Partner Societies
Following is a list of organizations that are Partner Societies of the Texas State Genealogical Society.
If you are a Partner Society and your information is missing or incorrect, please contact your District Representative.
Web site:
www.TxBayAreaGen.org
This Society is located in the Houston/Galveston Bay Area. Monthly
meetings (except November & December) are held at 7:00 p.m. on the
last Friday of the month at University Baptist Church, 16106
Middlebrook Dr., Houston (Clear Lake City) 77059. Various
speakers provide interesting and educational genealogical programs.
Come for coffee and fellowship at 6:30 p.m. For more information,
visit their website at
www.TxBayAreaGen.org or email
President@TxBayAreaGen.org
Web site:
www.rootsweb.com/~txcass
This society was organized in 1973 and currently has 107 members.
Patsy Livingston can be contacted at 903-796-2107 or for
pines@attglobal.net for
information. The society meets the second Tuesday each month at 7:00
p.m. at Home Enterprises, intersection of 77 and 43 in Atlanta. They
support the Cass County Family History Room at the Atlanta Public
Library, 101 W. Hiram in Atlanta. They provide volunteers for the
room when the library is open Monday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday
through Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. -
2:00 p.m.
Website:
www.rootsweb.com/~txcherok/
Organized in 1976, this society has 139 members and meets at 7:00
p.m. the second Monday September through May at Bonner Place, 421 S.
Bonner St. in Jacksonville. bill Hermes of Rusk is the current
president and can be contacted at 903-743-5443 and
mhayes@eastex.net. The
society's email address is
ccgs@suddenlink.net. They support the Jacksonville Public
Library and have donated a computer with genealogy software, a
vertical file housing about 250 family files, exchange publications,
CDs and DVDs. The library is open Monday and Thursday noon until
8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. and
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Historian Sylvia Acker and
Tree Talk Editor Gordon Bennett answer queries for patrons.
Email:
info@ClaytonLibraryFriends.org
Website:
www.ClaytonLibraryFriends.org
Clayton Library Friends [CLF] was formed in 1987 as the support
group of the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, a
unit of the Houston Public Library. With a yearly average of 900
members, their mission is to enrich the resources and facilities of
the Clayton Library.
Since its inception, CLF has raised nearly $9,000,000 for the
library. Its recent 5-year project was the renovation of the William
Clayton House which was the genealogy library before the current
building was built.
CLF meets on the second Saturday of the months of February, May,
August, and November at the Clayton Library, 5300 Caroline in
Houston. The group also publishes a quarterly newsletter, The
Clayton Advocate.
Website:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txcolcgs/
Collin County Genealogical Society is committed to helping all
researchers discover their roots by presenting educational programs
on topics ranging from computer-aided research, genealogy software,
and DNA testing to teaching the time honored standards of "citing
sources," judging reliability of "evidence," and discovering
techniques for finding that elusive ancestor; hosting workshops and
seminars to provide individuals with hands-on research; recording,
preserving, and publishing Collin County records of interest to
genealogists; supporting the Plano Public Library System's
Genealogy, Local History and Texana Archives Collection (GLHTA)
through purchases and donations of books and materials that aid in
genealogical research.
CCGS program meetings featuring guest speakers are held on the
second Wednesday of each month September through June from 7:00 -
9:00 p.m. Details are included on our calendar page. Meetings are
free and open to the public.
For more information on CCGS, please send email to CCGS Membership
Chair at
ccgs.members@gmail.com or write to CCGS-Membership, PO Box
865052, Plano, TX 75086-5052
President Ronnie Howser reports that this society was organized in
1977 and currently has 44 members. They publish a quarterly Cross
Timber Post and meet the first Monday each month at 7:00 p.m. at
North Central Texas College Library at 1525 W. California St. in
Gainesville. In addition to supporting the NCTC library they
also assist the Cooke County Library in Gainesville and the Muenster
Library in Muenster. Their current project is copying all the
obituaries in the Cooke County Library for files at the NCTC
Library. Contact information includes telephone 940-665-4430 and
email to hob2gen@yahoo.com.
1-866-YOU2DGS (1-866-968-2347)
Email:
info@dallasgenealogy.org
Website:
www.dallasgenealogy.org
Publications: The Dallas Journal (annual): DGS Newsletter (4-6
issues yearly); website, genealogical blog and other print and
electronic publications featuring Dallas County records.
The purpose of the Dallas Genealogical Society is to educate by
creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy; to
assist and support the Genealogy Section of the J. Erik Jonsson
Central Library in Dallas, Texas, or to its legal successor; and to
collect, preserve, copy, and index information relating to Dallas
County and its early history.
General meetings are held on the first Saturday for the months of
January through May and from September through November. There are
also monthly meetings for several Special Interest Groups. DGS
arranges workshops, lectures and a Summer Institute to help educate
and to raise funds for the benefit of the Genealogy Section of the
Dallas Central Library, recognized as one of the top 10
libraries in the United States for genealogy research.
DGS was founded in 1955, is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation and
a member of the National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Federation
of Genealogical Societies (FGS), and the Texas State Genealogical
Society (TxSGS).
Denton
Duncanville Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 381147, Duncanville, TX 75138-1147
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Website: www.etgs.org
El Paso Genealogical Society,
Ellis County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 479, Waxahachie, TX 75168-0479
Erath County Genealogical Society, 206 W. Blackjack St., Dublin, TX 76446-2204
Fannin County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box
576, Trenton, TX 75490-057
Five Hills Genealogical Society, P.O. Box
1723, Copperas Cove, TX 76522-5723
Three projects currently supported by this society include selling
historical afghans to purchase books for the Cooperas Cove Public
Library, documenting an old pioneer cemetery for an historical
marker, and coordinating with the Senior Citizens Center on a
cookbook that features families and their recipes. The society was
organized in 200w, has 27 members and meets at 6:30 p.m. on the
first Tuesday each month at the Copperas Cove Public Library.
Beverly Kittinger at
walkabout@hot.rr.com is the society's contact person.
Fort Worth Geneal
Website: www.fcgensoc.org
Organized in 1997 the society now has 177 members with Donald
Easterling serving as interim president. He can be contacted at
fcgensoc@mt-vernon.com.
The society operates its own independent library located at 110 E.
Main St. in Mt. Vernon just across the square from the courthouse.
The library is open to the public Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m. and on Saturday 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The
library is staffed by 15 to 20 volunteers. The Society meets at 7:00
p.m. on the third Monday in their library, and they publish a
quarterly newsletter of about 10-12 pages.
Website:
www.rootsweb.com/~txgalves/gcgs.html
Betty Monk Ryman is the contact person and Betty Hendricks Dunquez
serves as the web site coordinator. The society was organized in
1979, has 25 members, and meets at 7:00 p.m. the first Thursday at
Rosenberg Library, 2310 Sealy Avenue in Galveston. For more
information email
ryman1936@gmail.com
Website:
www.rootsweb/com/~txgskc
Contact: President Nancy McLarry,
npm@gvtc.com or GSHKC, P.O. Box 623, Boerne, TX 78006.
GSKC is dedicated to preserving and making accessible historical and
family records. The First Families of Kendall County program
recognizes descendants of families who were either founding or early
settlers in the county. Each year descendants completing new
applications are recognized in an annual Reunion and Awards
ceremony. GSKC also operates a research library, The Family History
Place, which includes access to online genealogy programs and houses
over 100 volumes of the popular First Family program. Hours are
Mondays: 1:00 to 4:00 and Tuesday through Friday: 10:00-4:00 and
other times by appointment. Volunteers are always there to help in
your search. The Family History Place, 114 East Blanco Road, Boerne,
Texas 78006, 830-331-8730, is located less than a block from the Old
County Courthouse and the current County Courthouse.
Website: www.gpgstx.org
Organized in 1967 GPGS currently has about 60 members. The society
meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday at the Grand Prairie Memorial
Library on Conover Dr. Visitors are always welcome. Besides
publishing a monthly newsletter, Roots 'n Branches, this
active society is indexing scrapbooks and other archival information
at the Grand Prairie Library and working on surveying the cemeteries
in the city to publish an updated cemetery book. All inquires should
be directed to gpgstx@yahoo.com.
Website:
www.txgenes.com/TxGregg/gsgs.html
Organized in 1984 this society of 71 members meets the first Tuesday
each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Longview Public Library. The society
supports the genealogy collection at the library and provides one
regular volunteer. The library hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday
and Thursday; and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. For more
information contact Suzy Burt at
sas@sydcom.net.
Society volunteers are on call for genealogy patrons at the Unger
Memorial Library in Plainview. The society meets the first Tuesday
each month at 7:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. during winter months) at the
library. Boyce Bryan can answer questions about the society. He can
be reached by telephone at 806-293-3718 or by email at
bejeban@nts-online.net
Website:
www.rootsweb.com/~txhcgs
Website:
http://gen.1starnet.com/Hopkins
This active society operates its own independent genealogical
library and archives at 212 Main Street in Sulphur Springs just one
block from the county courthouse. Twenty volunteers staff the
library during the week from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through
Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday. The society has
published more than 25 books and also operates the Texas Heritage
Bookshop inside the library. In addition to a large Texas collection
of numerous original courthouse record books dated pre-1940 are on
permanent loan from courthouse offices. Other archived original
material includes school records, Bible records, funeral home
records, estate papers, birth and death records, photographs, and
newspapers. The society meets the third Thursday each month except
June and July at its library. The library telephone number is
903-885-8523 and email is
hcgs@verizon.net. Contact:
marynellabryant@verizon.net
Since its establishment in 1958, Houston Genealogical Forum has been
committed to being a valuable source for the newly interested to the
certified genealogist. Our free general meetings and seminars
feature topical issues by local and nationally known experts in all
fields of genealogy and history. The Forum's general meetings are
held on the first Saturday of each month from September through May
(dates may change on holiday weekends) at Bayland Community Center,
6400 Bissonnet, Houston, Texas, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Members and
guests are welcome to come early and enjoy the refreshments!
In addition, the Forum has a wide calendar of activities throughout
the year. Classes for the beginning genealogist offer a wealth of
information and are held each year for a nominal fee. Free or
low-cost one day bus trips offer members a chance to do research at
various libraries and archives throughout Central and Southeast
Texas. Our free or low-cost mini-seminars bring in recognized
experts to share their knowledge with our members. Members have
formed special interest groups like our Native American group, who
meet to share information and sources.
The Forum is dedicated to assisting in the preservation and
accessibility of historical records. Members can work with local
repositories on special projects. Presently, The Forum is
photographing and transcribing hundreds of family Bibles donated to
the Dunham Bible Museum at Houston Baptist University, making these
records accessible on our website for the public to view. The HGF
website offers information and links that can be helpful in your
family search. HCG's publication, The Genealogical Record,
offers members articles from state and national sources along with
information shared by our members.
For more information, visit our website at
www.hgftx.org or phone our
"Genealine" at 713-968-9750.
Come join us at HGF and let us assist you in your family journey!
email:
2welders@vanbenschoten.net
phone 936-422-3019
This society is currently compiling an inventory of Green Acres
Cemetery in Cleburne with photos of gravestones and hopes to have
this project available online. The 57 member society publishes a
quarterly, Finders Keepers, and provide three volunteers on
Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. until noon at the public library to assist
genealogists. The society meets the second Tuesday at the Cleburne
Public Library, 302 W. Henderson Street in Cleburne.
email:
kerrvillegensoc@gmail.com
phone: 830-258-1278
Meetings held 2nd Tuesday of every month at the Kingsland Community
Center, 2:00 p.m. Dues $12/$18 (couples)
This small society of 25 members was organized in 1988 and meets at
7:00 p.m. the second Monday at 1411 W. Main in League City.
President Melodey Hauch can be contacted at 281-554-4250 or by email
at rhauch@comcast.net. The
society supports the Helen Hall Public Library at 100 W. Walker in
League City.
Website:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmatago/mcgs.htm
Organized in 1981 this society meets fourth Mondays September
through May (excluding December) at the Bay House on the Legacy
Campus, 700 12th Street, Bay City, TX 77414. The MCGS Publication,
Oak Leaves, is published in February and August. The
society, with the Matagorda County Historical Commission,
co-sponsors the Matagorda County TXGenWeb site at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmatago/. The genealogy
collection of MCGS is located at the Bay City Public Library, 1100
7th Street, Bay City, TX 77414. The 2010-2012 president is Carol Sue
Gibbs, carolsgibbe@yahoo.com.
Website:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmcgs/
My Journey from Yesterday is the title of the monthly newsletter of
this society organized in 1978. Sandra Crowley serves as the
president and can be reached at 817-571-9939 or by email at
sandrac@tx.rr.com. The
society supports the Euless Public Library at 201 N. Ector Dr.,
Euless, TX 76039 and meets there at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday
of each month. Come at 6:30 p.m. for "meet and greet" time!
Website:
www.geocities.com/nccgs1822
email address:
nccgs1822@yahoo.com
The McKinney Memorial Public Library, 105 E. Hunt St. in McKinney is
the benefactor of this society's genealogy collection. The society
meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the library.
They publish a monthly newsletter for their 40 members. Fay Chism,
the current contact person, can be reached by telephone at
972-924-3818 and by email at
chmtraildixie@aol.com
The Pecan Valley Genealogical Society is located in Brownwood,
Texas. Monthly meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday
of the month at the Genealogy & Local History Branch of the
Brownwood Public Library, 213 S. Broadway St., Brownwood, Texas
76801. Various speakers provide interesting and educational
programs. And genealogy educational classes are scheduled at various
times throughout the year. Our organization staffs the Brownwood
Public Library's Genealogy & Local History Branch, open Tuesday
through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information,
visit their webwite at
www.browncountytexasgenealogy.com or either email
genealogy@browncountytexasgenealogy.com or call within the hours
of 9:00 a.m. to 6:0 p.m., 325-646-6006.
This society operates the Rains County Genealogical Research Center
on Tawakoni Drive in Emory. The library is open Thursday morning
from 10:00 a.m. until noon and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00
p.m. Volunteers are transcribing the 1930 Rains County census for
publication and planning a web site. They just celebrated the 10th
anniversary of the society in September. JoAnna Pound is president
of the 47-member society which meets at 1:00 p.m. the third Saturday
at the Rains County Library, 150 Doris Briggs Parkway in Emory. She
can be contacted at 903-473-8735 or by email at
Joanna@koyote.com. The
society publishes a monthly newsletter and a journal.
Website:
www.rootsweb.com/~txrrcgs/
Organized in 1986 this society has 95 members and meets the second
Monday at 7:00 p.m. at the library at 315 N. Walnut in Clarksville.
They publish a 16-page quarterly. Cynthia Samples can be reached by
email at samples@1starnet.com
for more information.
Website:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsaghs/
President: Susan Ball
San Antonio Genealogical and
Historical Society, P. O. Box 790087, San Antonio, TX
78279-0087
Website:
http://www.rootsweb/com/~txsaghs2/
Scurry County Genealogical Society,
P.O. Box 195, Snyder, TX 79550-0195
Joanne Sterling reports that this society organized in 1988 has 30
members. They meet at 7:00 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month at
the Scurry County Library on 23rd Street in Snyder. The society
publishes an annual journal, The Buffalo Tales.
South Plains Genealogical Society,
Inc., P.O. Box 607, Lubbock, TX 79493-6607
Website:
www.rootsweb.com/~txspgs
This society provides daily volunteers to assist researchers at the
Lubbock Public Library, Mahon Building, 1306 Ninth St., in Lubbock,
from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. They publish a monthly newsletter
from September through May and meet at 9:30 a.m. on the second
Saturday after the second Monday in the library. They organized in
1961 and have 120 members led by Vieta C. Zeeck. She can be reached
at 806-794-6849 or by email at
chasviz58@sbcglobal.net.
This year the society sponsored Bill Utterback, C.G. from Amarillo,
in an all day seminar on "Court Records and Law Libraries."
Beginning in January the society sponsors a free beginning genealogy
class at the library from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Contact Zeeck for
dates.
Southwest Texas Genealogical Society,
P.O. Box 295, Uvalde, TX 78802-0295
The society was organized in 1985, currently has 144 members, and
meets the first Saturday of March, June, September, and December.
They publish a quarterly entitled Branches and Acorns and are
currently compiling one large alpha list of all burials in the area
which includes more than just Uvalde County. Volunteers also support
the El Progreso Library and Archives at 301 W. Main Street in
Uvalde. The library is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.; Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00
p.m.; and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Stephens County Genealogical Society,
P.O. Box 350, Breckenridge, TX 76424-0350
Approximately 20 members support this society's genealogy collection
at the Swenson Memorial Museum Research Center, 116 W. Walker St.,
Breckenridge. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one hour lunch from noon to 1:00 p.m. The
society meets the first Thursday each month at 7:00 p.m. at 301 W.
Walker St. in Breckenridge. Publications include a quarterly and a
newsletter. Shirley Nelms serves as the current president and Fred
Mitchell can assist researchers at 254-559-8471.
Texarkana USA Genealogical Society,
P.O. Box 5825, Texarkana, TX 75505-5825
Website:
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txusa/gensoc.html
Organized in 1974 this society now has 59 members and meets at 7:00
p.m. on the fourth Monday except December at the Texarkana Public
Library, 600 W. 3rd St., in Texarkana. The society provides a
volunteer one day per week at the library and publishes a journal of
approximately 50 pages twice a year. For more information contact
Doris D. Lindblad at
hstryhntr2@aol.com.
Texas Czech Genealogical Society, 1231 County Road 201A, Angleton, TX 77515-7629
Texas City Ancestry Searchers,
P.O. Box 3301, Texas City, TX 77592-3301
Website:
www.rootsweb.com/~txtcas
Ten volunteers provide assistance at the Moore Memorial Library,
1701 Ninth Avenue in Texas City. This society was organized in 1976
and has 62 members. They meet at 1:00 p.m. the third Wednesday at
the library. For more information, contact Debbie Cothern at
409-938-6014 or by email at
dcothern@com.edu
Timpson Area Genealogical and
Heritage Society of Shelby County, P.O. Box 726, Timpson,
TX 75975-0726
Website:
www.timpsongenealogy.org
This large society boasts a membership of 170 under the leadership
of Nora Patterson, president, The society meets at 2:00 p.m. in the
third Wednesday each month at the Timpson Area Genealogy Library at
191 Bremond Street. The society provides eight volunteers to help
genealogists researching at the library Monday through Friday from
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. They also publish a quarterly, Tap
Root. For more information, contact the society by email at
timpsgen@sbcglobal.net
or by calling Patterson at 936-254-3406.
Tip-O-Texas Genealogical Society,
410 - 76 Drive, Harlingen, TX 78550-5072
The Harlingen Public Library receives support from this society of
35 members who meet there at 10:00 a.m. on the third and fourth
Thursdays. The library is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The society publishes a quarterly Genealogical Tips. For
more information, contact Mary Torres at 956-345-4756 or email
tooresmaro@att.net.
Van Zandt County Genealogical
Society, P.O. Box 1388, Canton, TX 75103-8064
Website:
www.rootsweb.com/~txvzcgs/vzgs.htm
More than 18 volunteers staff the Library of Genealogy and Local
History at the courthouse annex in Canton from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 to 1:00 on Saturdays. Organized
in 1980 this society boasts more than 500 members and meets at 2:00
p.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month. The quarterly is entitled
Our Heritage. Cherl Vaughn, current president, can be
reached at 903-8296-2250.
Victoria County Genealogical Society,
P.O. Box 413, Victoria, TX 77902
Website:
www.rootsweb.com/~txvicto2/vcgs.html
West Bell Genealogical Society,
P.O. Box 851, Killeen, TX 76540-0851
Gail Hughling is the current president of this small society of 16
members that was organized in 1982. They meet at 6:30 p.m. on the
first Thursday at the Killeen Public Library, 205 E. Church St. The
library is open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Gail's
email address is
gailhughling@aol.com
West Texas Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2307, Abilene, TX 79604-2307
Williamson County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 585, Round Rock, TX 78680-0585
Wimberley Valley Genealogical
Society, P.O. Box 2102, Wimberley, TX 78676-7002
Website:
www.rootsweb.com/~txwvgs/wvgs
This society of 30 members has been in existence since 1994 and
meets the third Thursday each month at 10:00 a.m. at the Wimberley
Village Library. They maintain family files at the library. For more
information contact Sarah J. DellaCorte by email at
sjdellacorte@austin.rr.com.
Wood County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 832, Quitman, TX 75783-0932