Wood County, TX Genealogy Research Community on FacebookThe special program for our regular November monthly meeting will be on THURSDAY, November 17, the week before the third Monday. We will car pool to Sulphur Springs to tour the genealogy library of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society, then meet with them at their regular meeting that evening. The third Thursday (Sulphur Springs night) [...]
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Tomorrow (Mon, Oct 3) 12:00pm noon — Lunch dutch treat at Taste of Texas to recognize those outside the society who have helped us with projects and our success this year. All members who can are urged to be there tomorrow.
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Introductions of officers, program plans for Fall 2011, an activity for Old Settler’s Reunion week, and a possible fundraiser project were among the activities at the Pot Luck dinner kicking off the 2011-2012 Wood County, Texas Genealogical Society year September 19 at the Shamburger room at the Quitman Public Library. A luncheon honoring those who [...]
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Our WCGS September kick-off-the-year-meeting is a pot luck dinner like last year beginning at 6 p.m. next Monday (Sept. 19) at the Shamburger Room at the Quitman Public Library. We will also hold one of our two yearly business meetings that evening. You’ll meet the new officers and committee chairman and have a chance to [...]
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Two important notices about the 2011-2012 Wood County (TX) Genelogical Society year beginning in September and the September 19 (at 6 p.m.) kick-off meeting and potluck dinner at the library: 1. Dues ($15 for individual members and $20 for family membership) are payable in September. You can bring them to the meeting or mail them [...]
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This is the calendar for the next two months — so far. Other items will probably be added and posted here and on our Facebook page. Check your email often. July 18 (Monday) >>>> 5 p.m. — Pre-training meeting at Peralta’s. (This is open to all members and guests even if you aren’t going to [...]
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The Golden Bells, an ensemble of handbell players at the First Methodist Church of Quitman, will entertain at the Wood County, Texas Genealogical Society regular May meeting next Monday, May 16 with a program of old folk tunes, some hymns, patriotic tunes. The society will also elect officers for the 2011-2012 society year at the [...]
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Minutes of the March 2011 meeting and the March/April Treasurer’s Report have been posted on the member-only page.
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Pat Allen of Mineola entertained and took members of the society and guests back many years in our memories with banjo and fiddle songs which would have been familiar to our parents and grandparents and other early settlers. Members of the audience could be seen tapping their toes in rhythm to the old familiar tunes [...]
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A program of old time music will be brought to the next Monday’s Wood County, TX. Genealogical Society April meeting by Eugene “Pat” Allen of Mineola. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Shamburger Room of the Quitman Public Library. The public is invited. Free help is available with getting started on a family [...]
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