The Hineston Chronicles Volume 9 Number 1


The Hineston Chronicles 

Volume 9 Number 1


Photo added to
Historic Hineston
Facebook group
by 
Brenda Perry Mills



Carolyn's Corner

                                               Who are the Future Genealogists of America?


Sometimes when I am working hard on my genealogy and other people’s genealogy, I almost panic!    What happens to my work when I am gone? Who will take it over? What happens to others work when they are gone?   Same questions! Who will take it over?
Then I think – we have a great group of potential genealogists in the younger generation. For the most part we have not tapped that resource. What do we do? How do we get started?
The old saying hit me in the forehead!   How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!  
There are several times a year I get requests from parents to help put together a “genealogy report” for school projects.     Again, I think – we are losing that resource of not training / teaching the youth how to start doing research!
This article could include a lot of pages; however, I will just highlight a few of my thoughts.  At the end of this article I will propose a suggestion.
First, does knowing about family matter?    How many times have we said and/or heard people say, “It is a family thing”?    “I inherited that on my father side? My mother’s side?” etc. etc.
Would our children benefit from being more in touch with their roots?
I came across some research showing that children who have a strong “family narrative” enjoy better emotional health.   According to psychologists Marshall Duke and Robyn Fivush of Emory University who asked 48 families 20 questions about family history.   What they discovered was the more children knew the stronger their sense of control over their lives, the higher their self-esteem and the more successfully they believed their families functioned!
What are some of the questions that can be answered by children to begin to grasp their roots?
  1. How did your parents meet?
  2. Where did your parents grow up?
  3. What about your grandparents?   (this is when they might start getting a little vague!)
  4. What is the origin of your surname?
  5. How did your family get to America?
  6. Where were they before they came to America?
  7. Time lines:   what went on before you were born?  Who was president? (I love time lines)   They really set the tone (place) in history where we are and our ancestors.
  8. What did you ancestors live in?
  9. What did the ancestors eat?
  10. What did the ancestors wear?

The list can go on and on.    This is what I call eating an elephant one bite at a time!

After the child has learned some of the things listed above and much more – then it is time to start learning to put things into a data base, gathering evidence, and putting things in story form.

This project is far reaching – A student can reinforce Language skills, social studies, geography, etc.

I have just given a brief overview of a heart throb I have and carrying a torch for!    

How do we get started?

Sometimes churches have special interest groups who come in and teach things: scrapbooking, finances, etc. The same could be done for this project. Do you and/or your church have an interest in this?    We could work out the details.

Sometimes schools have the same thing.    Do you and/ or your school have an interest in this   We could work out the details.

Sometimes libraries have the same thing.   Do you and/ or your library have an interest in this.  We could work out the details.

This list could go on!     Home groups!

I would love to hear any feedback you have and would be willing to work with any group!   We need to be sure our family histories live on!

Carolyn Dyess Bales
318-792-8426


Reunions

NESSMITH Reunion Saturday, April 29, 2019, 10am - 2pm. New Hope Baptist Church. Covered dish. Bring family pictures & stories.
Evelyn Wells
MONK Reunion -1st Sat in May will be at the home of Jason Taylor in Gardner Debbie Chandler McDaniell or Jason Taylor
GOLEMON/WALLACE Reunion is always third Saturday in May. It falls on May 18,2019. Virginia Golemon
ROBINSON Reunion May 25th Lone Star Baptist Church. Phyllis Robinson Crooks
BONNETTE Reunion - June 8th - the 2nd Saturday in June. Melany Whiddon will give us the place for the reunion. Carolyn Dyess Bales
OAK HILL 80's Reunion - July 20th - 6:00 p.m. - Best Western Alexandria. Eric Miller
BROOKS, ROBINSON, HUGHES, DAVIS Relatives, and Friends - Last Sunday in June every year at Leesville Municipal Golf Course and Park. From 10 am till around 2 pm. Bring a covered dish and your favorite dessert. The 2019 reunion will be the 24th annual reunion. Lana Davis
The BERT SMITH Reunion is always on the 4th of July across from the Smith cemetery on Big Creek Rd off of Tolbert Loop. Belinda Afeman Smith
PERKINS Family Reunion - Saturday before Labor Day. Usually at the Calvary Baptist Church, Gardner - I will update if location changes.
IVEY FAMILY Reunion every year on the second Saturday in September. This year it will be September 14th at Sieper Community Church in Sieper. Debbie Chandler McDaniel
DESCENDANTS of EDMOND D. DYESS and MAGARET MATHIS DYESS Cousins Luncheon - Calvary Baptist Church - September 14, 2019. 10AM - Covered Dishes - Bring pictures / Stories! Linda Dyess Stewart or Carolyn Dyess Bales.
LEWIS Reunion - September 21st - the 3rd Saturday in September -Gardner Baptist Church - 10AM - 2PM. Covered dish. Bring family pictures and stories. Carolyn Dyess Bales
MORRISON Reunion - Sept 21, 2019. Big Hammock Baptist Church, Hwy 121, Leander, La. For more information contact Alva Lee Morrison Lucy Darlene Morrison Long
BOB & ANNIE SERMONS BUNCH Reunion- October 12th ( 2nd Saturday of October each year.) 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Belgian American Club House. Hot Wells Rd Hwy 121, Boyce. Debra Sermons Cook
MEYLIAN Reunion - 3rd Saturday in October every year. Usually at the Fellowship Methodist Church Pavilion, Hineston - I will update if location changes. Kathy Squyres Meylian.
SMITH Reunion - October 19th - the 3rd Saturday in October - Bentley UPC Church - 10am - 2pm. Covered Dish - bring family pictures and stories. Carolyn Dyess Bales

Deaths

E.J. Miller, Jr., 83, of Elmer, passed away on January 1, 2019. Burial was in Burrough Cemetery, Elmer, LA.
Sandra McDonald Whitlock, 74, of Oakdale passed away on January 1, 2019. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Hineston, LA.
Sherry Lane Baggett, 61, of Glenmora, passed away on January 3, 2019. Burial was in Oakhill Cemetery, Oakdale, LA.
Joshua Lee Tyson, 35, passed away on January 6, 2019. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bentley, LA
Jacob Allen Gillespie, 22, of Forest Hill passed away on January 9, 2019. Burial was in Pine Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Elmer, LA.
Bessie Jo Higgins, 55, of Beaumont, passed away on January 13, 2019.Burial was in  Occupy 1 (Ten Mile) Cemetery, Pitkin, LA.
Abner McClure, 86, of Calcasieu passed away on January 14, 2019. Burial was in Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery, Calcasieu, LA.
Leona "Tiny" Marie Wilson, 78, of Boyce, passed away on January 17, 2019. Burial was in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Gardner, LA.
Corey Clark Benn, 39, of Glenmora, passed away on January 21, 2019. Burial was in Melder Family Cemetery, Glenmora, LA 
Harlis Cornel Meylian, 91, of Simpson passed away on January 29, 2019. Burial was in  Flactor Baptist Church Cemetery, Hicks, LA.
Frances Louise Daniels, 82, of Calcasieu, passed away on February 3, 2019. Burial was in
New Hope Cemetery, Elmer, LA.
Martha Ray Malone, 89, of Glenmora, passed away on February 07, 2019. Burial was in  New Hope Cemetery, Elmer, LA.
Edith L. Hilton, 90, passed away in California on November 18, 2018. Burial was in Polly Mack Cemetery. Kisatchie, LA.
Floyd Tyler, 80, of Clifton, passed away on February 11, 2019. Burial was in Pisgah Clifton Community Cemetery. Clifton, LA.
Verna S. Turrentine, 88, of Alexandria, passed away on February 16, 2019. Burial was in Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville LA.
Justin Keith Hastings, 43, of Boyce, passed away on February 17, 2019. Burial was in  Burrough Cemetery , Elmer, LA.
Madrid Bush Belvin, 94, of Boyce, passed away on February 26, 2019. Burial was in St. Clair Cemetery, Gardner, LA.
Mable Louise Migacz, 82, of Hineston, passed away on February 26, 2019. Burial was in  Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Hineston, LA.
Bobbye Hebert Glass , 91, of Forest Hill, passed away on March 3, 2019.  Burial was in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Melder, LA.
Raymond Joseph Hatwig, 88, of Elmer, passed away on March 3, 2019.
Wyatt Levi Johnson, 15, of LaCamp, passed away on March 6, 2019. Burial was in Butters Cemetery, Forest Hill, LA.
Martha Lou Neal Goleman, 75, of Pitkin, passed away on March 7, 2019. Burial was in Blue Branch Cemetery (Mount Olive Cemetery), Pitkin, LA.
Rebecca Jane McFarland, 69, of Otis, passed away on March 9, 2019. Burial was in  Fellowship Cemetery, Hineston, LA.
Mary Frances Philpot 74, of Alexandria, passed away on March 13, 2019. 
Thomas Vance Boswell, 89, of Sarepta, passed away on March 28, 2019. Burial was in Old Sarepta Cemetery, Sarepta, LA.

Hilton




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