Genealogy with a Mission

 

Texas State Genealogical Society

2009 Conference in San Antonio

Co-hosted by the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society

Omni Hotel, 9821 Colonnade Blvd.

 

November 6-7, 2009

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Vendors and Door Prizes

 

Lone Star APG Road Show – Free Consultations

Sign up at the conference with a professional genealogist for a 15 minute help session on a research problem during breaks on both days

 

Partner Society Special Sessions

IRS 990 forms, GenWeb, TSGS Speakers Bureau, Partner Society Publication Lists, Record Preservation and Access

 

Round Table Mini-Sessions

Small group discussions on a variety of topics such as cemeteries, lineage societies, digital photography, writing/publishing, family search/Family History Centers, periodical research, and more 

 

Awards Banquet

Writing, Volunteer, Website, Scholarship and Grant Winners

Dinner Speaker David Bowles, author

 

Genealogical libraries in San Antonio

 

San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society Library

911 Melissa Dr. in north central San Antonio

 

San Antonio Public Library

600 Soledad in downtown San Antonio

 

Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library

300 Alamo Plaza on the Alamo grounds

 

 

Conference Speakers

 

Craig Roberts Scott, CG is president and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc., a genealogical publishing firm.  Scott has been a professional researcher for more than 30 years.  He specializes in records of the National Archives, including those relating to the military.  He is the author of The “Lost” Pensions and co-authored several books of Northern Virginia records.

Lecture topics: Researching Colonial Wars: Militia service and colonial service prior to the Revolution resulted in the movement of our ancestors west as the acquired bounty land for their service. This lecture will examine the wars, why they occurred and the kinds of records that were created.

Colonial Land Records: Being able to put a person on the land is one of the most important aspects of genealogical research. Land documents can tell you more about an individual other than just the location and amount of land that is purchased or sold.

Researching your Mexican War Ancestor: Using compiled military service records, pensions and other records, this lecture discusses resources that are available for research for this war.

Treasury Records - Follow the Money: Treasury records document the expenditure of funds by the federal government and its agents. They cover a diverse spectrum of activities on the part of the government and are virtually untapped by genealogists.

 

Suzanne S. Bettac, is a specialist in German genealogical research.

Topic: Determining German origins using multiple groups of data for the best results in the 1840-1906 time period.

Charlene Hurta, is the president of the Texas Czech Genealogical Society and serves as editor of the Ceske Stopy their quarterly publication.  

Topic: How to begin Czech genealogical research and the role family stories have in Czech family history.

Susan Kaufman, MLIS,  is the manager of the Clayton Library, Center for Genealogical Research, Houston, TX.

 Topic: Jews who have been part of the history of the Lone Star state since the period of Spanish Texas have a rich history in the fabric of the state.  An overview of immigration and the part Jews took in the development of Texas, and the records that were created by their impact will be presented.

Larry Kirkpatrick, is a member of with Los Bexareños Genealogical Society. Topic: Spanish archives in Texas and Mexico during the colonial period and present day archives for the researcher.

Wilma Mackenzie-Heberling, is a director with the Scottish Society of

San Antonio.

Topic: Why the Scots and Ulster Scots left their homeland and why they came to Texas.

Suzanne Moczygemba Sheppard maintains volumes of information on Polish families to locate ancestors in Texas.

Topic:  How the oldest Polish settlement in America was established in Panna Maria in 1854 by Father Leopold Moczygemba.

 

 

 

Genealogy with a Mission

2009 Conference Schedule

Omni Hotel San Antonio

Friday, November 6

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.                                              Registration

8:45 – 9:00 a.m.                                              Welcome and introductory remarks

 

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.                                            Texas cultural genealogy workshops

Czech, German, Polish (select one this session)

 

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.                                          Break – Exhibit area open

 

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.                                          Texas cultural genealogy workshops

 Jewish, Hispanic, Scottish (select one this session)

 

11:30 – 12:15 p.m.                                          TSGS Business meeting

 

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.                                            Lunch and exhibit area open

 

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.                                              Partner Society Sessions

 

2:00 – 4:30 p.m.                                              Round tables – small group topical discussions

 

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.                                              TSGS Awards Banquet featuring David Bowles

 

Saturday, November 7                   

 

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.                                              Registration

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.                                            Researching Colonial Wars, Craig R. Scott, CG

 

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.                                          Break – Exhibit area open

 

11:00 – 12 noon                                              Colonial Land Records, Craig R. Scott, CG

 

12 noon – 1:30 p.m.                                        Lunch and exhibit area open

 

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.                                              Researching your Mexican War Ancestor,

Craig R. Scott, CG

 

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.                                              Break – Exhibit area open

 

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.                                              Treasury Records: follow the money,

Craig R. Scott, CG