TIGR 2025 Coordinator: Kelvin L. Meyers
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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