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  • Originally published July 5, 2008 at 1:09 a.m., updated July 5, 2008 at 1:09 a.m.

Mark your calendars for an excellent genealogy seminar coming to Victoria on from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 4 at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 2106 North Ben Jordan Street. Sponsored by the Victoria County Genealogical Society, the featured speaker is Christine Rose, certified genealogist and certified genealogical lecturer. She is a fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, an honor bestowed by peers based on the quantity and quality of publications and limited to only 50 persons at any one time.

Rose comes with highest recommendations from across the United States where she has lectured in national, state and regional genealogical conferences. Additionally, each summer she teaches in the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. I was privileged to attend one of her lecture classes at the IGHR a few years ago. Lectures include:

1) The “Rites” of Inheritance, Dower, Entail and Primogeniture

2) Federal Land Records to Locate Ancestors

3) Too Young for the Revolution; Too Old for the Civil War – Military Records Between these Wars

4) Using Little Known and Neglected Sources: A Potpourri

Make your reservations early because seating is limited. Cost for the all-day lecture, including handouts and lunch is $40. Send checks to Louise Hume, VCGS Treasurer, 2111 Mesquite Street, Victoria, TX. 77901. Deadline is Sept. 24. For more information, call Doris Obsta at 361-575-4303.

The Spin on the Black Sheep

With all the political campaigns in full swing, we hear spin stories each time we listen to the radio, watch TV, read the latest book, newspaper, magazine, and so on. However, the following story is a classic in family history spins. It has circulated before but this one comes from the Anoka County Minn. Genealogical Society.” The children of a very prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family’s history for a birthday present. To ensure that it would be well done, they commissioned a professional biographer. They warned him, however, about Uncle George, who had been the black sheep in the family. “Uncle George was executed in the electric chair for murder,” they said, “so maybe you should avoid mentioning him.”

The biographer assured them he could hide Uncle George in such a way that he wouldn’t embarrass anyone. When asked how he would do that, the writer said, “Oh I’ll just say that Uncle George occupied a chair of applied electronics at an important government institution. And then I’ll say that he was attached to his position by the strongest of ties and that his death came as a real shock.”

Happy researching.

Mail query, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a reply to: Relatively Speaking, c/o Victoria Advocate, P.O. Box 1518, Victoria, TX 77902. VCGS members will research queries requiring extensive study.



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