Kissin’ Kuzzins
(1) Photo of Keith Carter at his 96th birthday party on Friday, March 26th. Cutline for photo: Keith Carter listens as his wife Ghita, daughter Julie, and son sing Happy Birthday and waits to blow out the candles. Photo courtesy Jamie Carter Bollich. (The photo came from a video I emailed you and a screenshot I took from the video)
(2) The Angelina County Genealogical Society has organized an all-day genealogy conference on Saturday, April17, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a minimal cost of $12 including breakfast snacks and lunch. Please register you are coming by April 10, 2021 by mailing a check or money order for $12 to Angelina County Genealogy Conference c/o Betty Dufner Treasurer P. 0. Box 150631 Lufkin Texas 75915-0631.
(3) Be sure to read the articles Stanley Fletcher writes on 11 Vernon Parish Louisiana families in
the Leesville Daily Leader each week. . This week he will write on the Cross, Crowder, Crumpler, Cryer, Curry, Curtis, Daily, Damrel, Daniels, Davenport, Davis, and Dayton families. Stanley can be reached at (337) 353-0440 or fletcher502@yahoo.com
(4) Stanley Fletcher will discuss “The New Llano Community,” a socialist commune moved from California to near Leesville about1917, 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 dixonhershe151@gmail.com
(5) The Dallas Genealogical Society invites you to their spring seminar entitled Mastering Genealogical Research The Bight Start Leads You to Great Results! on Friday, April 9-10, 2021. For more information, contact Patti Huff Smith at (469) 235-9890 or enthusiasticgenealogist@gmail.com
(6) Stanley Fletcher will discuss “Vernon Parish Families” for the Angelina County Genealogical Society at 4 p.m. on Monday, Apri119, 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
(7) 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. Becky Jackson, owner of Absolutely Fiction bookstore in Lufkin, will be on hand to sell his books. The cost is $32.42 with sales tax included. 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 dixonhershe151@gmaiLcom
To submit an item to this column email it to dionhershe151@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 mail a complimentary copy to the just listed address.