The TxSGS 2018 Virtual Conference provided the ultimate learning experience from the comfort of registrants own home. With eight speakers, including Mark Lowe as the featured speaker each morning, registrants learned about topics from methodology to DNA. Thank you to all who participated.
Replays Available – Password Required
If you registered for this 2-day event and were unable to attend some of the LIVE sessions or just want to go back and watch it again, here’s your chance. Until May 16, 2018, all of the following sessions are accessible for replay to those who registered prior to February 9, 2018.
You need a password to access each of the presentations below and to download the syllabus PDF for the 2018 Virtual Conference. An email was sent to all registrants containing details. If you have not received this message, email memberinfo@txsgs.org.
Click on the session title below to access the replay video. If you have trouble accessing the video, email virtualconference@txsgs.org.
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Virtual Conference Sessions
Finding Uncle John by Looking in the Neighbor’s House – J. Mark Lowe
Learn details about your ancestor’s neighborhood and the people with whom they worked, prayed, fought and married while using census records, manuscripts, and land records. Discover why Uncle John played cards on Tuesday night, and more details.
Timelines in Genealogy: Definitely Worth the Time – Diane L. Richard
Timelines are very visual. Creating a multi-columned matrix can help you focus on missing gaps, seemingly contradictory information, previously invisible relationships, identify questions to be answered, research to be done, and so much more. Learn to create “living” summaries; as you acquire new data, add it in!
Using Hispanic Genealogy to Find Your Non-Hispanic Ancestor – Henrietta Christmas
Are you a descendant of a cross-cultural marriage? Did your ancestor marry a Hispanic? Looking at various records and how you can push your research back working with records you may not be accustomed to.
Legitimate, Logical, Limited: Using Ethnicity Estimates for Genealogy – Debbie Parker Wayne
Learn to effectively use DNA ethnicity estimates and why the predictions from multiple companies and tools differ.
Dower, Dowry, and Detinue: Women and their Men’s Property – J. Mark Lowe
Understanding how the legal system looked at our female ancestor’s is essential to following their records. Learn the terminology, the record types and strategies for finding the answers.
Overcoming Record Loss: Overcoming Destroyed, Missing or Non-Existent Records – Kelvin Meyers
We all face it: record loss. Whether the courthouse burned, the clerk tossed them, the relative, the autograph hunter, the lawyer or surveyor took them, they succumbed to heat, humidity, insects or fading ink or war or distance from the courthouse which was a barrier to their creation—the records we want—the records that could answer our questions aren’t there. The solution: In many cases its possible to overcome the problem, but it requires diligence, perseverance, and willingness to look beyond the obvious.
Publishing Your Family History – Eric Wells
Building family tree is just the beginning when the goal is to preserve a family heritage. A family tree alone may not be enough to inspire following generations’ interest in where they came from. A way to accomplish both preservation and inspiration is to publish the heritage into an engaging format. This session will cover just that, how to publish the family heritage into some form of physical media
Did Your Ancestor Own Slaves? – Janice Lovelace
Do you have Pre-Civil War ancestors who might have owned slaves? This presentation discusses researching prewar censuses, wills, court proceedings, business records and newspapers for information. In addition, it will look at the issues to consider in connecting with modern descendants of those enslaved.