Scholarship Awarded to Keely Shaw

Congratulations to Keely Shaw, a student at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, who was awarded the 2018 TxSGS $1,000 scholarship at the TxSGS 2018 Family History Conference in San Antonio in November. The award was presented to Keely by Bill Buckner, TxSGS Awards Chairman, and Randy Whited, TxSGS President. Keely is an honors … Read more

TxSGS Announces 2018 Writing and Website Award Winners

TxSGS is pleased to award thirty prizes in eleven categories, celebrating the effort represented by the books, manuscripts, student projects, and websites submitted by TxSGS members. According to Bill Buckner, Awards Chairman, “Recognition by one’s peers and TxSGS gives us that shot of encouragement to write even more and to know that our efforts have … Read more

Early Texans DNA Database is Now Live

Win a Free DNA Kit! Current Project Members plus New Members Submitting the Completed Application Form by 31 December 2018 will be in the drawing The December 2018 issue of Stirpes includes a detailed article on the Early Texans DNA Database. See that issue once it is published, for more information. The database is now … Read more

Join us in San Antonio!

It’s not too late to join us in San Antonio for the 2018 TxSGS Family History Conference, which begins Friday, November 2, and runs through Sunday, November 4. Online registration has closed; however, you can register onsite at the Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade. Full 3-day conference registration as well as single day registrations … Read more

Online Registration Ends Oct 27

It’s not too late to register for the 2018 TxSGS Family History Conference in San Antonio, November 2-4. Join us to participate in this event featuring 30 speakers presenting 56 sessions and 4 workshops. Visit the Exhibit Hall to learn about the TxSGS Early Texans DNA database project and talk to representatives from FTDNA, Texas … Read more

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