COLLIN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

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1 COLLIN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Come join us at our Apr. 11th meeting! Wednesday, Apr. 11th, 7:00pm Haggard Library, 1 st Floor Mtg. Room 2501 Coit Road, Plano, TX. "Using the Portal to Texas History for Genealogical Research PRESENTED by Kathleen Murray Genealogists know that identifying historical context is vital to uncovering our ancestors' stories. With sizable and searchable collections of photographs, maps, book, and newspapers, among other resources, the Portal offers a range of materials to satisfy that quest. Become familiar with these resources and learn to target your research queries for meaningful discoveries. Actual genealogical research questions will guide the exploration. KATHLEEN MURRAY Kathleen Murray holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of North Texas and a Certificate in Genealogical Studies from the University of Strathclyde. During her 15 years as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of North Texas Libraries, she was involved in major research studies concerning the use and impact of The Portal to Texas History. Kathleen has presented research findings and educational programs at several local, regional, national, and international genealogy and library conferences. We hope to see you there! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do You have a genealogy question? Editors Corner e-news, Issue 23 Heritage Ranch Genealogy Society Presents Lisa Louise Cooke Seminar DNA Tips and Tools & The Genetic Genealogist CCGS upcoming programs, society contacts, area genealogy programs Orphan Train Rider Research News Genealogy Center Classes & Open Death Records When you search for ancestors, you find great friends! CCGS has a mail list that we encourage members to use. We encourage you to post your genealogy questions, discoveries, surnames or genealogy events of interest. It s as simple as sending an to collincountygenealogicalsociety@googlegroups.com CCGS has a great program scheduled for Wednesday evening on using the Portal to Texas History. The nominating committee is working on a slate of officers to present in April. If contacted by a member of the nominating committee, please consider volunteering for this rewarding experience. Happy Spring! Paula

2 Collin County Genealogical Society enews Issue 23, April 2018 GENEALOGY SEMINAR featuring LISA LOUISE COOKE! Sponsored by the Heritage Ranch Genealogical Society Tracing your family history is an activity the whole family can enjoy. Don t know where to begin? Or need to organize all that stuff you ve inherited from long, lost relatives? Need to employ the latest technology in your quest? Try checking out this seminar sponsored by the Heritage Ranch Genealogical Society. On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, internationally sought-after speaker and podcast host Lisa Louise Cooke will lead a seminar in the Ballroom at Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club, 456 Scenic Ranch Circle, Fairview, TX Registration begins at 9:00 am with the first session starting at 10 am. Session topics include: Google Books! The Tool You Should Use Every Day! How to Organize This Genealogy Stuff Soothe Your Tech Tummy Ache with These 10 Tech Tools Lisa Louise Cooke is an author of a variety of materials; she is the owner of Genealogy Gems, a genealogy and family history multi-media company. She is Producer and Host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, the popular online genealogy audio show available at in itunes, and through the Genealogy Gems app. Her podcast, which brings genealogy news, research strategies, expert interviews and inspiration to genealogists in 75 countries around the world, recently celebrated 2 million downloads! Price for the Seminar, including a buffet luncheon, is $ if registered by April 1, 2018 or $ for registration after April 1, For this event, there will be no cancellation refunds after April 13, TO REGISTER: Mail a check payable to Heritage Ranch Genealogical Society to Linda Watson, 947 Winged Foot Drive, Fairview, TX Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Time: Registration 9:00 am, Sessions begin at 10:00 am Location: Ballroom at Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club, 456 Scenic Ranch Circle, Fairview, TX Questions may be directed to Toni Selby at cassrjs@grandecom.net or Karen Robertson at karenr441@gmail.com 2

3 DNA Tips & Tools by Paula Perkins The Austin Genealogy Society is hosting a two-day seminar on May 11 and 12 about DNA. The seminar is about adding DNA to our genealogy toolboxes. The guest speaker is Blaine Bettinger, PH.D, J.D. a well-known expert in the genetic genealogy field. He is author of The Genetic Genealogist blog, which can be viewed at Friday advanced topics: Advanced Third-Party Tools Let s explore the Phasing, Matching Segment Search, Lazarus, and Triangulation tools. Visual Phasing You ve tested three siblings, now figure out which DNA segments belong to which grandparent. Saturday, May 12, 2018 All-Day Seminar Topics: Using Autosomal DNA for 18th and 19th Century Mysteries Using Third-Party Tools to Analyze Autosomal DNA Tools available at sites other than your testing company for DNA analysis. The Danger of Distant Matches What are common pitfalls when analyzing DNA? What are the minimum requirements for genealogical proof using DNA? Begging for Spit For more information: Dallas Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group meets the 3 rd Thursday at 6:00 pm on the 7 th floor. For further information contact Mic Barnette at mic@micbarnette.com The Genealogy Center has a Genealogy DNA Interest Group. They will discuss and explore the use of DNA in genealogy research at the Haggard Library, Tuesday, May 8-7-8pm. Don t have Collin County Ancestry? You are still welcome to join our project and order new tests at CCGS DNA project go to this link: 3

4 Collin County Genealogical Society (a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation) P.O. Box Plano TX Upcoming Area Events OFFICERS AND STAFF President LuAnne Jones 1st VP-Programs Janice Quick 2nd VP-Membership Lee Stirm Recording Secretary Beverly Lenoir Corresponding Secretary Paula Rosselet Treasurer Frances Faitt Parliamentarian Collin Chronicles Co-Editors Nancy & Michael Bassett enewsletter Editor Paula Perkins Czech Ancestry- Genealogy Research Workshop - April 20-21, 2018 Caldwell Civic and Visitors Center Caldwell, TX. Details: Dallas Genealogical Society Featuring J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA Way Down Home: Tracing Your Southern Roots August 4, s-events/seminars/ ```````````````````````````````` Austin Genealogy Seminar Featuring Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D, J.D Historian Janice Smith ccgs.historian@gmail.net CD/DVD Lectures Lee Stirm ccgs.lecturelibrary@gmail.com Facebook Editor Aurora Chancy Publicity Paula Rosselet ccgs.publicity@gmail.com Book Committee Chair mailto:ccgs.bookcommittee@gmail.com The new society year begins July 1 st. We are now accepting dues for the Society year, July 1, June 30, 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! CCGS Programs Spring Programs Mark Your Calendars! Apr. 11, 2018 Portal to Texas History Kathleen Murray Note will be held in April May 18, 2018 Involving Kids in an Archaeological Dig at a Family Homeplace Alfred Arias June 13, 2018 Year End Social & Open Forum Bring Your Genealogy Questions July & August No programs September 12, 2018 TBA Guests Always Welcome! 4

5 News Continued Genealogy Center News - Haggard Library The Genealogy Center has new books covering the Northwest. They have a full line up of Spring 2018 classes to assist you with your genealogy endeavors. Orphan Train Rider Research Database Ancestry.com now has records to help with researching an Orphan Train rider. The information is from two volumes of work. The first volume covers 13,000 children who resided in the Catholic New York Foundling Hospital from 1870 to The second volume covers only about 5,000 of the estimated 30,000 orphans from the Children s Aid Society. Names were extracted from enumerations conducted at the hospital: 1870 and 1880 federal censuses; the New York City Police Census of 1890; the federal censuses of 1900, 1910, and 1920; and the New York State censuses of 1905, 1915, and Orphans are arranged chronologically by census, and then alphabetically. Most will provide the individual's name, race, sex, age, and status (inmate versus caretaker). id=61639 (Note: Free search but pd. subscription needed to see view) Not all will be listed either. New York, Orphans Placed in the New York Foundling Hospital and Children's Aid Society, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Original data: Inskeep, Carolee. The Children's Aid Society of New York: An Index to the Federal, State, and Local Census Records of Its Lodging Houses ( ). The New York Foundling Hospital: An Index to the Federal, State, and Local Census Records [ ). Two related databases are the New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses & Poorhouses, and the New York Hebrew Orphan Asylum records from 1860 to North Collin County Genealogy Society The meeting will be on Thursday, Apr. 12th at 6:30 p.m. for the North Collin County Genealogical Society Meeting. Fred Moss will discuss the Open Death Records Initiative. It s important news that affects genealogists. The meeting will be at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library, 101 E. Hunt Street, McKinney, Texas. For more information please contact Susan at skusterbeck@mckinneytexas.org or Info link to the Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) regarding the topic. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rootsweb Mail Lists Now Available Ancestry.com hosts Rootsweb. Rootsweb is home to sites on the USGenWeb, which includes state and county genealogy websites. County and surname mailings lists have also been out of service but many are now back online. See the below links for additional information: 2/23/rootsweb-security-update/ Thanks to Fran Faitt & Paula Perkins for providing this information. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` CCGS is collecting memorabilia on our founder and 1 st President Gwen Neumann. Please your memories and photos to paula-ccgs@ix.netcom.com ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ****Attention Amazon Shoppers**** You shop. Amazon gives. Help Support CCGS! Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Collin County Gen. Soc. Support your charitable organization by starting your shopping at: 5

6 Collin County Genealogical Society Publications For Sale Collin County Texas Marriages #4 for January 26, 1876 to June 22, 1880 #7 for #8 for #9 for #10 for These books are $10.00 each plus $6.00 shipping and handling Hawkins County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts by Joyce Martin Murray Logan County, Kentucky Deed Abstracts Logan County, Kentucky Deed Abstracts by Joyce Martin Murray 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 Plano, TX