Meet highlighted speaker Kelvin Meyers, who is teaching at our 2016 Family History Conference in Dallas this October! He is presenting on his Texas Ranger ancestor, historical newspapers, and Texas land records.
Meet Rick Fogarty, one of the dynamic speakers who is teaching at our 2016 Family History Conference in Dallas this October! He is presenting on Postbellum East Texas, adoption, and Native American genealogy. Rick specializes in Native American tribal genealogy, adoption, and DNA/forensic genealogical research.
Researching Mexican soldiers taken prisoner in the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolution. While some of these men returned to old Mexico, some stayed in Texas as well as what became the United States.
These records are critical for those of us with ancestors and collateral relatives who immigrated from Mexico during the early-to-mid 20th century, and particularly during the violent Mexican Revolution.
While not all documents and records you might need for your family history research can be found online, quite a bit has been added recently to some popular online databases. Check them out: Ancestry.com [$] Texas, Passenger Lists, 1893-1963 – Updated Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 – Updated FamilySearch.org Texas Collections [Free] Must register for free in … Read more