TIGR 2023 Coordinator: Kelvin L. Meyers
Format: Virtual, pre-recorded and live lectures. Daily, live Q&A.
Maximum Registrants: 40
Description:
Take a virtual walk through a Texas courthouse with an extensive look at all of the offices and their impact on research in Texas. Examine the structure of the courts, both county and district, and gain a better understanding of the court system. Take an in-depth examination of each county office and discuss what records are available to the genealogist including how to access and analyze those records. Participants will discuss how best to approach a trip to the courthouse and how to get the most out of that trip.
Faculty:
Kelvin L. Meyers, Coordinator
Judy G. Russell, CG®, CGL(sm)
John Sellers
Gail Jackson Miller, CG®
Cari Taplin, CG®
Schedule Course 1 – “A Walk Through Texas Courthouses”
| Start Time (Central Time) |
Topic | Instructor |
| Monday, June 12, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Welcome | Meyers |
| 10:00 AM | Why Genealogists Study the Law | Russell |
| 11:30 AM | The Many Rooms in a Texas Courthouse | Meyers |
| 12:45 AM | LUNCH | |
| 1:15 PM | Dusty Books and Musty Rooms – A Trip to County Clerk’s Office in Texas – Part 1 | Sellers |
| 2:45 PM | Dusty Books and Musty Rooms – A Trip to County Clerk’s Office in Texas – Part 2 | Sellers |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Review | Sellers |
| 10:00 AM | To Be, To Wed, To Pass: Vital Records | Sellers |
| 11:30 AM | Land Records: More Than Just Deeds | Meyers |
| 12:45 AM | LUNCH | |
| 1:15 PM | Taxes, Texas Style | Meyers |
| 2:45 PM | With or Without a Will: Laws of Inheritance | Meyers |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Review | Meyers |
| 10:00 AM | Documenting Family Stories & Oral History – Part 1 | Miller |
| 11:30 AM | Documenting Family Stories & Oral History – Part 2 | Miller |
| 12:45 AM | LUNCH | |
| 1:15 PM | Finding Relationships Through Deeds | Sellers |
| 2:45 PM | The Other Court in Texas: A Trip to District Court | Sellers |
| Thursday, June 15, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Review | Meyers |
| 10:00 AM | Shining Stars and Hidden Gems: Genealogical Collections in Texas | Taplin |
| 11:30 AM | Harvesting Family History in Agriculture Records | Taplin |
| 12:45 AM | LUNCH | |
| 1:15 PM | Will See You in Court: Overview of the Court System in Texas Counties and Their Records | Sellers |
| 2:45 PM | Murder in a Texas Town: Using Court Records to Prove a Story | Meyers |
| Friday, June 16, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Review | Meyers |
| 10:00 AM | Case Study: A Texas Family and the Records They Left Behind! Using Courthouse Records to Document a Family History | Sellers |
| 11:30 AM | Case Study: A Study in Land from the Republic to the Supreme Court | Meyers |
| COURSE ENDS | ||
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