2012 GENEALOGY FACULTY
Currently a member of the annual Battle of San Jacinto Symposium, she is also serving her 17th year on the Harris County Historical Commission. Mrs. Beverly holds membership in the Country School Association of America, and is currently working with the Baytown Historical Preservation Association’s project of restoration and preservation of Harris County’s oldest known (1893), still existing one-room schoolhouse. Mrs. Beverly has conducted seminars and workshops throughout Texas and teaches genealogy classes in Houston. She is listed in several biographical publications, including Who's Who In Genealogy & Heraldry. Past president of the Texas State Genealogical Society (1984-1987), she co-founded the Houston Genealogical Institute (1979-1981) and served as host chairman for Clayton Library Friends for the 1994 National Genealogical Society Conference held in Houston. Published in The French Genealogist, the CLF Newsletter, and other periodicals, Mrs. Beverly has also compiled a series of Texas cemetery directories, and published Suffer the Children: A History of the Confederate Orphanage at Baylands, Texas. (treviawbeverly
With a mission to document the immigration of German Texans and others into She provided primary source materials and collaborated on an exhibit that resulted in a "Lithuanians in Texas" exhibit that was mounted at the Museum of Lithuania Minor at Klaipeda, Lithuania. The exhibit has since traveled to Boston MA, New York NY, Philadelphia PA, Chicato IL, St. Petersburg FL and Washington DC. The final location for the exhibit will be the Institute of Texas Culture, San Antonio, Texas.
Currently director of the Wallisville Heritage Park, http://www.wallisville.com/ a genealogy research center in Chambers County, Texas, Mr. Ladd has held the position since 1981. He is also a board member of the Hardin Independent School District, and he has serves as chairman of the Liberty County Historical Commission, is a longtime member of the Texas State Historical Association, the East Texas Historical Association, and other such organizations. He lives in Hardin, a small town north of Liberty. kevin.ladd33@gmail.com
He has been doing genealogical research since 1985. His favorite area of research is in the courthouse. He has visited courthouses in several southern states and has conducted extensive research in Texas and Louisiana. He is an active member of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society and has served fourteen years on the executive board and as President, 1997-1998. He was a speaker at the FGS National Conference in 1997 and 2004, and NGS in 1994. He has been the featured speaker for more than 50 all day seminars located in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. He was the featured speaker at the DRT Genealogical Conference at the Alamo in 2002 and 2003, and the Louisiana Historical and Genealogical Seminar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2007. He has been a faculty member for Angelina College Genealogy Conference, since 1999 in Lufkin and was a featured speaker at Dallas Texas Summer Institute, 2006 John has given several programs at both local and regional conferences. He has completed Genealogy as a Profession, Advanced Methodology and Advanced Library Research courses at the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research, Samford University. John, was a lecturer at the Institute of Genealogical Research, Samford University, 2009, 2010. He compiled an addendum to the 1850 Census of Hopkins County. John is currently serving as 1st Vice President of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society. '' He is an AVP- Director of Marketing with City National Bank of Sulphur Springs. (sellersj1
Debbie has completed six of the advanced classes at Samford University's Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, kinship theory classes, and the ProGen Course of Study. Her publications include "Following the Clues: Beyond the Database Index to Texas Land Records" and "Computers vs. Humans: Comparing Outputs of Genealogy Programs" in Digital Genealogist, "An Introduction to DNA and Genetic Genealogy" in the TSGS journal Stirpes, as well as numerous articles in local society journals. Debbie was editor of the Nacogdoches Genealogical Society journal, Yesterdays, for five years. She is the webmaster for the APG Lone Star Chapter, the ProGen Study Group, and several local societies and businesses. See her Web site at http://debbiewayne.com/ for more information. (debbieparkerwayne
2012 ACGC SCHEDULE – A FAMILY SEARCH VENDOR AREA SCHEDULE Pre-registered attendees who are attending a Thursday workshop will receive a special syllabus notebook as well as the syllabus notebook for Friday & Saturday. OPTIONAL WORKSHOPS
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Thursday 1: Trevia Wooster Beverly. Genealogy: It’s A Family Affair! If you’ve never had a formal class in the basics (and beyond) in how to do genealogy, this is your chance. Perfect for those who have been doing research on their own, a good refresher to that other genealogy class you had, as well as for the person who is more experienced. This all-day seminar will cover all the basic items with ideas for research from home and yourself to your immigrant ancestor, and will prepare you for the Friday and Saturday topics. It should also be especially useful to the genealogy society librarian or a public library staff with a genealogy collection, who has little or no actual experience in genealogical research.
F1: Patsy Hand. Port Lavaca and the Port of Indianola, Texas: Port Lavaca, Texas (originally called Lavaca) was founded after the Linnville Comanche Indian raid in 1840. Residents chose to leave Linnville and moved to Lavaca, with the community playing an important part in the development of the Port of Indianola. Though entirely gone today Indianola was once one of the most important Texas ports along the Gulf of Mexico. The history and growth of the town will be discussed as well as the tragedies and successes and the impact this port had on the activities that spread throughout the interior. Truly, it was the Mother of Western Texas. Mrs. Hand will also tell how she designed, developed and compiled the Indianola Immigrant Database. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txvicto2/indianola.html F2: Cary L. Hall. Organized or Trashed? Do you search but still can’t find that elusive document when you need it? Or do you make copies and discover that you already had it? Come learn the most important reason why you need to organize your genealogy. Very limited time, but feel free to bring an example of your organizational system to share with others in the class. F3: Dickie Dixon. The Confederate Widows’ Pension will include why they exist, what information do they include, where to find them and how to use them in your genealogical research. The widows were dependent upon the generosity of the already impoverished former Confederate states for any postwar pension benefits. In Texas alone there were 54,634 approved, rejected, and home pensions issued by the state between 1899 and 1975. F4: Greg Boyd. Finding Ancestral Clues in Family Maps and Texas Land Survey Maps Series: The Family Map Series are sets of original landowner maps at the county level and are nationwide. Join the creator of this series of very useful genealogical research maps for a deeper understanding of the material found in this series and how to utilize them to your best advantage. F5: Kevin Ladd. Family Research at the Wallisville Heritage Park Genealogy Research Center. One of the “best-kept secrets” in Southeast Texas, the Center holds books and periodicals, not just of the area, but Southern, Atlantic, and New England as well. There are some 700 pioneer family vertical files, with an additional 500 on local history topics. The Center operates a museum and archives on Chambers County history. It holds several archival collections dealing with Spanish Presidio & Mission at Wallisville (1756-1771) and Fort Anahuac (established 1830) as well as newspaper and photographic collections. F8: Cary L. Hall. Using City Directories in Genealogy: Have you ever wondered why people use city directories in genealogy? Come learn how they can be useful in your research, how to use them effectively and where they may be found today. F9: John Sellers. Part 1 of A Day at the Seat of Justice: Visiting Your Ancestor’s Courthouse: Probate, Deeds, Court Records, etc. F10: Greg Boyd. The First 12 Skeletons in My Closet: Greg will share case study material offering some of the wild and wooly discoveries he's made about his family. He will discuss how talking about family dysfunction can help ease the family history research road traveled by future generations. F11: Kevin Ladd. Using Current and Historical Newspapers in Your Genealogical Research. Sources and techniques for finding and using them to gather the stories of your ancestors will also include Internet sources. F12: John Sellers. Part 2 of A Day at the Seat of Justice: Visiting Your Ancestor’s Courthouse: Probate, Deeds, Court Records, etc. S1: Patsy Hand. Researching the Texas Crescent: Houston to San Antonio to Laredo and the Rio Grande: come follow me down the Texas Tropical Trail and the Texas Independence Trail and learn about little known repositories in many south Texas communities that you may not know exist. Old newspapers, published county histories, binders containing family histories stored in various places, cemetery records, and church records plus various other records that could be beneficial to your research. S2: Cary L. Hall. Wanted Dead or Alive, the parents of Eli Hugh Davis: Genealogy involves using multiple sources to analyze and create a family narrative. This presentation is a case study about the discovery of documents and paper trail left by the Eli Hugh Davis family. Multiple research strategies will be discussed as well as the importance of primary and secondary sources. This class may be useful for beginners and advanced researchers. Case studies are a great way to learn ore about how to use specific resources, understand how to solve specific research problems and discover new research methodologies. S3: John Sellers. Part 3 of A Day at the Seat of Justice: Visiting Your Ancestor’s Courthouse: Probate, Deeds, Court Records, etc. S4: Greg Boyd. Is it a Cemetery if it's not on a Map?: A discussion of new research tools, with focus on a new cemetery location tool which encourages community involvement and sharing of information with the hope of assisting researchers and at the same time better preserve our nations' cemeteries and burial grounds. S5: Kevin Ladd. Immigration and Migration Trails into Texas from the other states. - a list of the named trails/early roads, river and ferry crossings, etc. and the reasons for some of the migration. S6: John Sellers. Part 4 of A Day at the Seat of Justice: Visiting Your Ancestor’s Courthouse: Probate, Deeds, Court Records, etc. S7: Patsy Hand. Finding German Origins with a little Czech and Polish Thrown In: Would you like to start researching your middle European ancestor’s genealogy? We’ll start with the basics and proceed through records that these immigrants left behind. Certain records may guide you to a place of origin that would lead you to further research. S8: Cary L. Hall. Secrets that Clayton Library Holds: Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research is a nationally recognized “top five” family history research libraries. Part of the Special Collections Unit of the Houston Public Library, if stands along on two city blocks with multiple buildings and a specialized staff. S9: Trevia Wooster Beverly. Where To Die: Civil War Hospitals and Prisons. For every man killed in battle during the Civil War, two died of illness or disease in hospital or prison camp. Andersonville, GA had her counterparts in Elmira NY, Point Lookout MD and Camp Morton IN. Prisons on both sides were, for the most part, hellholes and often hospitals were no better. Treatment and the end results were often worse than death. Doctors often joined the soldier in making the ultimate sacrifice. And then there were the ladies - nurses, spies, and prostitutes. S10: Greg Boyd. Upcoming Digital Tools from Arphax Publishing: You will be among the first to learn of some of the most exciting new genealogical research tools to come along in a long time. See how Arphax Publishing is providing meaningful historical and geographical research a simple reality. S11:. Kevin Ladd. Seeking the Feminine Perspective in Family Histories: Researching, Writing and Otherwise: Too often we as genealogists commit the mistake of letting the male side of the family have all of the attention and the dominant role within our family histories. This is an age-old tradition that oftentimes paints our maternal ancestors in an unintentionally dim light. However, a simple program of looking at the past through the perspective of our female ancestors will give us a much better understanding of their lives and experiences. Although records traditionally lend themselves to the male point of view, we can overcome that through simple techniques such as historical timelines, an awareness of social history from her time, the use of contemporary newspaper accounts, and other important factors. S12: Debbie Parker Wayne. GATA GACC! DNA and Genetic Genealogy Today. The basics of using DNA testing for genealogy and where we are today on Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and autosomal DNA. Learn about tools to use the test results to maximize the contribution to genealogical research goals.
Exhibitors & Vendors Exhibits and vendors will be available in Hudgins Hall (HH) Thursday at noon, all day Friday and on Saturday until 2 pm. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase for your personal or society library or your public library's genealogy collection. Arphax Publishing: info
Stephen F. Austin State University http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/ Ericson Books Wallisville Heritage Park
PRE OR POST CONFERENCE Angelina College Library. Click on LIBRARY during the Virtual Tour, or go direct to http://www.angelina.edu/library/index.html for related information. Open Thursday for summer school; unavailable for Friday & Saturday conference. Under Genealogy there are some forty items; under Local History there are thirty-one additional, related titles. Enter specific titles, authors, or topics and you'll come up with many more related items. NOTE: The College Bookstore is in the Student Center and is open on Monday through Thursday, closed Friday and Saturday. Heritage Village & Museum. The Whitmeyer Library covers Tyler County genealogy in great detail; contains genealogy resource material which covers much of the United States. Highway 190 West, PO Box 888, Woodville, Texas 75979. 409-283-2272 or 800-323-0389. E-mail: info East Texas Guide: http://www.easttexasguide.com/index1.php
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Trevia Wooster Beverly has served as a member of the Angelina College genealogy faculty since 1998, as well as assistant coordinator and program chairman. A native Texan, her interest in genealogy began with a ninth-grade English project. A member of the Association of Professional Genealogists she also maintains active membership in a number of archival, cemetery, historical, genealogical, library, lineage, and preservation organizations.
Gregory A. (Greg) Boyd is an attorney, software engineer, and genealogist. He is author of the Family Maps series of Federal Land Patent books and the Texas Land Survey Maps series. Mr. Boyd is also the creator of the brand new HistoryGeo web site at http://www.historygeo.com/ Cc-founder of the Norman, Oklahoma-based Arphax Publishing Company, he and his wife, Vicki. work with genealogists, historians, and archaeologists who are daily turning to Boyd's patent-maps and survey-maps to locate ancestral land and to analyze frontier neighborhoods. The Arphax team is committed to continually improving your research efforts by developing better and more affordable map-related tools. info@arphax.com
Patricia "Patsy" Dearman Hand has been an active genealogist for over 50 years. A fifth-generation Texan, she is a founding member of the Victoria County Genealogical Society and has served as its president for two four-year terms. She is also active member of the Victoria County Historical Commission, Texas German Society, Lithuanians in Texas, Texas State Genealogical Society, and German-Texan Heritage Society, serving on its Board of Directors from 1991-1998. She was the editor of the Victoria County Genealogical Society's publication - Crossroads of Texas from 1977 to 1995. Mrs. Hand is an active organizer, and was the conference planner for the German-Texan Heritage Society's conference in 1995 and the chairman of the Victoria County 175th birthday festival in 1999.
Caroyn Reeves Ericson is a genealogist, historian, and author and publisher. She operates Ericson Books http://www.ericsonbooks.com/ and writes a weekly genealogy column for two East Texas newspapers. Mrs. Ericson has authored some fifty-five books that include the well-known set of Nacogdoches: Gateway to Texas, A Biographical Directory, 1773-1849. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and has been a full time research twenty-three years specializes in early Texas research and Nacogdoches District that once comprised the Eastern portion of Texas. A Fellow of the Texas State Genealogical Society (TSGS), in 2010 she was also recognized as Woman of the Year by he Nacogdoches Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for making a positive societal change. 
DICKIE DIXON is a seventh generation Texan. Interested in genealogy since 1980.With a great deal of hands-on genealogical and historical research, he is a frequent speaker to archeological, genealogical and historical organizations, speaking on such topics as African-American history, mechanics liens, widows' Confederate pension applications, and city and county land records. A native of Lufkin, Texas he was graduated from Lufkin High School and attended Angelina County Junior College. In 1973 he received his B.A. in English and Political Science from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, and in 1985 received his Th. M. Old Testament Literature and Exegesis from Dallas Theological Seminary. A long time member of the Angelina County Historical Commission, he serves as Vice President of the Deep East Texas Archeological Society in Newton and is a member of the East Texas Archeological Society in Nacogdoches. He currently is president of the Angelina County Genealogical Society. In July 2011 Mr. Dixon gave an address on his mother, entitled
Cary L. Hall, a native Texan, has been very seriously doing genealogy since 1980. Taking genealogy trips and doing research anywhere she could, she then took three genealogy classes at a San Jacinto college. This led to a position at Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research fifteen years ago, where she now trains new staff members. She has attended both The National Institute on Genealogical Research (N.I.G.R.) in Washington D.C. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~natgenin/ and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy in Utah. http://www.infouga.org/cpage.php?pt=41 Mrs. Hall is married to Emmett Ray Hall, and they live in Spring Texas. Before joining the Clayton Library staff, Mrs. Hall chose to stay home and raise her two descendants, she has six grandchildren, and her current hobbies include photography, scrapbooking and electronics. (TexYa@aol.com)
Kevin Ladd is a 1976 graduate of Lamar University in Beaumont and a lifelong resident of Liberty County. He writes a weekly genealogy column in the Liberty Gazette newspaper. http://www.libertygazette.com/ Mr. Ladd compiled Gone to Texas: Genealogical Abstracts from The Telegraph and Texas Register 1835-1841, and also co-authored with Margaret Henson, Chambers County, A Pictorial History, which received the T. R. Fehrenbach Award from the Texas Historical Commission in 1988. He has also written Chambers County, Texas in the War Between the States, and has written extensively on the pioneers settlers and history of these two counties in local newspapers from the two counties. A few of these columns can be found online at http://libertycountyhistory.blogspot.com/ and http://chamberscountyhistory.blogspot.com/ 
John A. Sellers is a fifth generation native to Hopkins County, Texas. He graduated from Texas Tech University, with a degree in advertising/public relations and, received his teaching certificate in history from Texas A & M, Commerce.
Debbie Parker Wayne, CGsm is a sixth-generation Texan who has been doing genealogical research since 1990. She worked more than 25 years in the computer industry doing technical support and instruction, programming, database administration, and web design. She enjoys complex problem solving, using social history to add interest to family histories, and has a special interest in using laws and DNA to advance research. A full-time genealogist since 2000, Debbie is the DNA Director for several geographic projects, a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Board of Directors, and was a founding member of the APG Lone Star Chapter.