admin The 2018 TxSGS Family History Conference, Journey through Generations, features dozens of excellent speakers presenting a total of 56 topics over the three-day weekend. In addition to these one-hour lectures, TxSGS is offering four add-on 2-hour workshops that provide the opportunity for in-depth learning in a small-group atmosphere. Want to learn how to use Excel … 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