Join us Friday, October 11 – Sunday, October 13, 2019, at the Omni Houston Hotel Westside in Houston, Texas for a fabulouse genealogy get-away weekend at our upcoming Family History Conference!
This jam-packed event includes valuable research opportunities, insightful family history sessions for all skill levels, workshops for more in-depth instruction, and a full exhibit hall.
Conference Early Bird Registration Extended
Procastinators, we’ve got you covered! Due to popular demand, we’ve extended Early Bird Registration through midnight September 16! Register during now and save. TxSGS members automatically receive an additional conference discount. Not a member? Join now!
Having trouble registering for the conference? Contact our registrar at registrar@txsgs.org for personal help with the registration process.
Conference Program & Schedule
The 2019 Conference features eight tracks on the latest in DNA; Ethnic Research; Records, Resources, and Repositories; Methodology and Problem Solving; Publishing, Storytelling, and Preservation; Military; Skill Building; plus Technology. With 56 sessions from 33 speakers plus four workshops, there will be something of interest and benefit for everyone.
Visit our Topics by Speaker for titles and descriptions of lectures and workshops.
Concurrent Sessions & Workshops
Each day, attendees may choose from multiple hour-long concurrent sessions with different speakers and topics every 90 minutes.
Conference attendees have the option to add in-depth workshops to their full 3-day or single day registrations.
Visit our Speakers page to get to know our 2019 conference speakers.
Visit our Conference Schedule pages for titles, descriptions, dates, and times.
Lunch with a Lighthearted View of Genealogy
The hour and half conference lunch break features options loaded with convenience. Attendees can opt to eat at a local restaurant, grab a bite in the Omni restaurant, or join an enthusiastic crowd laughing over their box lunches with Cari Taplin and Susan Kaufman as they share the lighter side of genealogy.
Purchase your box lunch as an optional add-on when you register for the conference.
Door Prizes!!!
Each day features drawings of fabulous door prizes including DNA kits, subscriptions to Ancestry, GenealogyBank, Fold3, HistoryGeo, FindMyPast, and Newspapers.com, plus items from FamilySearch.org, Internet Genealogy, The Texas General Land Office, Higgonsbooks, Family Roots Publishing Co., Roots Magic, Familychartmasters, Genealogical Publishing, and much more! Also – special door prizes will be drawn during the Exhibit Hall Open House on Friday evening.
Conference Venue & Hotel
The 2019 Family History Conference will be held at the Omni Houston Hotel Westside in Houston, Texas.
Conference attendees must book before 5 p.m. on September 19 to get the TxSGS discounted room rate. We recommend that you book your rooms early as the hotel may fill up before this deadline.
Visit our Venue & Lodging page for more details and instructions on how to book your room at our discounted TxSGS 2019 rate. |
