Stirpes Issue Released: Resolved 2019!

TxSGS’s latest digital issue of Stirpes, the Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society, recently went out to all TxSGS individual and household members. The print edition will be mailed in the next few weeks. The beginning of a new year is a perfect time to reflect on all manner of ways in which we’d … Read more

Hotel Information for 2019 TIGR

Book your hotel room for the 2019 Texas Institute of Genealogical Research (TIGR)! The Texas State Genealogical Society (TxSGS) is pleased to announce the 2019 Texas Institute for Genealogical Research is slated June 9-14 at the conveniently-located Crowne Plaza Hotel located at 6121 North IH-35 @ 290 in Austin, Texas. There is a welcome reception … Read more

Welcome to 2019!

TxSGS wishes you the best in 2019. May you locate the ancestors you are seeking, find ways to crumble or break through your research brick walls, learn more about  your family through DNA testing, and begin to share your stories for future generations. Join us throughout the year for educational events and programs to help … Read more

Scholarship Awarded to Keely Shaw

Congratulations to Keely Shaw, a student at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, who was awarded the 2018 TxSGS $1,000 scholarship at the TxSGS 2018 Family History Conference in San Antonio in November. The award was presented to Keely by Bill Buckner, TxSGS Awards Chairman, and Randy Whited, TxSGS President. Keely is an honors … Read more

TxSGS Announces 2018 Writing and Website Award Winners

TSGS 2014 Conference and Awards Update

TxSGS is pleased to award thirty prizes in eleven categories, celebrating the effort represented by the books, manuscripts, student projects, and websites submitted by TxSGS members. According to Bill Buckner, Awards Chairman, “Recognition by one’s peers and TxSGS gives us that shot of encouragement to write even more and to know that our efforts have … Read more

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