2Nd ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY FIVE HILLS HERITAGE
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FIVE HILLS HERITAGE Published by: Five Hills Genealogical Society ----- January, April, July and October Volume 3 Number 1 January 2004 President: Charles O. Davis Vice President: Marion Palumbo Secretary: Jane Harbert Treasurer: Frances Green Meeting Schedule January 15 6:30 p.m. Methodist Church Genealogy and History. February 19 6:30 p.m. Methodist Church Craig Ordner - Railroad Research March 18 6:30 p.m. Methodist Church Barbara Simpson - Coryell County Courthouse 2nd ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY Our October ily members. program was an- Those who didn’t other good one by attend missed a Gwen Jett - Doing great time. Family Research After every- with Children. one was almost Gwen discussed finished with their how family re- dinner, we began search is taught to the gift exchange. young children in Everyone was school (see photo asked to bring a on page 2). She also gift that could go brought along sev- to either male or eral children’s female, and keep it books about family under $10.00. research from a va- Our Second Annual Christmas Party was well attended by our members The meal riety of authors. and guests. There was lots of good food and holiday cheer for all. was potluck pro- Most of the mem- vided by mem- bers in attendance that evening ruary. Linda gave her presenta- bers, and there was a wide vari- were surprised at the number of tion - An Abridged Copperas ety to choose from. Linda Led- genealogy related books that are Cove History. Linda is an excel- ger again gets thanks for the great available for young children. lent speaker, and those in atten- table settings and decorations. In November, our scheduled dance thoroughly enjoyed her Thanks, Linda, for a job well speaker, Mr. Craig Ordner, came presentation. done. down with the flu and had to can- Our December program, We also elected our new cel. Linda Ledger filled in for again this year, was our annual society officers for 2004. Your him. Mr. Ordner has rescheduled Christmas Party. Many members and will give our program in Feb- were there with guests and fam- ( See Program Review on page 2 ) Volume 3 Number 1 Page 2 January 2004 Program Review State of the Society ( Continued from page 1 ) George H. Ballentine new officers for 2004 are: President - Charles O. Davis, Vice Presi- As I leave as President of dent - Marion Palumbo, Secretary - Jane Harbert and Treasurer - the Five Hills Genealogical So- Frances Green. We will install our new officers at the January meet- ciety, I wanted to recap what we ing. I trust that they can count on each and every member’s total have done in the last two years support in the coming year. since I became president. In February 2002, Valerie Reynolds and I thought that there might be enough interest in the area to form a new genealogical society. We planned an interest meeting which was held on Feb- ruary 21, 2002 at the Copperas Cove Library. The meeting was attended by twenty nine people interested in family history. Af- ter the meeting it was obvious to us that we should organize and start a new society. Grace United Methodist Church offered to let us use their Fellowship Hall, where we still meet today. Gwen Jett discusses one of the children’s books on Family Research during The first year the officers her program - Doing Family Research with Children. were: President - George H. Ballentine, Vice President - Charles O. Davis, Secretary - Barbara Trubee and Treasurer - Valerie Reynolds. We worked through that first year taking on new members and trying to get all of the tax and organization paperwork done. We grew and had many excellent programs for the membership. The second year officers saw a change in Secretary, with Jane Harbert taking over those duties, and Treasurer, with France Green coming on board. Our membership went up and down in our first two years, but This was the scene at our Christmas Party as members enjoyed the dinner. ( See State of the Society on page 3 ) You can see the great job Linda Ledger did with the settings and decorations. Volume 3 Number 1 Page 3 January 2004 Santa Fe Railroad Depot - 1907 State of the Society ( Continued from page 2 ) stayed at about 48, where it cur- rently stands. We decided on a name for our newsletter quarterly, and Five Hills Heritage is now in its third year of publication. In conjunc- tion with West Bell Genealogi- cal Society in Killeen, we held one seminar in April 2003 that was a great success. We are plan- ning another one in October 2004. I believe our society is strong and growing. The mem- bership is truly interested in fam- This is a shot taken in 1907 of the Santa Fe Railroad Depot in ily history research and commit- Copperas Cove. The folks waiting for the train seemed more than ted to making our society one of happy to pose for the picture. (Thanks to Linda Ledger for this photograph.) the best in the state. As I turn the reins over to Charles O. Davis, I know that he My Drug Problem will do a great job as your new I had a drug problem when I was young: president. My choice not to run I was drug to church on Sunday morning; again was for but one reason: I I was drug to church for weddings and funerals; think we need to change every I was drug to family reunions no matter the weather; couple of years to get new I was drug out of bed to go to school every weekday; thoughts and ideas into the job. I I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults and teachers; have enjoyed being your society I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents. president and want to thank you all for the support that you have These drugs are stronger than cocaine, crack or heroin and if today’s given me in the last two years. I children had this kind of drug problem, America would be a better know you will give Charles the place to live. -- Anonymous same support, and our group will continue to grow and prosper. WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS DON’T FORGET VALENTINE’S DAY Volume 3 Number 1 Page 4 January 2004 New Book List - Killeen Panola - Marriages, 1846-1912 City Library Sabine - Sabine County, Texas in the Civil War Beverly Kittinger CD’S – CHECK OUT BOOKS – REFERENCE DAR Patriot Index, Volume I, II and III – 2003 ed. American Source Records in England, 1600’s- Births, Deaths & Marriages From El Paso 1800’s Newspapers, Volume #2, 1886-1890, Volume #3, Genealogies of Mayflower Families, 1500’s-1800’s 1891-1895, Volume #4, 1896-1899 Notable British Families, 1600’s-1700’s BOOKS – GENERAL -CHECK OUT English Origins of New England Families, 1500’s- Ancestors: Guide to Discovery: Key Principles & 1800’s Process of Family Research Genealogical Dictionary of New England, 1600’s- Discovering Your Family Tree 1700’s Family Names and Family History Genealogies of Long Island Families, 1600’s- Genealogies of Virginia Families from “The 1800’s Virginia Magazine of History & Biography” Connecticut Military Records: Officers & Soldiers, Guide to Hispanic Genealogy 1700’s-1800’s The 1930 Census: A Reference & Research Guide Connecticut Local & Family Histories Unpuzzling Your Past Workbook (2nd copy) Kentucky Land Records, 1774-1924 BOOKS - TEXAS – GENERAL - REFERENCE Maine & New Hampshire Settlers, 1600’s-1900’s Indian Wars & Pioneers of Texas Maryland Genealogies & Marriages, 1634-1820 BOOKS – TEXAS – COUNTY - REFERENCE Maryland Settlers & Soldiers, 1700’s-1900’s Caldwell - Kin: The First 150 Years Massachusetts & Maine Genealogies, 1650’s- Collin – Cemeteries of Collin County 1930’s Dallas – Genealogical Data From Early Cemeteries Massachusetts Genealogical Records, 1600’s- of Dallas County 1800’s Marriages, Volume #I, A-E (1846-1877) New Jersey Biographical Index, 1800’s Marriages, Volume #II, F, G, H Colonial New Jersey Source Records, 1600’s- Galveston – Ship Passenger Lists of Port of 1800’s Galveston, Texas, 1846-1871 New York in the Revolution & The War of 1812 Harrison – Birth, Death & Marriage Notices From Early North Carolina Settlers, 1700’s-1900’s “The Tri-Weekly Herald”, Marshall, Texas, 1875- North Carolina Wills, 1665-1900 1888 Ohio Vital Records, #1, 1800-1850 Harrison – Marriage, Birth & Death Notices from Ohio Vital Records, #2, 1750’s-1880’s “The Marshall Messenger”, 1890-1900 Marriage, Pennsylvania German Church Records, 1727-1870 Birth & Death Notices from “The Marshall Rhode Island Genealogies Messenger”, 1901-1910 Marriage, Birth & Death Early South Carolina Settlers, 1600’s-1800’s Notices from “The Marshall Messenger”, 1911- Tennessee Marriages, 1787-1866 1915, Marriage, Birth & Death Notices from “The Colonial Virginia Source Records, 1600’s-1700’s Marshall Messenger”, 1916-1920 Virginia in the Revolutionary War & The War of Hopkins – Death Records, Volume 1, 1903, Volume 1812 2, 1950-1987, Marriages, Book 1-6, 1846-1890 Virginia Genealogies from “The William & Mary Johnson - Grandview Cemetery, Cleburne College Quarterly” Memorial Cemetery, Baker-Lain Cemetery, Rose Virginia Genealogies from “Tyler’s Quarterly” Hill Cemetery. Early West Virginia Settlers, 1600’s-1900’s. Volume 3 Number 1 Page 5 January 2004 1904 Leon River Bridge Barbara B. Trubee This old river bridge was restored and rededicated in1994. The Route once known as the Old Georgetown Road was in existence by 1854 and crossed the Leon River here in Gatesville, Texas, county seat of Coryell County. At this site was a ferry as early as 1854 and was owned by R.G. Grant, a local en- trepreneur and land developer.