Dallas - 2010

"The Eyes Of TEXAS Are Upon You..."

SIXTH BIENNIAL NATIONAL
CHENOWETH FAMILY REUNION

PLACE: The Big D

DATES: JULY 21 - 25, 2010

TENTATIVE SCHEUDULE

Wednesday:
Board Meeting, Finalize agenda, Early registration 3pm-6pm, Dinner on own

Thursday:
Arrivals (Time on your own), Registration 8am-5pm – in Hospitality Suite, 5pm Welcome Ceremonies – Western wear encouraged! (Awards handed out to the most outragous, and most authentic?), 6pm Welcome Dinner and Membership meeting, 8:30pm Family Lines breakout, plan for talent show.

Friday:
7am-9am Registration – in Hospitality Suite, Breakouts: 10am – 11am Calvert update, 11am – 12pm DNA, Lunch on own, 1:30pm – 2:30pm Family Update, 3pm Rehearsal for talent show, individuals or familyline "teams", Dinner on own, 7pm - 10pm Rodeo

Saturday:
9am – 5pm Family Photo in front of wild horse statue or at Nasher, Tour to Downtown Dallas with stops at Library in the a.m (include lunch in price) and Historical Society at Fair Park. Options can include 6th floor museum and shopping at the 1st Neiman Marcus for those not participating in genealogy studies.
Banquet?
7 pm Cake Night, Talent Show, Eulogy, A look Ahead (Awards ceremony ?)

Sunday:
8am – Praise and Worship with ?, 8:45a.m – 11am Family Brunch and (Awards ceremony ?), (Talent show, other achievements, Eugene Victor Award),Adjourn.

Useful Links:

HTTP://www.visitdallas.com/visitors/

HTTP://www.dallasgenealogy.org/ResearchingDallas.htm

Dallas Public Library is the Star of the South for genealogy. The Central Library (J. Erik Jonsson Library) has multiple floors of books, map, and microfilm. Enough to keep you coming back for years. The following is a partial description of what you can find there.

Genealogy Section (8th Floor). The holdings include more than 103,000 publications and more microfilm holdings than many state archives. One of the top 10 genealogy libraries in the U.S. according to Family Tree Magazine. Library staff is among the most knowledgeable you'll find anywhere, including Lloyd Bockstruck, FNGS.

Texas and Dallas History & Archives (7th Floor) is the official repository for Dallas County Records. It also has old maps of Texas, city directories, newspapers, high school annuals, church records, funeral records, and more.

History & Social Sciences Section (8th Floor) has books related to the history of Dallas and Texas, as well as the rest of the world.

City of Dallas Visitors Webpage gives great information to new visitors to Dallas.

Dallas Historical Society, located at historical Fair Park near downtown Dallas, it has continuing programs on the history of Dallas. This is a good place to search for maps, manuscripts, and other research aids.

A little known gem of a genealogy library is maintained by the Jane Douglas Chapter of DAR. Located at Fair Park. You can combine a trip to this library with the visit to the Dallas Historical Society.

A 40-minute drive north along I-35 from downtown Dallas will take you to the University of North Texas. The UNT Library System is designated a major research library by the U.S. Department of Education. Of interest to genealogists, within its holdings, there are newspapers on microfilm that date to 1702. In addition to newspapers published throughout the United States, they have newspapers from the following countries: Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, France, China, India, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Peru, Egypt, Germany, and Russia. UNT library was selected in April 2008 to be the official repository for the holdings of the Texas State Historical Association.

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