Events

Date: August 24, 2026 Time: 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM

Southeastern U.S. Research Special Interest Group

Continuing our America250 project!

Bring another surname if you have one or the county and state where you know you had an ancestor living during the American Revolutionary War. Let's get your ancestor on our map!

Bernardo de Gálvez and Spain’s Role in the American Revolution – What You Were Never Taught in School, a CTGS event
Date: August 24, 2026 Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM

Bernardo de Gálvez and Spain’s Role in the American Revolution – What You Were Never Taught in School, a CTGS event

Join us for a presentation by José (Joe) L. González, Governor of the Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez-San Antonio Founding Chapter livestreamed via Zoom. 

Find Zoom link here 3 days before presentation.

Waco-McLennan County Library Genealogy Center Orientation
Date: August 26, 2026 Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Waco-McLennan County Library Genealogy Center Orientation

A guided tour by a Library staff member of the Waco-McLennan County Library Genealogy Center’s outstanding features.

Artificial Intelligence & Genealogy Special Interest Group
Date: August 27, 2026 Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence & Genealogy Special Interest Group

The AI Special Interest Group is a welcoming space for genealogists of all skill levels. No tech experience required--just curiosity. 

July's challenge - should you choose to accept itask AI to describe what daily life was like for your ancestor in a specific time and place!

Example: “Describe daily life for a farmer's wife in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 1830.”

Celebrating Local Stories through Oral History Interviews, a WMCL Brown Bag
Date: September 14, 2026 Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM

Celebrating Local Stories through Oral History Interviews, a WMCL Brown Bag

Come early for a tour of the STEAM Center starting at 5:30 p.m. As part of the America250 celebration in honor of America’s 250th anniversary, this program highlights the Baylor Institute for Oral History’s remarkable archive of interviews