Every genealogist has that mysterious relative – the ubiquitous ‘cousin’ who was always around with no obvious family connection. As genealogy researchers, we cannot figure out who this person is and how they are related to our family. Finding mysterious relatives on a census record; an entry in a family bible; or old letters can yield invaluable insight into a family’s genealogy. Learn how to analyze and connect these mysterious relatives to your family history using census and vital records, newspapers, maps, etc.; contextual clues; “FAN club” methodology; and more.

Maureen Taylor is an internationally recognized expert on historic photograph identification, photo preservation and family history research. Sought out by clients all over the world from as far away as New Zealand, her pioneering work in historic photo research is unprecedented, evidenced by her success in solving photo mysteries.

 

This year’s conference includes a TxSGS Live! event which takes place on Friday and Saturday, November 13-14 online. Eight speakers will provide lectures during the live two day event. Those eight lectures will be combined with 22 additional pre-recorded lectures from some of your favorite and well-known speakers. You'll be able to access the lectures for 90 days beginning on November 15, 2020, through February 5, 2021.  Three options are available: Everything $169; Standard $129; Lite $99 Conference information is available here Select your conference package and register. Early Bird discount available through October 20th.

Sunny Morton is a popular lecturer for the global genealogy community. She's a Contributing Editor at Family Tree Magazine and the author of hundreds of articles and blog posts, as well as the brand new book How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records, co-authored with Harold Henderson; Story of My Life: A Workbook for Preserving Your Legacy, and the quick reference guide, "Genealogy Giants: Comparing the 4 Major Websites," She is an official FamilySearch blogger and past Contributing Editor at Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems Podcast.

 

Richard Schlaudroff is a native Dallasite.  He received a bachelor degree in philosophy and religion from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and holds graduate degrees in theological studies, medieval history, philosophy, and library science from Harvard, Columbia, Fordham, and Texas Woman’s Universities, respectively.  He has earned advanced graduate certificates in library science and archival administration from The University of North Texas and The University of Texas at Arlington, and has done addition graduate work in American and Texas history at The University of North Texas.  He has worked in higher education for more than thirty years.