TxSGS Live!

 

 

Join TxSGS on Friday and Saturday, November 4-5, for TxSGS Live! to kick off our 2022 Family History Conference.  We hope those who have joined us in one of our Texas conferences or institutes in the past will meet us virtually this year; we also hope those who have not been able to attend in the past can participate in this online event. In addition to these presentations, registrants will receive access to up to 32 additional recorded presentations and a Virtual Expo, plus bonus recordings on special topics.

Learn more about all of the Speakers and Topics that will be accessible to registrants through February 6, 2023.

See TxSGS Live! Schedule

Registration is open!

 

Deborah A. Abbott, PhD

Strategies and Techniques: Reconstructing an African American Family from Freedom to Slavery – This presentation is designed to share the methodology used throughout the research process to reconstruct the ancestry and migration of an African American family from freedom to slavery. Emphases will be placed on strategies, organizational skills, and the importance of carefully analyzing various documents and where to find them. You will learn how using collateral and cluster line research as well as understanding the history of the area where your ancestors lived will help to overcome the 1870 brick wall.

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Debra Dudek

Mixers and Shakers – Tracing Bartending, Saloon Keeping, and Tavern Keeping Ancestors – Taverns and saloons have been a crucial American institution, and the men behind the bar were the social rock stars of their era. This program will lead you through the pre-prohibition records and resources which will help you add an extra shot of flavor into your research.

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Colleen Robledo Greene, MLS

Taking a Deeper Dive into Mexican Civil Registration Records – The Mexican federal civil registration system dates back to 1859, recording births, marriages, and deaths. However, it yields much more biographical and kinship information than we encounter in U.S. vital records. Learn how to find and analyze these collections. We also discuss situations to watch out for, strategies for building out your family tree, and tools for learning more about your ancestral place names. Even non-Spanish speakers can be successful at working with these records.

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Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD

Genealogy Door Locked? The Key May Be in Searching/Browsing Techniques – Often it seems as if the needed information about an ancestor is simply a click away, but the password, combination, or other magic code feels just out of reach. Understanding why and how your own computer reveals different results from those found on computers elsewhere, even when using the same terms, can help in locating those “secret passageways.” Designed for those who are already familiar with basic search engine operations, this lecture gives some hints for using that information to find the elusive ancestors. Some of the common terms from technology will also be defined (with knowledge comes power).

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Kevin Klaus

Pre-emption Grants: A Bonanza for Early Texas Settlers and Genealogists – Did your ancestor migrate to Texas in search of land and a new beginning? Pre-emption grants, also known as homestead grants, allowed Texas settlers to claim land on the vacant public domain of Texas provided they met established criteria. Many times, the files associated with these types of grants are an overlooked treasure trove full of great genealogical information! You may find when a person settled upon the land, names of the original grantees, and possibly the name of their wife. Unique stories or history may be discovered in these files such as murders, Indian troubles, or even an old marriage certificate. Learn about these early grants, how to search for them, and how to interpret the information in the files to claim your ancestor’s place in Texas history.

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J. Mark Lowe, FUGA

Missing People: Fractured Relationships, Divorce, & Murder – We often accept a person missing from a census enumeration without question. When should we look deeper, examine the clues, and ask more questions? Sometimes a closer look and a new perspective is needed to see the real story.

 

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Bernard Meisner

Beyond the Big Four – (Mostly) Free Resources for Genealogical Research – The Genealogical Proof Standard calls for “a reasonable exhaustive search” for information regarding your family. After searching some or all of the Big Four Web sites — FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage and FindMyPast — what should you do? In this presentation I will demonstrate that there are numerous (mostly free) national, regional, state and local resources that might provide the answers to your genealogical research questions.

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Diane L. Richard, ME, MBA

Death Records by a Different Name – Let’s explore almost 30 different places where we might find documentation of death. We are not talking obituaries, cemetery records, probate records, death certificates, bibles, and the records most of us regularly pursue. We are talking of some of the many other records which possibly were created to document your ancestors’ death – ledgers (physician, general store & library – really? Yep!), fraternal societies, poor records, funeral homes, many different records related to burying someone, and much more. I’ll bet most of you haven’t researched all the ones to be discussed.

 

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Renate Yarborough Sanders

We Were Supposed to be NEALS: Reuniting Family with DNA – After 25 years of researching an enslaved ancestor of unknown parentage, DNA breaks the case and helps to put a splintered family back together. In this case study, learn how the presenter was able to identify and work with a particular set of DNA matches, and then apply traditional genealogy research techniques and methodology, to find her ancestor’s parents and siblings and to connect with living descendants.

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Lori Thornton

Righting Your Wrongs through Writing – Writing ancestral narratives offers an opportunity to review older research and correct errors made when less experienced. Writing helps identify gaps in research, things which when researched give a fuller picture of one’s ancestors and their world, and helps genealogists meet standards. The lecture includes a close look at a Tennessean who moved to Texas.

 

 

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