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From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <>
Subject: [GEN-EVENTS] Tyler TX 4/14/07 ETGS 30th Anniversary
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:04:06 -0500


Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium
2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Michael J. Vaughn

Program: "'Til Death Do Us Part - Not: Divorce Records as a Source of
Genealogical Information."

An often overlooked source of genealogical information is the record
accompanying the dissolution of a family through divorce. Although certainly
not a phenomenon of the 20th century, divorce was certainly much more
difficult in the colonial and early statehood periods. Generally speaking
each colony and then state went through stages in its divorce process: from
no divorce to liberal divorce laws, from legislative divorces to judicial
divorces. Each stage in the development of the procedure gave rise to
different kinds of records that are found in different research venues.

This program is designed not only to help the researcher understand what
kind of information can be found in early divorce records, but more
importantly to understand how divorces were granted and where the records of
those proceedings may be found. A brief summary of divorce procedures
followed in the original colonies and states, and in all the Southern
states, will be provided, along with a general bibliography of source
materials for finding divorce records.

Mike is a retired attorney who specialized in real estate transactions and
commercial law matters. He has been actively involved in genealogical
research since 1955. His family has lived in East Texas since 1834. In
addition to being an ETGS board member, he is a member of the Sons of the
Republic of Texas and the Jamestown Society, as well as other lineage
societies.

He has published several books and received a first place writing award for
family histories from the Texas State Genealogical Society. He has a well
earned reputation as an outstanding speaker.

The Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will not
meet. After Mike's presentation, ETGS will hold a special reception in honor
of our 30th anniversary and will recognize all past presidents.

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

ETGS will be the local host this year for the Texas State Genealogical
Society's annual conference on November 9 and 10, 2007. More information can
be found at our web-site at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/Meetings/2007/tsgs_2007_flyer.pdf

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, 1st Vice-President.


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