2022 TxSGS Award Winners

“The Power of Story: Knowing Our Best Possible Selves,” presented by Curt Witcher, set the tone for the 2022 TxSGS Awards Ceremony held Saturday, November 12, by inspiring attendees and reminding them of the importance of preserving and sharing family stories. The power of story was further emphasized as Bill Buckner, Awards Chair, and chairs … Read more

Records and Repositories Provide Key to Family History

The 2022 TxSGS Conference features five tracks and 42 sessions. Early Bird registration ends September 30, so register today and save! From politics to family manuscripts; from religion to the post office; from unusual places of birth to land records – records and repositories can provide the key that will help you Unlock Your Past! Unusual … Read more

DNA Topics at the 2022 TxSGS Family History Conference

The TxSGS Conference features five tracks and 42 sessions. Early Bird registration ends September 30, so register today and save! DNA sessions include: You DNA Tested at Ancestry – Now What Do You Do? by Mary Kircher Roddy, CG® (Beginner, Intermediate) ThruLines: Maximize Your Ancestry DNA Results by Patti Huff Smith (All Levels) We Were Supposed to … 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

2022 TxSGS Family History Conference Registration Is Open!

Registration is open! Join us and Unlock Your Past at the virtual 2022 TxSGS Family History Conference! On Friday and Saturday, November 4-5, TxSGS Live! features ten presentations by some of the top speakers in genealogy on research techniques, records, DNA, and more. That’s not all! These lectures will be recorded and combined with 32 … Read more

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