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From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <>
Subject: Tyler, TX Feb 11, 2006 ETGS Meeting
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 13:41:01 -0600


Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium

2:00 p.m.


Speaker: Sylvia Barbee


Program: "Underground Railroad Quilt"


Our program this month is dedicated to African-American History Month with a
presentation from Sylvia Barbee. Mrs. Barbee will discuss the history of
Underground Railroad and the belief that patterns of the blocks used in
quilts were designed to communicate a code about the route that escaped
slaves could use. Mrs. Barbee has used the book "Hidden in Plain View: A
Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad" by Jacqueline L. Tobin
and Raymond G. Dobard as a reference.

Mrs. Barbee will have a "Underground Railroad Sampler" quilt to display that
was made by Mary Waddill. The quilt will be used to help tell the story of
the link between the Underground Railroad efforts and the American Patchwork
Quilt. Mrs. Waddill used the pattern book "The Underground Railroad Sampler
" by Eleanor Burns to make her quilt.

Mrs. Barbee has been quilting for over 20 years. She is a member of Van
Zandt County Genealogical Society in Canton for seven years where she first
presented this program last November.

Mrs. Waddill is the wife of Joe Waddill, past president of the Van Zandt
County Genealogical Society. She has been quilting for several years now.

Following a short refreshment period, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the
Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will meet.
Scott Fitzgerald will present a program on "Podcasting".

ETGS meeting are free and open to the public.

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/FirstFamilies/firstfam.html

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

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


Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, Vice-President.


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