TxSGS 2016 Speaker Spotlight: Rick Fogarty

2016 TxSGS Speaker Rick Fogarty

Meet Rick Fogarty, one of the dynamic speakers who is teaching at our 2016 Family History Conference in Dallas this October! He is presenting on Postbellum East Texas, adoption, and Native American genealogy. Rick specializes in Native American tribal genealogy, adoption, and DNA/forensic genealogical research.

Nominees for the TSGS Board of Directors 2016-2017 Term

The TSGS 2015 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the slate of nominees for the TSGS Board of Directors 2016-2017 term. Elections will be held at the Annual Business Meeting at lunch this Saturday at the TSGS 2015 Family History Conference. Executive Committee: President: Randy Whited Director of Education: Sue Kaufman Director of Membership: Susan … Read more

Recently Updated Online Texas Records

Recently Updated Records

 While not all documents and records you might need for your family history research can be found online, quite a bit has been added recently to some popular online databases. Check them out: Ancestry.com [$] Texas, Passenger Lists, 1893-1963 – Updated Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 – Updated FamilySearch.org Texas Collections [Free] Must register for free in … Read more

Native American Research Workshop with Lamar County Genealogical Society

Lamar County Genealogical Society will host a workshop on Native American Research on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Speaker will be Jason Felihkatubbe who is a member of the Choctaw Nation. Jason has been doing genealogical research for over 18 years and his focus is Native American Indian genealogy, with … Read more

The TxSGS DNA Project