Episode #104 – Lone Star Family Trails – The Portal to Texas History

Listen now to Episode #104 – The Portal to Texas History   Host: Randy Whited Guest: Jake Magnum, UNT Program Development Librarian at University of North Texas in Denton This episode features The Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton.  Jake Magnum is the Program Development Librarian and works … Read more

2022 Conference with TxSGS Live!

TxSGS Live! – 10 top speakers with live Q&A Deborah A. Abbott, PhD – Strategies and Techniques: Reconstructing an African American Family from Freedom to Slavery Debra Dudek – Mixers and Shakers – Tracing Bartending, Saloon Keeping, and Tavern Keeping Ancestors Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS – Taking a Deeper Dive into Mexican Civil Registration Records Jean Wilcox Hibben – Genealogy Door Locked? The … Read more

TxSGS Launches Lone Star Family Trails Podcast

TXSGS is excited to announce our podcast: Lone Star Family Trails!  The goal of the podcast is to introduce our listeners to resources, records, and the historical context of the Lone Star State: Texas.  Each podcast will highlight one specific element that adds to your genealogical knowledge when researching your Texas ancestors.  A host will … Read more

TxSGS 2020 Conference Call for Presentations

The Texas State Genealogical Society (TxSGS) recently released a Call for Presentations for the TxSGS 2020 Annual Family History Conference “Remembering Your Heritage.” This year’s event is slated for November 13-15, at the Omni Mandalay Hotel Las Colinas at 221 Las Colinas Boulevard East, Dallas, Texas 75039, (972) 556-0800. The deadline for proposals is February … Read more

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