Thought For The Day Genealogywise-Wood CountyComments to previous posts (those items in the center column of the Bulletin page) are actually posted to the previous post and not again at the top of this center column.
So that you don’t miss comments which update a post, always go down the left column of the page to comments.
A recent comment on the [...]
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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 [...]
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“Who Do You Think You Are?” premieres Friday, March 5 (7-8 p.m. Central Time Zone) and gives viewers an up-close and personal look inside the family history of some of today’s most beloved and iconic celebrities.
Among the celebrities featured are Matthew Broderick, Lisa Kudrow, Spike Lee, Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields and [...]
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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 [...]
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Member Gwen Sears is trying to contact Violet Shirey who had a recent query posted here wanting to connect to families with the surname Shirey. She is having some difficulty connecting. Gwen said, “I have a ggrandmother who is a Shirey so I am interested in talking to her about a possible connection.” If violet [...]
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An up-to-date member contact list has been posted at the member-only page. Please go there and check to make sure your information is correct and up-to-date.
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A feature, Thought For The Day, has been added to the Bulletin at http://woodtxgene.com/. Look for it each day in the upper left column of the page. To get you started, the first TFTD is this: It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. . . [...]
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The listing of Family Histories available in the Genealogy Research Center at the Quitman Public Library has been uploaded. They are found on the Quitman – Family Histories page. Follow the link there from this post or in the pages listing in the left hand column of this Bulletin page.
Thanks to many who have donated [...]
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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 [...]
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Don Raney, a descendant of Martin Varner of Wood County and author of the recent biography/family history of Martin Varner and descendants, will be speaking to the East Texas Genealogical Society at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 9 at the Tyler Public Library. The public, which includes any of us in the Wood County Genealogical Society, [...]
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