Meetings

In Person meetings are most often held at University Baptist Church (UBC)
16106 Middlebrook Drive
Houston, TX 77059 (Clear Lake City) Map
If you need transportation to our general meetings, please contact info@txbayareagen.org

Friday
Mar 31

2023
BAGS General Meeting at 7pm
TOPIC: Getting to Know the Genealogy Center. The Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center is the second largest genealogy library in the country with a vast amount of research materials in both physical and digital form. One of the gems is the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) which will be covered in this presentation. Discover how you can use this wonderful resource.
SPEAKER: Allison DePrey Singleton, MA, MLS, is the Genealogy Services Manager at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As a part of her position at The Genealogy Center, Allison was a Co-Chair of the 2018 Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference. She is also a Northeast Regional Co-Coordinator for the National History Day in Indiana. In addition to her employment activities, Allison is also on the board of the Indiana Genealogical Society and Indiana German Heritage Society.
Live Virtual
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Saturday
Apr 29

2023
BAGS General Meeting at noon
TOPIC: Insane Asylum Research
People were committed to asylums for a variety of reasons, ranging from mental illness to elder care to non-conformity. We will learn tips and tricks to find persons in an asylum by census records, newspaper articles, cemetery records, death records and more.
SPEAKER: Melissa Hayes, MLIS. Assistant Branch Manager, Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research
Melissa Hayes started researching her family during her college years in 1979. Many years and lots of generations later, she is still looking for missing family members. Melissa, a native of Charles County, Maryland, moved all the way to Houston and found her Maryland relatives at Clayton. Her areas of research include Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Lineage Societies; family stories and brick wall research topics.
In Person
Potluck Luncheon
Friday
May 26

2023
BAGS General Meeting at 7pm
Speaker: Patti Smith – Thrulines: Maximize Your Ancestry DNA Results
Live Virtual
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Friday
Jun 30

2023
BAGS General Meeting at 7pm
Speaker: Judy Russell – Mythconceptions
Live Virtual
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Friday
Jul 28

2023
BAGS General Meeting at 7pm
Speaker: Diana Smith – Community Research
Live Virtual
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Saturday
Aug 26

2023
BAGS General Meeting at noon
Annual Members Show and Tell
In Person
Potluck Luncheon
Friday
Sep 29

2023
BAGS General Meeting at 7pm
Speaker: Paula Stuart Warren – Finding Maiden Names: Let Me Count the Ways
Live Virtual
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Saturday
Oct 28

2023
BAGS General Meeting at noon
Speaker: TBD – TBD
In Person
Potluck Luncheon
Friday
Nov 17

2023
BAGS General Meeting at 7pm
Speaker: Sonny Morton – How to Find Your Ancestors in Church Records
Meeting scheduled one week early due to Thanksgiving holiday.
Live Virtual
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* Members are encouraged to attend the Board Meetings, normally held on the Monday preceding the General Membership Meeting. Currently held as virtual meetings via ZOOM. If you would like to attend, please request a link from Info@txbayareagen.org

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