SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE AGES 5 & UP!
FREE EVENT!
REGISTRATION DESK OPENS AT 8 AM --- PICK UP YOUR NAME BADGE & PACKET ---JIM THORNHILL, KEYNOTE SPEAKER STARTS @ 9 AM
Brick Wall Strategies: Hammering at the Wall - Hidden Stories Discovered in Just 3 Documents - Searching Newspapers: Tips, Tricks, Sites and Context - Introducing the FamilySearch Family Group Trees - A Whisper from the Past: Telling My Grandma's Story - Roots Run Deep: a DNA Journey Through African American and Chickasaw History - Puzzling Together Your History Using Newspapers on The Portal to Texas History - Newest Innovations at FamilySearch - Generational Genealogy for BEGINNERS: A New Twist for Budding Researchers! - Unlocking Your Family's Story: Using FamilySearch "Memories" - Growing Your Family - Take a Deep Dive into the U.S. Census - Taken an AncestryDNA Test? Ancestry ThruLines--Maximize Your Ancestor DNA Results - Reunion Roadmap: Planning a Successful Family Gathering - Demystify & Unlock the Secrets of Finding Free Digital Records via FamilySearch and Other Online Resources--A Genealogical Goldmine Awaits! - Surname to Locality DNA Projects: Reap the Benefits of Collaboration - Mothers: Generation-to-Generation and How to Find Them in Your Research - ONE-ON-ONE New Feature/Feedback WITH THE FamilySearch TEAM
LOTS of DOOR PRIZES---VENDORS---FOOD TRUCKS---JUNIOR GENEALOGIST PROGRAM (ages 5-10)---FAMILY HISTORY AMBASSADORS (ages 11-18)
20 CLASSES -- 4 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS -- 15 SPEAKERS
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Deadline for Registration: October 7, 2024
2000 W Front Street
Tyler, TX 75702
Tyler, TX 75702
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Please register for The 22nd Annual Family History Fair – the largest in East Texas. We will have a Junior Genealogist Program for the kids 5–10 years old. And the 11-18 year-olds will be Family History Ambassadors and will have their own fun activities.
There will be FOOD TRUCKS with a variety of foods. Families can take a break and sit down and eat lunch together.
Register for the event
Deadline for Registration: October 7, 2024
Saturday Fair
With Top Presenters
Come Join Us @ the W. T. Brookshire Conference Center
2000 W Front Street, Tyler, Texas.
Highlights include:
- FREE ADMISSION - Open to anyone who wants to learn more about their ancestors! All experience levels are welcome, including NO experience!
- 20+ Breakout Sessions - There is something for everyone.
- 15 Speakers - family history experts from all over the country are coming to East Texas!
- Exhibitor Expo and displays.
- Door Prizes!
- Junior Genealogist (ages 5-10) and Family History Ambassador (ages 11-18) Programs
- GREAT NEWS! We will have 4 - “Hands On” Workshops, each taught by expert genealogists, but there is limited seating and you must register to save your spot. The cost for each workshop is $20. To get the most benefit from these classes, you can bring a laptop or tablet for an amazing hands-on experience.
Register for the event
Deadline for Registration: October 7, 2024