Events

January 18th: Discussion

Patti Gillespie. Forgotten Treasures in the Texas Courthouse: Discovering the Miscellaneous Books. This presentation shares 3 fun Texan stories that have come to life with the information found in the Miscellaneous Books found in the Wise County County Clerk’s office. Also presented are abundant examples of assorted documents found in the books. Attendees will receive a list of all the Texas counties that hold one of these forgotten treasures.

Carla Weber. Carla has a lifetime experience researching for her husband’s family and the experiences and consequences of being a part of The Orphan Train

Steven L. Moore. Rise of the Texas Rangers. Literary author of the best selling Rangers, Riflemen, and Indian Wars in Texas series, Mr. Moore will be sharing Texas history with a bit of genealogy to boot.

Q & A Panel, 5th Birthday celebration

Judy Ramos. Writing About My Ancestors Made Me a Better Genealogist.
An accomplished speaker and fresh off the board of the Fort Worth Genealogical Society, Judy developed a slide show with article excerpts, suggestions, and a writing exercise with a handout all based on her personal experience writing about 52 ancestors in 52 weeks.

What DNA Can Do for the Family Historian.
Tresa, an experienced presenter, will briefly discuss the different DNA tests available for family history purposes, some of the testing companies and how the results can be utilized in furthering your genealogical research.

Sheryl Rascher,  An Uncommon Census: the US Non-Population Schedule.
Focused on the Peters’ Colony settlers in North Texas, Sheryl, a genealogical speaker and enthusiast, demonstrates historical characteristics of the United States Federal Census Non-Population Schedules. Genealogical content, value and availability are discussed for the Agriculture, Manufacturers/Industry, Social Statistics, Slave, Defective-Dependent-Delinquent, Indian and Mortality Schedules