CCGS-ETHA Family History Fair
Saturday, April 18, 2015
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Organized by the Cherokee County Genealogical Society.
Sponsored by the East Texas Historical Association, SFASU, Nacogdoches, Texas.
The Church will open at 8:00 am to begin the fair registration and set up for vendors/exhibitors.
Information on Speakers and Sessions
Carol Taylor Dr. Richard Hackney George Avery John Versluis, M.A. Kevin Klaus Peggy Lloyd
9 a.m.
John Versluis,
M.A. “Texas Heritage
Museum: Historical
Research Center and Case
Study"
10
a.m.
Carol Taylor
“First Steps”
John Versluis,
M.A.
“Researching
WWI Veteran Records &
Unit Histories"
Dr. Richard
Hackney “Texas
African Americans
Historical Cemetery
Association”
Peggy Lloyd “Washington, Arkansas and its Connections to Early East Texas History”
11 a.m.
Carol Taylor
“Spreading Out”
John Versluis,
M.A.
“Researching
ancestors (Versuluis) in
in Sint-Laurins, East
Flanders, Belguim"
Dr. George
Avery “Cemetery
Interpretation Project
and Mosaic Templars of
American Research”
George Martin, Kaye Slover, David Henderson, Gordon Bennett “Cherokee County Cemeteries”"
12 p.m.
Lunch is served
by FUMC Go Team
1 p.m.
Carol Taylor
“Reach Even Farther”
Kevin Klaus
“Genealogical Resources
of the Texas General
Land Office”
Peggy Llyod
“Research Resources at
the Southwest Arkansas
Regional Archives”
Cemeteries, Continued
2 p.m.
Carol Taylor
“Now Down to the
Roots of Your Tree”
Kevin Klaus
“Letters and Research in
the Court of Claims
files of the Texas
General Land Office ”
Peggy Lloyd
“George H. Martin of
Angelina County, Texas,
and Hempstead County,
Arkansas in
Reconstruction"
Cemeteries, Continued
The fee to attend the CCGS-ETHA Family History Fair is $35.00 and will include a hot lunch provided by the church’s adult mission group. The fee will be discounted for CCGS and ETHA members to $15.00 and will include the hot lunch.
The Family History Fair is a fund raising project for both CCGS and the adult missions group of First United Methodist, Jacksonville, to fund their respective activities.
Advance reservations for the Family History Fair are strongly advised by society members and can be made by contacting the society by regular mail, e-mail, or by calling 1-903-586-0135.
Vivian Cates, Alto 1-936-858-3801
1st Vice-president Program Chairman, Publicity, Special Projects-Cherokee County Genealogical Society
For more information contact the Cherokee County (Texas) Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 1332, Jacksonville, Texas 75766-1332