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SAR SEEKS PHOTOS OF PATRIOT GRAVES
Seeking to enhance the information and resources on the new edition of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Patriot Index
the SAR is asking for submissions of photographs of gravestones of patriots. Submissions may be made electronically or in hard copy format. The new SAR Patriot Index
CD-ROM will contain over 700,000 family history records and other information on patriots who served their country during the American Revolution. The CD-ROM will display the name of the patriot, the service they performed and, in many cases, their lineage connecting them to a present day SAR descendant. Photographs of graves of patriots are expected to enhance the visual and historical sense of value of the Index.
The Patriot Index is scheduled for release in 2002. Hard copy submissions of photographs may be sent to SAR Patriot Index Committee, 3 La Costa Court, Ormond Beach, FL 32174-3811.
Submissions of electronic submissions may be e-mailed to
TxDOT SEEKS DESCENDANTS
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
would like to contact descendants of individuals interred in the late Spanish Colonial Mission Refugio church cemetery or Campo Santo. Located north of the intersection of US 77 and Roca Street in Refugio the
cemetery and graves were identified during the recent US 77 road reconstruction project. According to historical church records the people were interred beneath the nave of the first mission church between 1795 and 1830. Anyone with information concerning the burials should contact District Environmental Specialist Mary Perez at 361-808-2374. The District Office is located at 1701 S.P.I.D., Corpus Christi, TX 78416.
FAMILY TREE MAKER SOFTWARE CLASS
Paula Perkins Parke will teach an
Organizing Your Family Research With Family Tree Maker Software class from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday December 11. This one-time class will be held at Houston Community College's 1681 Cartwright campus in Missouri City.
Through demonstrations, students will learn step by step how to organize, document family information and sources and publish a family book. For more information and to register, contact HCC at 281-835-5539.
GENEALOGY CLASS IN CLEAR LAKE
The Bay Area Genealogical Society is sponsoring a beginning genealogy class in Clear Lake City on Saturday December 9th from 9:00 a.m until 4:00 p.m. To register or for more information call Jeanine Lawrence at 281-334-6100 or Carolyn Hellen 281-486-0406. A nominal registration fee will include an 80 page workbook, refreshments and a trip to Clayton Library. Registrants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch and enjoy the day.
SAR MEETS IN TYLER
The Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution will sponsor a genealogical seminar in conjunction with their 2002 annual
meeting. The seminar is open to the interested public and will be held on Friday March 8, 2002 in Tyler. Speakers at the seminar will be Lloyd Bockstruck of Dallas and Judge Edward Butler of San Antonio. Topics will
include Finding Revolutionary Soldiers in the New England States, the Middle Atlantic States and the Southern States. Other talks will discuss Spain's participation in the American Revolution and how to prove eligibility for
membership in lineage societies. For more information, visit the Texas SAR website at
NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF
Published just in time for Christmas artist Tony Matthews and his wife Linda Goetsch, owners of Paper Tree, have created a series of four genealogical chart clip art CD-ROMs. The CD-ROMs
are priced at $17 each or all four for $64, postpaid. The images are for one's personal use and are IBM and MAC compatible. Each CD-ROM contains tiff files suitable for transferring to T-shirts, totes, wall charts,
gift cards and cards for other occasions, such as, Christmas. While decorative, each design is a genealogical chart. To view the designs on each CD-ROM and the genealogical charts available from Paper Tree, visit
the Paper Tree website at
