Mayor of Mineola Jayne Lankford was speaker for the Wood County Genealogy Society March 20 at the Quitman Public Library. She gave an interesting and informative history of Mineola.

The next meeting is Monday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Quitman Public Library, 202 E. Goode.

Speaker will be Tony LeGrow  presenting “World War I – A Story of Heroism and The Boston-Halifax Connection.”

Tony was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A year later his family moved to the remote and poor province of Newfoundland, Canada, the most eastern part of North America. Just before he turned nine, his parents made a huge decision to move to the United States

They landed in Linden. About seven years later, Tony was sworn in as a citizen of the United States. He says it was one of the proudest days of his life. Tony and his family now live in Lindale.

Tony has been married to his wife, Jill, for 23 years, and they have two sons, Hudson (16) and Jackson (14).

He has spent many years volunteering in youth sports including coaching football, baseball, basketball and soccer teams. He is serving as the Lindale baseball booster club vice president. Tony is also actively involved in his local church, Christ Point Methodist in Lindale, and is in his ninth year on the church leadership team. He is also an active member of the Quitman Kiwanis and the Quitman Chamber of Commerce.

Tony worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 20 years and is the proud owner of a small business in Quitman as financial advisor at Edward Jones Investments.

Everyone is welcome. Those wanting help researching family genealogy may meet at the library at 6 p.m.