Stirpes June 2020 Issue Released – Skill Building

Information about TxSGS’s latest digital issue of Stirpes, the Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society, recently went out to all TxSGS individual and household members. To simplify the process of accessing your digital edition of Stirpes, we have linked the digital edition to your TxSGS member account. The Stirpes email sent to all individual and household members includes a link to the TxSGS member login page. The print edition is being mailed to those who subscribe to the print edition.

The June 2020 Stirpes include 10 great skill-building articles and more:

• Building Genetic Genealogy Skills by Debbie Parker Wayne, CG – provides a host of sources for learning how to better use DNA as a research tool
• People Power – Crowdsourced Projects by Diane Richard – shows how crowdsourced abstraction projects can improve your ability to read old handwriting and analyze records
• Creating Free Custom Maps With Google by Hannah Kubacak
• Adding Context to Your Family Tree by Jim Thornhill
• Skill Building for Success: An Ongoing Project by Susan Kaufman

Articles incorporating good genealogy techniques show how to apply your skills:

• Paternal Ancestry of John Dent by Dawn Stricklin, PhD
• Texas Garners (The John R. Garner Branch of the Garner-Keene Family) by Larry Garner
• Warming Up a Cold Trail: Retracing the Life of a Religious Relative by Laureen Jacobs
• The Brick Wall and The Sheriff is in Town by Russell A. Rahn

Take a “Look Inside” this issue to learn more.

Make sure you get the next issue of Stirpes—join TxSGS today to ensure that you receive the September 2020 issue commemorating the end of World War II and focusing on military resources and research.

Interested in purchasing a copy of the current issue or back issues? Back issues may be purchased by contacting the Director of Membership, Tony Hanson, at memberinfo@txsgs.org.