July 27, 2024 The Legacy of Forced Removal: Finding Formerly Enslaved & Indigenous Kin Nicka Sewell-Smith Nicka Smith is a host, consultant, and documentarian with more than 20 years of…
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April 13, 2024 Genealogy Jackhammers: Methods for Breaking Brick Walls Tom Jones CG, FASG, FNGS, FUGA Dr. Jones, co-editor of NGSQ in 2003-2018 and past APG board member, BCG trustee and president, teaches…
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Discovering your family history goes beyond names and dates on a family tree. The clues we can gather from foodways, healing traditions, and beliefs tell us more about the daily lived realities of our ancestors. Learn how to use cultural heritage to build a fuller portrait of those who came before us, and about online resources to help you in your genealogy search.
Historic newspapers hold a wealth of information about your family’s history. From weddings, to town gossip, to land sales – newspapers will give an in-depth snapshot into your ancestors’ daily lives. Learn how to find the historic newspaper that you are seeking, and how to access that elusive newspaper that might NOT be online.
Discover the lost stories of the Free People of Color who made Texas their home prior to the Civil War! Genealogy Specialist Mic Barnette will give an overview of the Free People of Color of Texas Project, which works to identify all or as many free People of Color who resided in Texas prior to the Civil War.
For anyone with actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines.
This us a virtual only meeting. Please join us using Zoom.
This will be a Hybrid meeting: You can join us in-person at the Library or you can participate remotely using Zoom.
This will be a Hybrid meeting: You can join us in-person at the Library or you can participate remotely using Zoom.
