Wood County, TX Genealogy Research Community on FacebookThe Wood County Genealogical Society will hold its annual Christmas party on the regular meeting night, Monday December 19, at 7 p.m. at the Shamburger Room at the Quitman Public Library. We are hoping for a large turn out from all out members who live close enough to drive in for the party. We would [...]
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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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The first notice of an upcoming super event for the society and Wood County this August is included in this email from the Quitman Public Library. More details will be made available as we can put together our event plan. We hope to make this available to our members, the general public, and members of [...]
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My Society Online Radio by mysociety | Blog Talk Radio.
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An on-going discussion for several months is computer skills classes. At the March meeting, a request for class topics included these: 1) basics, 2) saving files, 3) basic email including forwards and sending pictures, 4) basic word processing (especially MS Word), and 5) scanning. If you have other suggestions or would like to let us [...]
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Lou MALLORY, a WCGS member and Chairperson of The Wood County Historical Commission, passed along information about a the author of the book on the life of Captain Bill MCDONALD of Mineola, a deputy sheriff in Wood County and later a captain of the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers who will speak to the [...]
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It’s a wonder that no one has made a novel, movie, or television series about the life of Wood County’s Martin Varner. It’s all there in black and white in Don Raney‘s recent history of Varner, “Martin Varner: Texas Pioneer, His Life Story and His Descendants.” And, there’s a whole lot of Wood County history [...]
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Those who would like an online video preview of the “Who Do You Think You Are” television series which starts March 5 at 7 p.m. on NBC, should click on the link below to go to a page with the three-minute video. A brief, G-rated commercial is played at the first. If you have a [...]
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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.
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During her presentation to the society’s January meeting, Leatrice Mason paid tribute to her sister Mae Etta Johnson. A part of it is printed here to share with all members and the public in general. “… Instead, I chose to tell you about – My Hero – a Quitman Hometown Hero that not many people [...]
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