The death of an ancestor often leaves behind a paper trail—obituaries, death certificates, funeral cards, tombstone inscriptions, and more. Each record helps genealogists document that final footprint. Yet these essential sources can be elusive or difficult to interpret. This issue of Stirpes explores the many ways death is recorded and remembered, offering insight, tools, and … Read more
Lone Star Trails Podcast: Episode #121 – July 2025 Special Podcast Edition on Trammel’s Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North Guest: Gary Pinkerton Host: Emily Richardson In this special edition of our podcast, we sit down with Gary Pinkerton, author of Trammel’s Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North. Although … Read more
Harrison County Historical Museum and Inez Hatley Hughes Historical Research Center Host: Sue Kaufman Guest: Tina McGuffin, Executive Director In this episode of Lone Star Family Trails, host Sue Kaufman speaks with Tina McGuffin, Executive Director of the Harrison County Historical Museum and the Inez Hatley Hughes Historical Research Center in Marshall, Texas. Tina shares … Read more
It’s been a hectic start to 2025 and time has gotten away from many of us! For all of us in that same boat, we’ve extended Early Bird registration for TIGR 2025 through midnight, Wednesday, May 7. What is TIGR? The Texas Institute of Genealogical Research (TIGR) is an educational event that focuses on … Read more
Genealogy facts are important, but they are only part of the puzzle. It’s just as important, if not more so, to incorporate storytelling into our genealogy efforts, transforming the facts we’ve discovered into vibrant narratives of our family history. To help our readers embrace the storytelling process, the March 2025 issue of Stirpes includes articles … Read more