2022 TxSGS Family History Conference

Join us for the 2022 TxSGS Family History Conference, where we focus on Unlocking Your Past! This year’s event remains virtual due to lingering challenges with the pandemic, including travel, social distancing, and the continuing uncertainty of future strains of the disease. While we wish we could be together in person, we’re taking advantage of the latest technology to bring us together “virtually.” On Friday and Saturday, November 4-5, 2022, TxSGS Live! features ten presentations by some of the top speakers in genealogy on research techniques, records, DNA, and more.

That’s not all! The TxSGS Live! lectures will be recorded, including the live question and answer sessions, and combined with 32 additional pre-recorded lectures from some of your favorite speakers plus well-known presenters from across Texas and the U.S. Even though you won’t be able to see them in person, you will be able to access their lectures online through February 6, 2023.

What will take your genealogy research to the next level? The 2022 TxSGS Family History Conference, Unlock Your Past, seeks to help hundreds of attendees discover the tools needed to answer your genealogy questions. Featuring 24 speakers presenting 42 sessions, the TxSGS Family History Conference promises opportunities for learning in a variety of areas, or tracks. Use the tracks to plan your conference experience. Go back and review them as often as you like during the replay period.

DNA

Sessions will offer a variety of ways to analyze your DNA test results, regardless of whether you’re just getting your first test results or are using the latest tools to analyze results you’ve had for a while. Whether you just want to discover ways to maximize your results or reunite a family through DNA, there will be a session for you.

Ethnic

Texas is a diverse state, and each ethnic group presents unique research challenges. Learn how to discover more information about your African American, Hispanic, and German ancestry. Reconstruct an African American family or delve into Freedmen’s Bureau records; dive into Mexican and Colonial Spanish Catholic Parish registrations; or mine the nuggets in German newspapers. There is something for everyone.

Methodology

Discover new records and ways to analyze the records you’ve already found. Examine ways to use the information unearthed in records to identify and solve problems. Explore death records; research Texas homesteading; find the truth in an undocumented story; or research records from home. Methodology offers advice on all of this and more.

Records and Repositories

From politics to family manuscripts; from religion to the post office; from unusual places of birth to manuscripts – records and repositories can provide the key that will help you Unlock Your Past!

Skill Building

Expand your abilities beyond the basics! Learn how to analyze facts and multiple record sets to uncover hidden stories, conduct effective research, develop advanced search strategies, find free digital content, and more. Learn effective browsing techniques to break down brick walls. Combine brick-wall busting with effective methods for sharing your stories to help you “Right Your Wrongs” and preserve your family history.