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| '''Texas State Genealogical Society 2012 Annual Conference''' | | '''Texas State Genealogical Society 2012 Annual Conference''' '''was a resounding success''' with over 300 General Confeence registrants and dozens more attending the various free events. |
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| Riley Conference Center,<br>Southwestern Theological Seminary<br>Fort Worth, Texas
| | MARK YOU CALENDAR FOR THE 2013 Texas State Conference in Round Rock on October 31st, November 1st and 2nd, 2013. |
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| GPS location: 4726 Stanley Ave, Fort Worth TX 76115<br>1-3 November 2012
| | <br> 2012 was in Fort Worth, Texas on 1-3 November 2012 |
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| Local Host Societies: | | Local Host Societies were: |
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| [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmcgs/ Mid-Cities Genealogical Society] <br>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txags/ags.htm Arlington (TX) Genealogical Society]<br>[http://www.gpgstx.org/ Grand Prairie (TX) Genealogical Society] | | [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmcgs/ Mid-Cities Genealogical Society] <br>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txags/ags.htm Arlington (TX) Genealogical Society]<br>[http://www.gpgstx.org/ Grand Prairie (TX) Genealogical Society] |
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| == About == | | == About == |
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| The Texas State Genealogical Society (TSGS) hosts an Annual Conference in partnership with one or more local societies. Watch this page for frequent updates. | | The Texas State Genealogical Society (TSGS) hosts an Annual Conference in partnership with one or more local societies. Watch this page for frequent updates. |
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| == Keynote Speaker ==
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| The TSGS 2012 Annual Conference will feature nationally known Curt B. Witcher, MLS, FUGA. Mr. Witcher is the Genealogy Center Manager of the Allen County Public Library, Indiana.
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| == Conference Activities ==
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| === Thursday, November 1 ===
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| Planned Tracks:
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| *Librarians' Track managed by Sue Kaufman. Opening remarks from Curt Witcher. Presentations by Bill Buckner and others.<br>
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| *Genealogical Society Leadership Sessions managed by Sandra Crowley. Marketing by Susan Ball, Societies Online by Tony Hanson, Technology future by Randy Whited, closed by Curt Witcher <br>
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| *FamilySearch Track Free (pre registration requested) TBA <br>
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| *Public Expo Thursday evening 5 - 9 pm Wait . . . Wait . . . Gee, we can't yet tell you who the celebrity is. Stay tuned, you'll love this.<br>
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| === Friday, November 2 ===
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| Proposed tracks:
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| *Methodology Track: ''Basic Texas'' by Teri Flack; ''Removing Research Stumbling Blocks: Strategies for Success'' by Karen Matheson; ''Abstracts vs Originals'' by Kelvin Meyers; ''Reminiscences'' by Lloyd Bockstruck
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| *Resources Track: ''Texas Rangers'' by Kelvin Meyers; ''Texas GLO'' by Jim Harkins; ''RPAC'' & ''Probate'' both by Teri Flack; ''Behind Bars: Finding Your Ancestors in Prison Records'' by Karen Matheson; ''Get the Scoop! Using Newspapers in Family History Research ''by Karen Matheson<br>
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| *Ethnic Focus: ''Overview'' by TBA; ''African-American'' by Anna Burrows; ''Hispanic'' by Janet Khashab<br>
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| *''Getting Started Experience'' by the Dallas Genealogical Society Team. Free (pre-registration requested). <br>
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| *''FamilySearch'' Track by TBA
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| *Friday Night Banquet - Speaker: Lloyd Bockstruck <br>Join us for an evening fun and conversation as we hold our traditional Friday night awards banquet, but this year served with a twist!
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| === Saturday, November 3 ===
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| *All-day block of four valued talks by Curt Witcher: ''An Ancestor's Death -- A Time for Reaping; ''& ''Using Government Documents for Genealogical Research''; & ''Finding the World with WorldCat; ''&''“Doing the History Eliminates the Mystery!''
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| *''Getting Started Experience'' (see above)<br>
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| == Exhibitors ==
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| *Texas General Land Office = Silver Sponsor
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| *Texas Cemetery Restoration, LLC = Bronze Sponsor
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| *Cemetery Preservation Supply, LLC = Bronze Sponsor
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| *Arphax Publishing
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| *Czech Genealogical Society, Texas
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| *Denton County Genealogical Society
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| *Lloyd Enterprises
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| *Mia's Books
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| *Missouri Connections<br>
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| *Jacobus Books
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| *The Wright Collection
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| *Hogar de Dallas
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| *Lone Star Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists
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| * . . . and more coming!
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| == Attendees ==
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| == News Feeds ==
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| *[http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23tsgs2012 Twitter Feed for #TSGS2012 Hashtag] | | *[http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23tsgs2012 Twitter Feed for #TSGS2012 Hashtag] |
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| == External links == [[Www.txsgs.org|TSGS]] | | == External links == |
| | '''Webiste:''' {{URL|www.txsgs.org}} |
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| [[Category:Conferences]] | | [[Category:Wiki Historical]] |