July 18, 2023 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society will welcome our own Dru Dickey as our speaker Wednesday, July 19, at 2pm at Timpson Public Library annex. She will share her research on the Sparks family and how she connects to other families, locally.

Dru is the daughter of TE (Thomas) Sparks and grew up in Texas City. A retired teacher, Dru is an accomplished genealogist. She has served TAGHS as archivist, Librarian, and treasurer. She can be found most Wednesdays volunteering in the Genealogy Library. 

June 19, 2023 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society welcomes our own Marilyn Corder on Wednesday, June 21 at 2pm as she speaks to the group about Frontier Days celebrations from the past. She will also provide insights into the extent of the planning and behind the scenes work necessary to produce a successful celebration.

April 19, 2023 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society (TAGHS) is pleased to welcome Jake Keeling as our speaker Wednesday, April 19th, at 2PM at Timpson Public Library annex.

Jake, the 6th generation of the Keeling family line to make his home in the Jumbo community on the Rusk/Panola line, graduated from Henderson Public schools in 2007. He graduated from East Texas Baptist University in 2011, and subsequently earned a Master of Arts in history from SFA IN 2014. Jake serves as an adjunct instructor in the history department at ETBU.

February 15, 2023 - Scott Sosebee will address Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society (TAGHS) on Wednesday, February 15 at 2pm about Houston and East Texas Railway.

A Professor of History at SFA and the Executive Director of the East Texas Historical Association, Mr. Sosebee is also the author of five books on Texas History. The latest of these is "What is it About Texas Essays on the Lone Star State?"

November 14, 2022 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society is excited to announce that Neil Grant will present a program on the history of the Timpson Band on Wednesday, November 16, at 2 PM, in the annex of the Timpson Public Library. Mr. Neil, a native and resident of Arcadia, is an alumnus of Timpson School. His tenure with bands began at an early age, becoming an All State bandmember at the age of 12. A member of the Texas Bandmaster's Hall of Fame, Neil was an award winning band director of Troup, Nacogdoches, White Oak, and Longview.