Jan11, 2009 - No Speaker - General Meeting

Feb 8, 2009
Speaker:  Pam Walton
Topic:  Getting the Most Out of That Newspaper

March 8, 2009
Speaker:  - Karen Rasmussen - Director of FHC of Kingwood, Texas
Topic:  The Role of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Genealogical
Community

April 19, 2009
Speaker - Christine Price - Kingwood Funeral Home
Topic:  History of American Funeral Directing and Burial Rites and its Influence on
Genealogy

May 17, 2009
Speaker:  Max Blankfeld, VP Operations/Marketing  Family Tree DNA 
Topic: Y-DNA in Genetic Genealogy

June 14, 2009
Speaker:  James Downes, Harris County Attorney
Topic:  Wills & Probates

Jul 12, 2009
Speaker:  Lynna Kay Shuffield,  Host of "Our Loose Ends" Genealogy Column-
Topic: 20th Century Military Records

Aug 9, 2009-
Speaker:  Trevia Wooster Beverly
Topic: Lost Babes (child apprentices, orphans, train riders,
as well as those "branded" in records such as fornication abstracts, bastard files, etc.)

Sep 13, 2009
Speaker: Anna Shepherd -  U.S. History Teacher at Creekwood Middle School
Topic:  Civil War Firsts

 Oct 11, 2009 - Joint Meeting with  the Seth Hurin Bates Chapter "Daughters of the
Republic of Texas", and the Sarah Ward Chapter "Children of the Republic  of
Texas."
Topic: The Teaching Trunk
The Teaching Trunk was put together  by the Alamo museum curator. It includes items of daily living from the Republic of TX era and has a teaching script included. It is very informative.

Nov 8, 2009
Speaker: Dr. Jack Taylor 
Topic : A program of Music and its Relationship to Various Historical Events.  Jack will use the flute and drum.

Dec 13, 2009 -  Annual Christmas Party – Time and Place to be announced.