October 24, 2021 - Though he has never been a resident of Shelby County, Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society member Charles Johnson's family has deep roots here, having arrived before 1850, and he has been researching county history for years. An event of particular interest to Johnson is the lynching of Joe Shields in 1892. “I first became really interested in the Shields case because in my genealogical research, I kept coming across mention of my second great-grandfather, Jesse Harris, being in jail in Center, charged with this lynching.”

August 23, 2021 - It isn't clear whether the Williams family or statehood came to Texas first, but both occurred in 1845. Speaking at the August monthly meeting of the Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society, Tommy Lee Williams, a 1965 graduate of Timpson High School, related how his family came to Texas and their long history in Shelby County.

June 21, 2021 - Published author and San Augustine resident Neal Murphy spoke to the Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society at their June monthly meeting last Wednesday about the historic 1919 San Augustine County Jail Museum. “I'm one of two docents at the museum and I work there three days a week. We give guided tours and I always ask visitors to sign our guest registry.

February 24, 2020 - East Texas residents are familiar with border towns and their frequently unsavory reputation by virtue of Texas' border with Mexico. However, many residents of East Texas and Western Louisiana forget that the Sabine River was once the border between the United States and Mexico and this area was a dangerous place to live.