Zoom Meeting for May HC Genealogical Society ‘Social History Can Enhance Family Stories’ is Thursday May 20
The May 2021 meeting of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society will be presented by Zoom meeting on Thursday May 20 at 7pm. The address to register for the Zoom meeting is listed below. Presenter is Susan Kaufman, currently Director of Education in the Texas State Genealogical Society. Her theme will be ‘Using Social History to Enhance Family Stories’. Susan Kaufman “Using Social History to Enhance Family...
Genealogical Research Zoom Meeting to be Held March 18 with Researcher Bernard N. Meisner
Genealogist/Lecturer Bernard N. Meisner Our Speaker: Bernard N. Meisner, is a genealogist and lecturer based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. He began researching his family 30 years ago and enjoys sharing lessons learned from that experience, including his mistakes. Although he knew only one grandparent (his maternal grandfather) he has successfully identified all of his great-great grandparents,...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Zoom Meeting Offers Interesting Indian Program
A Zoom meeting on the topic of The Historical Timeline of the Five Civilized Tribes will be presented on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada). Members and guests may register to attend the virtual meeting. Speaker will be Kathy Huber. She has been the Genealogy Librarian for the Tulsa (OK) City County Library for over 25 years. She manages the Genealogy Center and oversees all...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Next Meeting April 18th
April 11, 2024 – At the next Monthly meeting of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society, Donna Toups will present “Relatives ‘Round Me.” Her program will include a demonstration of the use of familysearch.com to determine how/if we are all related, beginning with starting a family tree and entering a deceased relative. Donna Toups and her husband, both native Texans, have 4 children and 13...
The Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting to be Held March 21st
March 8, 2024 – Hello everyone! We have a much enjoyed previous speaker coming to the library to do a presentation entitled “Doaksville, Choctaw Nation and its Relationship with Texas.” The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the genealogy library at 611 N. Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas, at 7:00 p.m. Our speaker, Kenny Sivard, is a 7th generation resident of McCurtain...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting to be Held February 22: Notice Date Change for this Month’s Meeting
After 15 years of Family History research, Jim Thornhill embarked on a second career, applying his existing experience in research, critical thinking, writing and speaking to genealogy and started Heroes of the Past, a company that seeks to delight clients and tell them about the Heroes of their pasts. He is a professional genealogist and the chief researcher for Heroes of the Past. Jim is a graduate of the Gen Proof and ProGen...
The Next HCGS Monthly Meeting to be Held January 18th
Come join us on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at 611 N. Davis St., for ” The First Years of Hopkins County through the Eyes of John Sellers and his Research.” John will do a storytelling lecture about his early finds in Hopkins County history through newspapers, courthouse records, and online research. Everyone knows what a good story-teller John is (and if you don’t, it’s time...
Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting is Thursday, November 16th
At our November meeting Paula Altenbaumer will reprise her portrayal of Hopkins County pioneer Mary Ann Hargrave. We know many of you were unable to attend our joint meeting in August with the Hopkins County Historical Society. So, Paula has agreed to give a repeat performance. Please join us in person or via Zoom on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 7:00 P.M, 611 N. Davis, Sulphur Springs Texas. Register here for...
The Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Meeting Will Feature a Talk by 1965 SSHS Graduate John Pearce
You don’t want to miss this one ! John Pearce is a 1965 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School, where he was honored as a football player on the Wildcat Wall of Honor in 1996. He attended A&M University on a football scholarship before transferring to and completing his playing career at East Texas State University in 1968. He went on to coach high school football until he began to serve as head football coach at Stephen F....
The Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Meeting Will Feature an Interesting Talk on Early Anglo-Americans in Spanish Texas
Our speaker for September is Bill Covington, a public school classroom teacher by profession, having spent 28 years in both the Dallas and Waxahachie Independent School Districts. He is a native of Fort Worth, TX, and he resides in Cedar Hill, TX with his wife, June. They have three grown children and one granddaughter. Mr. Covington will be speaking on the “Early Anglo-Americans in Spanish Texas”. This is a particularly...
