TIGR 2025

Discover the Next Level of Your Genealogical Research at TIGR 2025 –  The Texas Institute of Genealogical Research (TIGR) will be held virtually from June 16–20, 2025. This bi-annual institute presented by the Texas State Genealogical Society offers five dynamic courses that bring together top experts, focused curricula, and engaged classmates. Students can expect a … Read more

TIGR 2023 Evening Events

Free Evening Presentations – Open to the Public TIGR 2023 is delighted to offer two bonus evening presentations for all attendees and the public. We encourage you to attend and invite a friend. Registration is required. Monday, June 12, 7:00 pm CDT “How 100 Pine Trees and the Subject of Usufruct Shape our Genealogical Research” … Read more

TIGR Registration Closes at Midnight May 31

Discover ways to break through your brick wall as you:

  • Learn from expert instructors.
  • Connect with other genealogists.
  • Engage in discussions with instructors and class members.

Course classes are carefully curated, each building on the previous class to provide an intense, in-depth, 5-day learning experience.

Small class sizes encourage interaction with instructors and other class members. All sessions are recorded and available for review for two weeks after TIGR 2023 ends.

Don’t miss this opportunity for a week with top, internationally recognized genealogy instructors. A few seats remain – register now to ensure your spot!For more information, see the course schedule.

Register Now – Registration Ends at Midnight CDT on May 31

Which course will you choose?

  • Course 1 – “A Walk Through a Texas Courthouse”
    Coordinator: Kelvin L. Meyers
  • Course 2 – “Moving Up to Glory Land – The Southern States After Reconstruction towards the New Century”
    Coordinator: J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
  • Course 3 – “Legally Texas: Advanced Legal Research in the Lone Star State”
    Coordinator: Judy G. Russell, CG®, CGLSM
  • Course 4 – “Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy”
    Coordinator: Catherine Desmarais, CG®
  • Course 5* – “Researching Families of Mexican Descent on Both Sides of the Border”
    Coordinator: Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS
  • Course 6 – “Researching African Americans Before and After the Civil War in the U.S.“
    Coordinator: Ari Wilkins
  • Course 7* – “Intermediate and Advanced DNA for Genealogists”
    Coordinator: Paul Woodbury, AG, MEd

For more information about the TIGR courses, see the TIGR 2023 website and course schedules.

*See the TIGR 2023 website for prerequisite requirements for these courses.

Stirpes March 2023 – Researching Your Ethnic Roots

TxSGS’s latest issue of Stirpes, The Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society, has been released in digital format to all TxSGS individual members. Print editions will follow for Partner Societies, Subscribing Libraries, and those individual members who paid for a print version. Most genealogists can claim a number of ethnicities among their ancestors; we’re individual microcosms of the … Read more

The TxSGS DNA Project