March Edition of Stirpes Overflows with Excellent Articles!

The March issue of Stirpes is taking shape and co-editors Sandra Crowley and Susan Ball are excited about the contents of this huge edition with over 80 pages! Our authors have been generous with their contributions this issue, which is packed with great articles. • Debbie Parker Wayne continues her quarterly series on DNA with … Read more

Call for Presentations for TxSGS 2018 Family History Conference

The Texas State Genealogical Society (TxSGS) has opened the call for proposals for their 2018 Family History Conference, which will be held November 2-4, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic presenters! If you feel passionate about your area of expertise and would like to teach and inspire other genealogists, this … Read more

TxSGS’s Latest Winners

Congratulations to our 2018 Virtual Conference Door Prize winners! Three of the prizes highlighted DNA as tribute to a presentation by Debbie Parker Wayne and our Early Texans DNA project. Wanda Carter won a copy of the DNA workbook by Debbie Parker Wayne and Blaine Bettinger, Genetic Genealogy in Practice. Zada Blayton and David Moyer … Read more

Researching Pre-Civil War Ancestors by Janice Lovelace

Popular speaker Janice Lovelace, Ph.D., discusses research on pre-civil war ancestors as part of the TxSGS 2018 Virtual Conference, February 9-10. Day/Time: 2:45 p.m. CT, Saturday, February 10 Topic: Did Your Ancestor Own Slaves? Do you have Pre-Civil War ancestors who might have owned slaves? This presentation discusses researching pre-war censuses, wills, court proceedings, business … Read more

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