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From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <>
Subject: Tyler, TX Feb 12 ETGS Program
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 07:19:05 -0600

Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX

Saturday, February 12, 2005

Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium

2:00 p.m.


Speaker: Edith G. Smith and Vivian Lehman


Program: "No Land...Only Slaves"


For those researching slave ancestors and those who enjoy the value of
helping others research, Edith Smith, and her daughter, Vivian Lehman will
be discussing how to do slave research. Edith and Vivian recently completed
their ninth volume in a series entitled No Land.Only Slaves which they
abstracted from the deed records of the Ark-La-Tx region this year.

Mrs. Smith, a retired teacher, is a member of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, and has also published Index to the Biographical Section of
Fannin County Folks and Facts and Some of the Descendants of Samuel Cross,
Innkeeper and Planter. Edith will discuss the value of delving into obscure
records found in the county clerk's office with clues about abstracting the
important details which she calls "Finding Gold in Your Old Pocketbook".

Vivian Lehman currently works for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
the Census, Field Division in Dallas, Texas. She has published Some Smiths
of North East Alabama and North West Georgia. Vivian will be discussing
"Slave laws of the Ark-La-Tx" and how they apply to research in those
states.


You can find out more information about the books that Edith and Vivian have
published at their web-site: http://slaves.8m.com/

Information on upcoming programs can be found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/meetings.html


East Texas Genealogical Society represent six counties which are Anderson,
Gregg, Henderson, Panola, Rusk and Smith counties. ETGS publishes the "East
Texas Family Records" four times a year which features articles and records
concerning our six counties and a monthly newsletter "The Bulletin" which
features information about our society, things of interest to our members
and information about our six counties. ETGS has began a First Families of
East Texas covering our six counties. To find out about this program go to
following link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/firstfam.html .

For more information, you may contact me at or go
to:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/


Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, President.

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