TIGR Faculty: Teri Flack

Join us in Austin, June 10-14, for the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research (TIGR). Learn from experts such as Teri Flack, a recognized authority in Texas and southern research. She has been researching family history for over 35 years. She chairs the TxSGS Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) and serves as the Texas state liaison to the national RPAC.

Teri spent much of her career in Texas government working with the Texas Legislature. She used that experience in 2013 and 2015 to work with the genealogical community in Texas to prevent legislation from passing that would have further restricted access to Texas birth and death records. For her work in records preservation and access, Teri was elected a Fellow of the Texas State Genealogical Society. Teri serves on the Texas State Historical Resource Advisory Board, a state-level board dedicated to the preservation and use of Texas’ documentary heritage. She is the first genealogist to serve on the board in over a decade.

Teri is a member of the Travis County Historical Commission, serving as Travis County Historical Marker Chair. She is also a volunteer archivist at the Texas State Archives, currently processing over 1,100 volumes and 300 cubic feet of Galveston County records and creating findings aids to make them accessible to the public.

Teri offers expertise in both courses at TIGR.

Course 1 – Texas Research Essentials

Early Settlements, Part 1 & Part 2
The Spanish established Mission San Antonio de Valero in 1718; Texas became a state in 1846. These two sessions take a deep dive into pre-statehood and early-statehood Texas developing research techniques and strategies for uncovering Texas’ earliest settlers.

Records of Reconstruction
During the 10 years of Reconstruction, county government in Texas changed and the federal government intruded. Previously enslaved people had to make their way in unfamiliar territory; thousands of immigrants—from the South and overseas—migrated to Texas. This session identifies Reconstruction’s unique research opportunities, special laws and multiple constitutions, which led to the creation of records not found during any other time in the 19th century.

Texas State Library Archives, Part 1
The Texas State Archives is the repository of most of the state’s documentary history. This session provides an overview of tools and techniques to use to research at the archives, including finding aids and using Texas Archival Resources Online.

Texas State Library Archives, Part 2
This session provides an overview of the archival collections available at the Texas State Archives that are useful for genealogical research and strategies for finding the records and the information they contain.

Course 2 – Advanced Southern Research Techniques

Tracking Migration & Movement with Military Records
Ancestors seemingly vanish from one place and mysteriously appear in another. Records such as pensions, land warrants, and even military unit returns can provide clues and evidence of migration.

Seating is limited so register today!