Course 1 – Research in the Lone Star State

TIGR 2025 Coordinator: Kelvin L. Meyers

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Format: Virtual, pre-recorded and live lectures. Daily, live Q&A.

Maximum Registrants:  40

Description:
This course is designed to introduce participants to the rich resources and techniques available for tracing family history in Texas. Whether you’re a lifelong Texan or exploring family ties to the Lone Star State, this course will provide a solid foundation in Texas genealogical research. Participants will learn how to access key records, navigate unique Texas historical contexts, and connect with local repositories.

Faculty:

Kelvin L. Meyers, Coordinator
Teri E. Flack, FTxSGS
Kevin Klaus
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL(sm), FUGA
John Sellers
Michael L. Strauss, AG®
Cari Taplin, CG®
Carlos Varela
Ari Wilkins, FTxSGS

Schedule Course 1 – “Research in the Lone Star State”

Start Time (Central Time)	Topic	Instructor
Monday, June 16, 2025
9:30 AM	Welcome	Meyers
10:00 AM	Still Shining Bright! A History of the Lone Star State	Sellers
11:30 AM	Texas a Land of Diversity: Texas Geography	Sellers
12:45 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM	Migration/Early Settlement	Lowe
3:00 PM	Land Records: The Texas Way	Meyers
4:30 PM	The Tax Man Cometh, Even to Texas	Meyers
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
9:30 AM	Homework Review	Meyers
10:00 AM	Texas Independence: Navigating The Republic of Texas Military and Land Grant Records	Strauss
11:30 AM	Defending the Badge: A Historical Journey into the Texas Rangers Legacy, 1823-Present	Strauss
12:45 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM	Where There is a Will or Not, There is Still a Way (Texas Probate Records)	Meyers
3:00 PM	Texas Court Records	Sellers
4:30 PM	Amazing Grace, Amazing Records: Using Church Records	Meyers
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
9:30 AM	Homework Review	Meyers
10:00 AM	From Conquistadors to Constitutions: The Development of Texas Law	Russell
11:30 AM	Digging Up the Law: How to Find Historical Texas Statutes and Cases	Russell
12:45 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM	Get Along Little Doggies: The Agricultural Contributions of Ranches	Taplin
3:00 PM	Taking Care of Farmers: Social Programs Benefiting Our Farming Ancestors	Taplin
4:30 PM	TSLAC	Flack
Thursday, June 19, 2025
9:30 AM	Homework Review	Meyers
10:00 AM	Texas General Land Office	Klaus
11:30 AM	GLO-Spanish Land Grants	Varela
12:45 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM	Manuscript Collections	Wilkins
3:00 PM	Texas County Deeds and So Much More	Meyers
4:30 PM	Texas Court Records	Sellers
Friday, June 20, 2025
9:30 AM	Homework Review	Meyers
10:00 AM	Case Study:	Sellers
11:30 AM	Case Study:	Meyers

 

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