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Free Family History Workshop with the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution (TXDAR)

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Graphic with workshop title, Family History Workshop with TXDAR, Saturday, February 14, 10:00a.m. - 2:00p.m. Free and open to the public, in person at TSLAC, Austin.

Join us on site at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) in Austin on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a user-friendly workshop on tracing your family lineage back to the era of the American Revolution in 1776. Guest speakers from the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution will discuss the organization along with resources they offer for genealogy research.

Come learn about the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), why women join and how DAR resources can help uncover overlooked patriots. You may have one or more Revolutionary patriots in your family, and this session will walk you through the resources available that help you explore your connection to these brave men and women. Presenters will also share information about the DAR’s E Pluribus Unum Committee and specialty research groups. In addition, our library reference staff will describe the various genealogy tools available through TSLAC. After the morning presentations and Q&A, DAR volunteers and TSLAC librarians will be on-hand to assist with family history research in the reading room from noon until 2:00 p.m.

    Presentations          10:00a.m. – 11:45 a.m.        Public Events Space

    Hands-on Research     Noon – 2:00 p.m.         Reference Reading Room

This workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is requested, but not required. Sign up for the workshop by Feb. 11 via the online form at https://forms.office.com/r/iJFDaG7qtS.

Named a National Literary Landmark, the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building located at 1201 Brazos St. in downtown Austin, directly east of the Texas Capitol. In addition to TSLAC’s rotating exhibits, visitors may view the six flags flown over Texas, six Texas seal mosaics and the panoramic Texas history mural in the lobby.

Parking is available at the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage across the street. Additional parking options, including handicapped parking, along with directions and maps, is available on TSLAC’s website at www.tsl.texas.gov/visit.

State Archives Hosts SAA Workshop on Arrangement and Description

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The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) will host the Society of American Archivists (SAA) two-day course, “Arrangement and Description: Fundamentals,” April 24-25, 2025, at the State Archives in Austin. A requirement for the SAA Arrangement and Description Certificate program, the fundamentals course introduces the basic principles, concepts and tools that archivists use to establish both physical and intellectual control over archival records. These include developing accession records and processing work plans, identifying common arrangement schemes for certain types of collections, as well as various formats and how to physically organize materials during processing.

Participants will also learn about the essential elements of a finding aid and the major descriptive standards that support these elements. The instructor will place particular emphasis on the day-to-day decisions made in arranging and describing archival materials. The course includes exercises designed to highlight the principles and concepts of arrangement and description.

The in-person, two-day course will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at TSLAC’s headquarters in downtown Austin. For more information about visiting TSLAC see: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/visit.

To register and further details, visit: https://mysaa.archivists.org/nc__event?id=a0lUV000001YethYAC