User:Meldouglass

Melvyn Douglass

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• Born in Springfield, MA
  • Raised in East Longmeadow, MA
  • While a student: fond memories of summer work at W.F. Young, Inc. manufacturers of Absorbine and Absorbine Jr

• October 1968 - Relocated from Hartford, CT to Houston, TX
  • Assigned to the Crew Systems Division at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). With the systems engineering group, supported Apollo missions 7 through 15.

• May 1973 - Founded Telico (Technical Library Consultants), a pioneer in the fee-based information service industry; predecessor to American Peerage

• August 1985 - Founded Scottish Clan Council of Houston

• December 2005 - Appointed by Bill White (mayor) to serve as a standing member for a four-year term (Jan 2006 thru Dec 2009) on the Mayor's International Affairs and Development Council / Europe (MIADC / Europe)- The mission of the MIADC/ Europe is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and continued growth of Houston's standing as a renowned international city.

• June 2006 - Appointed Waitstill Munson Clan/Family Historian for the Thomas Munson Foundation

• June 2006 - Appointed Genealogy Coordinator for Clan Douglas Society of North America (CDSNA)
• Nov 2013 - Elected President of the Thomas Munson Foundationn (TMF)

• July 2018 - Elected Chairman/President of Houston Highland Games Association (HHGA)

• Aug 2021 - Elected Assistant Secretary of Duston-Dustin Family Association (DDFA)

Organizational Interests

• Member - genealogy related:
  • Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) a nonprofit, educational corporation, formed to promote standards and ethics in the genealogical field.
  • Dustin/Duston Family Association - descendants of Thomas Dustin Jr (c1652 - c1732} and Hannah Emerson Duston (1657 - c1736)
  • New England Historic Genealogical Society
  • Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford
  • Thomas Munson Foundation - descendants of Capt. Thomas Munson (1612 - 1685)

• Member - parliamentary procedure related:
  • Flonnie Mae Larimer Parliamentarian Unit of Houston
  • Texas State Association of Parliamentarians (TSAP)
  • National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP)

• Member - scottish related:
  • Clan Douglas Society of North America
  • Heather and Thistle Society of Houston
  • Houston Highland Games Association
  • Society of Antiquaries of Scotland - elected a Fellow (FSA Scot) in 2002

• Member - legal related:
  • National Association of Legal Assistants
  • Texas Association of Licensed Investigators
  • World Association of Detectives

Personal Websites

http://www.scottishcouncil.com

http://www.americanpeerage.net

http://www.mwdouglass.com

https://www.facebook.com/melvyn.douglass

https://www.facebook.com/melvyn.douglass.FSAscot

https://www.facebook.com/mwdouglassinvestigator

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvyndouglass

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