On my soap box: I was kind of put off today by a story in the Dallas Morning News that they are preparing for the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. Somehow commemorating his assassination is unseemly to me. His birth, okay. His WWII exploit, okay. His election, okay. His role in civil [...]
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Thirty-two of 60 members have renewed their membership dues for the 2011-2012 Wood County, Texas Genealogical Society year so far. Seven have included extra donations for the operating fund with their renewal ranging from $5.00 to $35.00. It’s not too late to send in your renewal now to Treasurer, Wood County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box [...]
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The following was posted on the Wood County Genealogy Research page at Facebook by member and Quitman Public Library Director Delene Allen. If you can help with a look up on the microfilm at the library, please do so as soon as possible. Let us know if you decide to try to help the people [...]
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Pvt. Thomas Browning Company E, 22nd Texas Infantry (Hubbard’s Regiment) Pvt. F. M. Crone Company E, 22nd Texas Infantry (Hubbard’s Regiment) Cpl. James Jarred Company E, 22nd Texas Infantry (Hubbard’s Regiment) Pvt. D. A. Crumpler Company B, 10th Texas Cavalry (Locke’s Regiment) Pvt. John Jared Company K, 10th Texas Cavalry (Locke’s Regiment) Pvt. (?) D.C. [...]
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When citing an obituary for your research or when fulfilling a research request from another person, the source and date lends credibility to the obituary or information from it which you present. It is particularly important to note the name of the publication and the date of publication. When preparing obituaries to go into a [...]
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A Minnesota researcher is trying to locate a printed obituary of a family member who died in 2004 in Wood County, Texas. The deceased is Ila Ann Bair McNulty, born 1938/09/27 and died 2004/03/24. If you can help her by providing a copy of the obituary you can contact her at Lisa Croner, 170 N. [...]
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For now and the future, this video shows why genealogy has changed and why methods must change to bring younger generations into the fold. Deason Hunt
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From the newsletter of the National Genealogical Society comes these tips and ideas. You can subscribe to this newsletter at this link: http://upfront.ngsgenealogy.org/. When you arrive at the linked page, scroll down near the bottom of the page to the narrow left hand column for chances to subscribe by email or by RSS reader. UPFRONT [...]
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By Jeffrey A. Bockman, Naperville, IL Originally published in the FGS FORUM, Winter 1997, page 25 Now available for viewing at Genealogy According to Jeff at www.JeffBockman.com/gatj . Reprinted here with permission. There is a vast amount of family history currently available on the Internet and on CDROM that is incorrect, undocumented, or fictitious. Yet, [...]
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The post that follows this one is by Jeffrey A. “Jeff” Bockman. I ran across it over on Google+. It is one of those mindset changing things. I hope you will read it, and we can engage in a discussion in person or online or both. I think it has merit. While going to Jeff’s [...]
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