March 15 Meeting News

The regular monthly meeting (on March 15) is approaching and only a week away. Here are some items of interest about the meeting:
1. The program will feature guest speaker Joe Hayden of Quitman talking about Wood County veterans. Vice-president Dorothy Harbin is working on some additional ideas to go with that theme.
2. If there is [...]

Touring Spain

Member Nita Munoz presented an interesting look at how her families came to the United States from Spain and Mexico and a look at famous cities of Spain with tourist and locals views for the program at the February meeting of the Wood County Genealogical Society.
Minutes of the last meeting and the monthly treasurer’s report [...]

Program on Spain at February 15th Meeting

Member Nita Munoz will present a program on her travels and connections to the country of Spain at the regular monthly meeting of the Wood County Genealogical Society Monday, February 15 at 7 p.m. at the Shamburger Room at the Quitman Public Library at 202 E. Goode in Quitman. Members, guests, and the general public [...]

February Meeting To Be About Spain

Member Nita Munoz will present the program for the February 15 meeting at the Shamburger Room at the Quitman Public Library at 7 p.m. Be sure to mark your calendars for what should be a very interesting program.

January Meeting Summary

Leatrice Mason of Quitman brought the January meeting program with a remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, a preview of African American History Month (February), and a special tribute to her sister, Mattie Mae Etta Johnson of the Muddy Creek Community of Quitman, who played a memorable role in the 20th Century’s Civil Rights movement. [...]

January Meeting Monday, 1/18/2010

The regular monthly meeting of the Wood County Genealogical Society will be held next Monday, January 18, at 7 p.m. at the Quitman Public Library. The informal gathering at Peralta’s Restaurant open to all members and guests starts at 5:30 p.m. in Quitman.
Program activities for the 7 p.m. meeting are under the direction of Vice-President [...]

Native American Lifestyles

Kathy Lynn Copeland and husband Joe brought and explained artifacts which gave us insight into the lifestyles of members of the Cherokee nations in the 18th and 19th Century at the November society meeting. Mixed in was history of the Cherokees from arrival in the Americas to their southeastern United States lives and then their [...]

Correction on Peralta’s Time Monday

In case anyone missed the comment on the Monday schedule posting, we have moved the time for the informal gathering at Peralta’s on Monday, November 16 up to 5 p.m. for this date only. This is so our speakers for the program can join us at the restaurant and still have time to get ready [...]

Reminder: Cherokee Program at Monday Meeting

Just a reminder about events for our regular meeting day on Monday, November 16 at the meeting room of the Quitman Public Library:
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the library — A jewelry party at the meeting room serving as a society fund raiser and provided by Kathy Lynn and Joe Copeland who are presenting our [...]

Water Beetle Cherokee Program Nov. 16

Kathy Lynn and Joe Copeland will present a second program on “Cherokee Culture, Artifacts and Traditional Stories” at the regular monthly meeting Monday, November 16th, at 7:00 p.m. at the Quitman Public Library, 202 E. Goode St. in Quitman, Texas.
Members and the general public which is always invited [...]