PURPOSE:
The Texarkana USA Genealogical Society was founded in 1974 to
encourage the gathering and preservation of genealogical information
for the four states area. The Society is a non-profit
organization (# 501 (C) (3) with all dues and funds raised going to
the purchase of books for the library, printing and mailing of
publications.
MEMBERSHIP: Dues are $15.00 for individual or $18.00 for family
membership. All applicants are asked to fill out a membership
form, which lists the surnames they are researching and provide the
society with an ancestor chart. Each household will be provided with
one copy of the bi-annual publication of the society for that year.
Membership is from January to December of each year, with new
members being provided the bi-annual publications already printed
for that year.
MEETINGS: The Texarkana USA Genealogical Society meets the fourth Monday
night of each month with the exception of December. The
meetings are held in the Nelson Room of the Texarkana Public
Library. Members gather at 6:30 PM to visit and exchange
information. The business meeting starts at 7:00 PM with
program to follow. Visitors are welcome.
PUBLICATIONS: The Society will publish a bi-annual publication, for which you
may submit Bible Records, Ancestor Charts, Family Histories, old
letters and other information of genealogical interest. We
also have available indexes and other books for sale along with some
issues of previous quarterlies.
EDITORIAL POLICY: Any material submitted pertinent to the four states area will be
considered for publication. The Editorial Committee reserves
the right to edit material with regard to content and length.
The Texarkana USA Genealogical Society assumes no responsibility for
errors or opinions on the part of the contributors, but will print
any correction called to our attention.
QUERIES: Queries
are free to all and will be printed as space permits. Please
submit each query on a separate piece of paper. You may also
send them via E-Mail to
pamoore1@valornet.com
or gensoctx@hotmail.com. Be sure your name and address is on each
page.
CHARTER OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
OF
THE TEXARKANA USA
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Dr. Geraldine Meador Johnson - President/Editor
Mrs. Willie Mae Wilson - Vice-President
Miss Bunyon Faircloth - Secretary
Rev. W. M. Putman - Treasurer
Mrs. Myrtle Criner - Librarian
Other Charter Members were:
Don Alvis
Glenda Alvis
Marilyn Autrey
Myrline Bowman
Paul J. Cauthorn
Joyce M. Couch
Edward Fitzhugh
Lidia Lewis Holland
Nancy Watts Jennings
Thurma Gene Mathews
Billie Mixon
Gene Norton
Ann Randall
Mildred Roberts
Floretta Rose
Hazel Rutledge
Betty Meador Sharp
Mrs. Kelly Varner
Joseph Vinson
Virginia Vinson
Kathy Wicks
Elizabeth Wilburn
Lela Williamson
Nell White
History of the Society
The
Texarkana USA Genealogical Society
was organized
in February of 1974 at the Y. W. C. A. building, 3410 Magnolia,
Texarkana, Texas. The Texarkana Public Library agreed to let
us use their meeting room, which was located at 901 State Line
Avenue. Mrs. Ann Capshaw was the Librarian at this time. In
May of 1975 we became an incorporated non-profit organization. The
Texarkana Public Library moved to a new building at 300 West 3rd
Street in January of 1980. Miss Alice Coleman, our current
librarian, became director of the Texarkana Public Library in March
of 1981. In the past we have worked with the Friends of the Library
in Old Book Sales and money from that was used to contribute many
books, microfilm, and other genealogical materials, which are housed
in the Genealogy Room at the Library.
The
Texarkana USA Genealogical Society is celebrating its 30th
Anniversary this year, 2004. We have published the TEXARKANA USA
QUARTERLY from 1974 through 2003. Since 1993 we have combined our
Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter issues and had only two issues per
year. Our publication is exchanged with over 100 Genealogical
Societies all across the United States. Beginning this year, 2004,
we have changed the name of our publication to, TEXARKANA USA
JOURNAL and still have only two issues per year. We now have about
80 + members and each member receives the JOURNAL as part of their
membership.
Our
Society has published several Census books, Courthouse Records,
Funeral & Obituary Index Books, Marriage Index Books, and Family
Bible Records. These are for sale and this money goes to purchase
more Genealogical Materials for the Library. If
you have ever had family in this area, or just interested in the
history of the Four States Area, we invite you to join our society
and help us in searching and in recording family history or
publishing records so that they are not lost to flood, fire, etc.
If you have information that pertains to this area such as Bible,
Church, School, Cemetery, Community or Social Records, please send
it to our NEW mailing address: TEXARKANA USA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY,
P. O. BOX 5825, TEXARKANA, TX 75505-5825. Or
email to: gensoctx@hotmail.com.
Our Web Page is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkusa/GenSoc.html.
Let’s
be diligent in our purpose, to encourage the gathering and
preservation of all genealogical information from this four states
area. The society is a non-profit organization and all dues
and funds raised goes to purchase books for the library, printing,
and mailing of publications.
