Texas
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
Six Flags of Texas; Six Different Governments
“Texas history is both diverse and unique. Texas is the only state in the United States that has been an independent nation. It has existed under six different governments and flags!” The impact of this unique history is worth in-depth exploration as you will discover when you attend the TxSGS 2019 Texas Institute of Genealogical … Read more