Kissin’ Kuzzins
(1) Be sure to read the articles Stanley Fletcher writes on 11 Vernon Parish Louisiana families in the Leesville Daily Leader each week. Stanley can be reached at (337) 353-0440.
(2) The Angelina County Genealogical Society has organized an all-day genealogy conference on Saturday, April 17, 2021 with a minimal cost of $12 including breakfast snacks and lunch. It will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. and will take place at the Fellowship Hall of Keltys United Methodist Church on 1867 Old Mill Road in Lufkin, Texas. The schedule is as follows (right now): 8 a.m. Dickie Dixon “Georgia Land Lotteries” 9 a.m. Stanley Fletcher “Vernon Parish Families” 10 a.m. Nelta Nolen “Using Pinterest in Genealogy” n a.m. Penny Clark “Larry Jene Fisher: A Unique Life” 11:50 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch 1 p.m. Rebecca Stark Nugent “If The Devil Had a Wife The Rest of the Story” 2 p.m. Fred Smith “Did Thomas Jefferson Father Some Children With Sally Hemings” 3 p.m. Karen Kurth Hall “Using the DAR Library in Washington, D.C.” 4 p.m. Patti Huff Smith “Alternative Search Strategies for Ancestry.com” Please register you are coming by April 10, 2021 by mailing a check or money order for $12 to Angelina County Genealogy Conference cio Betty Dufner Treasurer P. 0. Box 150631 Lufkin Texas 75915-0631.
(3) Casey Robey will discuss his Historical Bottling Works Museum in Silsbee, Texas for the Deep East Texas Archeological Society at about 7:15 p.m. on Monday, April 5, 2021 at the Iris and Anne Howard Civic Center on 213 East Court Street in Newton, Texas. At 6:30 p.m. guests and members of the Society will enjoy desserts and refreshments which will be followed by a short business meeting. The public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Terri Woods at (409) 379-2109 or terri. woods@tx.co.newton.us Ruth Dusan at (409) 379-5946 or jrdusan@windstream.net or Dickie Dixon at (936) 671-1419 or dixonhershel5i@gmail.com
(4) Stanley Fletcher will discuss his ancestor Peter Ellis Bean for the Angelina County Genealogical Society at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021 at the Fellowship Hall of Keltys United Methodist Church on 1867 Old Mill Road in Lufkin, Texas. For more information, contact Rev. Cindy Doran at (936) 852-4123 or keltysumc@hotmail.com or Dickie Dixon at (936) 671-1419 or dixonhershe151@gmail.com
(5) Lamar University history professor Jeff Forret will discuss his book published by Cambridge University Press entitled Williams’ Gang A Notorious Slave Trader and His Cargo of Black Convicts about 7:15 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 2021 for the Deep East Texas Archeological Society at the Iris and Anne Howard Civic Center on 213 East Court Street in Newton, Texas. At 6:3o p.m. guests and members of the Society will enjoy desserts and refreshments which will be followed by a short business meeting. The public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Terri Woods at (409) 379-2109 or terri.woods@tx.co.newton. us Ruth Dusan at (409) 379-5946 or jrdusan@windstream.net or Dickie Dixon at (936) 671-1419 or dixonhershelsi@gmail.com
6)The Dallas Genealogical Society invites you to their spring seminar entitled Mastering Genealogical Research The Right Start Leads You to Great Results! On Friday, April 9 and 10, 2021.
For more information, contact Patti Huff Smith at (469) 235-9890 or enthusiasticgenealogist@gmail.com
To submit an item to this column email it to dixonhershelsi@gmail.com by phone to (936) 671-1419 or by mail to Kissin’ Kuzzins P. O. Box 151001 Lufkin Texas 75915-1001. For a book review send a complimentary copy to the above listed address.