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 Register here A confirmation email with details will be sent to your inbox. |
| 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 Register here A confirmation email with details will be sent to your inbox. |
| Friday Jun 30 2023 |
BAGS General Meeting at 7pm Speaker: Judy Russell – Mythconceptions Live Virtual Register here A confirmation email with details will be sent to your inbox. |
| Friday Jul 28 2023 |
BAGS General Meeting at 7pm Speaker: Diana Smith – Community Research Live Virtual Register here A confirmation email with details will be sent to your inbox. |
| 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 Register here A confirmation email with details will be sent to your inbox. |
| 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 Register here A confirmation email with details will be sent to your inbox. |
* 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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