Bastrop County Genealogical Society

OPEN HOUSE - No Meeting today
2018-12-08 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | BCGS Monthly Meeting, 1100 Church St., Bastrop, 78602, United States
During our Open House, we will pay tribute to those who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor.

That’s New to Me: Unfamiliar Websites for your Genealogy
2019-01-12 13:00 - 16:00
It’s hard to keep up with all the different websites that can help you with your family history. Our first meeting of 2019 will be about core websites that are crucial to your family research! Whether you have heard of these or not, we are ringing in the new year with a new look at what these resources can offer.

Puritans and Quakers Oh My!
2019-02-09 13:00 - 16:00 | BCGS Monthly Meeting, 1100 Church St., Bastrop, 78602, United States
On February 9, 2019 our meeting is about “Puritans and Quakers”. Come meet with us at the Bastrop Public Library in the Pressley Room to get your genealogy ‘fix’ for the month. There will also be a Preview: Find a Grave and Billions of Graves. Door opens at 1:00 pm followed by meet and greet, sharing, and program begins at 2:00 pm.
The Puritans

New Clues from Old Headstones (webinar)
2019-03-09 13:00 - 16:00
New Clues from Old Headstones Webinar. Doors open at 1:00 pm and program begins at 2:00 pm. Meeting in the Pressley Room in the Bastrop Public Library. Bring special photos of your ancestor headstone. Learn more about Find A Grave and Billion Graves to help your research.

Focused Research Versus Information Overload
2019-04-13 13:00 - 16:00
Monthly Meeting: Focused Research versus information overload (webinar)… and One Touch Research: How to handle a record just one time.

Using another library source: the Government Document Section
2019-05-11 13:00 - 16:00
Monthly meeting at the Bastrop Public Library. Doors open at 1:00 pm and Program begins at 2:00 pm in the Pressley Room.

Summer Break (June-July-August)
2019-06-08 13:00 - 16:00, 2019-07-13 13:00 - 16:00, 2019-08-10 13:00 - 16:00
No meetings during summer months June – July – August.

Family Secrets: The court Records Tell it All
2019-09-14 13:00 - 16:00

Facial Recognition Tools for the Genealogist
2019-10-12 13:00 - 16:00
Monthly meeting at the Bastrop Public Library.

Meeting Cancelled: Library Closed due to Vintage Car Show
2019-11-09 13:00 - 16:00
NOTICE: Parking lot will be used for the Vintage Car Show and Library Closed.

No Meeting in December
2019-12-14 13:00 - 16:00
No Monthly meeting in December

Finding Ancestors Amid the Rubble of Disaster and Misfortune
2020-02-08 13:30 - 16:00
Amid the misfortune, our ancestors persevered in spite of disasters. We are here as living proof and to give a voice to their stories. Come learn more today.

Meeting Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020-03-14 13:30 - 16:00
Resource information available on Emigrant Guides in the Blog page at www.bastropcountygenealogicalsociety.org/blog/

Meeting Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020-04-18 13:30 - 16:00
“Google for Genealogy – Search Tricks to Tease Out Information” will be provided via our Facebook and Website Blog.

Reasonably Exhaustive Research – the First Criteria for Genealogical Proof
2020-05-09 13:30 - 16:00

No Meeting – Library activities
2020-06-13 13:30 - 16:00, 2020-07-11 13:30 - 16:00, 2020-08-08 13:30 - 16:00

Using Lists to Find Proof
2020-09-12 13:30 - 16:00

Organizing Your Genealogy While Downsizing
2020-10-10 13:30 - 16:00

From Microfilm to Hyperspace: Billions of Family Records at Your Fingertips
2020-11-14 13:30 - 16:00

Open House in Research Room
2020-12-12 13:30 - 16:00

Genealogy 101: Part 1
2023-01-14 13:00 - 15:00
On Jan 14, 2023, Come learn more about what you have access to, and the steps involved in getting it organized and compiled into a useful research on your family research journey.

Genealogy 101: Part 2
2023-02-11 13:00 - 15:00
In this session we will look at using compiled sources. There are many opportunities to view what has been researched before. Some of those collections include compiled genealogies and heritage books, and online compilations. We will look at some ways to discover if the previous research is credible and can aid in our own family history research. Come learn and share with others!

Genealogy 101: Part 3
2023-03-11 13:00 - 15:00
In session 3 we learning how to obtain and read a record and how to analyze the information it may contain. We will examine some of the documents that produce the best evidence of family relationships. A small exercise in handwriting will round out this class.

Tracing Immigrant Ancestors: the Other Ports
2023-04-08 13:00 - 15:00
Frustrated that you can’t find your ancestors in New York Passenger Lists? Perhaps your immigrant ancestor arrived at another location. In this webinar learn how to locate and search for passenger lists for Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia New Orleans, San Francisco, and Galveston, as well as other minor ports.

Brick Wall Tips and Hints
2023-05-13 13:00 - 15:00
Everyone needs a little help and encouragement to jump-start the research, especially on hard-to-solve cases. In this session you will learn tips that will help every genealogist look at their research challenges in a fresh way. This webinar will bring you the momentum you need to get your family history research back on track.

Verifying Information You Find Online
2023-06-10 13:00 - 15:00
During this session we will discuss challenging genealogical puzzles we search anywhere for clues that can help us. That can include online trees and other information with unknown sources. Let’s learn how to verify the information as true or not.
