June 14, 2021 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society excitedly announces Neal Murphy will be the speaker at theJune meeting at 2 PM, Wednesday, June 16. The group will meet in the community room at the rear of the Timpson Public Library.
Mr. Murphy resides in his birthplace, San Augustine, Texas, with his wife, Clara. The father of two children, grandfather of five grandchildren, and great-grandfather of four great grandchildren, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from SFASU in Nacogdoches. The holder of a Master's Degree in General Insurance, Mr. Murphy, also studied religion at Baylor. He has served his Baptist church as deacon, Sunday School teacher, and choir director.
Mr. Murphy began a writing career in 2005, and has published five books and over thirty-five short stories. These stories have been published in several magazines, including Reminisce. His weekly stories are published in San Augustine Tribune, The Sabine County Reporter, Huntington-Diboll News, Around the Town, and Shelby County Today.
Mr. Murphy will speak to us about the 1919 Jail Museum in San Augustine where he currently serves as docent. He has promised to share one or two of his stories about growing up in rural East Texas, also these stories are humorous and provide a positive look into a bygone era.
We invite the public to join us and enjoy Mr. Murphy's presentation.
