BRGHS Meeting January 19

The regular meeting of the BRGHS will be held at the Bluebonnet Library on January 19 at 10 AM. Any individual interested in learning about their genealogy is welcome to attend the meeting.

Yvonne Lewis Day will speak on “Exploring the Three-Chop Trail: The Way West into Louisiana.” She will discuss the location and characteristics of the Three-Chop Trail, a land route westward from Georgia into the Mississippi and Louisiana territories, 1800 to around 1820, immediately prior to and just after statehood for those areas. She will explain passport requirements for the route, briefly explain relations with the Creek Indians through whose land the route passed, and present illustrative examples of early settlers who used the trail.

The DAR will sponsor a training session for preparation of applications for the DAR and SAR. Anyone interested in joining the DAR or the SAR may attend. The meeting will be held at 10 AM on Saturday January 26 at the Bluebonnet Library. Cliff Normand will be one of the instructors. We are looking for assistance from the BRGHS, DAR and SAR membership to provide assistance and also try to encourage potential individuals to join the BRGHS.