County genealogical society to meet Monday

The Cherokee County Genealogical Society is scheduled to meet for an in person meeting beginning at 5:30 P.M., Monday, October 12, 2020 in the Community Room at the Rusk Public library, 207 E 6th St., Rusk, TX 75785. Attendees are being asked to wear facial masks and practice social distancing. No refreshments will be served.
The program topic will be a Round Table Discussion, similar to previously successful “Show and Tell” programs where various society members will share their experiences with various online genealogical research sites and various DNA testing companies and their DNA web sites. Part of the discussion is expected to provide further explanations about the September program.
The September program was a webinar titled “Birds of a Feather – Y-DNA Research and Group Projects.” The presenter was Janine Cloud, who was first employed by FTDNA of Houston, Texas in 2011 where she created the Group Projects team and became its manager in 2014. Ms. Cloud now the FTDNA event coordinator began presenting programs about DNA in 2015. A fifth-generation Texan, Janine is a registered member of the Cherokee Nation.

Society officers for September 2020-May 2021 were elected by an e-mail meeting and mail in ballots over the summer. Returning officers are President & TREE TALK editor Gordon Bennett of Jacksonville, 1st Vice President (program, publicity & special projects) Vivian Cates of Alto, 2nd Vice President George Martin of Alto, Historian Linda Risinger of Reklaw and Treasurer Helen Marable of Jacksonville. Janna Trotter of Rusk is the new CCGS secretary, replacing Anna Nolley of Rusk who resigned as secretary after three years of service to the society.

More information about CCGS can be obtained by contacting the CCGS via e-mail to [email protected] or by calling 1-903-586-0135 or via regular mail at Post Office Box 1332, Jacksonville, Texas, 75766-1332. Further information about CCGS can be found at Cherokee County Genealogical Society. The new CCGS web site can be found at http://cherokeecountygenealogy.com.
CCGS dues for September 2020-May 2021 can be paid at the meeting or by regular mail. Dues are $20.00(single) and $25.00 for a two-member household. Membership includes issues of the CCGS publication, TREE TALK. Single issues of TREE TALK are also available for purchase by regular mail or e-mail. Articles and items related to Cherokee County genealogy and history can be submitted for publication in TREE TALK by contacting CCGS president and editor Gordon Bennett of Jacksonville at the e-mail and phone number above. Each issue of TREE TALK contains a list of publications available for sale by the society on Cherokee County history and the genealogy of Cherokee County families.