Terrebonne
Genealogical Society
TGS Newsletter
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BIRTH
Members Michael and Jackie (Ford) Thibodeaux are happy to announce
the birth of grandson Jayden Joseph Thibodeaux who was born 25 August 2000
at 8:38 a.m., weighing 8 lbs. 13 oz. and measuring 21 inches in length.
His parents are Mike and Shantel (Guidry) Thibodeaux, and he has one brother,
Peyton Michael Thibodeaux.
DEATH
Member Jackie Ford Thibodeaux lost her uncle, Walter Seghers Sr. who
died Friday, 9 June 2000. He is survived by his wife, Mary Louise Corbitt
Seghers, a son, Walter Michel Seghers Jr., a daughter, Shelley Denise Hebert,
three sisters, Marguerite Ford, Elaine Wingard and Mary Etta Blanche McCasland
and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rene Frank
Seghers Sr. and Marie Etta Mollere Seghers; four brothers, Rene F. Seghers
Jr, Antoine Seghers, Edwin Seghers and Joseph Nemour Seghers; and four
sisters, Pearl Richard, Olga Arnold, Lou Fos and Bernice Geraci. He was
a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and an avid genealogist.
LIBRARY SUPPORT
To quote from our by-laws, “The purpose of this organization shall
be to encourage the science of genealogy, to help others gather genealogical
information, to preserve, and publish material of historical and genealogical
nature - all for educational purposes.” To this end, we have taken as one
of our goals the support of the Genealogy Department of the Terrebonne
Parish Library. We do this by donating exchange quarterlies that we receive
from other genealogy societies, donating copies of the society’s books,
donating copies of books given to the society by a third party, and directly
purchasing genealogical research materials (microfilm and CD’s as well
as books). We have also made large purchases that the library is unable
or unwilling to commit to, such as the first computer in the library, and
the only microfilm reader/copier. Over the last seventeen years the cumulative
total of our support is $44,000.00 or more. Your support of the society
by your continued membership and purchase of our publications has made
this possible. The society thanks you and the library thanks you. You have
the satisfaction of knowing that you have not only helped yourself in your
search but have helped untold generations in their search for their family
roots. Aren’t you glad?
LIBRARY QUERIES
One way the library can thank you is by looking up something in a resource
that you may have trouble accessing. If you have a query that you think
Dorotha Horvath or one of the other librarians can help you with, and you
have access to e-mail, try to put your query into words and dates and send
them a message at the following address <north.b1tb@pelican.state.lib.la.us>
CONFERENCES & SUCH
October is Family History month, and to recognize
that fact, the Terrebonne Parish Library is hosting a Beginner’s Genealogy
Workshop on October 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Dorotha Horvath is
doing the planning, so she recruited several of our Board Members to help
her make the presentations. As we went to press, details were unclear,
but some topics were: Genealogy on the Internet, Handwriting, Courthouse
Records, Cemetery and Church Records and Genealogy Software.
The Founders of Natchitoches, Inc. are kicking
off their 20th Annual Conference with a “Dutch treat” dinner at the Ryder
Inn restaurant at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2000 to honor their speakers,
Drs. Marietta LeBreton and John Price. Registration for the conference
will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2000 at Ryder Inn (formerly
Holiday Inn) near the Chinquapin Room. After the morning session a noon
buffet will be served until 1 p.m. At that time, a talk will be given on
“Louisiana Gravestones.” No deadline for pre-registration was given, but
you should contact Mrs. Betty G. Jones, Secretary-Treasurer at 401 St.
Maurice Lane, Natchitoches, LA 71457 phone: (318) 352-3774 as soon as possible.
Please remit your 2000 dues and the cost of registration and the noon meal
-- a total of $30.00 -- plus a small donation toward the expenses of the
conference in the next few days. You might even want to plan to come early
during the week and tour Historic Natchitoches (1714). If you need to do
research in the area, be sure to visit the Natchitoches Genealogy Library
on the 2nd floor of the Old Courthouse, then tour the Old Courthouse Museum.
Sounds like fun!
In the New Orleans area, the Irish Special
Interest Group of the Jefferson Genealogical Society is sponsoring a Workshop
on Irish Genealogical Research on 2 December 2000 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 4201 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie,
Louisiana. Featured speaker will be Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CGRS, Co-director
of the National Genealogy Society Research Trips to Ireland and Editor
of Genealogy Computing. Registration is $20.00 until 15 November, $25.00
after that date, on-site registration 8-9. It includes coffee, soft drinks,
and free parking, but not lunch, considering how many good restaurants
are in the Metairie area. Mail registration and payment to Irish Workshop,
301 Jefferson Heights Ave., Jefferson, LA 70121 soon. Lectures will focus
on finding Irish origins in U.S. sources, separating fact from blarney,
research strategies and case studies.
If you are serious about your Spanish heritage,
you will want to look into the Historic New Orleans Collection’s sixth
annual Williams Research Center Symposium, Bourbon Louisiana: Reflections
of the Spanish Enlightenment, which will be held Saturday, 20 January 2001.
The full day’s events will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Omni Royal
Orleans. The line-up of speakers includes Dr. Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr.,
Dr. Gilbert C. Din, Dr. Vicente Ribes, Universidad de Valencia, and Dr.
Sylvia Hilton, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, who will speak in the morning.
Afternoon talks continue until 3:30 p.m. followed by a reception until
6:00 at the Williams Research Center. Contact: Symposium 2001, Williams
Research Center, 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70130; Telephone
504-598-7171, before January 5, 2001. If your calendar is filled up for
January 2001, the symposium will be repeated in Spain at the end of March,
2001, at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, outside of Madrid.
No contact name was given, but I’m sure anyone at the Williams Research
Center will be willing to answer your questions. Just call 504-598-7171.
Advance registration for the symposium (required by 5 January 2001), including
refreshment breaks and the late-afternoon reception, is $25.00. On-site
registration is $30.00. Student admission is $10.00 with a current ID card.
Reduced rate parking will be available near the Omni Royal Orleans for
those attending the symposium. Ask for the reservation form when you call.
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