HISPANIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - 1999 HGS MEETING MINUTES

1999 HGS MEETING MINUTES

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July 21, 1999	August 18, 1999	September 15, 1999	October 20, 1999	November 17, 1999	December 15, 1999

HGS Meeting Minutes December 15, 1999

There was not a meeting scheduled this month. We all enjoyed a Christmas Party at Juan and Betty Hernandez's wonderful home. The Society looks forward to next year's Christmas Party at the new home being built for the Hernandez family. The Society hopes that all those members and prospective members had a Joyful Christmas Season and have a New Year that will bring your research, those missing ancestors that have been hard to find.

HGS Meeting Minutes November17, 1999
1.	President, Joe Guerra, welcomed everyone and indicated that since there were no new members we would dispense with introductions around the table. Mr. Guerra added that our membership has grown to over 300 members worldwide.
2.	The October 20, 1999 minutes submitted. A motion was made by Mr. David Garza and seconded by Mr. Juan Hernandez and approved unanimously.
3.	Mr. Hernandez, treasurer, reported our balance as $0000.00 Some discussion was held in regards as how to increase our scholarship fund by having more journals printed and sold to various libraries. It was suggested to table this subject and to explore this option in the new business section.
4.	Old Business: Essay Scholarship Contest: Ms. Cris Garza reported that contest has been extended until after the first of the year. She will be meeting with 100 school counselors in the coming weeks and will publicize it further. Committee members are reading current entries. President Guerra announced that he has been elected Treasurer of the Friends of the Library at the Clayton Library and will make an effort in his new position to exhort and effort to have the library purchase more Hispanic genealogy books.
5.	New Business: Ms. Cris Garza announced the upcoming Census 2000 and how important it will be to have everyone counted. The members expressed some concerned from illegal immigrants who fear INS would go after them. Ms. Garza indicated that city commissioner, John Castillo, is very concerned and determined that every effort be made to have an accurate count. She invited anyone wishing to be considered for possible employment for the census contact her. Mr. Baldemar Silva continued the discussion concerning a method by which we could raise monies for the “essay scholarships” as first suggested by Ms. Garza. It was moved by Ms. Garza and seconded by Mr. Serrano that the Hispanic Genealogical Society pursues the bookbinding of our current journals for sale to different libraries across the country. The motion was passed. Mr. Hernandez offered his staff for any assistance in the effort. Mr. Baldemar Silva offered to find a typist to retype some of the older journals that will need a makeover. Hispanic Genealogical Society Conference 2000 will be held in Corpus Christi during Labor Day next year at the Omni Bayfront Hotel. Mr. Hernandez agreed to host this year’s Christmas Party at his home. The party will be held on December 11, from 7:00 p.m. until???? It will be catered and everyone is encouraged to bring his or her own favorite “drink”. Mr. Guerra stated that and effort will be made to have a list of nominations for those offices who are up for election. The nominations will be presented at the January meeting. He also said that we must explore ways to improve attendance at our meetings, which averages between 15-20 regular members.
6.	Show & Tell: Several members brought items for show and tell. Mr. Guerra passed photographs from the Laredo Conference. Mr. Silva shared a calendar from Peru which had beautiful photos of an unknown deity decorated in gold. Ms. Longoria passed around a family tree she recently received on the Longoria family.
7.	Guest Speaker: Mr. Daniel Gonzalez was our guest speaker. He is a Houston native and retired banker in Houston. He spoke about the advances he has witnessed in his 76 years. He is proud to see our Hispanic people improve by getting educated and moving up the ranks to higher-level positions. He is very active in various organizations in Houston. His talk was well received by everyone in attendance.
8.	President, Joe Guerra, closed and adjourned the meeting.
	Respectfully submitted, Secretary, HGS

HGS Meeting Minutes October 20, 1999
1.	President, Joe Guerra, welcomed everyone and thanked the group that attended the conference in Laredo.
2.	The September 15, 1999 minutes were approved by Mr. Herrera and unanimously accepted.
3.	Juan Hernandez gave the treasurer's report, the society's balance is $0000.00
4.	It was suggested by Juan Hernandez that the society invest its' money with Chemical Trust and the interest would yield some extra dollars to be used for scholarships. This thought is on the table.
5.	Regarding essays, only one was received, from Maryland. Would we be interested in extending the deadline, selecting certain schools and speaking with certain teachers to encourage the students? Schools suggested were Austin, Milby, & Davis. We could extend the deadline to January 30, 2000. The motion was made accordingly and accepted unanimously. The necessary schools & people will be informed and the information will be updated on the website.
6.	The convention in Laredo was a great trip. $690.00 was collected from memberships and book sales. The 3-bus trip into Mexico was a great success. 190 attended the convention. There was great table participation. However, when the conference is held in Houston, it was suggested we have a "large room" for book sales. A video of the conference will be available for purchase soon. There was an incident at the conference and as it turns out the books on Marriage Investigations were not stolen. The money was inadvertently merged with other funds. Another incident was a stolen poster at Bustamante. It is most unfortunate these things happen when "los primos" get together.
7.	All efforts are being made to deliver the journal to members present at meetings as well as mail- outs. Books are being delivered to Clayton Library.
8.	There seemed to be a problem, timewise, in crossing at the border back to the United States from Mexico during the conference. It was suggested the society file a complaint with immigration regarding the situation. There is a website, www.paisano.que, through which complaints can be made.
9.	Web pages and links for members was suggested to Joe Guerra. This would tremendously help the members and anyone interested.
10.	There is a 250 Birthday Conference in Goliad, Texas this weekend.
11.	The Conference next year, 2000, will be held in Corpus Christi. The chosen hotel is the Omni on Shoreline Blvd. There possibly will be side trips to Rivera, Mier and Guerrero, Mexico. The conference will be held on the Labor Day Weekend. Joe Guerra entered "Houston", as the host city, for the conference in the year 200l.
12.	No one had "show and tell".
13.	There was no speaker available for this meeting.
14.	Joe Guerra closed and adjourned the meeting.
	Lydia Zermeno 11/16/99

HGS Meeting Minutes September 15, 1999
1.	President, Joe Guerra, called the minute to order at 6:45 p.m. There were no new members or guests to introduce. Mr. Guerra thanked everyone for their contributions to the journal.
2.	Mr. Guerra asked everyone to review the minutes. A motion was made by Mr. Rey Herrera and seconded by Ms. Eva Flores to accept the minutes. Everyone agreed.
3.	Mr. John Hernandez reported the balance and no new activity in the treasurer's report.
4.	It was announced by Mr. Guerra that our new website is up and getting many more hits daily. The cost is about $70 for two years.
5.	Mr. Baldemar Silva reported that we have still not been able to donated our books to the Clayton Genealogical Library because we have not been able to coordinate meeting with anyone to accept them.
6.	Old Business: There was some discussion on the new journals which were passed out to all paid members in attendance. There was also some discussion to announce the Essay Contest on our new website. Mr. Hernandez also informed the group that all of the scholarship recipients had enrolled in college and used our scholarships.
7.	New Business: The trip to the Laredo Conference was discussed. Everyone attending is excited about it. They are expecting to rent a third bus for the tour into Mexico.
8.	Mr. Guerra reminded everyone that we are going to need help staff our table at the convention. Mr. Herrera agreed to transport some of our journals to the conference.
9.	There was a little discussion on several newsletters and the 1998 Hidalgo County Historical Marker pamphlet that Mr. Guerra shared during "show and tell". Mr. Silva talked about some books from Peru by Jose Rafael de la Fuente. He also showed some very interesting maps from Mexico. Mr. Trejo showed some samples of photo restoration work that he does.
10.	After "show and tell" our guest speaker, Mr. Arturo Ramirez, related some stories on family ties. He spoke about three Ramirez brothers who married three Hernandez sisters. He also advised everyone to take time to review the film "Harvest of Shame".
11.	The meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m.
	Respectfully Submitted, David Garza, Secretary

HGS Meeting Minutes August 18, 1999
1.	President Joe Guerra opened the meeting at 6:50 p.m.. Introductions were made around the table.
2.	Mr. Adolph Trejo made a motion to accept last months minutes, Eva Flores seconded the motion. All voted favorably.
3.	Mr. Juan Hernandez was not present to give a treasurer’s report. Joe Guerra mentioned the balance will be decreasing due to the journal publication expenses.
4.	Mr. Genaro Flores stated there is a listing in Journal Vol. 5 #2 p.15 that we would be very interested in.
5.	Old Business: a. Domain name is to be on line very soon. b. Joe Guerra obtained the “Carmargo Marriage” records (not original/copy only) c. Juan Hernandez was not present; therefore, the trip to Spain was not discussed. d. Reservations have already been made for a bus and one-half for the Laredo Conference trip into Mexico. Get your reservations in as soon as possible. e. Regarding the essay contest, entries will be accepted from out of town students. f. Mr. Baldemar Silva is still looking for extractors for LDS
6.	New Business: The new journal, 117 pages, is now completed. Mr. Baldemar Silva will be needing our assistance in assembling same. We are shooting for two weeks completion. Requests are pouring in for the new journal.
7.	We did not have Show and Tell this month.
8.	Alfred Flores introduced the speaker, Luis Salinas. Mr. Salinas is from the University of Houston. His talk was on the 1997 and 1998 Harris County and Texas population. Mr. Salinas can be reached on e-mail at: lsalinas@uh.edu.
9.	Announcements: Mr. Joe Guerra has been asked to serve on the board for the Friends of Clayton Library. He’s not decided upon this appointment. On your computer, “ancestry.com”, contains a lot of information.
10.	The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
	(original signed by Lydia Zermeno) Lydia Zermeno, Asst. Secretary August 30, 1999

HGS Meeting Minutes July 21, 1999
1.	President Joe Guerra opened the meeting at 7 p.m. by welcoming Mr. Rey Herrera back from the hospital. Introductions were made around the table.
2.	Mr. Juan Hernandez moved to accept the June minutes, the motion was seconded by Mr. Manuel Flores and passed by acclamation. Shortly afterward Mr. Hernandez gave the treasurer's report to the group. Monies continue to come in from new member registration.
3.	Old Business: a. Domain name- $75 application for HispanicGS.com b. Membership roster pending corrections. c. Journal articles are still needed to complete this years journal. d. Laredo Convention upcoming in Sept. 24. (bring ID's ) e. Trip to Austin, papers were presented from Carmargo Archives. This papers were presented to Judge Barkley. f. Plans for a trip to Spain was discussed. It is necessary to put together a group of 10 who would be willing to take the trip. g. Marriage Book, a new marriage investigation book will be available at the Laredo Convention for the price of $150. h. Mr. Baldemar Silva is looking for "extractors" for LDS. He will be looking for 50 volunteer extractors to do the work.
4.	New Business: a. Education committee proposal was passed. The new proposal would allow for more participants in the annual essay scholarship contest. It was also proposed to increase the scholarship amounts to $500 for 1st Prize, $300 for 2nd Prize & $200 for 3rd Prize.
5.	Show and Tell: Mr. Genero Flores displayed the Flores coat of arms which was a gift from his son for Fathers Day. It was passed around and admired by everyone. Mr. Al Flores also followed up on last months presentation on his trip to Louisiana.
6.	Announcements: Mrs. Cris Garza invited everyone to the upcoming Diego Rivera art exhibit in Sept/Oct. at the Museum of Fine Art. She encouraged the group to attend the exhibit and also hold the monthly meeting there. Mrs. Garza also conveyed a reminder by John Castillo on the upcoming Census 2000 and the importance to have everyone counted. The census bureau will be looking for workers at least 18 years old.
7.	The meeting was conclude shortly after 8 p.m..
8.	Please note there was no guest speaker this month.
	Respectfully Submitted, David Garza, Secretary

HGS Meeting Minutes June 16, 1999
1.	President Joe Guerra opened the meeting at 7:15 p.m. Introductions were conducted around the table and moved on to the reading of the minutes and treasurer's report by Mr. Juan Hernandez. Mr. Hernandez emphasized that we are doing well with registration from new members.
2.	We were all happy to hear that Mr. Herrera was recovering well from his neck surgery and would be at home recovering for one more week according to President Guerra.
3.	A reminder to all present that we are still in need of articles for publication in the next journal. If you have an article to contribute please contact President Guerra immediately.
4.	Old Business revolved around some discussion concerning the domain name for the organization, Fred spoke about the LDS one day training in genealogy research and TP&W articles.
5.	Our speaker for the evening was Mr. Karl Eschzach, from the University of Houston, who has conducted extensive research on border enforcement of undocumented aliens. Everyone enjoyed his presentation and had many questions afterwards.
6.	Show and Tell was conducted by Mr. Juan Hernandez who gave a wonderful presentation of his recent trip to Spain. He had books, pictures and momentous to share with everyone. Mr. Hernandez plans to return to Spain again soon.
7.	The meeting was concluded a little after 9 p.m.
	Respectfully submitted, Secretary, HGS

HGS Meeting Minutes May 19, 1999
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HGS Meeting Minutes March 17, 1999
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HGS Meeting Minutes January 20, 1999
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