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Full editions follow - The contents listed below are only a partial listing and do not include committee articles, calendar, or the president's columns. To read the entire issue, just click on the month. Listed with most recent first; click on a previous year to get to the final (December) edition of that year.  2010 --- 2009 --- 2008 --- 2007 --- 2006 --- 2005 --- 2004 --- 2003 Editions prior to Sept 2003 are not online February 2012 (1276 KB) Friday, February 24, 2012 - Irene Walters presents "A Nation of Immigrants: U.S. Naturalization and Genealogy" Memoriam National Archives research videos,Black History resources, January program recap National Archives Online Public Access, Magna Carta (insert) Houston Family Search Conference registration and lunch order forms January 2012 (971 KB) Friday, January 29, 2012 - Thomas Bruce Green III presents "Flags of Texas" FREE Houston Family Search Conference Quick References, Genealogy Playing Cards Ancestry.comTip, Space Shuttle Recordation, Phone Cameras (insert) Houston Family Search Conference registration and lunch order forms December 2011 (2078 KB) No General Meeting This Month U.S. Service Branch Resource, German Resources Food for Thought, Mac Software Holiday Party Pics November 2011 (2098 KB) Saturday, November 19, 2011 -- BAGS Annual Holiday Party BAGS TSGS Awards DNA Testing Basics In A Nutshell DNA Testing Resources (Insert) Map to the Party October 2011 (1029 KB) Friday, October 28, 2011 -- Jane Buck presents "New Avenues in Genetic Genealogy" Preparing for the 1940 U.S. Census Release TSGS Conference Update BAGS Display Complete, Holiday Party Details (online only) BAGS Library Display Pictures September 2011 (1698 KB) Friday, September 30, 2011 -- Deborah Cole presents Tips & Tricks from the 2011 FGS Conference Show & Tell Items & Advice TSGS Conference Update Mocavo (inserts)  TSGS Flyer, BAGS Membership Application,and  BAGS Display Contribution Form August 2011 (2098 KB) Friday, August 26, 2011 -- Annual Show and Tell with Potluck Dinner Orphan Train Ancestor Resources, Membership Free Genealogy Classes, Thank You to Our Supporters, New Officers TGSG Fall Conference Details (online only) Show and Tell Items (inserts)  TSGS Flyer, BAGS Membership Application, BAGS Display Contribution Form, Painted Churches Bus Tour Form July 2011 (1609 KB) Friday, July 29, 2011 -- Linda Jamison presents "The Orphan Trains" New Civil War books, Texas City Centennial Resources, Huguenot Resources, Memoriam 101 Best Websites, Appalachian Region, BAGS Officer slate, Hurricane Preparedness TGSG Fall Conference Details (online only) New Member & Last Month's Speaker Pictures (inserts) Dr. Arlene Eakle Seminar Registration Form, TSGS Flyer, BAGS Membership Application, BAGS Display Contribution Reg., Painted Churches Bus Tour Reg June 2011 (1079 KB) Friday, June 24, 2011 -- Eric Sandifer (in period dress) presents "Who Were the Huguenots?" New Members, Memoriam, Houston History, Scotland Resources, Civil War 150th Resources Library Display, Receiving Tribal membership Local Area Events, Conferences, and Classes (inserts) Dr. Arlene Eakle Seminar Registration Form, BAGS Membership Application May 2011 (777 KB) Friday, May 27, 2011 -- Ann Dunphy Becker presents "Houston - After the Civil War and before Oil - As Seen Through Photographs." Case Study, Civil War, Blogs, and Railway Passenger Lists Research Tips, Hurricane Preparedness, and BAGS Bylaws Changes Local Area Events, Conferences, and Classes (insert) Dr. Arlene Eakle Seminar - Registration Form April 2011 (1156 KB) Friday, April 29, 2011 -- Gay Carter presents “Who Knows...What Answers...Lurk on the Internet? An Adventure with 20th-Century Research” Mocavo.com Resource, U.S. State Archives BAGS Library Display Ancestry.com Civil War News, Preservation, Italian Research Local Area Events, Conferences, and Classes March 2011 (617 KB) Friday, March 25, 2011 -- Nick Cimino presents “How to Trace Your Ancestors in Italy" Software Reviews, Immigration Records Family History Center Locations Digitizing Photos, U.S. Civil War 150th Anniversary Finland Research Resources Local Area Events, Conferences, and Classes February 2011 (1496 KB) Friday, February 25, 2011 -- Cary Hall presents “Wanted Dead or Alive, the Parents of Eli Hugh Davis" Researching Maiden Names Indian Trail Marking; Tidbits from last month's program Local Area Events, Conferences, and Classes (online version only) Registration Forms for:  Proving Ancestral Residence in the Republic of Texas Seminar, and Modern Military Records Seminar January 2011 (764 KB) Friday, January 28, 2011 -- James P. Bevill presents “Behind the Battle: Financing the Texas Revolution" Consider a Conference, Land Records Research Notes Harris County Archives Volunteer Project, German Root Guide Local Area Events, Conferences, and Classes (online version only) Baytown Seminar Registration Form December 2010 ( 1010 KB) No Monthly Meeting Memoriam, DNA Testing, Preserving Family Keepsakes BAGS Quarterly, Research Guidance, Archaic Medical Terms Local Area Events and Classes November 2010 ( 1653 KB) Saturday, November 20, 2010 -- BAGS Annual Holiday Party at Hope Village Tea Room BAGS TSGS Awards, Facebook, Google Translator, Baltic Resources Norwegian Research Resources (online version only) October Meeting Pictures (Insert) Map to the Party October 2010 ( 1173 KB) Friday, October 29, 2010 -- Blaine Hedberg will discuss researching Norwegian ancestry.  Memoriam for Constance “Connie” Ogden 3 New Beta FamilySearch.org & Local FHCs, 4 Free electronic resources at FHCs Annual Holiday Party Invitation (online version) BAGS Freeman Library Display September 2010 ( 1262 KB) Friday, September 24, 2010 -- Sue Yerby presents "That record should exist, let's try the last resort, the FHC."  New York State Newspaper Resource Show & Tell Program, BAGS Library Display, & Generous Supporters (online version) Show & Tell Program photos and Insert: Irish are Coming...Back! August 2010 ( 966 KB) Friday, August 27, 2010 -- Annual Show & Tell with Potluck Dinner - Public Invited. Join us at 6:30pm for potluck dinner and the meeting begins at 7pm. Government Resources, Members Assistance Surnames Our Members Are Researching Inserts: BAGS Membership Registration form and The Irish Are Coming Back! . . . Registration Form July 2010 (709 KB) Friday, July 30, 2010 -- Gay Carter presents "Everything Old is New Again:  Electronic Government Information and Genealogy". Texas Archives, Research: Can You Help? TMG, Research Progress Report Surnames Our Members Are Researching June 2010 (703 KB) Friday, June 25, 2010 -- Jerry Woodman presents "The Master Genealogist - Don't Be Intimidated" Cool and Unusual Stuff Surnames Our Members are Researching New Clayton Hours May 2010 ( 802 KB) Friday, May 28, 2010 -- Susan Kaufman with Clayton Library presents " Unusual Resources . . . or . . . That is Some Cool Stuff". Clayton Library's significant manuscripts and online databses FamilySearch new record collections Emily Croom Seminar Summary April 2010 (1487 KB) Friday, April 30, 2010 -- Annual BAGS Demolition Day: Breaking down your research "brickwalls" Emily Croom Seminar Map Genealogy Gadgets and Fitness Quiz Missouri and Puerto Rico Research Aids, Liendo Plantation Trip The Cradle Tour March 2010 (768 KB) Friday, March 26, 2010 -- Dick Eastman presents "Putting the Genes in Genealogy" Emily Croom Seminar, Native American Research Resources Family History Library Free Online Classes, 1930 Census Dick Eastman Seminar in Houston Emily Croom Seminar in Texas City February 2010 (699 KB) Friday, February 26, 2010 -- Bruce Lockett, Director of Texas Archaeology Study Association, presents "Current Marine Salvage Projects" 2010 Census is Coming! Creatively Sharing Family History WWI Draft Card Images Dick Eastman Seminar in Houston January 2010 (862 KB) Friday, January 29, 2010 -- Irene Walters, from Clayton Library for Genealogical Research, presents "Researching using Microfilm and Microfiche at Clayton Library" Bill Teas Memoriam Timelines and Maps Research Strategy Updated Census Images Dick Eastman Seminar in Houston December 2009 (1794 KB) No Meeting this month - next general meeting is on Friday, January 29, 2010 Tyrrell Bus Trip, DAR Online Resources Resource News You Can Use Tyrrell Bus Trip Pictures in online version only November 2009 (806 KB) Saturday, November 21, 2009 -- BAGS Annual Holiday Party New Members, BAGS TSGS Awards, Google Timeline View BAGS Research Award Map to Holiday Party BAGS Award Entry Form and Guidelines October 2009 (641 KB) Friday, October 30, 2009 --   National Archives: New Digital Holocaust Collection & Proposed Regulation Galveston Museums & Library Recovery News Tyrrell Historical Library September 2009 (625 KB) Friday, September 25, 2009 -- Alecya Gallaway of the Galveston County Historical Commission presents "Ike: One Year After: an Update on Galveston County and Status Reports on Genealogical Points of Interest" New Members, Society Bylaw Changes and Annual Show & Tell The Portal to Texas History, Angelina College Genealogy Conference Report Free Classses; Using Safe Passwords Membership Registration Form Online Extra August 2009 (641 KB) Friday, August 28, 2009 -- Annual Show & Tell with Potluck dinner New Members and Membership Information  New Free Online Resources Member Spotlight, Thank You, Surnames Research Membership Registration Form Online Extra July 2009 (673 KB) Friday, July 27, 2009 -- Burton Chapman discusses the eclectic history of Telephone Road in Houston New Members, Member Research Heritage Quest vs. Ancestry.com Comparison City Directories Membership Registration Form Online Extra June 2009 (509 KB) Friday, June 26, 2009 -- Cary Lynne Hall presents "Using City Directories in Genealogy" New Members, Member Research Research Award, Free Conference General Meeting Potluck Dinners May 2009 (559 KB) Friday, May 29, 2009 -- Charlie Gardes presents "Meet Me at the Racoon Lodge" Member Research Demolition Day Gems Online Extra April 2009 (517 KB) Friday, April 24, 2009 -- Demolition Day Member Research Research Articles March 2009 (468 KB) Friday, March 27, 2009 -- Emily Croom presents "Not a Brick Wall Until..." New Members, Member Research Research Articles Online Extra - Photos February 2009 (719 KB) Friday, February 27, 2009 -- Bruce Lockett presents "Last of the Mound Builders" New Members, Member Research Library of Congress News and Mount Olivet Update Online Extra - appears only in online version January 2009 (440 KB) Friday, January 30, 2009 -- Irene Walters presents "Using Newspapers to Flesh out Your Genealogy" African American Resources, Research Assistance Member Research, Historical Context December 2008 (420 MB) No Meeting this month - next general meeting is on Friday, January 30, 2009  Mt. Olivet Cemetery Transcription Project Research Help & News Genealogy Software Review Resources Clayton Digitization Project & Programs, U.S. Census 2010 November 2008 (546 KB) Friday, November 21, 2008 -- Munch and Mingle Holiday Party Research Question Welcome New Members  What Our Members are Researching Holiday Party Invitation Photo from October 2008 display at Freeman Memorial Library October 2008 (546 KB) Friday, October 24, 2008 -- Betty Crockford presents "Butch and Sundance - The Real Story with Outlaw Genealogy"  Post Hurricane Ike News Welcome New Members and In Memorium What Our Members are Researching Appreciation for Our Financial Supporters Holiday Party Invitation A Thank you September issue was cancelled due to Hurricane Ike August 2008 (1,204 KB) Friday, August 28, 2008:  Annual Show and Tell New Members & Research Articles BAGS Membership Research Basic Genealogy Workshop Registration Form Pictures for the July 2008 Program: Scrapbooking Your Family Historyavailable online July 2008 (623 KB) Friday, July 25, 2008:  Cary Lynne Hall  presents "Scrapbooking Your Family History"  BAGS Membership News Answering Your Research Questions Clayton Library and other Area Events Pictures for the BAGS Scrapbook available online June 2008 (644 KB) Friday, June 27, 2008:  Casey Edward Greene presents "Trimming the Family Tree: Genealogical Sources in the Rosenberg Library" Kudos to Mary Brandhorst! Notes: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 Answering Your Research Question Clayton Library and other Area Events What Our Members Are Researching Sampling of old Galveston Photos available online May 2008 (623 KB) Friday, May 30, 2008:  Bruce Lockett on "Civil War shipwrecks in East Texas rivers." Commentary on "Demolition Day" from the President, Resa Hennings  Demolition Day Questions and Answers  Post event report on Rose Seminar Photos from Rose Seminar April 2008 (598 KB) Friday, April 25, 2008:  DEMOLITION DAY - Breaking Down those “Brick Walls” Member Spotlight  Membership Report (now at 177) In Memoriam - Emogene Hoot Brummerhop "DATA, DOOR PRIZES,  FRIENDS AND FUN" by Alice-Braud Jones  "Library Corner" by Kim Zrubek Local & Area Events FREE Master Genealogists SIG Clear Lake Association of Senior Programs (CLASP)  Texas Research Ramblers Genealogical Society Clayton Library Programs Insert (appears as pages 9 & 10 in the online edition):  Christine Rose Seminar, May 3, 2008 - description and advance registration form  March 2008 (687 KB) Friday, March 28, 2008:  Trevia Wooster Beverly presents What You Don't Know About the Census 5-Generation Charts Can Be Helpful! by Shirley Robbins  Yearbook Photos Are Needed by Neil Miserendino "Library Corner" by Kim Zrubek Local & Area Events FREE Genealogy Workshop April 19 Clear Lake Association of Senior Programs (CLASP) “My Hero: General Sherman” by Betty Crockford  Clayton Library Programs Insert (appears as pages 9 & 10 in the online edition):  Christine Rose Seminar, May 3, 2008 - description and advance registration form (Note that a better selection of form formats is available on the BAGS website Seminars Page.) February 2008  (673 KB) February 29, 2008:  Jim Nonus presents Laffite...A Lifelong Obsession Another Side to the Laffite Story Welcome To Our New Members "Library Corner" by Kim Zrubek BAGS Cookbook Insert (appears as pages 9 & 10 in the online edition):  Christine Rose Seminar, May 3, 2008 - description and advance registration form (Note that a better selection of form formats is available on the BAGS website Seminars Page.) January 2008  (913 KB) January 25:  Kathryn Black Morrow presents Stories from Local History: Ellington Field and Its People "Writing Your Family History" Class Local Cemetery Transcriptions Welcome To Our New Members "Library Corner" by Kim Zrubek Events Calendar, Trips, Local & Area Events Antiques Round Table 2008 Genealogy Fair in Sugar Land NSDAR Genealogist Lynne Brooke speaking at the Clayton Library Friends General Meeting History Club The Master Genealogist SIG Insert: Christine Rose Seminar, May 3, 2008 - description and advance registration form (Note that a better selection of form formats is available on the BAGS website Seminars Page.) Some photos from the December 2007 Holiday Party. ----- December 2007 (1.1 MB) December 7th: 7th Annual BAGS Holiday Banquet Let BAGS Help You Make Research Connections! Congratulations to Melodey Mozeley Hauch Research Assistance Available at the Moore Memorial Library Membership Services - Future Workshops by Shirley Lindquist Clayton Library Programs Events Calendar, Trips, Local & Area Events Houston Genealogical Forum / Hispanic Genealogical Society: Records of Early Texas 1717-1835 Seminar DAR Workshop Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 10:00 am Genealogy Computer Programs Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 2:00 pm Christine Rose Seminar, May 3, 2008 - description and advance registration form Ancestors of Billy Bob Terrell submitted by Christina Ronshausen Terrell November 2007 (591 KB) November 16th Program: “Bullet Proof Your Genealogy: Making Friends With Your Computer -- an Introduction to Automated Computer Backup and Protection” -- presented by Dick Warren “Bless Us, Every One” 7th Annual BAGS Holiday Banquet NARA Increases  Reproduction Fees - by Alice Braud–Jones Reflections on the Mayflower Compact (Thanksgiving – More than a Holiday) - by Dick Warren BAGS Bulletin Board More BAGS Tote BAGS are available BAGS Wants to Put YOU in the Spotlight! Attendance Report by Jeanine Lawrence Membership - Tammy Frey, Registrar Preservation Tip of the Month by Becky Schipper, from the Fort Wayne Library Treasurer Report Ancestors of Nancy Maynard Irle October 2007 (989KB) October Program: “Reflections of a Watershed: A Pictorial History of Clear Lake and Clear Creek” -- presented by Alecya Gallaway Writing About Your Family History by Susie Ganch The BAGS Quarterly needs your help! by Susie Ganch Mt. Olivet Cemetery Project - Update by Neil Miserendino BAGS 2007 - 2009 Officers (Photo & Names) Historical Japanese and Native American settlers September 2007 (2.3 MB; dial-up downloads will be longer than normal because of the large file size) September Program: “More Bay Area Roots by a Seabrook Native” -- presented by Emogene Hoot Brummerhop Items and Stories Shared at the August 2007 Show & Tell 2007 Freeman Library Exhibit – “Our Women Ancestors” Welcome New Members! Officer Election Results Basic Level Beginning Genealogy Workshop Registration Form Historical Kemah Photos August 2007 (1.1 MB) August Program: “Annual Show & Tell” -- presented by BAGS members; officer elections "Genealogy for Kids" "Our Women Ancestors": BAGS Display at Freeman Library Clayton Library's New Internet Death Records Database Texas State Genealogical Society 2007 Conference BAGS 2008 Seminar Announced Basic Level Beginning Genealogical Workshop BAGS Board Election Ancestors of Leona Merrell Jared Photos from previous BAGS exhibit at Freeman Library July 2007 (700 KB) July Program: “West Virginia History and Research” -- Ginny Toney August is BAGS “Show and Tell” Meeting Dick Warren "Basic Genealogy Workshop" by Shirley Lindquist BAGS Display at Local Libraries by Shirley Lindquist "Get Help with Your Genealogy Research: Anecdotes from Previous Bus Trips" by Mary Martin, County Coordinator "Mt Olivet Cemetery Transcription Project – Status Report" by Alice Braud-Jones Daughters of the Republic of Texas At the Libraries... Ancestors of Eric William Hennings Famous West Virginians June 2007(1.44MB) June Program: “My Heroes: The Code Talker and the Commandant” -- Alice Braud-Jones “In Search of Unknown Generations” - Angelina College Genealogy Conference “Clayton Town Crier” Genealogy Research at Federal Depository Libraries? Gems from Genealogists Ancestors of Laura Belle Roberts Navajo Code Talker Photos May 2007 (606 KB) May Program: “Natural Disaster Preparedness” -- Susan Kaufman, MLIS Gems from Genealogists BAGS Cemetery Transcription Project Progress -- Alice Braud-Jones Did Your Family Pass Through Nova Scotia? -- Rose Mary Fritz Items of interest -- Traveling This Summer? What's New at Clayton Ancestors of Rose Mary McDaniel Fritz April 2007 (643 KB) April Program: “General Sam Houston” -- James Hodges, Ph.D. BAGS Cemetery Transcription Project -- Alice Braud-Jones Items of interest -- NIGR Director Brings Research Tips to Texas BAGS Buys a Paver BAGS Cookbook by Claudia Grafton Ancestors of Edith Elizabeth Almond March 2007 (936 KB) March Program: “Harris County Archives – A Review of Holdings” -- Sarah Canby Jackson Seminar to feature genealogical speaker Claire Mire Bettag, CG, CGL Items of interest -- BAGS Brags Beginning Genealogy Nominations Recommended Seminars NARA Proposed Fee Increase Ancestors of Sharon Childers Alderman February 2007 (1.06 MB) February Program: “Texas History in Slave Trade Records” -- Kathryn Black Morrow Genealogy Cruise Conference -- Resa Hennings FamilySearch Indexing (FSI) -- Doug Wilson Items of interest -- BAGS tote, Yearbook distribution, Kudos Ancestors of Laresa Kay Evans Photos of Friendswood exhibit Inserts -- Information sheet & Registration form on the 2007 Seminar. January 2007 (734 KB) January Program: “Cite Your Sources!” -- Gay Carter Information to members related to voting on changes to the BAGS Articles of Incorporation. Items of interest -- Beginning Genealogy class (Feb 17) and monthly meeting on The Master Genealogist (starts Jan 20) Ancestors of Mary Thornton Olsen Ballot on Articles changes Inserts -- Information & Registration form on the 2007 Seminar. ---- December 2006 (714 KB) December Meeting: Holiday Dinner Party.  Program: "Against All Odds - Victory of Yorktown, Summer 1781” A Tribute to George Washington's Leadership – James Hodges Quarterly Report – Interview/Reunion Resources - Susie Ganch Want Ads & BAGS Brags BAGS Featured in Friendswood Library Display Gems from Genealogists -- PERSI Ancestors of Pauline Hartsfield Ohsie Insert -- Information on the 2007 Seminar. November 2006 (1.08 MB) November Meeting: "1890 Census Substitutes" – Emily Croom Researching Western Massachusetts -- Mary Martin National Gravesite Locator -- submitted by Neil Miserendino New Members -- Shirley Lindquist Bockstruck Tips to THAGS and BAGS -- Alice Braud-Jones U.S. Newspaper Program – Texas -- Neil Miserendino DAR Library Presentation by BAGS VP at Friendswood Public Library Ancestors of Michael DeWitt McCown Inserts -- BAGS Holiday Banquet Flyer Information on the 2007 Seminar. October 2006 (928 KB) October Meeting: "The Value of Newspapers in Genealogical Research" Lynna Kay Shuffield Family Tree Maker Workshop Report Library Exhibit: BAGS Salutes the Military Service of Our Ancestors -- Shirley Lindquist IGHR Registration Begins -- Alice Braud-Jones Texas State Library Renovation -- Tracy Kuhn Ancestors of Barbara Fox Stanley September 2006 (621 KB) September Meeting: “Make Your Genealogy Roar with WorldCat” Irene Walters Family Tree Maker – Design, Part 2 – by Dick Warren Reports Overview Different Reports Customizing Reports "It Sounded So Easy" by Linda Carrington "BAGS Quarterly" by Susie Ganch FTM workshop Ancestors of Constance Myers Ogden August 2006 (822 KB) August Meeting: Members' Show & Tell and Recording Family History plus Potluck supper Family Tree Maker – Design, Part 1 – by Dick Warren Charts Overview Different Types of Charts Ancestors of Mary Springer Pearson July 2006 (664 KB) July Meeting: “Seabrook Happenings” Emogene Brummerhop Family Tree Maker – Search, Part 4 – by Dick Warren Overview of Search Results, Successful Search Tips, and How to Merge Family Tree Maker Workshop on September 30 Ancestors of Shirley Hoppe Lindquist June 2006  (719 KB) June Meeting: “English Research” Lesley Douthwaite “Family Tree Maker – Search, Part 2 – Star ranking in Pedigree View” by Dick Warren In Memorium "Fascination with Family History" by Connie Ogden 2007 Workshop Ancestors of Carole Lynn O’Neal May 2006 (729 KB) May Meeting: “Undaunted – A Norwegian Woman in Frontier Texas” Charles H. Russell “Family Tree Maker – Search, Part 1” by Dick Warren BAGS Hosting FTM Workshop – Dick Warren “Can-Do Year” Loren Martin Ancestors of Gloria Smith Dupuy Memorial Day History April 2006 (607 KB) April Meeting: “AncestryPlus and Heritage Quest” Irene Walters “Family Tree Maker” by Dick Warren Marje Harris Retires as Clayton Library Manager Ancestors of Gustav Homann March 2006 (781 KB) March Meeting: “Migration and Naturalization” Marje Harris Briefs: Online Survey of Research E-Genealogy Online Access to ArchiveGrid Everton Research Retreat HGF Mini-Seminar "Flea Market Rescue" by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak Ancestors of Edward James Dworsky February 2006 (844 KB) February Meeting: “Migration Trails and Using Maps” Bruce Krewinghaus "Samford IGHR" by Alice Braud-Jones "Fourteen Ways to Find a Maiden Name" "BAGS to be Included in PERSI" Sixth Annual Battle of San Jacinto Symposium Ancestors of Shirley Van Vlierden Robbins January 2006 (577 KB) January Meeting: “Passenger and Immigration Lists” NOTE: The speaker for January changed after the newsletter was produced.  Lesley Douthwaite, Assistant Manager at Clayton spoke instead of Marje Harris. New Internet Publication -- Reviewed by Trevia Wooster Beverley “Texas Stand to Arms!” Sunday Meeting Alternate The “GLO” Returns! Ancestors of Tina Medlin-Chatham December 2005 (972 KB) December Meeting: Holiday Party “Home for the Holidays” "Irish Research, A Timely Topic" by Alice Braud-Jones BAGS Quarterly Update from Susie Ganch "... and At a Really Good Price" - Forum Magazine - submitted by Alice Braud-Jones Ancestors of Oletia Booker Teas November 2005 (634 KB) November Meeting: "For the Settling of My Temporal Estate: Using Probate Records in Genealogy" with Emily Croom BAGS Annual Holiday Dinner Party by Claudia Grafton "Hurricane Help" Society of Southwest Archivists "Chasing our Tales, Thanksgiving on Plymouth Rock" by Hattie Axtell (Howland) McKinley Ancestors of Renee Ambermann (Ball) October 2005 (718 KB) October Meeting: “German Research with Updates from Germany” with Wolfram M. Von-Maszewski "A Final Note" by Neil Miserendino Annual Holiday Dinner Party Planning (Dec 16) Ancestors of Renee Amberman (Ball) New Officers Sworn In September 2005 (693 KB) September Meeting: “American Revolutionary War Pensions” with Mr. Kim Morton "George Washington's Family Tree" by Neil Miserendino BAGS Officers-Elect 2005-2007 "A VERY FOND FAREWELL" by Claudia Grafton Special notice on BAGS meeting venue Ancestors of Alice Wynn Braud (Jones) Members Offer a “Show & Tell” Time Experience. August 2005 (837 KB) August Meeting: Member Show & Tell and Potluck Supper "Reference Guides to Newspapers" by Neil Miserendino "Texas Pioneers Honored" by Bill Teas Ancestors of Darwin Lee Gilmore "From Polly's Kitchen" July 2005 (1.6 MB, dial-up downloads will be longer than normal because of the large file size)  July Meeting: "The DNA Project" with Max Blankfeld Election of Officers for 2005-07 "Reference Guides to Newspapers" by Neil Miserendino "Why Volunteer?" by Susie Ganch Ancestors of Emma Lou Cline (Gilmore) Photos from Roy Hellen's retirement reception June 2005 (1.16 MB) June Meeting: “Library Resources as Finding Aids for Genealogists” with Marje Harris "Introduction to City Directories" by Neil Miserendino "Posting of Queries" by Leo Waltz Ancestors of Pauline Jual McGinnis (Wilson) May 2005(620 KB) May Meeting: Using Maps in Genealogy with Emily Croom "Texas Land Grant Search" by Neil Miserendino "French-Canadian Research" by Richard Eastman "Harris County Archives" by Judy Henderson Ancestors of Paula Ann Hoskins (Sinning) April 2005 (895KB) April Meeting: “Land Records and Deed Finding Aids” Loretta “Tommy” Burns "Topographic Maps" by Neil Miserendino "BAGS Website Activity" by Leo Waltz Amendment to BAGS Constitution and Bylaws "Thanks for the Memories" Ancestors of Harriet Jane Axtell (McKinley) March 2005 (631KB) Cancellation of March meeting Freeman Library Exhibit "Genealogy is..." – March 2005 "How Do You Spell Your Name?" by Neil Miserendino "The Restoration of Sandy Point Cemetery" by Melodey M. Hauch Ancestors of Ronald G. Cox February 2005 656KB February Meeting: Second Annual Question & Answer Session “Finding Aids: Around and Through Those Brick Walls” Marje Harris and Robert de Berardinis "When WAS That Photo Taken?" by Neil Miserendino Amendment to BAGS Constitution and Bylaws "Jasper Redden McCoy" by Alice Braud-Jones Ancestors of Lynda Kay Clegg (Cox) January 2005 Two versions available: Very Compact Version for dial-up users 290KB (The graphics are of low resolution in this version and not recommended for printing. This version is for those just wishing to read the text.) Standard version 953KB  January Meeting: Writing Your Family History – Beginning with the Box “From Overwhelming Junk into a Written History” "Identifying Photographs" by Neil Miserendino "2004 BAGS Holiday Celebration" by Linda Goerland Seminar -- Using Genealogical Records by Dick Warren Ancestors of Betty Ann Cook (Little) December 2004(1.2MB) December Meeting: “Yuletide Memories” Annual Holiday Dinner Party "Filling in Life's Details" by Neil Miserendino "Seems Like Old Times" by Doug Wilson Ancestors of Jacqueline Kubaneck (Wittschen) November 2004 (597KB) November Meeting : Gay Carter: “Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Tools for Planning a Successful Research Trip” "Too Busy for Genealogy During the Holidays" by Neil Miserendino "My First Trip to the Clayton Library" by Mary Martin Freeman Library Display Update - Shirley Lindquist Ancestors of Margaret Campbell McLaren (Mitchell) October 2004 (649KB) October Meeting : Gayle L. Sandstedt-Workman on “The Birth of the Railroads in the United States” "What Can You Get For Free?" (part 2) by Neil Miserendino Ancestors of Marvin Leroy Salter-Nottbohm September 2004 (587KB) September Meeting : Robert de Berardinis on “Using English Language Finding Aids for Texas Research through the Civil War” "What Can You Get For Free?" (part 1) by Neil Miserendino "Harris County Archives Project" by Judy Henderson Ancestors of Sue Ann Johnston (Knippa) Following are the 2003-2004 BAGS year editions.  (The BAGS year runs from September to August.) August 2004 (730KB) August Meeting: “Show & Tell” and “Pot Luck” VA web site for National Cemeteries "Requesting American Military Records" by Neil Miserendino "Continuing Learning Opportunities for Genealogists" by Alice Braud-Jones Ancestors of Dorothy Jean Griffiths (Crabb) July 2004 (944KB) July Meeting: Kathryn Black Morrow will speak on “Seeing What Isn’t There; How to Ask Questions as You Research” "Origin of Surnames - Patronymics" by Neil Miserendino Scrapbooking Class - Doug Wilson Message to the Houston Area Genealogy Community from Mic Barnette Ancestors of Marilyn Sue Atkinson (Ganch) June 2004 (861KB) June Meeting: Emily Croom will present “Timely Tools for Genealogists” "MARY SMITH FAY" by Rosanne Allen Frazier "Research Aids: Newspapers in Genealogical Research" by Neil Miserendino Ancestors of Diane Tofte (Kropp) High Resolution Version 1421KB (for best graphics of the Mary Smith Fay painting) May 2004 (635KB) May Meeting: Irene Walters will present “Researching in New York” 2004 BAGS Proposed Bylaw Amendments Ancestors of Mary Louise Leonard (Martin) April 2004 (654KB) April Meeting: Loretta "Tommy" Burns will present “Finding Aids for our Confederate Ancestors” "Research at the Library of Virginia" (why I switched on my way to the National Archives) by Dick Warren "Do you have a time capsule?" by Neil Miserendino Indiana Offerings Ancestors of Kathryn Rosanne Allen (Frazier) March 2004 (948KB) March Meeting: Margie Lowe will present “Genealogy Research using Native American Indian Records” "BAGS Members Visit Salt Lake City" by Doug Wilson "Research in Canada" by Neil Miserendino Ancestors of Mary I. Drummond (Brandhorst) February 2004 (725KB) February Meeting: Robert de Berardinis & Marje Harris will present a Program on Genealogical Research Problem Solving "Locating Your Ancestor's Ship" by Neil Miserendino Ancestors of Loren Kemp Martin January 2004 (983KB) January Meeting: Robert de Berardinis will present “New Materials for French Genealogy at Clayton” "Genealogy Research in Ireland" by Neil Miserendino Request from Clayton Library Friends Ancestors of Judyth Anne Hix (Henderson) December 2003 (1034KB) December Holiday Party Eric and Glenda Sandifer: War Between the States The Black Sheep in the Family by Neil Miserendino "Genealogy Research in Pennsylvania" by Neil Miserendino "Chretien Point Plantation" by Eric Sandifer Ancestors of Eleanore Jean Edens (Vohtz) November 2003 (894KB) November meeting: "The 1758–1759 Voyage of the French flûte Fortune, or How I got lost in the French navy while researching an east-Texas grandma" "Genealogy Research in Virginia" by Neil Miserendino "Further Notes on Gazetteers" by Sue McCown Ancestors of Bonnie Elizabeth Morris (Conrad) October 2003 (937KB) October Meeting: Marje Harris will present "Stepping Back in Time – Problem Solving" Photos: Carolyn Hellen receives plaque "In recognition of your dream for a genealogy society having come true, we are grateful for your dedication, leadership, and tireless efforts in forming the Bay Area Genealogical Society." "Give to Get" by Neil Miserendino "Genealogy Research in Tennessee" by Neil Miserendino Ancestors of Nina Pauline Connelley September 2003 (784KB) September Meeting: Karen Stanley will present "Genealogy Research Using Clayton's Online Databases" From the Founder & Past President -- Carolyn Traweek Hellen "Odds and Ends" by Neil Miserendino "Genealogy Research in Louisiana" by Neil Miserendino Ancestors of Glenda Irene Brown Earlier editions are not available electronically and will not be put online.

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