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== Society Officers == | == Society Officers == | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">President, | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">President, Randy Whited [mailto: president@txsgs.org president@txsgs.org]</span> | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Director of Education, Susan Kaufman [mailto: education@txsgs.org]</span> | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Director of Education, Susan Kaufman [mailto: education@txsgs.org]</span> | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Director of Membership, Susan Ball [mailto: membership@txsgs.org membership@txsgs.org]</span> | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Director of Membership, Susan Ball [mailto: membership@txsgs.org membership@txsgs.org]</span> | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Director of Development, | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Director of Development, Sandra Crowley [mailto:development@txsgs.org development@txsgs.org]</span> | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Director of Communications, | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Director of Communications, Colleen Greene [mailto: publicity@txsgs.org publicity@txsgs.org]</span> | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Secretary, | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Secretary, Kerry Nelson [mailto: secretary@txsgs.org secretary@txsgs.org]</span> | ||
*<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Treasurer, | *<span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Treasurer, Betsy Mills [mailto: treasurer@txsgs.org treasurer@txsgs.org]</span> | ||
== Society Projects == | == Society Projects == | ||
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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
*''''' | *'''''Stirpes , Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society, Inc'''''., is published four times a year, in March, June, September and December. The editorial board solicits articles and materials such as letters, diaries, photographs, and book reviews relating to Texas genealogy and history. ''Stirpes ''has no quotas with respect to authorship or content. Edited works may be submitted to the author for review at the end of the editing process prior to publication. The author retains copyright to his work. The Texas State Genealogical Society retains the right to print this material exclusively for one year dating from its first printing in ''Stirpes ''. The writer may use and distribute his material for presentations, lectures, seminars, or for similar purposes. | ||
*'''''Texas First Families, Volumes 1 and 2'''''<i>- </i>TSGS offers several Heritage Certificates, including Texas First Families. To qualify, applicants must prove direct or collateral descent from an ancestor who settled in Texas before February 19, 1846, the day of the ceremony on which the Republic of Texas turned the government over to the State of Texas. A collateral ancestor would be a brother, sister, uncle, or aunt or your Texas ancestor who was in Texas by this date. The relationship must be explained onthe LIne of Descent Chart. Frequently, this information is compiled into a series of Texas First Families books. Volumes 1 and 2 are currently available from TSGS. Volume 3 will be published in | *'''''Texas First Families, Volumes 1 and 2'''''<i>- </i>TSGS offers several Heritage Certificates, including Texas First Families. To qualify, applicants must prove direct or collateral descent from an ancestor who settled in Texas before February 19, 1846, the day of the ceremony on which the Republic of Texas turned the government over to the State of Texas. A collateral ancestor would be a brother, sister, uncle, or aunt or your Texas ancestor who was in Texas by this date. The relationship must be explained onthe LIne of Descent Chart. Frequently, this information is compiled into a series of Texas First Families books. Volumes 1 and 2 are currently available from TSGS. Volume 3 will be published in 2016. | ||
== Heritage Certificates == | == Heritage Certificates == | ||
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== Events == | == Events - Annual Conference == | ||
Texas State Genealogical Society is proud to host an annual family history conference. The conference rotates among major Texas cities each year. | |||
The 2016 Conference will be held October 28—October 30, 2016, in Dallas. Keynote speaker are Cyndi Ingle and Judy G. Russell. For more information, visit http://www.txsgs.org. | |||
== Partner Society Events == | |||
TxSGS maintains an of one-day or multiple-day workshops and seminars offered by our . | |||
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