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Ellis County Genealogical Society

The Society was organized July 14, 1977 with 70 charter members.  Ruth Ann Oates, the first president, helped form a strong and sustaining group that for 25 years has strived to document and preserve the history of Ellis County and local families.

ECGS meets the 1st Monday of each month, 7:00 pm, at the Ellis County Woman's Building, 407 West Jefferson Street in Waxahachie.  Membership is open to anyone interested in family history.  Dues are $20 per calendar year and includes a subscription to ECGS quarterly publication, Searchers & Researchers.

2006 Board of Directors

Sylvia Smith - President

Ina Walker- 1st Vice President (Programs)

Anita Prewitt - 2nd Vice-President (Projects)

Susie Toal - Membership

Kay Brower - Corresponding Secretary

Recording Secretary - Susie Toal

Betty Dillard - Treasurer

Della Buoscio - Reporter/Historian

Fred Harrington - Parliamentariasn

Cathy Bowden- Editor,  Searchers and Researchers

            Ellis County Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 479
Waxahachie, Texas 75168-0479

 In September 2003, President Sylvia  Smith announced that Ellis County Genealogical Society's Board of Directors  had voted to include under its umbrella the newly formed group, African-American History of Ellis County, as a Special Interest Group (SIG). This group led by Easter Butler Fleming and Sylvia Smith  will meet on the 4th Saturday of each month, 10:00 AM,  in the Ellis County Museum. At present, their focus is to list names of families, businesses, schools, churches and organizations of the past. Oral history interviews with the oldest African-American citizens in Waxahachie, Ennis, Italy, Milford and other communities is another priority for the group. Ultimately, this information will be shared and published in SEARCHERS & RESEARCHERS. <