Submitted by Kathy Grigsby

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 Meeting to Feature RSVP Quilting Group

May 17, 2025 - For decades, ladies of our area have quietly been making a difference in the Timpson Area. Many people may not realize these ladies meet in a nondescript building on the corner of Park and Bremond Streets to fellowship and quilt by hand. They raise funds by plying their craft, and in turn, entities such as the ambulance service benefit from these funds.

TAGHS Upcoming Program to Highlight Bowlin Family, Buena Vista

April 10, 2025 - Johnnie Sue Bell Jones will speak to Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society on Wednesday, April 16, at 2PM in the Timpson Public Library annex. Her subject will be the Bowlin family and the Buena Vista area.

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.

TAGHS: Harris to Inform on Historical Commission Marker Application

January 7, 2025 - Laura Harris will address Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society Wednesday, January 15, at 2pm in the Timpson Public Library Annex. As marker chairman for Shelby County Historical Commission, she will explain the application process for obtaining a marker for elgible entities, such as churches and cemeteries.

TAGHS Hears from Cecil Whitton about Metal Detecting

December 2, 2024 - Timpson Area Genealogy and heritage Society was honored to be addressed at their November 20 meeting by Cecil Whitton, who shared his hobby of metal detecting.

Cecil Whitton to Speak at TAGHS November Meeting

November 4, 2024 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society is pleased to welcome Cecil Whitton, father of our own Zoie Whitton, as our speaker Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 2pm in the annex of the Timpson Public Library.

Mr. Whitton, a graduate of Timpson High School has lived in Timpson since 1969 and was married to the late Kay Rhodes. He will share his hobby of metal detecting, some of the artifacts he has unearthed in the area, and tips for metal detection he has learned in his hobby.

Timpson Area Genealogy, Heritage Society to Learn Masonic Lodge History

October 1, 2024 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society will host Jesse Maynard as he speaks on the history of Timpson Masonic Lodge #437 Wednesday, October 16, 2pm, in the Timpson Public Library annex.

A mason for 32 years and Past Master at St. John's Lodge #51 and Timpson Lodge #437, Mr. Maynard currently serves as Secretary for the Timpson Lodge. He is active in the Order of the Eastern Star, having served as past Patron of Nacogdoches Chapter 428, McKinney Chapter #518, and Timpson Chapter 1144.

O'Neal to Speak at TAGHS September Meeting

September 11, 2024 - Bill O'Neal will speak about our American freedoms to Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society members and guests Wednesday, September 18 at 2pm in the Timpson Public Library annex. He is concerned that these freedoms are being ignored and misunderstood. He plans to explore the importance of these freedoms and their historical significance. In addition, we may get a preview of the new book he is at this moment completing.

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