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Information in this section is for members only for personal use.  Speaker material is restricted and should not be distributed publicly or shared with non-members.

Members Only features include:

• Recent AGS quarterlies
• 2022 Membership Directory (coming soon)
• Video Presentations
• Selected handouts from AGS meetings
• Financial Records for AGS
• Board Minutes
• Newsletters
• Stirpes Study Group

Quarterlies

Access to the past 4 years of Quarterly issues is limited to current AGS members.

The table of contents for quarterlies before 2016 can be viewed under the Quarterlies tab.

Video Presentations

From Hobbyist to Professional, January 2025, presented by Teresa Devine

Facts & Fables: Writing Your Family Narrative, November 2024, presented by Kate Penney Howard

Researching Your Family History at the Clayton Library, October 2024, presented by Carl Smith

DNA Doe Project, September 2024, presented by Rhonda Kevorkian

WikiTree Basics Pt I: Getting Started, June 2024, presented by Sarah Kroh

Using Autosomal DNA for 18th and 19th Century Mysteries, May 2024, presented by Blaine Bettinger (available until June 1, 2025)

AI & Genealogy: Trouble Ahead?, April 2024, presented by Thomas MacEntee

Roll Call! Researching Your Veteran Ancestors: Civil War, WWI and WWII, March 2024, presented by Melanie McComb, American Ancestors

European Immigrant Ancestors, February 2024, presented by Nancy Loe, Sassy Jane Genealogy

It Might Be Time…To Write That Book, January 2024, presented by Shirley Salzmann Meyer

Cyndi’s List in Practice, November 2023, presented by Cyndi Ingle (available until November 28. 2023)

Genealogical Travel, September 2023, presented by Pat Murphree and Diane Harvey Anderson

Who Says So? Genealogical Documentation, July 2023, presented by Diana Crisman Smith

Crystal City Internment Camp & WWII, April 2023, presented by Stephen Cure

What Can I Do With My Stuff?, January 2023, presented by Irene Walters

My Ancestor in Court, November 2022, presented by Kelvin Meyers (video available until December 16, 2022)

Leeds Method Case Study, September 2022, presented by Dana Leeds

25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors, May 2022, presented by Gena Philibert-Ortega

That’s in the Archives: Digging Deeper in Archived Records, April 2022, presented by Melissa Barker

DNA and Endogamy: Making Sense When Matches Don’t Make Sense, March 2022, presented by Dr Adina Newman

Telling Your Family’s Story with Google Earth, February 2022, presented by Tamara Hallo (video available until March 8, 2022)

Storytelling and How NOT to Reframe History, January 2022, presented by Laura Hedgecock (video available until Feb 25, 2022)

Using Social History to Enhance Family Stories, November 2021, presented by Sue Kaufman

The 1950 Census:  Are You Ready?, October 2021, presented by Thomas MacEntee

English and Scottish Genealogy, September 2021, presented by Michelle Leonard

Clayton Library and Genealogical Resources, July 2021, presented by Irene Walters

Jim Spencer: Every Family Has a Story, June 2021, presented by Pat Murphree and AGS Board

Utilizing Social Networks for Genealogy Research, May 2021, presented by Thomas MacEntee

The Why, Where, When, What And How Of Lineage & Hereditary Societies, April 2021, presented by Christine Cohen

The Orphan Train, March 2021, presented by Linda Fulmer

Researching Graphically, February 2021, presented by Ari Wilkins (video available until April 1, 2021)

German Genealogy, January 2021, presented by Alan Rabe

Irish Genealogy, pt 1 & pt 2, December 2020, presented by Jane Halloran Ryan

Telling the Stories of our Elder Texans, pt 1 & pt 2, November 2020, presented by Michael Barnes

DNA Painter: An overview, October 17, 2020, presented by Jonny Perl

DNA Tree Building: What to do when GEDmatch matches don’t respond, September 22, 2020, presented by Andrew Lee

Forensic Genealogy: August 25, 2020, presented by Kevin Lord

The Hicks Babies: Research Strategies for Adoptees, July 28, 2020, presented by Leah Larkin, PhD (video not available)

United States Census 2000: An Insiders View:  June 23, 2020, presented by Beverly Pritchett

The Acadian Story: 9 June 2020, presented by Diane Harvey Anderson with Ashton C Mouton, Jr.

Zoom Basics: 28 April 2020, presented by Adeliza Tiffany

Writing Boot Camp (Video and PDF) by Lisa Alzo and Thomas MacEntee

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Handouts

AGS Meeting October 22, 2024, Researching Your Family History at the Clayton Library, by Carl Smith

AGS Meeting August 27, 2024, Timelines: A Path to Your Next Research Steps, by Annette Burke Lyttle

AGS Meeting July 30, 2024, Wikitree Basics Pt II: Branching Out, by Sarah Kroh

AGS Meeting June 24, 2024, Wikitree Basics Pt I: Getting Started, by Sarah Kroh

AGS Meeting May 28, 2024, Using Autosomal DNA for 18th & 19th Century Mysteries, by Blaine Bettinger

AGS Meeting April 23, 2024, AI & Genealogy: Trouble Ahead?, by Thomas MacEntee

AGS Meeting March 26, 2024, Roll Call! Researching Your Veteran Ancestors: Civil War, WWI and WWII, by Melanie McComb

AGS Meeting February 27, 2024, European Immigrant Ancestors, by Nancy Loe

AGS Meeting January 23, 2024, It Might Be Time…To Write That Book, by Shirley Meyer

AGS Meeting November 14, 2023, Cyndi’s List in Practice, by Cyndi Ingle (available until November 28, 2023)

AGS Meeting July 25, 2023, Who Says So? Genealogical Documentation, by Diana Crisman Smith

AGS Meeting June 27, 2023, Using Maps for Genealogy Research, by Sydney Cruice

AGS Meeting February 28, 2023, Table Topics. German Genealogy PPT, German Genealogy Handout, French-Canadian/Acadian Genealogy PPT

AGS Meeting January 24, 2023, Donating Your Genealogy Material and My Genealogical Will, by Irene Walters

AGS Meeting November 15, 2022, My Ancestor in Court, by Kelvin Meyers

AGS Meeting September 27, 2022, Austin Beddingfield Handout, by Dana Leeds

AGS Meeting May 24, 2022, 25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors, by Gena Philibert-Ortega

AGS Meeting April 26, 2022, That’s in the Archives: Digging Deeper in Archived Records, by Melissa Barker

AGS Meeting February 22, 2022, Telling Your Family’s Story with Google Earth, by Tamara Hallo (handout available until March 8, 2022)

AGS Meeting January 25, 2022, Storytelling and How NOT to Reframe History, by Laura Hedgecock (handout available until Feb 25, 2022)

AGS Meeting November 16, 2021, Using Social History to Enhance Family Stories, by Sue Kaufman

AGS Meeting October 26, 2021, The 1950 US Census: Are You Ready?, by Thomas MacEntee

AGS Meeting July 27, 2021, General Genealogy and Clayton Library, by Irene Walters

AGS Meeting April 27, 2021, The Why, Where, When, What And How Of Lineage & Hereditary Societies, by Christine Cohen   (Link to Powerpoint slides here)

AGS Meeting February 23, 2021, Researching Graphically, by Ari Wilkins

AGS Meeting January 26, 2021, German Genealogy by Alan Rabe

AGS Meeting December 2020, Irish Genealogy by Jane Halloran Ryan

AGS Meeting October 17, 2020, DNA Painter and DNA Painter Intro Syllabus by Jonny Perl

AGS Meeting September 22, 2020, DNA Tree Building by Andrew Lee

AGS Meeting July 23, 2019,  What you should know about DNA testing for Genealogy (PDF) by Janine Cloud

AGS Meeting June 25, 2019
The Leed’s Method: Grouping DNA Matches to Identify Common Ancestors (PDF) by Dana Leeds

AGS Meeting May 28, 2019
Upgrades, Apps, & Tools For Smarter Genealogy (PDF) by Rob Richardson

AGS Meeting March 26, 2019
A Recipe for Writing
Family History (PDF) by Devon Lee

AGS Meeting February 26, 2019
Texas Public Information Act:
An Overview (PDF) by Justin Gordon

AGS Meeting January 22, 2019
Resources for Genealogy Research (PDF) by Ben Wright

AGS Meeting October 23, 2018
Lost Female Surnames (PDF) and Lost Female Surname Checklist (XLSX) by Rob Richardson

AGS Meeting September 25, 2018
PERSI-bilities: How to Research with ACPL’s Periodical Source Index (PDF) by Cari Taplin, CG

AGS Meeting August 28, 2018
Maximizing Use of FamilySearch (PDF) by Alan Rabe

AGS Meeting July 24, 2018
1890 Census Substitutes (PDF) by Bill Buckner

AGS Meeting June 26, 2018
Building a Family Website (PDF) by Sandra Crowley

AGS Meeting May 22, 2018
Population Change: Implications for The Future of Texas and The United States (PDF) by Steve Murdock, Ph.D.

AGS Meeting April 24, 2018
Finding Treasure Buried in Twentieth Century Census Records (PDF) by Teresa Devine

AGS Meeting March 27, 2018
Publishing Your Family History (PDF) by Debbe Tipping

AGS Meeting February 27, 2018
Preserve Your Family’s History for Future Generations (PDF) by Emily Higgs

AGS Meeting January 23, 2018
America’s Historic Migratration Routes (PDF) by Steve Mabie

AGS Meeting October 24, 2017
After Gettng Your DNA Results, What To Do Next? (PDF) by Sara Gredler

AGS Meeting September 26, 2017
More than Daughters: Using the DAR’s Genealogical Research System (PDF) by Teresa Devine

AGS Meeting June 27, 2017
Looking for Living (PDF) by Kelvin L. Meyers
Information about when vital records become public records that Kelvin mentioned.

AGS Meeting May 23, 2017
Have You Found the Schatz in Your Family Tree? (PDF) by Cindy Foreman and Beverly Herring

AGS Meeting March 28, 2017
Tracking Down Your Ancestors Without Leaving Town (PDF) by Teri E. Flack, MA, MBA

AGS Meeting February 28, 2017
Making Molehills out of Mountains: Get Organized This Year! (PDF) by Cari A. Taplin, CG

AGS Meeting October 25, 2016
HistoryGeo.com:Unlocking the Past with Original and Early Landowner Maps (PDF) by Greg Boyd

AGS Meeting September 27, 2016
AGS US Census Research Table (PDF) by Debbe Tipping
AGS US Census Tidbits (PDF) by Debbe Tipping
AGS US Census Tidbits Key (PDF) by Debbe Tipping

AGS Meeting August 23, 2016
Genealogy Software (PDF) by Anne Mamiya

AGS Meeting July 26, 2016
19th Century Immigration 2016-07-26 (PDF) by Nick Cimino

AGS Meeting June 28, 2016
African American Life in Texas Before Emancipation (PDF) by Cynthia Evans

AGS Meeting May 24, 2016 by Connie Gray
Application For Identity of Court of Adoption (PDF)
Request of Original Birth Certificate When Know Name (PDF)
Closed Adoption-Agency Records Housed by Texas Vital Statistics (PDF)
Open Records Application (PDF)
Adoptive Family Ancestor Chart (PDF)
The History of Adoption in Texas (PDF)

2016 Seminar with Thomas MacEntee handouts
May 21, 2016
The Genealogy Do-Over^TM: A Year of Learning From Mistakes (PDF)
Successful Collateral and Cluster Searching (PDF)
Building a Research Toolbox (PDF)
Managing the Genealogy Data Monster(PDF)

AGS Meeting April 26, 2016
German Genealogy (PDF) by Alan Rabe

AGS Meeting March 22, 2016
Research in Courthouse Records (PDF) by Teri Flack

AGS Meeting January 26, 2016
It’s in the Bag: Preparing for a Research Trip (PDF) by Cari Taplin

Financial Records of AGS

2023 Financial Statement

2022 Financial Statement

2021 Financial Statement

Board Minutes

2024:

December 10, 2024
November 14, 2024
October 10, 2024
September 12, 2024
August 8, 2024
July 11, 2024
June 13, 2024
May 16, 2024
April 11, 2024
March 7, 2024
February 8, 2024
January 11, 2024

2023:

December 14, 2023
November 9, 2023
October 10, 2023
September 14, 2023
August 10, 2023
July 13, 2023
June 15, 2023
May 9, 2023
April 13, 2023
March 9, 2023
February 9, 2023
January 12. 2023

2022:

December 8, 2022
November 10, 2022
October 11, 2022
September 8, 2022
August 11, 2022
July 14, 2022
June 9, 2022
May 12, 2022
April 7, 2022
March 10, 2022
February 10, 2022
January 13, 2022

2021:

December 9, 2021
November 11, 2021
October 14, 2021
September 9, 2021
August 5, 2021
July 8, 2021
June 10, 2021
May 13, 2021
April 8, 2021
March 11, 2021
February 11, 2021
January 14, 2021

2020:

December 10, 2020
November 19, 2020
October 8, 2020
September 10, 2020
August 13, 2020
July 9, 2020
June 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
April 4, 2020
March 13-15, 2020
February 28, 2020
January 28, 2020

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