUNTSVILLE AT 9:30 AM JANUARY 20, 2001 REFRESHMENTS: Clara Malak and Sue Smith PROGRAM: January 20, 2001 Eleanor McIntyre "Census 2000" GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BOARD MEETING AT THE HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ON=20 WEDNESDAY, JAN 17 AT 5:00 P.M. Sam Houston State University Continuing Education sponsors "Intermediate Genealogy Course" February 1st=20 through March 8th. For more information call (936) 2294-3701. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:=20 DUE TO TREMENDOUS INTEREST, THE DEADLINE FOR WALKER COUNTY PIONEER=20 CERTIFICATES AND WALKER COUNTY FIRST FAMILY CERTIFICATES HAS BEEN EXTENDED. APPLICATIONS MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE HUNTSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, OR YOU MAY=20 REQUEST A FORM BY WRITING TO PIONEER REGISTRY AT P O BOX 1295, HUNTSVILLE,=20 TX, 77342. =20 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A MEMBER OF OUR GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, DUES ARE $10=20 PER INDIVIDUAL AND $15 PER COUPLE. ANNUAL DUES ARE PAYABLE IN MAY. Please send your dues to: Linda Parish, Treasurer 31 F.S. Road 214 New Waverley, TX 77358 936 295-9570 YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! Due to illness involving several of our library volunteers, we are running=20 short of workers for for January and later for the Genealogy/Texana/Local=20 History Room at the Huntsville Public Library. All you need to do is welcom= e=20 people as they come in to do research. Please let it be one of your New=20 Year's Resolutions to help staff this room. If you can give three or four=20 hours a month as a volunteer at the library, please call Ellie Wood at=20 295-7097 or email her at e21emath@yahoo.com MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE WALKERCOUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY =E2=80=93 MONEY= OR=20 BOOKS, SOUNDEX, MICROFILM, YOU NAME IT. Making a donation for research is one of the requirements of membership in=20 the genealogical society. Please be generous! EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY We express our sympathy to Jim Delbert who lost his mother, Bill and Emma Hill who lost a=20 daughter-in-law, Stuart and Beth Williamson who lost two sisters-in law, and= =20 to the family of member Lois Shotwell Kimbrough who passed away late last=20 year.=20 NEW MEMBER: La Tanya Cole 4148 Church Point Road Virginia Beach, VA 23455-7022 757-460-3157 elcee29637@aol.com OUR OFFICERS FOR 1999-2001 PRESIDENT=E2=80=93 JOHNNIE JO DICKENSON 936 295-5551 info@DickensonResearch.com FIRST VICE PRESIDENT=E2=80=93 JANET GARDENER SECOND VICE PRESIDENT=E2=80=93 JOYCE HILLIARD SECRETARY=E2=80=93 CLARA MALAK CORRESPONDING SECRETARY=E2=80=93 VERNA BANES TREASURER=E2=80=93 LINDA PARRISH REGISTRAR=E2=80=93 MARY EDWENA VICK LIBRARIANS=E2=80=93 GORDIE REAVES, ELLIE WOOD HISTORIAN=E2=80=93 BARBARA BANCROFT REQUEST FOR FEBRUARY PROGRAM Those of us who do genealogy serioiusly often find ourselves against a blank= =20 wall and suffer from accute depression. Doing genealogy is like solving a=20 giant international puzzle but it can also have its humorous side! If you=20 have a funny or intriguing story, please let Janet or Joyce put you on the=20 agenda for our February meeting on "Humor in Genealogy." We'd love to hear your stories. Janet Gardner and Joyce Hilliard PROGRAMS FOR 2000-2001 February 17, 2001 Janet Gardner and Joyce Hilliard present "Humor in=20 Genealogy." March 17, 2001 Dr. Caroline Crimm, history professor at Sam Houston State=20 University will discuss "Texas After 1836." April 21, 2001 Mrs. Vernon Schuder will do a program for us on "Riverside=20 and Cincinnati." May 19, 2001 Annual picnic at Dickenson's ENVELOPE STUFFING PARTY Later this month, we will be inviting you to help us stuff envelopes for a=20 mass mailing informing folks about our June Genealogy and Family History=20 Fair. The mailing will go to more than 600 persons and organizations here i= n=20 Texas and in other states. Please be ready to participate as many hands mak= e=20 light work. LIBRARY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Public library director Judy Hunter will be talking to our board members=20 about the latest plans for the public library at our January 17 meeting. I= f=20 you have visited the library recently, you will have noticed that the=20 computer stations are multiplying and drawing patrons. --part1_53.ec6de0.279116c4_boundary--
--part1_2b.f83a1c0.278e2dd4_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_2b.f83a1c0.278e2dd4_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <bwalktx@txcr.net> Received: from rly-yh01.mx.aol.com (rly-yh01.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.33]) by air-yh01.mail.aol.com (v77.31) with ESMTP; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:47:22 -0500 Received: from Sprite.viptx.net (sprite.viptx.net [208.193.14.4]) by rly-yh01.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:47:09 -0500 Received: from txcr.net (ns4-11.viptx.net [208.193.15.65]) by Sprite.viptx.net (8.11.0/8.11.0) with ESMTP id f0AGl6V24526 for <RELPPEK@aol.com>; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 10:47:07 -0600 Message-ID: <3A5C977F.F1F00EC9@txcr.net> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:10:24 -0600 From: Betty Walker <bwalktx@txcr.net> Reply-To: bwalktx@txcr.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "RELPPEK@aol.com Montgomery County Genealogical Society" <RELPPEK@aol.com> Subject: Mrs. Simpson Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Members of the Society and Mrs. Simpson's family, Mrs. Doris Simpson was my teacher while I attended Conroe High School in the 1950's. She was an inspiration to all those that she taught. She will be missed by all those that knew her. My sincere sympathy to all. Sincerely, Betty Lang Walker Cuero, Texas --part1_2b.f83a1c0.278e2dd4_boundary--
Death Notice DORIS SIMPSON Funeralservices for Doris Simpson will be Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001 at 11:00 AM in theMetcalf Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev.Cliff Herrington and Rev. Tom Koop will be officiating. Mrs. Simpson was born Aug 14, 1917 inNavasota, TX and passed away Jan 8, 2001 in Conroe. Mrs. Simpson is survived by her husband, J. W. of Conroe, son JoeW. Simpson, III MD of Austin, sister-in-law, Virginia Ruth Simpson Clarke andhusband, Jack of Mountain Home, TX. Nieces: Nicole Bilbao and husband Ray of Frisco, TX and their son JackRaymond Bilbao of Frisco, TX: Carey Bond and husband of Coburn of MountainHome, TX: grandchildren, Molly Lauren Simpson and Julie Elizabeth Simpson ofAustin, TX; and their mother, Laurie Ruddy of Austin, TX; cousin Betty StinsonGowing of Conroe; and special friends,Sammie Gregory and Janet Knox. Mrs.Simpson was a Pioneer in Women’s Athletics having retired from ConroeIndependent School District after 33 years as a Physical Educationteacher. Mrs. Simpson was a graduate ofMontgomery High School, graduate of Baylor University, a member of theMontgomery County Genealogical & Historical Society, The American Daughtersof Revolutions Society and member of Daughters Republic of Texas. Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan 10, 2001from 4-8 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow under the direction of Metcalf Funeral Directorsin the Oakwood Cemetery. Jane Keppler
If you missed the meeting last night, the following was announced: March20 & 21 2001 Having Fun With Genealogy-Pass It On 10:00 AM-11: 30AM Montgomery College936-273-7258 3200 College ParkDr. Conroe TX 77384 The University Center, Room 213 NO FEE Course #55961 Instructor: Charles Hereford (Founder’s DayChairman) This should be great with Charlie conducting the class. Also while looking through the brochure from the college, I found this that might be of interest: February 6,2001 Southwest Ireland 1:00-3:00 PM Montgomery College 936-273-7258 3200 College Park Dr. Conroe TX 77384 The University Center, Room 206 NOFEE Course# 55841, Leader: Pat O’Leary: Enjoy an overview of Irish culture and history with personal slides and an emphasis onthe Biara Peninsula of Southwestern Ireland. Instructor, PatO’Leary, is a retired professional engineer. He has strong ties to Ireland. Both his parents were born there and he maintains the family house and farm in West Cork. If you happen to get 2 emails of this, please let me know. I am trying to get all this corrected. Thanks, Jane Keppler Publicity Chairman
<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/programs.htm">Click here: programs.htm</A> I just updated the programs page for the year in case you want to take a peek. Jane Keppler
Montgomery County Genealogical & Historical Society Inc. will hold it's first meeting of 2001 on Jan. 8. Social with refreshments will be at 7:00Pm and meeting will start at 7:30PM. Speaker will be Creative Memories. Volunteers for refreshments are need and Charlie Hereford (crh@lcc.net) can be contacted for any help you can give. Hope to see as many as possible at the meeting. Thanks, Jane Keppler
--part1_35.ea5e046.277c18ce_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_35.ea5e046.277c18ce_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <info@DickensonResearch.com> Received: from rly-yb05.mx.aol.com (rly-yb05.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.5]) by air-yb05.mail.aol.com (v77.31) with ESMTP; Wed, 27 Dec 2000 18:50:11 -0500 Received: from totalzone.com ([64.241.110.151]) by rly-yb05.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Wed, 27 Dec 2000 18:50:03 -0500 Received: from jd [64.240.47.174] by totalzone.com (SMTPD32-6.00) id AD6D1B40134; Wed, 27 Dec 2000 17:38:21 -0600 From: "Walker County Genealogical Society" <info@DickensonResearch.com> To: MCG&HS<relppek@aol.com> Date: Wed, 27 Dec 00 17:50:08 Central Standard Time Subject: YOUR HELP NEEDED X-Mailer: EMailing List Pro 3.1 Message-Id: <200012271738270.SM01196@jd> TO: ALL WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEMBERS ------------------------------------------------------------------ Due to illness involving several of our library volunteers, we are running short of workers for January. If you can give three or four hours a month as a volunteer at the library, please call Ellie Wood at 295-7097 or E-Mail her at e21emath@yahoo.com. It is very important that we help staff the Genealogy/Texana/Local History Room at the Huntsville Public Library. All you need to do is welcome people as they come in to research. Please let this be one of your New Year's Resolutions to help staff this room. Thanks Johnnie Jo Dickenson - President E-Mail: info@DickensonResearch.com --part1_35.ea5e046.277c18ce_boundary--
<A HREF="http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/freebies.htm">Click here: Freebies for Genealogists</A> This is an interesting site to visit. Jane Keppler
*Intermediate Genealogy Course February 1st thru March 8th Sam Houston State University Continuing Education Department will sponsor an Intermediate Genealogy Course beginning on February 1st and running through March 8th. This class will be taught by Johnnie Jo Dickenson and will meet each Thursday evening from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. for six weeks at the Huntsville Public Library. This course will cover such topics as: finding females, fine tuning the census, special collections, land records and their value to the genealogist, and problem solving. To register call (936)294-3701.
<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/vera.htm">Click here: vera.htm</A> I invite you to check out the page for our Charter member of the 20th century in honor of Vera Meek Wimberly. Vera is still on cloud 9 for this award, so if you would like to send her a note (even if you don't know her) her email address in on the page. Just click on her name and send her a note. She is making a collection of all the letters she is recieving. Thanks, and hope all of you have a great Christmas. Jane Keppler
<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/montgomery9.htm">Click here: Publications</A> I have just updated the books that the MCG&HS has for sale. Click on the above to see what we have to offer. Remember if you don't need any of these books, they make a great donation to your local libraries. Jane Keppler
Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Montgomery Co., TX, has been added to the East Texas Cemetery Index at www.they-speak.com Thanks ~Wm Visit They-Speak.com at http://www.they-speak.com Though Silent, They Speak: Resources for Genealogists Visit my research website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wtbeau/ Researching Beauregard, Diemer, Holder, Haslam, Wright, McKnight, Lowery, Chappell, Hollander, Markham, Goodwin ...... ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
For those of you who are not members of our society, you surely missed a good issue of The Herald. This is the best ever, in my opinion. Several pictures, and several great family articles as well as a roster of Company D- Texas Volunteer infantry, Hood's Brigade, Field's Division. It is also time to pay dues ($18.00). You can now pay with a credit card. There is a form on the website if you need one. Since I am in charge of publicity for 2001 you will be hearing a lot out of me. The first meeting is Jan 8, 2001 at 7:00PM . Creative Memories will be speaking Please visit their website and learn more http://www.creative-memories.com/ Let me know if I can be of help to anyone. Thanks, Jane Keppler
The Montgomery County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc. held its annual Christmas social and installation of the 2001 officers on Dec. 4, 2000. It was a great meeting. Officers for 2001 Lena Bridgman Truster, President Paul L. Martin, 1st Vice-President and Program Chairman Jane Keppler, 2nd Vice-President, Publicity Chairman Kelly Owens, 3rd Vice-President, Membership Sue Hereford, Treasurer Vera Meek Wimberly, Corresponding Secretary Foster and Donna Needels, Recording Secretary Gene Tannery,Parliamentarian Melinda Cagle, Librarian Board Members at Large Clata McCarver, Pledge Elsie Proudfoot Chaplain Charles R. Hereford, Founder's Day and Refreshments; ________________, Room Chairman Elaine Lewis, Awards. We can always use volunteers so if you can help out in any area, please email. thanks, Jane Keppler
<A HREF="http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1148428&a=8826388">Click here: PhotoPoint (Guest Mode) - Free, easy photo sharing and photo gallery</A> Click above and this will take you to a page with pictures of Founders Day. These are really good and was put online by our President, Lena Truster. Thanks, Jane Keppler
<A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txmcghs/montgomery9.htm">Click here: Publications</A> If you are looking for a great Christmas present, why not give the History of Montgomery County Tx. It is only $29.95. Click on the above to order. It is a hardback containing 633 pages. I know I gave my parents and sister one last Christmas and they just love it and they are not even into genealogy. You might want to even consider giving a membership. Just receiving the quarterlies is well worth the $18.00 membership fee. Just some ideas!!! Thanks, Jane Keppler
MONTGOMERY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY DEC. 4, 2000 7:00 PM ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SOCIAL, Bring your favorite Christmas dish and bring a friend. A brief business meeting will be at 7:30PM to install the 2001 officers. If you are not a member yet, please come and get signed up for the coming year. Membership is $18.00, what a great Christmas present for someone. hope to see you there. Jane Sanford Keppler Conroe, TX
< <A HREF="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=1094025&BRD=1569&PAG=461&dept_id=180945&rfi=6"><Click here: The Courier</A> This is a great article about Isaac Conroe's house. Jane Keppler
--part1_5c.310fea8.273c7101_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_5c.310fea8.273c7101_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <info@DickensonResearch.com> Received: from rly-yg05.mx.aol.com (rly-yg05.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.5]) by air-yg01.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.23) with ESMTP; Thu, 09 Nov 2000 10:24:20 -0500 Received: from totalzone.com ([64.241.110.151]) by rly-yg05.mx.aol.com (v76_r1.19) with ESMTP; Thu, 09 Nov 2000 10:24:01 -0400 Received: from jd [64.240.47.61] by totalzone.com (SMTPD32-6.00) id AF0419E00B4; Thu, 09 Nov 2000 09:13:08 -0600 From: "Walker County Genealogical Society" <info@DickensonResearch.com> To: <relppek@aol.com> Date: Thu, 09 Nov 00 09:25:52 Central Standard Time Subject: November Meeting X-Mailer: EMailing List Pro 3.1 Message-Id: <200011090913764.SM00696@jd> TO: ALL WALKER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MEMBERS ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---NOVEMBER MEETING - SATURDAY - NOV 11 - 9:30 A.M.--- NOTE: This is a change in our regular meeting date. The meeting date has been changed due to the fact that many of our members plan to attend the George Schweitzer Seminar in Conroe on the 18th. MEETING PLACE: Forrest Masonic Lodge - 1030 12th Street (1/2 block east of the courthouse) PROGRAM: Question and Answers This is our annual Question and Answers meeting. Bring your research questions on a 3X5 card and a panel of our members will try and help you resolve your research questions. Coffee will be served at 9:00 A.M. We have society Sweat Shirts available for winter. They will be available at the meeting. The date of the Texas Genealogy and Family History Fair has had to be changed due to a conflict with the availability of the Walker County Fairgrounds. The new date is June 23, 2001. We are already having a lot of enthusiastic response for this event. We will discuss it further at our Saturday meeting. Invite a friend or prospective member. Looking forward to seeing each of you. Johnnie Jo Dickenson - President E-Mail: info@DickensonResearch.com --part1_5c.310fea8.273c7101_boundary--