Our latest episode of Lone Star Family Trails takes listeners inside one of Texas’s most valuable repositories for Jewish family and community history—the Dallas Jewish Historical Society. Host Emily Richardson welcomes Beri Kaplan Schwitzer for a conversation about the Society’s mission to preserve and share the stories of the Jewish community in Dallas. Through the … Read more
The latest episode of the TxSGS Podcast explores the growing work of the Digital PV Panther Project at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). Created to preserve and share African American history through digital storytelling and archival preservation, the project is digitizing collections that document Black rural families, community history, and the legacy of PVAMU. Highlights … Read more
The latest episode of the TxSGS podcast revisits The Portal to Texas History with guest Jacob Mangum, Project Librarian for UNT Libraries. Since first appearing on the podcast in 2022, the Portal has grown to more than 2.5 million items and approximately 23 million digital files serving researchers across Texas and beyond. Jake discusses recent … Read more
Host: Emily Richardson Guest: Kaitlin Eckmann, Archivist Do you have an ancestor who entered Texas through Galveston? Or someone who made Galveston home after statehood? If so, this is a must-listen episode. In this episode, Kaitlin Eckmann, archivist at the Galveston & Texas History Center, part of the Rosenberg Library, shares an overview of the … Read more
Happy New Year! This is great time to start or jump start your genealogy journey with Genealogy Essentials, a flexible, online program designed by the Texas State Genealogical Society with you in mind. Course 1 begins February 2, 2026. It’s a chance to learn on your schedule in the comfort of your home. Are you … Read more