July 16, 2024 - Andrew King of King's nursery will speak about his family business's story on Wednesday, July 17 at 2pm in the Timpson Public Library annex for the July meeting of Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society. He is a horticulturist and the 4th generation of his family to manage the Tenaha nursery, which has been in continuous operation since 1915. He plans to bring a member of the 5th generation with him.
Mr. King may be better know to many as a member of the Calvary Boys.
June 15, 2024 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society is pleased to host Bill O'Neal as our speaker June 19 at 2pm in the Timpson Public Library annex. Mr. O'Neal will speak on the role of Texas in the Civil War.
May 14, 2024 - Ralph Corry will share highlights of Timpson's football history with members and guests at the May meeting of Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society. Timpson's first state title and the records set by the Bears in 2023 have ignited interest in past Timpson football successes.
Ralph, a 1966 graduate of Timpson High School and the creator of Timpson66.com, simply describes himself as just a hometown boy who enjoys researching the history of Timpson and its school.
April 14, 2024 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society is proud to announce our own Tad Bailey as our speaker Wednesday, April 17, at 2pm in the Timpson Public Library annex. Mr. Bailey lives on property purchased by his great-grandfather, Joseph A. Moses, in 1900. Mr. Bailey will explain who the Moses family was, and what has become of the remnant of the family.
March 16, 2024 - Hans Polk, a Holocaust survivor will share his story with Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society and guests Wednesday, March 20, at 2PM. Mr. Polk's parents were taken by Nazi soldiers from their home when he was 6 years old. They were executed at Auschwitz. Mr. Polk resides in Timpson and his wife is from a local family.
This is a unique opportunity to hear a first hand account of the horrors of the holocaust, especially since there are efforts to deny it happened.
February 19, 2024 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society will host Scott Sosbee as our speaker, Wednesday, February 21st, at 2:00 PM in the Timpson Public Library Annex. Returning for the third time to address our society, Mr Sosebee will speak on "Outlaw Country Music: How a Texas Sound Changed the World".
Mr. Sosebee, a professor of history at Stephen F. Austin State University, is also Executive Director of East Texas Historical Association and editor of East Texas Historical Journal. He also has published works.
November 1, 2023 - Jim Ross, who brought the excellent program on the New London School explosion to Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society (TAGHS) in March, has agreed to favor TAGHS with another presentation on Iwo Jima November 15, at 2pm in Timpson Public Library annex.
October 11, 2023 - Because October is widely observed as Fire Prevention Month, Jason Samford, Training and Safety Officer for Timpson Volunteer Fire Department, has agreed to address Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society at its October meeting at 2pm, October 18, in the Timpson Public Library annex.