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Texas State Genealogical Society 2012 Annual Conference

Riley Conference Center,
Southwestern Theological Seminary
Fort Worth, Texas

GPS location: 4726 Stanley Ave, Fort Worth TX 76115
1-3 November 2012

Local Host Societies:

Mid-Cities Genealogical Society
Arlington (TX) Genealogical Society
Grand Prairie (TX) Genealogical Society

About[edit | edit source]

The Texas State Genealogical Society (TSGS) hosts an Annual Conference in partnership with one or more local societies. Watch this page for frequent updates.

Keynote Speaker[edit | edit source]

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

Conference Activities[edit | edit source]

Thursday, November 1[edit | edit source]

Planned Tracks:

Librarians Track managed by Sue Kaufman. Opened by Curt Witcher. Presentations by Bill Buckner,
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
FamilySearch Track Free (pre registration requested) TBA
Public Expo Thursday evening 5 - 9 pm Wait . . . Wait . . . Gee, we can't yet tell you who the clebrety is. Stay tuned, you'll love this.

Friday, November 2[edit | edit source]

Proposed tracks:

Methodology Track: Basic Texas by Teri Flack; Stumbling Blocks & Newspapers both by Karen Matheson; Abstracts vs Originals by Kelvin Meyers; Reminiscences by Lloyd Bockstruck
Resources Track: Texas Rangers by Meyers; Texas GLO by Jim Harkins; RPAC & Probate both by Teri Flack
Ethnic Focus: Overview by TBA: African-American by Anna Burrows; Hispanic by Janet Khashab
Getting Started Experience by the Dallas Gen Soc Team Teaching. Free (pre-registration requested).
FamilySearch Track by TBA
Friday Night Banquet - Speaker: Lloyd Bockstruck
Join us for an evening fun and conversation as we hold our traditional Friday night awards banquet, but this year served with a twist!

Saturday, November 3[edit | edit source]

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!
Getting Started Experience (see above)

Exhibitors [edit | edit source]

Texas General Land Office = Bronze Sponsor
Texas Cemetery Restoration = Silver Sponsor
Texas Cemetery Preservation = Silver Sponsor
Arphax Publishing
Czech Genealogical Society, Texas
Denton County Genealogical Society
Lloyd Enterprizes
Mia's Books
Missouri Connections
Jacobus Books
The Wright Collection
Hogar de Dallas
. . . and more coming!

Attendees [edit | edit source]

News Feeds [edit | edit source]

Twitter Feed for #TSGS2012 Hashtag

== External links == TSGS

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-'''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.
+'''Texas State Genealogical Society 2012 Annual Conference'''
-MARK YOU CALENDAR FOR THE 2013 Texas State Conference in Round Rock on October 31st, November 1st and 2nd, 2013.
+Riley Conference Center,<br>Southwestern Theological Seminary<br> Fort Worth, Texas
-<br> 2012 was in Fort Worth, Texas on 1-3 November 2012
+GPS location:&nbsp;4726 Stanley Ave, Fort Worth TX 76115<br> 1-3 November 2012
-Local Host Societies were:
+Local Host Societies:&nbsp;
-[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]&nbsp;<br>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txags/ags.htm/ Arlington (TX) Genealogical Society]<br>[http://www.gpgstx.org/ Grand Prairie (TX) Genealogical Society]
 == About  ==
-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.&nbsp;
+== Keynote Speaker  ==
+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
+== Conference Activities  ==
+=== Thursday, November 1  ===
+Planned Tracks:
+*Librarians Track managed by Sue Kaufman. Opened by Curt Witcher. Presentations by Bill Buckner,&nbsp;
+*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&nbsp;<br>
+*FamilySearch Track Free (pre registration requested) TBA&nbsp;<br>
+*Public Expo Thursday evening 5 - 9 pm Wait . . . Wait . . . Gee, we can't yet tell you who the clebrety is. Stay tuned, you'll love this. &nbsp;
+=== Friday, November 2  ===
+Proposed tracks:
+*Methodology Track: ''Basic Texas'' by Teri Flack; ''Stumbling Blocks''&nbsp;&amp; ''Newspapers ''both''&nbsp;''by Karen Matheson; ''Abstracts vs Originals'' by Kelvin Meyers;&nbsp;''Reminiscences'' by Lloyd Bockstruck
+*Resources Track: ''Texas Rangers'' by Meyers; ''Texas GLO'' by Jim Harkins; ''RPAC'' &amp; ''Probate'' both by Teri Flack&nbsp;
+*Ethnic Focus: ''Overview'' by TBA: ''African-American'' by Anna Burrows; ''Hispanic'' by Janet Khashab<br>
+*''Getting Started Experience'' by the Dallas Gen Soc Team Teaching. Free (pre-registration requested).&nbsp;<br>
+*''FamilySearch'' Track by TBA &nbsp; &nbsp;
+*Friday Night Banquet - Speaker: Lloyd Bockstruck&nbsp;<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!
+=== Saturday, November 3  ===
+*All-day block of four valued talks by Curt Witcher:&nbsp;''An Ancestor's Death -- A Time for Reaping; ''&amp; ''Using Government Documents for Genealogical Research''; &amp;&nbsp;''Finding the World with WorldCat; ''&amp;''“Doing the History Eliminates the Mystery!''<br>Getting Started Experience &nbsp;(see above)&nbsp;
+== Exhibitors&nbsp;  ==
+*Texas General Land Office = Bronze Sponsor
+*Texas Cemetery Restoration = Silver Sponsor
+*Texas Cemetery Preservation = Silver Sponsor
+*Arphax Publishing &nbsp;
+*Czech Genealogical Society, Texas&nbsp;
+*Denton County Genealogical Society
+*Lloyd Enterprizes&nbsp;
+*Mia's Books&nbsp;
+*Missouri Connections<br>
+*Jacobus Books
+*The Wright Collection
+*Hogar de Dallas
+*&nbsp;. . . and more coming!
+== Attendees&nbsp;  ==
+== News Feeds&nbsp;  ==
 *[http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23tsgs2012 Twitter Feed for #TSGS2012 Hashtag]
-== External links ==
+== External links == <!--
-'''Webiste:''' {{URL|www.txsgs.org}}
+*[http://fgs.org/2012conference/ Official FGS 2012 Conference Website]
+*[http://fgs2012media.weebly.com/ FGS 2012 Media Center]
+*[http://lanyrd.com/2012/fgs2012/ FGS 2012 social directory] - Lanyrd.com
+*[http://www.facebook.com/FGS2012 FGS 2012 Facebook Page]
+*[http://www.twitter.com/tsgs2012 TSGS2012 Twitter Page]
+-->[[Www.txsgs.org|TSGS]]&nbsp;
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+[[Category:Conferences]]