CHAPARRAL
Genealogical Society and Library
Serving Northwest Harris Co., Texas

Meetings

One of the mission objectives of the Chaparral Genealogical Society is to provide a place of assembly, fellowship, encouragement and educational opportunities to individuals interested in, or engaged in the preservation of family history.  We meet on the 4th Saturday of each month.  The meetings are held in the second floor meeting room of Amegy Bank (formerly Klein Bank), located at 28201 SH 249 at Medical Complex Drive in Tomball.   These meetings are open to the public and begin at 10:00 a.m.   Below are the upcoming meetings for this year.

Date Subject
Jan 27, 2007 Installation of Officers
Feb 24, 2007 Lynna Kay Shuffield - Newspaper Research
Mar 24, 2007 "Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask About Genealogy -- But Were Afraid to Ask"
Apr 28, 2007 Beverly Begay - Navaho Culture and Traditions
May 26, 2007 Dr. James Heath - Past President of TX Association Sons of the American Revolution
Jun 23, 2007 Q & A
Jul 28, 2007 Irene Walters - French Huguenots
Aug 25, 2007 TBD
Sep 22, 2007 Grandma's Attic -- Show and Tell
Oct 27, 2007 Charles Gardes - MEET ME AT THE RACCOON LODGE: Researching in The International Order of Hoo-Hoo and Other Fraternal Organization Records
Nov 17, 2007 Emily Croom - Lost in 1890? What To Do When the Census is Missing
Dec ??, 2007 Christmas Party


Previous Year Subject
Jan 28, 2006 Installation of Officers
Feb 25, 2006 Video - "Cryptic Clues in the Bone Yard" by Sharon DeBartelo Carmack
Mar 25, 2006 Ms. Julie Cluff - Klein Family History Center
Apr 22, 2006 Mr. Charlie Gardes - Beginning German Genealogy
May 27, 2006 Max Blankfield - Family Tree DNA
Jun 24, 2006 Q&A
Jul 22, 2006 Lesley Douthwaite - English Ancestry
Aug 26, 2006 Lynwood Peterson - Gathering and Organizing with "Passage Express"
Sep 23, 2006 Grandma's Attic
Oct 28, 2006 Mr. Charlie Gardes - Tracing Your Civilian Ancestor in the Civil War South….
Nov 25, 2006 Emily Croom - "Gooly Girl and Fried Ham"
Dec 9, 2006 Christmas Party
Jan 22, 2005 Installation of Officers
Feb 26, 2005 Ms. Tincy Campbell - The 'Orphan Train' Movement
Mar 26, 2005 Civil War Reenactors
Apr 23, 2005 Mr. Charlie Gardes - Internet Genealogy (thought process)
May 28, 2005 Mr. Kim Morton -- Revolutionary War Pensions
Jun 25, 2005 Open Session - Questions and Answers
Jul 23, 2005 Ms. Teri Little - Cemeteries
Aug 27, 2005 Ms. Nanda Kirkpatrick - Genetic Genealogy-DNA
Sep 24, 2005 Mr. Charlie Gardes - Beginning German Genealogy
Oct 22, 2005 Ms. Marjorie Lowe - 2005 State of the Cherokee Nation
Nov 26, 2005 Ms. Emily Croom - Cluster Genealogy
Dec 10, 2005 Christmas Party
Jan 24, 2004 Installation of Officers
Feb 28, 2004 Open Session - Your greatest genealogical find or the one that got away
Mar 27, 2004 Mr. Roger Wunderlich - German Heritage of Our Community
Apr 24, 2004 Mr. Charles Bacarisse - Preservation of Historic Records in Harris County
May 22, 2004 Ms. Lynna Shuffield - 20th Century Military & War Dead Research
Jun 26, 2004 Open Session - Questions and Answers
Jul 24, 2004 Mr. Don Marshall - The Texas Navy
Aug 28, 2004 Ms. Marjorie Lowe - Trail of Tears of the Five Civilized Tribes
Sep 25, 2004 Ms. Rose Painter - Preserving Your Memories
Oct 23, 2004 Mr. Robert Ray - History of Railroad Police in America
Nov 27, 2004 Ms. Emily Croom - Territorial Papers of the United States (The Southern States)
Dec 11, 2004 Christmas Party