WELCOME to a new year with The Humble Area Genealogical Society

Whew...it has been one HOT summer. But September is here, and it is time to "fall" back into some family history habits.

HABIT #1: Join us at our monthly ZOOM General Meeting!

Monday, 11 September 2023, 7:00 PM

Presentation: Abandoned: The Untold Story of the Orphan Trains; Plus, a discussion and information about "Orphans" and "Orphan Courts."

By: Michael T. Keene and Karen Rasmussen

The ZOOM invite to the meeting comes to your personal email separately. If you have any friends you would also like to tune it, we would love to send them a ZOOM invite.

HABIT #2: PAY your annual dues!

Dues can be paid by mailing a check to:

The Humble Area Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 2723

Humble, TX 77347-2723

or, with paypal here: https://www.humblegen.org/join

Individuals $20 a year/ Family $25 a year

A digital copy of the newsletters are sent to all members. Printing costs have escalated. Members who wish to have a paper copy of the newsletter mailed to them, should add $10 to their annual dues to help cover this expense.

HABIT #3: Consider joining us on a bus research trip!

Our first bus trip is coming up on Tuesday, 26 September 2023, to Clayton Library. Only $1 for those over 50 to ride the Harris County Bus. Contact Pam Walton, pj1976@embarqmail.com, to sign up.

HABIT #4: Consider joining us for in-person socials

Lunch dates to be announced soon.

HABIT #5: Consider joining us on a research trip to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. March 3-10, 2024.

For more information, contact our trip coordinator, Patsy McLaughlin, patsy.mclaughlin@gmail.com

HABIT #6: Have some fun doing genealogical research!

Our mentors are here to help you. You can find their contact info on the THAGS website--https://www.humblegen.org log in and see the "Members" section. Or stop by the Kingwood FamilySearch Center, 4021 Deerbrook, Kingwood, TX 77339. Kori Faddis is there the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 9-11:30 AM; Karen Rasmussen is there the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays from 11:30-2:00 PM.