TIGR 2021
June 13-18, 2021
This course will provide a foundation for researching ancestors in pre-statehood Texas. Students will learn how to find and analyze key record collections from the Spanish, Mexican, and Republic eras, and will gain an understanding of what life was like for their ancestors in those time periods. We will explore strategies, methods, and case studies to make you more successful at this research.
Faculty
- Kevin L. Meyers, Co-Coordinator
- Colleen Robledo Greene, Co-Coordinator
- Henrietta Martinez Christmas
- Frank de la Teja, PhD
- Kevin Klaus
- John A. Sellers
- Brian Stauffer
- Ari Wilkins
Course Schedule (all times are Central Daylight Time)
| Time (CDT) Sunday, June 13, 2021 | Topic | Instructor |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Welcome to TIGR 2021 | TIGR Coordinators, Faculty, and Staff |
| Time (CDT) Monday, June 14, 2021 | Topic | Instructor |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Welcome | Kelvin L. Meyers and Colleen Robledo Greene |
| 10:00 am – 11:15 am | Hispanic Research Fundamentals | Colleen Robledo Greene |
| 11:30 am – 12:45 pm | Civil Registrations: Births, Marriages, Deaths | Colleen Robledo Greene |
| 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Spanish Colonial Texas 1703-1836: Jurisdictions and Migration, Part I | Henrietta Martinez Christmas |
| 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Spanish Colonial Texas 1703-1836: Jurisdictions and Migration, Part II | Henrietta Martinez Christmas |
| 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm | Catholic Records Part I: Baptisms, Confirmations, Burials | Colleen Robledo Greene |
| Evening Session | GLO Overview / Joint Session | Kevin Klaus |
| Time (CDT) Tuesday, June 15, 2021 | Topic | Instructor |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Q&A Session | |
| 10:00 am – 11:15 am | Catholic Records Part II: Pre-Marital Investigations, Marriages, Dispensations | Henrietta Martinez Christmas |
| 11:30 am – 12:45 pm | Colonial Censuses and Census Substitutes | Henrietta Martinez Christmas |
| 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Land and Colonization: The Spanish Collection at GLO | Brian Stauffer |
| 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Search and Documentation Strategies | Colleen Robledo Greene |
| 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm | Republic of Texas History | John A. Sellers |
| Evening Session | Language Techniques and Tools | Colleen Robledo Greene |
| Time (CDT) Wednesday, June 16, 2021 | Topic | Instructor |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Q&A Session | |
| 10:00 am – 11:15 am | Case Study: Juan de Castañeda, Forgotten Texas Commander | Frank de la Teja |
| 11:30 am – 12:45 pm | Texas State Library and Archives (TSLAC) | |
| 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Republic of Texas Geography and Migration | John A. Sellers |
| 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Court Records | John A. Sellers |
| 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm | Republic of Texas Land Records | Kelvin L. Meyers |
| Time (CDT) Thursday, June 17, 2021 | Topic | Instructor |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Homework and Review | Colleen Robledo Greene |
| 10:00 am – 11:15 am | Land Records – The Empresarios of the Republic | Kelvin L. Meyers |
| 11:30 am – 12:45 pm | Republic of Texas Tax Records | Kelvin L. Meyers |
| 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Manuscripts | Ari Wilkins |
| 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm | Military Bounty and Donation Land Grants | Kelvin L. Meyers |
| 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm | Probate | Kelvin L. Meyers |
| Time (CDT) Friday, June 18, 2021 | Topic | Instructor |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Homework Review | Kelvin L. Meyers |
| 10:00 am – 11:15 am | Reed/Ferguson Case Study | Kelvin L. Meyers |
| 11:30 am – 12:45 pm | Course Review | Kelvin L. Meyers and Colleen Robledo Greene |
| 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | LUNCH | |
The words Certified Genealogist and designation CG are registered certification marks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the designations Certified Genealogical Lecturer and CGL are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by certificants after periodic competency evaluations (and only during the current five-year period for which they are certified).