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The annual Decoration Day for the Union Chapel Cemetery will be held Friday, April 29, at the cemetery located at State Highway 110, approximately three miles east of Van.
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Free coffee, donuts and pigs in blanket for all veterans and spouses are offered every Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial office.
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Van Zandt County has approximately 121 children in foster care. We normally range from 120 to 160 children. There are not enough homes in Van Zandt County so some of the foster children from Van Zandt live in foster homes in other counties in the State of Texas.
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Jim Thornhill, professional genealogist, gave a fun filled and informative presentation at the annual Spring Genealogy Workshop of the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society on Saturday, April 9, at the Van Zandt County Library in Canton. The Spring Workshop always focuses on getting beginning genealogists started, and Thornhill’s program showed attendees how to hit the ground running. Research on the computer was the focus of his speech, and everyone learned about the many family research sources available online.
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A free family research workshop, focusing on computer research, will be held Saturday, April 9, from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Van Zandt County Library, at 317 First Monday Lane, Canton. This yearly event, hosted by the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, addresses beginner genealogists’ questions, but will have plenty of information for advanced genealogists.
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Walmart in Canton celebrated their Grand Re-Opening April 1. Prior to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, grants totaling $2,500 each were awarded to the Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial and Hope Pregnancy Center in Canton.
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The team of ‘D. J. Ken’ and ‘Junior’s’ special friend, ‘Suzanne,’ from Canton radio station KWJB (95.1 FM and 1510 AM) joined their sister radio station, KMOO (99.9 FM) in Mineola, for a simulcast March 31 from the Van Zandt County Fair in Canton. Photo by David Barber
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