What was New in 2007

What was New in 2007

    6 Dec 2007      A page with suggestions on getting an obituary for your Haskell County
                               genealogy research, is now on the Haskell TXGenWeb page.
                                Haskell County Obituaries
                               And there is also a new link to the O'Brien Cemetery listing which is on the
                               Cemeteries of Texas website. This survey was recently completed by
                               Shawn Hughes and Renee Rees.
                               Haskell County Cemeteries

    2 Dec 2007      The Research links featured for December are about abbreviations...the ones
                                we see in documents from the past.   Medical abbreviations, legal abbreviations
                                and government agencies.    Look for the box on the main Haskell County
                                page Haskell County TXGenWeb Site and click on the links for more information.

    1 Nov 2007     November's Featured Research Site contains a list of Cemetery
                                Sites where genealogists can look for burials of their kinfolk.
                                Cemetery Listings give good information about the deceased including
                                dates of birth and death plus, in many cases, marriage information and
                                military affiliations.     Scroll down the Haskell TXGenWeb main page to view.

    1 Oct 2007      The 1930 Census is the Featured Research Site for October.
                                This is the most recent census available to the public.    Photos
                                from the USDA's Historic Photos site are used to show a 1930s
                                event in Haskell County when a family came into town in their
                                covered wagon looking for work in the cotton fields.   Thanks to
                                Suzie Henderson for informing us of these photos.
                                 Haskell County Genealogy Page

       3 Sep 2007    The September Featured Research Site is about Rootsweb's several
                                pages with helpful data, forms and explanations.   Scroll down to the
                                Featured Site on the home page   Haskell County Genealogy Page

                              And there are two new Queries to check out.    Queries Page

      29 Aug 2007    More tombstone photos are on the Rochester Cemetery page,
                                 and there is a new Query to check out.    Haskell County Recent Queries
                                  Rochester Cemetery Page

        2 Aug 2007    Look at the Postcards collection in the two sites in the
                                "Featured Research Site for August".   These are mostly older,
                                 nostalgic postcards or those of historical significance.

There are more photos of the grave markers in the Rochester
Cemetery transcription.

      29 Jul 2007     See the notice about the Renovation project at the Texas
                                 State Library.   Click on "Texas State Library Renovation"
                                 under Genealogy Help on the Haskell Co TXGenWeb main
                                 page.

       22 Jul 1007     The Hugh Read and Leila Belle Webb Read Family page is
                                  now in the Biographies and Sketches section.   They lived in the
                                  northern part of Haskell County.   Thanks to Gene Davenport for the
                                  information and photos.   Gene will be interested to hear from you
                                  if you have additional information on this family.   (Write Webmaster.)
                                  See Haskell Biographies and Sketches & scroll down to Hugh Read &
                                  Leila Belle Webb Family.

          1 Jul 2007     For July, the featured research site is The National Archives webpage
                                  where many databases have been put online for searching.   Scroll down
                                  the Haskell TXGenWeb Home page to see the links to this search site.
                                  Haskell TXGenWeb Home Page

                                 Also, take a look at the Biographies and Sketches section for a new page
                                  of photos & family information and check the past family page postings you
                                  may have missed.     Haskell Biographies and Sketches

        28 Jun 2007   A new page for Manley Webb and his ancestry is now on the
                                   Biographies & Sketches page. Thanks to Gene Davenport for
                                   the photos and family information. Click on Haskell Biographies and Sketches
                                   then scroll down to "Manley Webb and His Family Ancestry".

         1 Jun 2007    The June featured genealogy research site is "Newspapers Across
                                   The Nation" where a click of the mouse takes you to a map of the U.S.
                                   and access to each state's list of online newspaper links.
                                    Haskell TXGenWeb Home Page   Then scroll down to this month's Featured Site

                                    More photos of the Rochester Cemetery tombstones are now linked
                                    to the names listed in the cemetery survey and more are added daily.
                                    Rochester Cemetery Page

        2 May 2007       New!!   The Rochester Cemetery survey which was just completed
                                     is now on the Haskell County webpage.   Thanks to Jim Webb for
                                     this great addition to the page.   Coming soon: photos of each
                                     gravestone listed & more cemetery views.     Rochester Cemetery Page
                                  The featured genealogy research site for May is "TXGenWeb Archives"
                                    which showcases all of the data included in the archive collection
                                    of genealogy data for each Texas county.     Click on the county
                                    of your choice to see what is available there.   TXGenWeb Archives Counties

        1 Apr 2007       Mick Bradley has sent two family photos plus a list of names of those
                                    in the pictures.   He asks for help in identifying which of the children is
                                    which.    Also see his Query on the Queries page.    Orr Family Photos Page

                                   The featured research site for April is "The 1880 Census".   Search it
                                   via the link provided and read what this census provided for the first
                                   time and how the LDS church indexed it so it could be searched
                                   nationwide.    Go to Haskell County TXGenWeb page and scroll down to
                                   Featured Site for April box.

        17 Mar 2007     Sandra Behne has transcribed several years of Early Haskell
                                    County Marriage Records.   The years 1885 thru 1893 are now
                                    on the Haskell TxGenWeb page, thanks to Sandra.
                                     Marriage Records of Haskell County, Texas

         01 Mar 2007    The featured research site for March is the USGenWeb
                                       Family Group Sheet Project.   All states are represented with
                                       an FGS page of their own, including Texas.   You can use the
                                       form provided to post a Family Group Sheet about your ancestors
                                       or read those put up by other researchers.
                                       Haskell TXGenWeb Home Page   Then scroll down to this month's Featured Site

            18 Feb 2007     Two more biographical sketches are online.   One is of
                                         Olive "Ollie" Montgomery and the other is about William Welch
                                         Ollie Montgomery's father.   Both of these family sketches are
                                         courtesy of Elizabeth "Liz" (Cathey) Maxson who provided the
                                         photos and stories from her genealogy files.    Thanks, Liz.
                                          Olive Elizabeth "Ollie" Montgomery       William Welch Family

                                        If you have photos or stories about your Haskell ancestors, you
                                        are invited to send them to Webmaster for inclusion in the Biographies
                                        and Sketches Section or the Family Photo Pages.

            11 Feb 2007      New family photo pages plus a new biographical sketch with
                                         photos, are now added to Haskell's webpage.    Thanks to
                                         Liz Maxson who has sent many family photos for the Montgomery,
                                         Welch and Matthews families of Haskell County.    Liz also provided
                                         notes from her genealogy files about her mother, Beryl Montgomery
                                         Cathey, and her tales of growing up in Haskell.
                                           Haskell Biographies and Sketches    Haskell Family Picture Pages

            1 Feb 2007        A new family photo page is added - the Fred T. Sanders page
                                          with photos courtesy of Rachel Castrillon. Thanks, Rachel
                                           Sanders Family Photo Page
                                         The 1965 Haskell High School Yearbook is now online thanks
                                          to Ed Williams who scanned all of the class pages which
                                          included every class from Senior to Kindergarten.
                                           1965 Chieftain Title Page
                                          A new feature on the Haskell County Genealogy page will be a
                                          "Featured Research Site for the Month"   February's site is
                                          Courthouse Experiences where people from across the United
                                          States have given their experiences (good or bad) when doing
                                           genealogy research at various county courthouses.
                                           Haskell County TXGenWeb Page (scroll down to the center of the page)

              21 Jan 2007      The 1952 edition of Haskell High School's "The Chieftain"
                                           Yearbook is now online.   Ed Williams scanned all of the
                                            class pages, including Junior High, and provided them to
                                            the Haskell TxGenWeb Page.    Haskell High 1952 "Chieftain"

             11 Jan 2007       Thanks to Ed Williams who has scanned the pages in the 1950
                                           "Chieftain" Yearbook for Haskell High School, we now have
                                            those pages online.   All of the student pictures, the class officers,
                                            the faculty and even the 7th and 8th grade class pictures, are included.
                                            Thanks Ed.       Haskell High 1950 "The Chieftain"