| TABLE OF CONTENTS | THE THORNY TRAIL - SPRING | 1987 Vol. XV No.2 |
| SOCIETY RECORDS | Page | |
| Encomium - Past Presidents | 1 | |
| Message from the President | 2 | |
| 1986-87 Programs | 2 | |
| Membership List and Exchanges | 3-11 | |
| Surname Index | 30-33 | |
| Necrology - James Johnson | 12 | |
| MIDIAND COUNTY, TEXAS RECORDS | ||
| Midland County Cattle Brands, Volume I (Concluded) | 26-27 | |
| FAMILY RECORDS | ||
| Six Generation Chart - Parr | 12 | |
| Six Generation Chart - Walters | 12 | |
| LA Records of Rogers and Knighton Families | 14-15 | |
| The Lake Family | 16-19 | |
| Williams Wanderings | 19 | |
| Wiggins Bible | 20 | |
| Matthews Obituary - Christian Messenger | 20 | |
| Morris Obituary - Southern Baptist | 21 | |
| GENERAL | ||
| Texas State Archives Military Records | 10 | |
| Regional Government Depositories | 22 | |
| Church Records | 23 | |
| Church Archives & Repositories | 24-25 | |
| Symbols in European Genealogy | 25 | |
| Genealogist's Disease | 28 | |
| Tips for Genealogists | 34 | |
| QUANDRY QUARTER | ||
| Queries | 28-29 | |
| INDEX | 35-38 | |