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Dale Ellison. Fixing Cemeteries and Finding Ghosts. Mr. Ellison is famed for the thousands of hours and thousands of miles spent not only repairing neglected cemeteries but presenting his experiences while doing so.

Kelvin Meyer. The Sanctified Sisters of the Women’s Common Wealth of Texas. An accomplished forensic genealogist by profession, Kelvin is sharing for the first time this presentation of a commune of Texas women who created a life together and without their husbands and sometimes their children.

Beginning Genealogy in the Digital Age    Census Sense: Clues and Conundrums  Building a Life Story Beyond the Census   Methodologies for search Success.   For more information see the flyer or contact Patti Gillespie at [email protected]

Register online now. Cost is $35 and includes lunch. On-site registration will be available, but will not include lunch.

Patti Gillespie. I’ve Got–or I’m Getting–My DNA Report: Now What Do I Do With It?   From a non-geneticist perspective, Patti shares some ways to expand our results,  potentially find new family, and get the most out of those confusing DNA reports.

Diane Dyness. Southern Cemetery Symbolism.   Southern cemeteries, especially in the Deep South, are full of their own unique tombstone symbolism that is not only fascinating, but illuminating to the family researcher.

Anne Mitchell. Become a Master Searcher on Ancestry.  A pre=recorded presentation from Roots Tech 2016.

Digital On-Demand Publishers: Pros & Cons

Due to the Wise County Historical Societies combined program being held on the night we meet, we will be hearing from Clay Patterson in January.  Surviving WWII Vets will be speaking at the Heritage Museum at 7:00pm

Jacob Mangum.  Portal to Texas History.  Jake Mangum is the director of the Texas Portal based out of the University of North Texas, Denton.  He has agreed to give us a presentation centered on Wise County from the materials gathered to the Portal