Collin County Genealogical Society eNews
Issue 11, October 2015
COLLIN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Come join us at our Oct. 14th meeting!
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Wednesday, October 14, 7:00pm Haggard Library, 1st Floor Mtg. Room 2501 Coit Road, Plano, Texas 75075
Early New England Research
3 Colonial New England Research Using Town Records Wisely
DNA Adoption & Orphan Train Rider, MyGroups
Come
learn
more
about
researching
early
New
England
records.
Glenn
Kinkade
is
an
experienced
genealogical
researcher,
lecturer,
author,
and
instructor.
4 CCGS upcoming programs, society contacts, area genealogy programs
He
graduated
with
a
Bachelor
of
Business
Administration
degree
from
Wichita
State
University.
After
serving
as
an
officer
in
the
United
States
Air
Force,
he
joined
IBM
in
1960
in
Kansas
City,
Missouri.
In
1990
he
retired
from
IBM
in
Dallas
and
began
his
pursuit
of
family
research.
4 Texas State Genealogical Society Family History Conference
Glenn
has
taught
computer
genealogy
classes
at
Southern
Methodist
University,
and
Brookhaven
College,
where
he
currently
teaches
5
different
genealogy
courses.
5 Dallas Genealogical Society Fall Seminar
His
hobbies
include
sailing
on
tall
ships,
travel,
attending
reenactment
of
Revolutionary
War
&
The
War
of
1812
battles
When you search for ancestors, you find great
Hope to see everyone there!
friends!
Editors Corner October is Family History Month. What do you have planned to celebrate? Please let us know.
Conference will be on Saturday. All the events are listed in this edition.
Several area genealogy events are planned for October. The Genealogy Center at the Haggard Library will hold their 5th annual Lock In on Friday, October 16 where you can stay in the library until 11:00 pm all for free. The Great Family History
We’re planning a special 45th anniversary celebration and are seeking memorabilia from those past years. See you Wednesday night!
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Early New England Research If you are researching New England ancestors there are many resources available. Glenn Kinkaid the CCGS speaker for October will provide some great information about using town records. The New England Historic Genealogical Society has a great website with details on conducting 17th Century New England research. They have finding aids, maps, list of organizations, periodicals and much more. You can view the guide at the following link: http://www.americanancestors.org/education/learning-resources/read/17thc-new-england-guide In addition you can search the databases for your ancestors. You can search by last name. I searched on my Willock surname and I was astonished at the total number found since I didn’t think they were ever in New England. The total results came back to 2507802. I found the surname Willock listed from four different New England states. This could be a huge break through for me and even help on my dna matches. Many of our ancestors traveled from the New England Colonies down to Virginia, North Carolina and even Georgia. On the left side of the screen it will give you a break down of the record type and the number of results as well. You must be a member to log in and view the results. http://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search
Guide to researching New England Towns. Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Rhode Island Vermont http://www.americanancestors.org/browse/town-guides/ 2
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Adoptions & Orphan Train If you are conducting Adoptee or Orphan Train Rider research looking for living biological relatives Richard Hill has written an article that will be beneficial to you. The article is entitled DNA Testing: Seven Guidelines for Adoptees. The article describes the most common tests that will assist anyone conducting research on adoptees. Some of his advice includes not wasting money on sibling and kinship that tests because they only check some of the dna markers you will need in researching your connections. You can read the whole article at the following link http://www.dna-testing-adviser.com/.../seven-guidelines-for-adoptees.pdf Have you tried out the new MyGroups feature? You may access MyGroups by logging into your assigned personal page kit number. If you click on the MyGroups link it will take you to another page where you can post messages or photos related to your ancestors to help you in your research. You can post queries related to your ancestors. The CCGS DNA MyGroups is set to private display and is only viewable by our project members. https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/collin-county-genealogical-society/about To order new tests at CCGS DNA project go to this link: https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Collin_CoGS&code=Q47092 Some family trees have beautiful leaves, and some have just a bunch of nuts. Remember, it is the nuts that make the tree worth shaking.
~Author Unknown
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Collin County Genealogical Society (a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation)
P.O. Box 865052 Plano TX 75086-5052
Upcoming Area Events
OFFICERS AND STAFF
President Gwen Neumann
[email protected] 1st VP-Programs Eleanor Evans
[email protected] 2nd VP-Membership Paula Perkins
[email protected] Recording Secretary LuAnne Beckley
[email protected] Corresponding Secretary Paula Rosselet
[email protected] Treasurer Sharon Wolf
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Texas State Genealogical Society Family History Conference Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 Key Speakers: Lisa Louise Cooke & J. Mark Lowe Featuring multiple genealogy tracks & speakers
Parliamentarian Mic Barnette
[email protected] Collin Chronicles Co-Editors Nancy & Michael Bassett
[email protected] Newsletter Co-Editor Mary Ann Thompson
[email protected] Historian Janice Smith
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Details can be found at their website http://www.txsgs.org/conference/
CCGS Programs
CD/DVD Lectures
[email protected] eNewsletter Editor Paula Perkins
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Oct. 14 – Glenn Kinkaid Research in Colonial New England
Publicity Eleanor Evans
[email protected] Book Committee Chair Gwen Neumann mailto:
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Nov. 11 – Larry McCarty African American Research
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The new society year begins July 1 . We are now accepting dues for the Society year, July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016. Annual dues are $25.00 for an individual and $27.00 for a family membership. Membership includes a subscription to the Collin Chronicles, the Newsletter, admittance to all regularly scheduled program meetings and DNA discounts. Please join or renew today!
Dec. 9 – 45th Anniversary Celebration Guests Always Welcome!
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Genealogy Lock-In!
McKinney Library Genealogy Blog Did you know the McKinney Library has a genealogy blog? They list the new books added to the genealogy collection, meetings and workshops and have genealogy links. For more information or to subscribe: http://mckinneylibrarygenealogy.blogspot.com/
Dallas Genealogical Society’s 2015 Fall Seminar Dallas, TX, Saturday, October 24, 2015 The Dallas Genealogical Society is excited to announce lecturer Dr. Michael Lacopo will be the featured speaker at their fall Seminar to be held October 24, 2015 at the J.Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, TX. “Thinking, Assessing, & Storytelling: Genealogy Beyond Birth, Marriage, & Death” His topics: She Came From Nowhere - A Case Study Approach to a Difficult Genealogical Problem. Deconstructing Your Family Tree: Re-Evaluating the “Evidence". Incorporating Social History Into Your Research. Medical Genealogy: A Primer of Diseases That Killed Our Ancestors and the Epidemics They Lived Through.
Friday, October 16 The 5th annual event features webinars, genealogy libraries from across Texas, one-onone assistance, genealogy and history groups, and much more. Genealogy Center W. O. Haggard Library 2501 Coit Rd. Plano, TX 75075 Time: 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm Cost: FREE https://glhtainplano.wordpress.com/ ___________________________________________
Great Family History Conference Saturday, October 17, 2015 Interested in learning more about how to use the FamilySearch.org website and the vast resource collection? This all day seminar is free with a great line up of speakers and topics. Family History Center 2700 Roundrock Trail Plano, TX 75075
www.greatfamilysearch.com/ Collin County Historical Society Museum http://collincountyhistoricalsociety.org/
http://roots4u.blogspot.com/ Registration is required. Program and registration details are available at dallasgenealogy.org Early Bird price by October 1st - $45 (members) and $55 (non-members).
RIDERS
ON
THE
ORPHAN
TRAINS
A Conference and Sharing Session SATURDAY,
October
31,
2015
TCHCC’s
Bill
and
Betty
Melnar
Library,
La
Grange,
Texas
Alison
Moore
at
[email protected]
http://www.czechtexas.org/events.shtml
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Collin County Genealogical Society Publications For Sale Collin County Texas Marriages #4 for January 26, 1876 to June 22, 1880 #7 for 1888-1890 #8 for 1891-1893 #9 for 1893-1895 #10 for 1895-1897 These books are $6.00 each plus $3.00 shipping and handling Hawkins County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts 1801-1819 by Joyce Martin Murrray Logan County, Kentucky Deed Abstracts 1792-1813
by Joyce Martin Murray
Logan County, Kentucky Deed Abstracts 1813-1819
by Joyce Martin Murray
These books are $10.00 each plus $3.00 shipping and handling If ordered by mail the please include check to CCGS and mail to our society post office box address listed below. Collin County Genealogical Society P. O. Box 865052 Plano, TX. 75086-5052
