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ATTENTION: An interesting all - day genealogy workshop will be held on Friday, October 19th , at the Nancy Carol Roberts Public Library at Brenham, Texas. The all new Library is located at 100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway. This is a come and go workshop AND no charge.
Below is the program outline: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10:00 am - 10:50 am — Don't Forget the Ladies: A Genealogist's Guide to Women and the Law. Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL The Legal Genealogist In early America, women were all too often the people who just weren't there: not in the records, not in the censuses, not on juries, not in the voting booth. The common law relegated women to "protected" — second-class — status and understanding how they were treated under the law provides clues to finding their identities today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11:00 am - 11:50 am — Discovering Your Ancestors Land Holdings in the Texas GLO. Kevin Klaus, Information Specialist Texas General Land Office (GLO) Archives and Records Learn how maps can be used in genealogical research. This will be an overview of how to use the archival maps, the GIS mapping system, and the original land grant records to find your ancestors. Learn how to use the Land Grant Database and search strategies to locate the survey in a particular county. Lecture will include a case study using the original GLO maps, GIS mapping system, and county records in determining the location of the heinous 1872 murder of Benjamin McKeever in Burnet County Texas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Noon - 1:30 pm — Genealogy Basics: Getting Started on Your Family Tree Carl Smith, Genealogy Librarian — Montgomery County Memorial Library System Budding researchers will learn the basics they need to get started researching their family tree. We'll cover the first steps to take to begin your research, starting with home sources. We'll also cover the types of records that are useful for genealogical research and where they can be found. We'll also cover ways to stay organized by utilizing paper charts and forms or computer software. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:40 pm - 2:40 pm — Organizing and Preserving Photograph Collections. Ari Wilkins, Library Associate at Dallas Public Library We all have mounds of old unidentified family photos sitting in boxes. This lecture will offer step-by-step direction irr organizing, preserving and cataloging these precious collections for future generations. Learn how to identify, digitize and share collections using family trees and social media. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:50 pm - 3:50 pm — Locating Ancestors on the Dawes Roll. Kathy Huber, Manager, Genealogy Center, Tulsa City County Library The Dawes Roil, created between 1898-1906 enrolled members of the Five Civilized Tribes living in Indian Territory. Learn why the roll was taken, how the process worked, and the steps to locating an ancestor who enrolled. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm — Using Autosomal DNA Testing to Solve Genealogy Brick. WallsDrew Smith, Assistant Librarian, Academic Services, USF Tampa Library, co-host Genealogy Guys. Podcast Examine several case studies that will demonstrate how autosomal DNA testing can be used to solve genealogy brick walls. Examples will focus on Ancestry DNA, but may also include other testing companies and services. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5:15-6:15 pm Dinner Break. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm — Breaking Brick Walls by Finding Living Cousins. Shelby Rowan, Family Historian, President of Texas Research Ramblers Genealogical Society in Bryan/College Station. Perhaps a second or third or even a fourth cousin might have some information about your mutual great or great grandparents that just might break one of your brick walls. This presentation focuses on finding those living relatives. Shelby will walk you through some internet steps and send you home with website addresses for follow-up research. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:25 pm - 8:30 pm — Census Sense: Clues & Conundrums for Intermediate Researchers. Patti Gillespie, B.A., M.S., Owner, Family Lines & Stories This presentation focuses on federal census headings and codes, alternate federal censuses, state censuses, and their use in our research. The partnership between the national census website and the use of state censuses in revealing information about our ancestors is demonstrated. The value of a research timeline is also demonstrated. ___________________________________________________ *************************************************** ___________________________________________________ NOTICE: BEST MUSEUM at the Horlock House 1215 Washington, Navasota, Texas 77868. Any organization or individuals who would like to visit the newly organized Best Museum by the Two Rivers Heritage Foundation are welcome. Exhibits, at this time, include the City of Navasota’s historical collection of the Horlocks, Christian Becker, Jesse and Herbert Youens, Schumachers, and Texas Rangers; as well as the Two Rivers’ exhibit of the ”Railroads that built Navasota.” A new exhibit is of the Navasota Garden Club's 50th Anniversary. Those wishing to see the Best Museum please contact E-Mail: tworiversheritagefoundation@gmail.com. ************************************ Two Rivers Heritage Foundation Officers & Board of Directors Chairman: Betty Dunn Secretary: Mildred Edwards Treasurer: Judy Reynolds Directors : John Henry Botkin Lynn Hildebrandt Margaret Van Wagner Eppler Joyce Boatright Baker Goodwin |
HISTORY MIXERS
Oct 16, 2018 Newsletter This coming Tuesday’s, October 16th Two Rivers Heritage Foundation’s ‘history mixer’ will feature Two Rivers member Kathy Wells telling her fascinating family story of the DNA Genealogy Research leading to her Great Grandfather Graham’s grave. The ‘mixer’ will be at Lynn’s Rendezvous Room at 120 Farquhar on the corner across from the Navasota Post Office. The time is the usual 5:15 to 6:45. Members are always urged to bring a friend or two. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ....IMPORTANT NOTICE .... IMPORTANT NOTICE .... NOTICE: The following Tuesday, October 23rd …Two Rivers Heritage Foundation will not hold a ‘history mixer’ allowing members to attend and support the annual Navasota ISD Education Foundation dinner where Houston personality and philanthropist Mattress Mac Jim McIngvale will give the evening’s address. The event will be held at the Grimes County Expo Center and Fairgrounds with the doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for a silent auction. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $50 at the Navasota ISD Administration Building at 705 East Washington in Navasota. For more information or to become a sponsor of the event contact NISD Liaison Cindy Martin at 936-825-4207. The Foundation dinner and silent auction is a fundraising effort to generate and distribute resources to enrich, maintain and expand programs to meet the NISD’s educational mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oct 9, 2018 Newsletter An analysis of “Political Grimes County: The Rise of the White Union” was presented by Latham Boone, on Tuesday, October 9th “History Mixer” of the Two Rivers Heritage Foundation. The ‘mixer’ was held at Lynn’s Rendezvous Room at 120 Farquhar street, on the corner across from the Navasota Post Office. The time was the usual 5:15pm to 6:45pm. Mr. Boone commented that he had ancestors on both side of this political issue. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Two Rivers Heritage Foundation thanks all the members who have contributed to the Development Fund that has been established for a historic cultural center in Navasota for the preservation of historic documents and artifacts of Navasota, Grimes County and the surrounding Brazos Valley region. This Capital Campaign, is a move for tax deductible donations to the Two Rivers Heritage Foundation Development Fund from all who would like to participate in the founding of such a history center. Donations may be made by mailing your contribution to the Two Rivers Heritage Foundation Development Fund at P.O. Box 66, Navasota, TX. Donors will be provided with a donor tax receipt. For additional information about the Development Fund, e-mail Betty Dunn at e-mail: blhd83@gmail.com or Lynn Hildebrandt at e-mail: rendezvous120@gmail.com. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MEMBERSHIP Two Rivers Heritage Foundation c/o Judy Reynolds 3213 Red Robin Loop, Bryan, Texas 77802-3030, or P.O. Box 66, Navasota, TX. 77868 E-Mail: tworiversheritagefoundation@gmail.com |
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