Join TxSGS or renew your membership by midnight, September 6, to receive the “Storytelling: Content and Context” issue of Stirpes, the Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society.
Here’s your chance to receive the September issue of Stirpes with your new or renewed TxSGS membership. With the theme “Storytelling: Content and Context,” this issue is packed with storytelling tips, techniques, examples, and more:
Start to Finish: Tips for Writing Your Family Story, by Pat Gordon- Self-Publish Your Family History Research, by Jessica Horne Collins
- In Their Own Words … Sort Of, by Gay Solomon with Beth and Brad Moffett
- Just Imagine: Creating Your Ancestor’s Story with Senses and Context, by Nancy Gilbride Casey
- Using Facts and Social History to Write Your Family’s Story, by Jim Thornhill
- Working with a Publisher to Print Your Family History, by Tim de la Vega, HV Chapman and Sons Bookbinders
- Mother’s Day Gift Sparks Family Stories, by Adele Stewart
- Uncle Bert’s Pajamas, by Bernard Meisner
- Transplants from Southwest Virginia: The Collup Family of Tarrant County, by William Allen Veselik
- Texas “Our” Texas: My Family’s Deep Roots in the Lone Star State, by Karen Kossie-Chernyshev
- Samuel Sullivan “Sam” Gholson, by Donna Gholson Cook
- Mystery at the Museum, by Linda Mullens
In addition, the September issue of Stirpes invites you to explore speakers and topics for the 2022 TxSGS Family History Conference, “Unlock Your Past,” fall genealogy events hosted by TxSGS’s Partner Societies in the “Partner Society Roundup,” and more.
Renew by midnight, Friday, September 6, and you’ll receive this issue and three more in digital format:*
- December 2022: Skill Building
- March 2023: Ethnic Roots
- June 2023: Neighborhood Watch – cluster research and more
Print editions of Stirpes are available for an additional $15 fee per year. To receive the print edition, renew by September 6 to meet the publisher’s deadline. Don’t delay!
In addition to a subscription to Stirpes, members receive a discount to our 2022 TxSGS Annual Family History Conference (November 4-5). See our website for more information!
*Membership terms are adjusted to begin on August 31; those whose membership is current on September 1 receive the September edition of Stirpes. Future themes for Stirpes issues are subject to change.
Questions? Not sure of your membership status? Contact Tony Hanson, TxSGS Director of Membership, at memberinfo@txsgs.org.
For questions or comments regarding Stirpes, contact stirpes@txsgs.org.
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