…and save on your conference registration! Not only does your TxSGS membership bring you four issues of our fabulous journal, Stirpes, and discounts to our genealogy conferences, your support of TxSGS through membership has far-reaching effects throughout the world of Texas genealogy. Our statewide genealogical initiatives help Texas genealogists by: providing virtual and physical conferences … Read more
Our genealogy journey continues in San Antonio! The Texas State Genealogical Society (TxSGS) is excited to announce that registration is now open for our upcoming Family History Conference! The conference takes place Friday, November 2 – Sunday, November 4, 2018, at the Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade in San Antonio, Texas. Visit our Speakers … Read more
Join the Texas State Genealogical Society in San Antonio, November 2-4, 2018, for Journey through Generations, our 2018 Family History Conference. This event includes 56 sessions presented by 30 speakers plus 4 workshops and a host of exhibitors. An awards banquet on Saturday evening recognizes genealogists and societies for writing and publishing articles, newsletters, journals, … Read more
TxSGS’s latest issue of Stirpes, the Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society, recently went out to all TxSGS members and subscribing libraries. As fans of genealogical research, it is important for us to get in touch with the FANs (“Friends, Associates, and Neighbors”) of our ancestors if we want to get a complete picture … Read more
The lights in the genealogical universe dimmed a little this week – we lost one of our shining beacons with the passing of Lloyd de Witt Bockstruck, distinguished scholar, librarian, writer, educator, and lecturer. Lloyd died May 27, 2018, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 73. To those in the Dallas area, he was … Read more