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- from the Texas Declaration of Independence, 2 March 1836
 


COMING IN 2009

Genealogical Seminars and Events in Texas
Genealogical Seminars, Monthly Genealogical Society Meetings, Historical Events,
Cemetery Association Meetings, Family Reunions

Please send information to Elaine Martin.
Please include URL with information about the event or an e-mail contact person.


Genealogical Seminars




Texas State Genealogical Society
TSGS has changed it web site awards to include 2 new categories. There is now a category for Individuals with a web site on their family genealogy and a category for an Individual with web site of general nature like a GenWeb site or DNA Study. Cash prizes will be awarded to top 3 winners in each category. You do have to be a TSGS member with our TSGS logo and link to our web site. Rules can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsgs/website.html

Awards will be presented at Tyler at the TSGS conference banquet on November 9th.

If you have any questions I will do my best to answer them.
Scott Fitzgerald
Anderson Co. TXGenWeb Coordinator
1st VP of ETGS
VP of TSGS

 




NORTHERN REGION

NORTH CENTRAL REGION


Grand Prairie Genealogical Society
proudly presents "FINDING YOUR ROOTS USING MODERN RESOURCES" LOCK-IN celebrating Grand Prairie's Centennial on Friday, October 23, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. - 10 p.m. at the Grand Prairie Memorial Library, 901 Conover Drive, Grand Prairie, Tx. 75051. For more details: http://www.gpgstx.org  or email gpgstx@yahoo.com.


Hispanic Organization of Genealogy and Research (HOGAR de Dallas)
was founded in 1997. We meet every third Tuesday of the months of September, November, January, March and May at 6:30 P.M. in Casa View Library on the corner of Joaquin and Ferguson in Dallas.

The organization has compiled into annual Journals the studies, research, stories, and lineages of not only our members, but others that have contributed to the Journals for the past ten years.

Our web site is www.home.earthlink.net/~hogardedallas

Membership application form can be found on our web site. The application form can be printed, completed and mailed along with $30 to

HOGAR de Dallas
P.O. Box 570244
Dallas, Texas 75357

Each past Journal's cost is $30 dollars - The table of contents for each of the ten Journals can be found on our web site.

Dorina Alaniz Thomas - President of HOGAR de Dallas
(214) 324-3677
Fax: (214)324) 4268


NORTH EAST REGION


Athens Genealogical Organization (A.G.O)
- Athens Genealogical Org. Henderson Co. TX (covers all of Henderson Co. TX)  Meets the last Thurs. of each month 6 - to whenever PM at the First Methodist Church on Lover's Lane, in Athens.

Membership $15.00 per year for mailed journals.
Membership dues can be mailed to:

AGO Treasurer
c/o Henderson Co. Library
121 S. Prairieville St.
Athens, TX 75751




FAR WEST REGION

SOUTHERN REGION

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION



Sixth Annual Hill Country Family History Seminar
hosted by the Genealogical Society of Kendall County, TX.
Location:  Boerne Community Center,  820 Adler Rd.,  Boerne, TX
Speaker:  Curt BE. Watcher, Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library,
Fort Wayne, IN
Registration Required:  Information will be available on the website no
later that October, 2009
URL:  http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txgskcseminar.htm



Williamson County Genealogical Society's annual Seminar will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at the First United Methodist Church, 2004 North Mays, Round Rock.  Registration and vendors start at 8 a.m. and the seminar will be 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Guest speaker is Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak.  Her topics will be Trace Your Roots with DNA, Beyond Y-DNA, Remembering our Ancestors, and Cases that Made My Brain Hurt.  Pre-registration fee is $45 for WCGS members, $50 for non-members, and $55 for registration after March 1 including registration at the door.  Registration forms may be obtained from www.rootsweb.com/~txwcgs/ or by calling 512-863-2685.




San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsaghs2 meets 3rd Saturday of the month, (except July, Aug. & Dec.) 10:00 am at the LDS Church, corner of Midcrown & Crestway in NE San Antonio (Windcrest area). Speakers at each meeting, vistors welcome.   SAGHS Library, 911 Melissa Drive in NCentral San Antonio is open; Monday 10am-4 pm, Wednesday 10 am-9pm, Saturday 10am-4 pm & Sunday 1-5 pm. Society members research free, visitors $5 per day. 210/342-5242 for information or view our catalog on line.


Austin Genealogical Society
- www.AustinTxGenSoc.org.   Meets 4th Tuesday of each month, Highland Park Baptist Church, 5206 Balcones Dr.   6:30 pm. Visitors always welcome.




SOUTH EAST REGION


The Atascocita-Kingwood Genealogical Society
- meets every second Sunday of the month at 3:00PM. No meeting in December. Location is The Rosemont, 6459 Kings Parkway, Kingwood, Texas  77345.
For more information see our website:
http://www.texasfamilytree.com




The Bay Area Genealogical Society
- Bay Area Genealogical Society (BAGS) meets at University Baptist Church, 16106 Middlebrook Drive, Houston, TX, at 6:00 p.m. on the last Friday of each month (except November and December when alternate dates are set to accommodate the Holidays.)
Light supper is served prior to the meetings.
For more information, go to: http://www.txbayareagen.org/


Baytown Genealogy Society
- Meets every second Monday of the month.
Location: Baytown Library, 5203 Decker Dr., Baytown, TX.       Contact the library 281.424.8388
Web site : http://www.baytowngenealogyresearchlibrary.org



Brazosport Genealogical Society 
- meets monthly.  Write: P.O. Box 813, Lake Jackson, TX 77566 for information.



The Humble Area Genealogical Society - Meets every second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM.  No meetings in December, June-August.   Location: Kingwood College Teaching Theater,  20000 Kingwood Drive,   Kingwood, Texas 77339.
281-312-1600



Waller County Genealogy Society
- meets monthly on the third Saturday of every month.
Location: Waller Masonic Lodge, 2106 Main St., Waller, TX
Web site: http://www.geocities.com/wallercogensoc


Walker County Genealogy Society - meets monthly on the third Saturday of each month.
Location: Forrest Masonic Lodge #19, 1030 Twelfth St., Huntsville, TX
Web site: http://www.wcgen.com

PANHANDLE REGION

FAMILY REUNIONS

None at present.

Cemetery Association Meetings



BRAZORIA County Historical Museum
Cemetery Committee meets once a month at the museum in Angleton, Texas.  For meeting dates please contact Jamie Murray at BCHM.ORG.


McLennan County Cemetery Interest Group meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the Waco-McLennan County Public Library, 1717 Austin Ave., Waco.  Everyone is welcome to attend the meetings.

Save Austin's Cemeteries.   Meets the 2nd Saturday of the month at Oakwood Cemetery Office at 9 a.m., www.sachome.org.

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