TSLAC hosts the Society of American Archivists (SAA) the two-day workshop, "Arrangement and Description: Fundamentals" for registered participants April 24 - 25, 2025. To register and further details, visit: https://mysaa.archivists.org/nc__event?id=a0lUV000001YethYAC.   Lorenzo de Zavala Archives and Library building.

African American Genealogy at the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty, TX. TSLAC reference staff will provide information about collections and resources useful for African American genealogy research available at TSLAC and SHC.
for more information email SamHoustonCenter@tsl.texas.gov.

PLEASE NOTE: The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty, TX Has a Delayed Opening of 10 a.m. on January 22, 2025.

Exhibit Lone Star Menu: Tastes of Texas opens in the Lorenzo de Zavala building lobby. The exhibit highlights official, historic and iconic flavors of Texas through selections from the State Archives’ extensive collections. Free and open to the public.

The SHC Quarterly Book Club meets Tuesday, January 28, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Center at 650 FM 1011 in Liberty and is free and open to the public. Group members will discuss the novel, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. For more information: www.tsl.texas.gov/node/69902

Manager Alana Inman will present "The Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center: What It Means for Family Historians" at the January meeting of the Baytown Genealogical Society. Sterling Municipal Library, 1 Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Ave, Baytown, Texas, 77520.   For more information contact Alana Inman, ARIS, ainman@tsl.texas.gov, 936-336-8821.

The Southeast Texas Area Regional Tourism group will hold its next meeting at the Sam Houston Center. The meeting of area sites, visitor centers, chamber of commerce, and convention and visitor bureau staff will be followed by a tour of the Center's historic buildings and museum. Sam Houston Center, 650 FM 1011, Liberty, TX, 77575.

For more information contact Alana Inman, ARIS, ainman@tsl.texas.gov, 936-336-8821

The Southeast Texas Museum Association will hold its next meeting at the Sam Houston Center. The meeting of professionals from area museums and historic sites will be followed by a tour of the Center's historic buildings and museum. Sam Houston Center, 650 FM 1011, Liberty, TX, 77575.

For more information contact Alana Inman, ARIS, ainman@tsl.texas.gov, 936-336-8821

Hands-on Help Session: Using City Directories for Genealogical Research, November 9, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. A Reference Librarian will provide an overview of using city directories for genealogy research during Second Saturday in the Reference Reading Room.

For more information email ref@tsl.texas.gov.

Hands-on Help Session: - Using Texas Newspapers for Research, October 12, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Reference Librarian offers overview of newspaper resources at TSLAC on Second Saturday in the Reference Readng Room.

For more information email ref@tsl.texas.gov.