This episode introduces the listeners to the seven (7) courses that re being held during the Texas Institute for Genealogical Research (TIGR) being held from June 12 - 16, 2023.  Kelvin Myers discusses the courses and the instructors, and offers information on registration which is currently open.

In this interview with James Harkins, the director of public services for the Texas General Land Office, the wonderful history that is held by the Texas General Land Office, containing 45,000 maps and 35 million documents is highlighted.  The maps become the finding aids for many of the land documents.  The office has been open since 1836, when the Republic of Texas formed thefice to manage the public domain.  Many of the items have been digitized and palced online, but a visit to the office may allow you to hold the original documents in your hands.

This episode introduces the listener to the collection at the Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus, part of the Houston Public Library System.  Clayton holds an international collection of Family history research including books microfilm, and online sources.  Their typical patron is the genealogist or family historian who is looking for help in finding their relatives.  A quick introduction to the TXSGS conference beginning on November 4th is also discussed.

Founded in 2004, the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) is working to discover preserve, and provide access to the community about the history of Texas' film.  The collection includes home movies, amateur films, advertisements, local television and corporate productions, to name just a few.  Elizabeth Hansen, their managing director was interviewed for Episode #106 and talked about the wide variety of films that have been curated for their website. Social history of Texas dating back to the 1900's is displayed in the films.

The Texas Baptist Historical Collection located in Waco, Texas is featured during this podcast.  Their goal, as presented on their website is "collecting, preserving and communicating the history of Baptists in Texas." Alan LeFever, the director of the Texas Baptist Collection was interviewed and offered how their collection has correspondence, minutes, and membership lists from Baptists churches throughout Texas.

Episode #104 - This episode features The Portal to Texas History at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton.  Jae Magnum is the Program Development Librarian and works directly with The Portal to Texas History and he was interviewed by Randy Whited.  The Portal to Texas History includes not just newspapers, but 732 unique collections that have been digitized and can be searched on their website.

Episode 103 - This episode features the Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.  Ron Barnett, our host for the month, interviewed Dr. Monte L. Monroe, the archivist for the Collection.  As an archivist, Dr. Monroe works to extend their collection to include manuscripts of family history that provide "unique, tangible evidence of a person's existence; how they lived, how they thought, and how we all remember them.

Episode #102 - This episode features the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society and the library that they operate.  The society was chartered in 1959.  Their library contains more than 15,000 books and close to 700 maps as well as a multitude of online resources that you can use when visiting the library.