JoAnn Evans “We are the chosen. In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again. To tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead,…
Tag: Genealogy Club
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Genealogy Club Presentations
Jo Ann Evans The June and July events offered by the Genealogy Club have been designed to appeal to a range of genealogical experience, from beginner to seasoned veterans. On June 13 in the CATC, Room 104, from 2 to 4 p.m., Emily Richardson held a workshop for beginning genealogists called “Demystifying the Federal Census…
Clubs & Classes, May 2022
Discover Genealogical Gold!
Jo Ann Evans On April 11 Genealogy Club Board member and professional genealogist Emily Richardson presented an excellent workshop for beginners called Discovering FamilySearch. FamilySearch, a free website, now offers more than 14.3 billion searchable names and images of historical records from ancestral homelands all over the globe. Yes, you read that right—14.3 billion—and that…
Clubs & Classes, March 2022
Genealogy Club News
Jo Ann Evans In April and early May, the Robson Ranch Genealogy Club will feature three interesting and informative speakers to help develop your research, organization, and DNA interpretive skills. On April 5 at 7 p.m., in Room 104 of the CATC, Susan E. Ball, president of the Texas State Genealogical Society, will speak to…
Clubs & Classes, January 2022
Robson Ranch Genealogy Club
You 2 parents 4 grandparents 8 great grandparents 16 great great grandparents 32 great great great grandparents 64 great great great great grandparents 128 great great great great great grandparents 256 great great great great great great grandparents ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ It’s amazing how vast your family tree is once you start looking into…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Genealogy Club Gets Advice on Breaking Brick Walls
To a genealogist, a brick wall in family history research is a sign of failure. Hours of devoted research result in nothing. The brick wall appears to be a dead end. On Oct. 5 members of Robson Ranch Genealogy Club received advice from a professional genealogist on how to break through a brick wall. Thomas…
Clubs & Classes, February 2020
A First for the Robson Ranch Genealogy Club!
Adele Stewart The Robson Ranch Genealogy Club has planned a new year of programs designed to help anyone interested in genealogy or family history. And, for the first time in its history, the club is offering an all-day seminar! A $20 fee includes both the seminar and the buffet lunch, and space is limited. On…
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
Red, white, blue and the family pride
Adele Stewart The Genealogy Club window in the CATC is colorful with a display of patriotic material collected by club members and celebrating the participation of their ancestors in past wars, dating back to the War for Independence. With each display, our hope is to both highlight the research done by club members and to…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Password 101
We hear about hackers getting into corporate websites. What about your personal web address and password? Is it safe and can you remember it? As we do our genealogy research online, many times we leave our computer footprint at that site. Is that site safe and can you trust it? Professionals tell us that we…
Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Fork in the road or use your GPS
Charles Forshaw I am sure that at some point in our life each of us has set out for a destination knowing that we knew exactly how to get there without any questions. However, somewhere on the road we took the wrong fork in the road and ended up at a different location. This same…