Bear Creek Genealogical Society

P. O. Box 842661, Houston, TX 77284

2011-2012 Calendar

All events are 1-2:30 PM at the Bear Creek Community Center unless otherwise noted.

August

August 25, 2011 Planning and board meeting, Bear Creek Community Center, 1-3 PM. Everyone is welcome.

September

September 8, 2011 Lynwood Peterson, "Find Your Ancestor's Parents."

September 8, 2011 Planning and board meeting at Bear Creek Community Center immediately after the regular meeting. Everyone is welcome.

October

October 13, 2011 Emily Croom, "My Dear Children: Letters, Diaries, Family Bibles, and Other Family Papers."

November

November 30, 2011 THIS IS A WEDNESDAY! Bus trip to Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research. We will meet at the Bear Creek Community Center at 9:00 AM and return to the center around 4 PM. Please sign up at a regular meeting or contact a society member. Note that it is at least a 2 block walk to any restaurants and the vending machines are not recommended. You may wish to bring your own lunch. There will be no meeting or lunch on November 10. However, people may wish to attend the Texas State Genealogical Society Conference November 4-5 at the Hobby Marriott.

December

December 8, 2011 Holiday party at Bear Creek Community Center.

January

January 12, 2012 Lynwood Peterson, "History of the Calendar" and "Land Records." Board meeting afterwards.

February

February 9, 2012 To be announced.

March

March 8, 2012 Washington County tour. We will start with the Chappell Hill Museum which depicts life in 19^th century Texas and then tour the adjacent Providence Baptist Church, built in 1873. After lunch at Bever’s Kitchen (1907), we will view the Old Rock Store (1869) with its quilt depicting the history of the area. After a visit to the United Methodist Church (1901), we will continue to the Brenham Heritage Museum in the “modern” (1915) Post Office Building.

Our bus leaves the Bear Creek Community Center at 8:30 AM sharp and will return by 5 PM. Cost will be $5 per participant plus the cost of lunch in Chappell Hill. For information on the sites, see http://www.chappellhillmuseum.org/museum.htm , http://www.bevers-kitchen.com , and http://www.brenhamheritagemuseum.org .

April

April 2, 2012 U.S. census for 1940 released. Enjoy.

April 12, 2012 Eron Brimbury Tynes

May

May 10, 2012 "Show and Tell"