​Houston West Family Genealogy Society
​P. O. Box 842661
Houston, TX 77284
​houstonwestfamgen.org

Welcome to the Houston West Family Genealogy Society.  We meet on the second Thursday of each month at the Westlake Fire Department, 19636 Saums Road just east of Fry Road.  The Meet 'n Greet begins at 12:30, with society update and presentations at 1 PM.  For further information, please see our Contact page.  

​***ALL HOUSTON WEST FAMILY GENEALOGY SOCIETY EVENTS ARE CANCELED UNTIL SEPTEMBER (SEE BELOW)***
​*** ALL HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE CLOSED.  THIS INCLUDES CLAYTON***

​ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OUR SOCIETY

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Our 2020-21 program schedule is now available.  See Calendar.
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The board of the Houston West Family Genealogy Society has made the following announcement:
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In order to comply with the Center of Disease Control (CDC) guidelines regarding the Covid-19 health situation, your Houston West Family Genealogical Society board has chosen to suspend our meetings until further notice. We have cancelled the programs scheduled for April and May. We will take our normal summer break in June, July and August. As we continue to assess the situation, we will keep you updated.
 
Your board has been busy planning for an interesting and productive 2020-2021 season. We plan to resume our monthly meetings on September 10, if it is safe to do so.
 
We will continue to share information on classes and webinars available from the genealogical community. We hope you will take advantage of the many opportunities being provided during this stressful time, many of them at no cost.
 
Look at this as a ‘gift’ of time to focus on your genealogy research goals! We wish you success in reaching them. Knock down those brick walls; contact those distant cousins; but, most of all, stay safe.
 
If you have questions, please go to our website and email either Gary, our president or Tom, our vice-president, using the link on the website (www.houstonwestfamgen.org). 

​OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

​The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies will have a virtual conference this year, August 10-13.  See www.iajgs2020.org for more information. 

The Greater Houston Jewish Genealogical Society plans a virtual meeting on June 11.  Caroline Pointer will present "Power Your Research with a Research Plan.  While the meeting is free, preregistration is required.
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While Clayton Library along with all other public libraries remains closed, your research need not stop.  ProQuest has made a donation giving free home access to Ancestry.com Library Edition.  Log into the Houston Public Library genealogy page https://houstonlibrary.org/research/resources-by-category/234 and  enter your library card number and PIN code.  You can visit www.houstonlibrary.org if you need a library card or PIN.  You must be a Texas resident but not necessarily in Houston.
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As of now, the Federation of Genealogical Societies conference in Kansas City (Sept. 2-5).  is still planned to take place as scheduled.

Updated May 26, 2020 webmaster@houstonwestfamgen.org