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TAGHS Welcomes Historian Bill O'Neal to Speak at Aug. 20 Meeting

August 19, 2025 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society is pleased to host one of our most popular speakers Wednesday, August 20, at 2pm, in the Timpson Public Library annex. Bill O'Neal will share the history of Miles City, MT, and how our Texas cattle ranches figured in it's development. In particular, the role of the XIT Ranch, granted to its owners in return for constructing our Texas capitol, will be explained by Mr. O'Neal.

Copelin to Speak at July TAGHS Meeting

July 9, 2025 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society is pleased to welcome Alease Copelin as our speaker Wednesday, July 16, at 2pm in the Timpson Public Library annex. 

Mrs. Copelin asked to be introduced simply as a member of the Shelby County Historical Commission. However, many people will recall her days as an educator at the Timpson school. She will guide us through a virtual tour of "The Historic Houses of Center Texas". As a child, I enjoyed seeing some of these houses decorated for Christmas.

TAGHS Program to Feature Food Preservation, Recipes from the Past

June 11, 2025 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society is pleased to welcome Ronnie Wolfe as our speaker Wednesday, June 18, at 2pm in the Timpson Public Library annex.

Wolfe will tell his audience about food preservation and recipes from the past. Growing up as the son of a sharecropper, Mr. Wolfe lived the concept of "farm to table" long before this became a popular trend. Many people will be able to reminisce with Mr. Wolfe, and many others will learn things about food preservation that they might someday find very valuable.

TAGHS to Hear Program by Bill O'Neal on "The Exploits of Audie Murphy on His Centennial"

March 11, 2025 - On Wednesday, March 19, at 2PM, in the Timpson Public Library annex, Bill O''Neal, former Texas State Historian and the author of dozens of books and papers, will entertain Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society members and guests with "The Exploits of Audie Murphy on His Centennial."

Well known as a professor of history at Panola College for many years, Mr. O'Neal promises an action filled presentation, with a bit of soap opera included.

TAGHS Welcomes Scott Sosebee to Speak about "America’s Team and Texas’ Team"

February 3, 2025 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society is excited to announce the annual visit of Scott Sosebee on Wednesday, February 19, at 2pm at the Timpson Public Library annex. Mr. Sosebee will speak about "America's Team and Texas' Team: Two Cities, Two Football Teams, and Two Identities in the 1970s. He has been researching this topic for a book he is authoring.

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