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Partner Society Roundup

Aquick review of the genealogy landscape of Texas ishighlighted in the following TxSGS Partner Society

vignettes. Information on all partner societies is listed on theTxSGS website at http://www.txsgs.org/partner-societies/.

District 1:To give back to their community, the

Rio Grande Valley HispanicGenealogical Society is launching ascholarship program. RGVHGS hosted afundraising luncheon on Saturday, April23, to raise money for scholarship funds;the first scholar ship was awarded inMay. Active mem bers continue to indexrecords from Mexico with severalindexing projects under way. One bookhas been published in a new series ofland grant indexes slated for Reynosa,Mexico.

The Tip-O-Texas GenealogicalSociety meets twice a month with aprogram for each meeting. For theirmany “winter Texan” members, TOTGS

recently hosted a session on Ger -manic genealogy. According to MaryTorres, Vice-President and programchair, many of their winter Texanspresent programs for the society. Onespoke on finding living cousins usingFacebook and LinkedIn and sharedabout visiting her ances tral Swedishhome to connect with cousins shefound through her research. This pastyear, TOTGS focused on developinggood society management tech niques,producing their first annual report in2015, revising bylaws, and creating anew policies and procedures manual.

District 2:The Coastal Bend Genealogical

Society meets every other month at 2p.m. in the Board Room of the CorpusChristi Public Library. The May 14th

meeting featured Mark and ChristineRobbins; Mark is a professor of historyat the Del Mar Junior College inCorpus Christi and Christine is anassistant professor of Anthropology atA&M Kingsville.

District 3:Workshops and monthly genealogy

programs provide opportunities forGenealogical Society of AransasCounty members to improve theirresearch skills while collaboratingwith fellow genealogists in pursuingtheir family heritage.

The past year brought monthlymeetings with programs that edu -cated and entertained the MatagordaCounty genealogist. Meetings resumein September after the MatagordaCounty Genealogical Society annualsummer hiatus.

Genealogy presentations the

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second Monday of each month enrichmembers and guests of the VictoriaCounty Genealogical Society.Meetings are held at 7 p.m. at theFirst Christian Church FellowshipHall in Victoria. The July 11th meet -ing features Gary Dunnam speakingon “The Frels Family.”

William and Isabella MoorelandPonton Family Descendants keepup-to-date with the latest in familydevelopments through an activeFacebook page and a Ponton Familyreunion held each year in April.

District 4:The Bay Area Genealogical

Society now has Special InterestGroups featuring ethnic researchplus a mentoring program, “MembersHelping Members,” for beginninggenealogists. Two hundred strong,BAGS encourages new members witha New Member Luncheon eachmonth. A Telephone Committeecontacts members with event remin -ders and a pre-meeting slide showadvertises news and upcomingevents along with photos of pastprograms. Frequent trips to theClayton Library plus a journal,newsletter, and website encouragemembers in their research andpublication efforts.

The Houston GenealogicalForum had an exciting and produc -tive 2015-2016 year under theleadership of Marjorie Lowe. Month -ly meetings featured presentationson a wide-variety of topics includingAfrican-American genealogy, theCherokee Trail of Tears, and criminalrecords. The HGF Fall Workshop in2015 featured topics on writing afamily history by John Colletta.Michael D. Lacopo shared his exper -tise in Swiss research and blogging inthe Spring Workshop in 2016. HGFsponsored a sold-out six-weekGenealogy Class led by Marje Harris.A new website highlights HGF

Learn more about the ChaparralGenea logical Society & Library ontheir new website: http://www.chaparralgensoc.org/.

In 2015, the Montgomery CountyGenealogical & Historical Societyawarded a grand total of $700 to thefollowing local organizations: theGenealogy Department of the Mont -gomery County Memorial Library inConroe, Texas; the Heritage Museumof Mont gomery County; and theMontgomery County HistoricalCommission. MCGHS also has a newpublication in the works covering thecounty’s history and obituaries.

Serving College Station, Bryan, andthe Brazos Valley, the TexasResearch Ramblers GenealogicalSociety’s volunteers lend support tothe Carnegie Center of Brazos ValleyHistory. Earlier this year, they held afree 4-week Genealogy Workshop.The Ramblers maintain BrazosCounty index listings on their web -site for the public and periodicallypublish new ones there (http://www.texasresearchramblers .org/).

The Washington County Genea -logical Society is currently focusingits efforts on transcribing burialswithin the county, helping tomaintain Washington County ceme -teries, and in assisting researchers —from near and far — with burial loca -tions. They also maintain cus tom izedGoogle Maps of Washington Countyceme teries as well as the WashingtonCoun ty cemetery mem orials onFindagrave.com. Along with theceme tery information on theirwebsite, WCGS maintains churchinformation, local history, obituaries,marriages, and more at: http://www.bluebonnet genealogy.org/.

District 7: In April, the East Texas Genea logi -cal Society hosted anenthusiastically received DNA Semi -nar led by nation al DNA expert

activi ties and initiatives. In thecoming 2016-2017 year, HGF isexploring a Speakers’ and Writers’List to provide HGF members theopportunity to speak and write abouttheir genea logical research and sharetheir expertise within the group.

The Texas City AncestrySearchers celebrated their 40th

anniversary in March with a banquetand proclamation from the TexasCity mayor. One of the two survivingchar ter members, Susie Moncla,traveled from Louisiana to share withbanquet attendees her memories ofthe beginnings of the society. JeanLaffite, aka Jim Nonus, entertainedthe group in full costume. Excellentmonthly programs include “Show &Tell,” featuring members sharingmementos and photos of their ances -tors. A continuing series of freeworkshops, “Lost Bones,” featuresguest speakers presenting variousgenealogical topics.

The Humble Area GenealogicalSociety hosted a very popular SaltLake City research trip for membersand other genealogists, along withtrips to Clayton Library, a DNA lab,the Funeral Museum, and OlivewoodCemetery. Excellent programs arefeatured at monthly meetings.THAGS also supports a genealogylibrary at Lone Star College NorthHarris on the second floor of thelibrary, 2700 W. W. Thorne Drive,Houston, TX 77073.

District 6: The Chaparral Genealogical

Society & Library recently relo -cated their library from Tomball toMagnolia and had a grand opening intheir new facility. Along with itsTomball and Montgomery Countycollections, the society expanded itslibrary collections to cover more ofTexas and Louisiana. Staffed byvolunteers, the library is a researchfacility that is open to the public.

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by a membership meeting andprogram at 7:00 p.m. CHGS recentlypublished their first book, Gone withthe Wind, the 1856 Cedar Hill Tornado.Featured in a March article by theDallas Morning News, a team of sixgenealogists from CHGS led by DaveKlauck researched the tornado, itsvictims, and the town prior to de -struc tion by the tornado to create adefinitive narrative of the twister thatdevastated Dallas County’s firstcommunity.

As the longest continuously run -ning genealogical society in the stateof Texas, the Dallas GenealogicalSociety celebrated in May 60 years ofgenealogical leadership in DallasCounty and Texas. The DGS annualSummer Seminar brings Denise MayLevenick, The Family Curator, toDallas, Friday and Saturday, July 29 –July 30; the topic is “Preserving andSharing Family Treasures.” CurtWitcher from the Allen CountyPublic Library (Indiana) is featuredin the Fall Seminar slated September17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. DGS supportsthe Dallas Public Library with mone -tary and materials donations. In April,DGS partnered with MyHeritage in apilot project to photograph PleasantMound Cemetery for BillionGraves.com. DGS is also partner ing with thePortal to Texas History to digitizeand preserve Dallas County Records.

The Grand Prairie GenealogicalSociety has recently completed aninventory of over 13,000 graves inevery cemetery in Grand Prairieexcept one. In most cemeteries, thecemetery committee was grantedaccess to cemetery records and pre -pared a database, then took photos ofthe gravestones. Even those burialswithout gravestones were included inthe inventory and mounted atFind A Grave. The CemeteryCommittee just received permissionto inventory the lone remainingcemetery. The Grand Prairie Library

Debbie Parker Wayne. The 16th an -nual Family History Fair co-sponsoredwith the local Family History Librarydrew over 100 attendees andfeatured Dr. Deborah Burkett fromthe Chero kee County HistoricalCommission.

For Historic Preservation Month inMay, the Smith County HistoricalSociety and Smith County Museumhosted a traveling exhibit andpictorial essay from HumanitiesTexas, “The Way Things Were: TexasSettlers and Their Buildings, 1860s-1930s.” Bill O’Neal, state historian,was the featured speaker at theannual May Ice Cream Social. SlatedJuly 5th, an encore presentation ofthe Spirits of Oakwood CemeteryTour will be provided in air-conditioned comfort at the SCHSmeeting. As the oldest cemetery inTyler, Oakwood Cemetery embodiesa rich history with many notableTexans buried within its boundaries.

In addition to hosting monthlymeetings, members of the TimpsonArea Genealogical and HeritageSociety stay busy organizing theirrelatively new genealogy library.TAHGS maintains a computerizedobituary and cemetery index for thearea surrounding Timp son; genealogylibrary volunteers are willing to dolook ups. In 2015, TAGHS appliedfor and received a Tocker Grant fordigitizing local newspapers for theUniversity of North Texas’ Portal toTexas History; more details aboutdigitization grants and recordspreservation will be highlighted inthe next issue of Stirpes.

The annual Van Zandt CountyGenea logical Society genealogyseminar slated 24 Sep 2016 featuresDon Raney. For more information,watch their website athttp://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txvzcgs/vzgs.htm In2016, VZCGS applied for andreceived a $33,100 Tocker Grant fordigitizing local newspapers for the

University of North Texas’ Portal toTexas History; more details about digi -tization grants and recordspreser vation will be featured in thenext issue of Stirpes.

District 8:Expanding the Lamar County

Deaths and Cemetery Records onlinedatabase is a focus for the LamarCounty Genealogical Society; thedatabase is currently approaching100,000 entries. More than just basicinformation, the database includesobituaries in addition to links to head -stone photos, researched bio graph ies ofthe deceased, newspaper articles, andmore. The database also allowssubmissions by non-members.

The Red River County TX Genea -logical Society has a well-deservedreputation for excellent, well-attendedprograms. Vice-President Johnie Leeresearched and compiled the meticu -lously researched 2015 Grand Prizeaward winning book, Red River County in1890: The Year of the Missing Census.

District 9:Seminars with speakers Glenn

Kinkade and Kelvin Meyers high -lighted the past year for the NorthTexas Genealogical Association. Bothseminars were sold out and attendeescontinue to comment on the quality ofthe presentations. Programs and work -shops enjoy high attendance due to thequality of speakers featured. Excite -ment is building for the Septem berseminar featuring Lisa Louise Cooke;NTGS invites everyone to join themfor this event on September 10, 9 a.m.in Wichita Falls.

District 10:Every second Thursday except

during a summer hiatus, the CedarHill Genealogical Society gathers at6:30 p.m. at the Cedar Hill Library fora meet-and-greet social time fol low ed

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renovation is nearing completion andwill reopen the 1st of June. GPGSvolunteers have been working withlibrary staff on organizing the new,larger genealogy “Roots” room.

District 11:The Arlington Genealogical

Society donated $5,000 to the Arling -ton Public Library capital fund for thenew library building. The ArlingtonPublic Library is under constructionwith expected completion in late2018. In the interim, AGS meets atthe Arlington West Police ServiceStation, located at 2060 W. GreenOaks Blvd. in their CommunityRoom.

The Johnson CountyGenealogical Society hosted a well-received beginning genealogyworkshop in the fall with manyvisitors in attendance. The societyholds interesting and educationalprograms on the second Thursday ofeach month at the Cleburne PublicLibrary, 302 W. Henderson.

Mid-Cities Genealogical Societylaunched its new website in May—they invite genealogists to visitwww.txmcgs.org to experience theirnew online presence. Monthlymeetings continue throughout theyear on the first Thursday of eachmonth. The public is invited toattend the 6:30 p.m. “Meet & Greet”followed by a program at 7:00 p.m.;meetings are held at the Mary LibSaleh Euless Public Library. OnOctober 8, MCGS is hosting a one-day seminar with Sunny Morton on“Discovering Your US Ancestors.”

District 12:Waco area genealogists benefit

from the excellent workingrelationship shared by the CentralTexas Gen ea logical Society and theGeneal o gy Center of the Waco/McLennan County Library, which

General Land Office.The Genealogical and Historical

Society of Caldwell County’squality publication, Plum CreekAlmanac, continued its winning wayswith 3rd place in 2015. GHSCCsupports the Nichols MemorialLibrary in Luling, which featuresfamily surname files, original marriagelicenses, numerous pictures of thefamilies of Caldwell County, andmany other research tools.

An exciting new partnership hasdeveloped between the GenealogicalSociety of Kendall County’sresearch library, the Family HistoryPlace (FHP), and the Family HistoryCenter (FHC) of the Church of theLatter Day Saints (LDS). Afterclosing their library, the FHC broughttheir computers and a microfilmreader to the FHP, greatly increasingFHP research resources. Trainedvolunteers are available at all timesand hours have expanded to includetwo evenings. GSKC also partneredwith the Patrick Heath Public Library(PHPL) to co-sponsor successfulworkshops, training, symposiums, pro -grams, a children’s class, and exhibits.A community celebration for FirstFamilies of Kendall County is slatedfor the fall. Recent events include thepopular Spring Seminar that featuredMichael Lacopo and the May meetingwith speaker Bruce Shackelford,Director of the South Texas HeritageCenter at the Witte Museum.

The Admiral Nimitz Foundationand the Nimitz Education andResearch Center sponsor a genealogi -cal society, Sons and Daughters ofWorld War II Veterans, to honor our“Greatest Generation” who servedduring World War II. Society member -ship is open to relatives by birth,adoption or marriage to anyone whoserved in the United States militaryin World War II. A Memorial member -ship is also available for unrelatedfriends of a qualifying veteran. Mem -ber ships require the veteran’s proof of

strengthens both the society and thelibrary through co-sponsored eventsand research opportunities. CTGS hasrecently embraced digital distri butionof their quarterly to control the esca -lating costs of publishing and mailinga printed publication. Intere sting andinformative programs are featured ateach meeting, helping membersimprove research skills and learn howto find elusive ancestors.

Returning original unclaimed mar -riage licenses to family members is ajoint project of the Hill County Gen -ealogical Society and the Hill CountyHistorical Commission. An index ofover 8,000 unclaimed marriagelicenses is available at the HillsboroPublic Library. Out-of-townresearchers may request an indexsearch by sending the name of thebride and groom and the approximateyear they married (if known) to Billand Mollie Stinson at P.O. Box 1134,Hillsboro, TX 76645 or call (254) 582-3242. Inquiries should beaccom panied with the name, mailingaddress, and phone number of therequestor plus one dollar to coverpostage and handling. Descendants ofearly Hill County pioneers can applyfor a First Families of Hill CountyCertificate. Details are available on theHCGS website at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txhcgs/.

District 13:The annual writing competition

held by the Austin GenealogicalSociety awarded prizes to manyauthors highlighted in the 2015publication of the AGS Quarterly. The2015 AGS seminar featured Judy G.Russell speaking to an enthusiasticcrowd. In May, Thomas MacEnteebrought his high-tech genealogyacumen to Austin for the annual four-session seminar. AGS supports recordspreservation in Texas throughdonations including a sponsorship forrecords preservation at the Texas

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service between December 7, 1941and December 31, 1946. Societymembers receive a numbered anddated certificate bearing the mem -ber’s name and the name of theirWorld War II veteran ancestor. Formore information, visit http://www.sonsanddaughtersofww2veterans.org/.

The Williamson County Genea -logi cal Society hosted a verysuccessful annual seminar in Marchfeaturing Curt B. Witcher from theAllen County Public Library (Indiana)who presented four lectures onmethodology, military records,immigration, and unique Internetresources. The WCGS quarterlypublication The ChisholmTrail features a variety ofarticles from members. Thesociety’s growing librarycollection is housed at theRound Rock Public Library.

District 14:The West Texas Genea -

logical Society meets every 2nd

Thursday at the Rose Park ActivityCenter; meet ings are geared towardlearning new techniques in genealogyresearch. WTGS is currently explor inga series of summer workshops forbeginners and beyond, focused oncomputer research. For more infor -ma tion on meetings or thework shop, contact WTGS atwtgs59@yahoo.com.

The second Thursday of everymonth, the Comanche CountyGenealogical Society meets at 7:00p.m. in the Comanche CountyMuseum in Comanche. In true WestTexas tradition, President HenryAdcock assures that refreshments areavailable at each meeting. In July,CCGS hosts an annual potluck withgood food and conversation amonggenealogists. The society is currentlyphotographing every cemetery head -stone in the county and researchingdeath certificates. The photographsand death certificates are collected in

In 2015-2016, the San AngeloGenealogical and Historical Societyhosted a Saturday research day at theWest Texas Collection featuringwebinar presentations by ThomasMacEntee, Satur day semi nars on avariety of topics, and a selec tion offascinating programs at their 1st Tues -day meetings, Septem ber through May.Their publications, Stalkin’ Kin in OldWest Texas and The SAGHS News letter,received recogni tion as the best inTexas at the 2015 TxSGS AnnualAwards Banquet. After a summer

hiatus, SAGHS resumes theirgenealogy activities with their

annual Genealogy Fair on30 August 2016, 6:30 p.m. to8:30 p.m., in the StephensCentral Library. Open to thepublic, the Genealogy Fairfea tures over $1,000 ingenealogy door prizes.

District 16:In February, Amarillo Genea -

logi cal Society volunteershelped Boy Scouts with their

Genealogy Merit Badge, one ofmany merit badge classes provided at aMerit Badge Workshop at West TexasA&M in Amarillo. President CindyWallace reports that 25 young men leftthe workshop with family trees and allthe documentation required for theirmerit badge. In May, two AGS mem -bers, Donna Otto and Elaine Maples,presented a program on their recenttrip to Ellis Island and Ellis Islandimmigration research. During the AGSsummer hiatus, Cindy will teach twosessions on Court House research withfield trips to the courthouse forresearch practice. Contact CindyWallace at the Amarillo Public Libraryfor more information or visit the Ama -rillo Public Library or AGS websites.

District 17:The Borden County Historical

Commission focused the past several

books available at the ComancheCounty Museum; contact (325) 356-5115 for lookups. Volunteers are alsoposting the cemetery information tofindagrave.com. Volunteers fromCCGS serve on the museum boardand volunteer to work at the museum,which houses CCGS materials such ascemetery information, many familyhistory books that individual familiesin the county have created, and more.

District 15:The Pecan Valley Genea -

logi cal Society maintains a genealogylibrary and research room for use bygeneal ogists in Brownwood andbeyond. Their historically focusedFacebook page is extremely popular, serving as a resource for historic photos,photos of relics, and docu ments; someposts have had over 1,000 hits. PVGSmem ber and historian Clay Rileymanages the Facebook page. ThePVGS Website honors militarypersonnel—Central Texas casualtiesfrom various conflicts are noted onlinewith burial location along with awardsand service, creating a virtualmemorial for the service person.

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our contact information is out of date. Please contact your District Representative and

memberinfo@txsgs.org with current contact data. Societies are encouraged to post society events

on the TxSGS online calendar; contact calendar@txsgs.org

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years on restoring their BordenCounty Museum, repairing thebuilding and preserving their manyexhibits on early Texas Panhandleranching. The Borden CountyHeritage Day hosted by the BCHCon 11 Jun 2016 in Gail, Texas,features a look back at many aspectsof life on the edge of the Caprock inearly years. Lisa Mahler, President ofthe BCHC, extends an invitation toattend the Heritage Day and beimmersed in South Plains history,10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in downtown Gailand the Borden County EventCenter.

District 18:The Midland Genealogical Soci -

ety supports the John & RosalindRedfern Genealogical ResearchCenter, the largest genealo gy libraryin Texas west of I35. The RedfernGenealogical Research Center is aresearch destination with Texas,United States, and internationalresearch materials. MGS purchasesbooks and research materials for theRedfern Genea logical ResearchCenter with funds from the RosalindRedfern endow ment to MGS. BillRobinson is the new president forMGS; Marion Stewart is the newprogram chair for the coming term.Marion is looking forward to a year offascinating programs sure to enter -tain and educate Midland areagenealogists.

Walter Wilson is the new PermianBasin Genealogical Society presi -dent, assuming leadership after theprevious president passed away inDecember. The PBGS AnnualWorkshop is slated 24 Sep 2016.PBGS favorite Pat Gordon is theworkshop speaker; she will focus onbeginning research in the firstsession and the following topics willbuild on that foundation. The Aprilmeeting introduced Boy Scouts andGirl Scouts to genealogy for a

SAG&HS’s annual seminar slated21 Oct 2016. Watch the SAG&HSwebsite at www.txsaghs.org fordetails. The SAG&HS libraryboasts more than 15,000 volumesplus over 600 maps; the librarycatalogue is searchable online.Held 11 Jun 2016, the AnnualSAG&HS Founder’s Day Luncheonhonors the Founders of the SanAntonio Genealogical and Histor -ical Society and the descen dants ofthe First Families of Bexar Countywho settled in the county prior toAugust 1850. Three new 2016 –2018 directors will be installed andguest Speaker Linda Beard willspeak on “Anne Hutchinson, Witchor Mother of American Freedoms?”For more information, visit theSAG&HS Facebook page orwww.txsaghs.org.

The Castro Colonies HeritageAssociation brings together peoplewith a common interest in theCastro colonies of Castroville,Quihi, Vandenburg (New Fountain)and D’Hanis, plus all of MedinaCounty, Texas. Dates, locations andtopics for the quarterly meetingsare posted at the CCHA website athttp://www.castrocolonies.us/. On13 Sep 2015, Barbara Froebel,District Represen tative for TxSGSDistrict 20, presented the 2014Grand Prize Writing Award tomembers of the History BookCommittee of CCHA for theirrecent publication History of MedinaCounty Texas, Volume I, reviewed inthis issue of Stirpes. The HistoryBook Committee, chaired byLaurel Oppelt D’Orsogna and JohnG. Wernette, included SuannAgold, Amy Jo Baker, ConnieBalmos, Shirley Click, Irene Cox,Jack Finger, Carole Harton, DianneKeeton, Ellen Loessberg, HarryMacey, Loraine Miller, DebbiePayne, Mary Ann Pringle, andJonell Taylor. ✯

genealogy merit badge. PBGS hadpatches made for the genealogysociety to give Scout attendees; themerit badge is awarded by thescouting organizations after comple -tion of merit badge requirements.

District 19:El Paso Genealogical Society’s

low-key spring “Eatin’ Meetin’”featur ing a pot luck and members’“Show and Tell” brought a newmember to the society. Ethnicgroups, history, and food werehighlighted in several recentprograms. EPGS is currently makingplans for exciting programs andevents in the coming year andexploring ideas for Saturday events.

District 20:In February and March of 2015, the

Kerrville Genealogical Society helda seven-week genealogy course pre -sen t ed by Harry and Mary Alice Dell,and opened the doors of the newKGS Research Center & Library tothe public on 21 Apr 2015. KGS isproud to have successfully accom -plished these two big projectssimultaneously in the first quarter of2015. Established in 1970, KGS con -tinues to build on a currentcol lection of over 50 books of KerrCounty land records, vital records,and Kerr Coun ty obituaries coveringthe late 1800s to present time. TheKGS Research Center & Library isfeatured in this issue in TexasGenealogy Back roads: Hidden Gem of theHill Country.

With a membership of over 500,the San Antonio Genealogical &Historical Society provides a myriadof educational opportunities: regularbeginner and intermediate classes,workshops on various subjects ofinterest, SIGs, monthly Sundayafternoon classes, and more. TxSGSDirector of Education, SusanKaufman, is the featured speaker for

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Good news!Texas State Genealogical Society

now has two streamlined methods for Partner Societies and Partner Society Delegates to publicize society events: (1) an event/news item form and (2) a calendar form. Please use both for your society events!News and ActivitiesTo submit activities and news items for Stirpes, the TxSGS blog, the TxSGS Facebook page, or our e-News newsletter, go to https://tinyurl.com/yclrdp94.

Stirpes editors, for example, will format submissions for use in the Partner Society Roundup, a review of genealogical events and news from our Partner Societies. The editors recommend that you create and edit your submission in Word or some other text-editing program, then cut and paste the text in the appropriate box on the form. This is an ideal forum for posting press releases.

All entries will be considered for the TxSGS blog, the TxSGS Facebook page, or our e-News newsletter. Please note: events scheduled for the second

quarter of 2018 and beyond will be considered for the March 2018 issue of Stirpes. These entries must be submitted by 15 January 2018! Entries that occur in the third quarter of 2018 or that are submitted after January 15 will be considered for the June 2018 issue of Stirpes.

Each form allows three event or news entries. If you have more than three event or news items to share, please use a new form. You are welcome to submit speakers, seminars, research trips, or any other event your society is planning. If we get overwhelmed with entries, that will be a good thing!Calendar

To submit information for the TxSGS calendar, go to https://tinyurl.com/y9fph4va.

There is no deadline for calendar events. Please provide enough advance notice so that the calendar volunteer has time to get them posted.

You’ll notice that the information required for the two entry forms is different—go ahead and submit your event items on both forms. The calendar volunteer doesn’t necessarily have access to the event and news form.�2

Partner Society Roundup Streamlined for Easier Input

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of researchers, hobbyists, and professionals across the nation. Wouldn’t you like to get your society

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