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Cedar Hill Genealogy Society Monthly Program

Program: Genealogy Problem Solvers Presenters: CHGS Volunteers Have you hit a brick wall in your research? Have an ancestor that doesn’t want to be found.  Maybe you are new to…
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Waxahachie Headstones and History Fundraiser

Historic Waxahachie, Inc. (HWI) is hosting a “Headstones and History” fundraising event on Sunday, April 3, 2022, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Waxahachie City Cemetery to match raised…
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Van Zandt County Genealogical Society Meeting

Topic: Surviving the Oregon Trail. Presenter: Elizabeth Covington The Oregon Trail, a treacherous route from Missouri to the west coast, was taken by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in…
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A Second Chance at Rootstech 2022

Rootstech 2022 occurred live March 3-5, 2022. For the second year, it was 100% virtual, offering presentations from all around the globe in multiple languages.

Murder in the Genes

For many years, we never knew why the Palmers, a cluster of my wife Patti’s ancestors on her mother’s side, uprooted from their farms in Alabama between 1880 and 1900, and moved to Texas.

Alternative Methods for Researching African-American Genealogy

The advent of databases like 23andMe and Ancestry.com has produced a revolution in genealogical tracing, allowing people to look into their family histories with remarkable ease.

Irish Families turns over a new leaf for genealogists

It is probable that many Americans who consider themselves Irish are unaware that their immigrant ancestors from that island did not.

Out of the Attic: A Photo Album Detective Story

My mother bought two antique photo albums at the Canton, Texas flea market around 1986.

Finding my Father’s Name

I submitted my DNA to My Heritage in 2017. The results revealed I am mostly Northern/Western European with 10.3 percent Scandinavian.