The Only Genealogy Society in West Houston
Houston West Family Genealogy Society
P. O. Box 842661
Houston, TX 77284
houstonwestfamgen.org
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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.
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*** ALL HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE CLOSED. THIS INCLUDES CLAYTON.***
***HOUSTON WEST FAMILY GENEALOGY SOCIETY MEETINGS WILL BE VIRTUAL ONLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.***
***THE KATY FAMILY HISTORY CENTER IS CLOSED.***
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OUR SOCIETY
10 Tech Tools to Help You Collaborate with Family For Your Research: Virtual presentation by Caroline Pointer
Thursday, October 8, 2020. Zoom opens at 12:30 PM. The program begins at 1 PM.
Thursday, October 8, 2020. Zoom opens at 12:30 PM. The program begins at 1 PM.
Have you been finding and connecting with cousins around the nation, or even the world? Using email to collaborate on your shared ancestors can become cumbersome. In this presentation, you will learn about 10 tech tools that will have you collaborating with your out-of-town family members — including DNA test results (genetic genealogy) — for your research in no time.
Caroline is the founder of 4 Your Family Story, a genealogy research business. She has a degree in English with a minor in Business Administration. She is a genealogical and family history researcher and author. Caroline focuses on helping genealogy enthusiasts find their family stories. She uses unusual techniques to uncover her clients’ innermost family secrets.
Caroline is the founder of 4 Your Family Story, a genealogy research business. She has a degree in English with a minor in Business Administration. She is a genealogical and family history researcher and author. Caroline focuses on helping genealogy enthusiasts find their family stories. She uses unusual techniques to uncover her clients’ innermost family secrets.
Handouts from Gail Colby's September talk: "DNA Results !? Now What?!" are available here.
We have relaunched our Facebook page. We hope you will friend us. We hope that it will become a place, not just for announcing guest speakers but for members to connect regarding research. Ask research question, share a great website you have found, mentor other learners...that sort of thing. Let's make it a place that will help to grow interest in genealogy and in our society. www.facebook.com/groups/HWFGS .
Our society is creating a monthly newsletter to be emailed to all members. The first issue is scheduled for September. Each issue is expected to contain a feature article related to the month's presentation, a message from the President, and a list of upcoming events. Ideas for other articles are welcome. Thank you Linda.
Our 2020-21 program schedule is now available. See Calendar. Decisions about virtual, in-person meetings, or both will be announced later.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Several local genealogists have organized the Houston Suffragists Project celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote. There is also an exhibit at the Heritage Society, Houston. This exhibit at Sam Houston Park can be viewed either in person or through their website.
Susan Kaufman gave an excellent presentation to Clayton Library Friends on the State of the Clayton Library 2020. This presentation includes usage statistics for Clayton, pictures of the remodeling, and most important, genealogical services still available during the COVID closure. These services include many useful online databases, access to ancestry.com from home, and lookup services from both the Clayton book collection and the affiliate FamilySearch site. This video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/5q-jAEwSknc . The handout is available on our handout page.
RootsTech has announced that the 2021 conference originally scheduled for early February in Salt Lake City will now be a totally free virtual conference on February 25-27. For information and registration, see rootstech.org .
The December 10 meeting of the Greater Houston Jewish Genealogy Society will feature Lara Diamond with "Endogamy: Considerations for Analyzing Jewish DNA for Genealogy. This talk is at 7 PM. Preregistration is required.
The Saturday October 10 meeting of the Houston Genealogical Forum will present Diane Richard: " Researching the US South with Ledgers, Manuscripts and Post Office Records So many manuscript collections, so little time! " This webinar is restricted to HGF members. HGF also a RootsMagic SIG scheduled for Tuesday October 13, and a DNA SIG on Friday September 25. See their website for further information.
Clayton Library Friends is organizing a virtual Photo Detective Road Show with Maureen Taylor. This event will take place on November 21. See their website for more information and to submit a photo if you wish.
Clayton Library Friends is holding a weekly "Genealogy Face to Face" session each Thursday at 2 PM. These sessions also requires preregistration at the CLF website. CLF also has a Facebook page.
The Katy Texas Family History Center has a website describing their resources. Too bad that they are currently closed.
There are many opportunities for sharing genealogy research in Houston this summer without leaving your home. Here is a list of some of the opportunities.
Houston West Family Genealogy Society, houstonwestfamgen.org . Also on Facebook. See above.
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Houston, http://htown.aahgs.org/ . Also on Facebook.
Bay Area Genealogical Society www.txbayareagen.org . TXSGS webinars and Members Helping Members. On Facebook.
Clayton Library Friends, www.claytonlibraryfriends.org/. Weekly discussions.
Greater Houston Jewish Genealogical Society, ghjgs.org .
Hispanic Genealogy Society of Houston, www.hgshtx.org . Facebook.
Houston Genealogical Forum, hgftx.org . DNA SIG active in the summer.
Humble Area Genealogical Society, www.humblegen.org/ .
I encourage readers to submit updates, additions, or corrections to webmaster@houstonwestfamgen.org .
Susan Kaufman gave an excellent presentation to Clayton Library Friends on the State of the Clayton Library 2020. This presentation includes usage statistics for Clayton, pictures of the remodeling, and most important, genealogical services still available during the COVID closure. These services include many useful online databases, access to ancestry.com from home, and lookup services from both the Clayton book collection and the affiliate FamilySearch site. This video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/5q-jAEwSknc . The handout is available on our handout page.
RootsTech has announced that the 2021 conference originally scheduled for early February in Salt Lake City will now be a totally free virtual conference on February 25-27. For information and registration, see rootstech.org .
The December 10 meeting of the Greater Houston Jewish Genealogy Society will feature Lara Diamond with "Endogamy: Considerations for Analyzing Jewish DNA for Genealogy. This talk is at 7 PM. Preregistration is required.
The Saturday October 10 meeting of the Houston Genealogical Forum will present Diane Richard: " Researching the US South with Ledgers, Manuscripts and Post Office Records So many manuscript collections, so little time! " This webinar is restricted to HGF members. HGF also a RootsMagic SIG scheduled for Tuesday October 13, and a DNA SIG on Friday September 25. See their website for further information.
Clayton Library Friends is organizing a virtual Photo Detective Road Show with Maureen Taylor. This event will take place on November 21. See their website for more information and to submit a photo if you wish.
Clayton Library Friends is holding a weekly "Genealogy Face to Face" session each Thursday at 2 PM. These sessions also requires preregistration at the CLF website. CLF also has a Facebook page.
The Katy Texas Family History Center has a website describing their resources. Too bad that they are currently closed.
There are many opportunities for sharing genealogy research in Houston this summer without leaving your home. Here is a list of some of the opportunities.
Houston West Family Genealogy Society, houstonwestfamgen.org . Also on Facebook. See above.
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Houston, http://htown.aahgs.org/ . Also on Facebook.
Bay Area Genealogical Society www.txbayareagen.org . TXSGS webinars and Members Helping Members. On Facebook.
Clayton Library Friends, www.claytonlibraryfriends.org/. Weekly discussions.
Greater Houston Jewish Genealogical Society, ghjgs.org .
Hispanic Genealogy Society of Houston, www.hgshtx.org . Facebook.
Houston Genealogical Forum, hgftx.org . DNA SIG active in the summer.
Humble Area Genealogical Society, www.humblegen.org/ .
I encourage readers to submit updates, additions, or corrections to webmaster@houstonwestfamgen.org .
Updated September 24, 2020 webmaster@houstonwestfamgen.org
