Hill County Genealogical Society

06/01/2026

ATTENTION:
We will not have a genealogy meeting this evening, Monday, June 1, 2026. Joyce needs more time to recover after her heart surgery.

05/15/2026

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Mistakes in Genealogy happen.

05/15/2026

Text message from (Chris Reid?) - latest updates:

“I talked to the doctor. Everything went as expected during surgery and her heart is functioning like it should now. They said it’ll still be a couple hours before I can see her, and she’ll stay on the ventilator another 3–6 hours while they monitor her recovery.
They used an oversized valve so in the future if they have to do a tavr again they will have a better area to work with

05/14/2026

Joyce is having heart surgery in Plano now. Please pray for success with a new heart valve replacement & her recovery.

05/14/2026

I visited the Whitney Veterans Memorial Park recently and wanted to share these photos I took. It's located at 217 S Colorado St, Whitney, TX 76692 (FM 933, south of downtown Whitney/north of SH 22). It's worth a stop to see it and reflect on our Veterans services.

05/11/2026

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State Hospitals and County Asylums

State Hospitals and County Asylums (New Quicksheet)

State hospitals and county asylums were central institutions in many communities during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Families often turned to these facilities during times of medical crisis, financial hardship, or legal intervention. For genealogists, records created by these institutions can provide important clues about an ancestor’s health, family relationships, residence, and social circumstances.

Understanding how these institutions operated — and what types of records they produced — is essential for locating and interpreting those records accurately.

Get the Quicksheet at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/state-hospitals-and-county-asylums/

05/11/2026

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Immigration record search

45 Types of Information in Immigration Records (Updated Quicksheet)

Whether it be the New York ports (Ellis Island or Castle Garden) or the many other U.S. ports of entry for immigrants, the ship manifest, created at the beginning of the voyage, contains a lot of pertinent genealogy information.

Get the Quicksheet PDF with record contents and resources at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/45-reasons-to-research-immigration-records/

05/11/2026

I miss my mother, Mary Rita Albert Cholley, who died on 14 April 2019. Her grandmother, Nora McGreevy, was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Connacht Province, Ireland.

🕯️ Happy Heavenly Mother’s Day
For the mothers no longer with us.

For the voices still remembered
in quiet moments.

For the habits learned
without realising.

For the recipes, sayings, stories,
and small kindnesses
that outlived them.

Today, many people spend time
remembering someone whose
place at the table still feels
held open in memory.

To those lighting a candle,
revisiting old photographs,
or simply carrying someone
in thought today -
you are not alone. 💛



📸 Irish Roots

05/11/2026

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I'm a day late, but want to share anyways. I didn't know this custom existed. Are there any customs & traditions you have done for Mother's Day?

Did you know it used to be a custom in the U.S. and Canada to wear a carnation on Mother's Day? The tradition was established by the holiday’s founder, Anna Jarvis, to honor her mother’s favorite flower.

The custom evolved into a symbolic gesture where a red carnation signified that a person’s mother was living, while a white carnation was worn in memory of a mother who had passed away.

This clipping from 1962 explains the tradition. See it in the Herald and News on our site: https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-news-mothers-day-carnation-c/196886049/

05/11/2026

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