The Federation of Genealogical Societies 2014 Conference Registration is open! The Texas State Genealogical Society is proud to be local co-host with the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society. The following is the full press release from FGS: FGS 2014 Conference Registration is Open “Gone to Texas” – A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists March … Read more
The Texas General Land Office and Texas State Genealogical Society are partnering together to bring Texas genealogists the very first “Genealogypalooza” on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at the GLO Headquarters in the Stephen F. Austin Building in Austin. The goal of the “Genealogypalooza” is to bring attention to a broad range of Texas genealogical resources in an open, fun, … Read more
This afternoon’s monthly geography-based #GenChat is about the Great American Desert. Now, geographically-speaking, this could mean slightly different parts of the panhandle region of Texas, or it could mean a different part of the state. Originally, in the 19th century, according to Wikipedia, the term referred to the western part of the Great Plains which … Read more
TSGS on #GenChat! We are pleased to announce TSGS will be participating in the popular Twitter Chat for genealogy called #GenChat on Twitter this evening at 9PM CDT. As one of three of the original creators of GenChat, Jen Baldwin hosts these informative and fast-paced Twitter chats three times a month. So what is a … Read more