SAGHS Activities

The following is a quick reference for monthly offerings at SAGHS. To gain more information, please visit the 'Events & Education' section for more details.
  • Sunday, August 22 - Pennsylvania Land Records by Lloyd Shenberger
  • Thursday & Friday, August 26 & 27 - A Tentative Plan to repave the Dwyer Center Parking Lot - Please use the SAGHS Library Parking Area during this time. Thank you.
  • Monday, September 6 - The Library is closed for Labor Day. It re-opens Wednesday, September 8 from 10 am - 7 pm.
  • Wedneday, September 8 - FamilyTree Maker/WikiTree Workshop with Scott Atkinson
  • Saturday, September 11 - DNA Consultation Hours is Cancelled. The next offerings are October 2 and 9.
  • Saturday, September 11 - SAGHS Board Meeting
  • Sunday, September 12 - The Spanish Colony in Texas Class by  Larry Luckett
  • Saturday, September 18 - The SAGHS General Membership Meeting
  • Saturday, September 18 - The Last Day to Pay for the 2-day Beginner's Genealogy Class!
  • Sunday, September 19 - Texas Land Records Class by Larry Luckett
  • Sundays September 26 and October 3 - The 2-day Beginner's Genealogy Class by Stephanie Wells

Book Now Available

First Families of Bexar County, Texas, edited by Larry W. Luckett
 

The book offers a collection of descendant lineages, personal  histories, and family narratives from residents of Béxar, San Antonio, and Bexar County prior to 1850.   

 

More details and how to order


Methods and Sources articles access

Members have asked for easy access to all "Methods and Sources" articles written by Leslie Tomlinson, CG.  These articles have appeared in some of our past newsletters.  All of these articles have now been uploaded to our website and will soon be available in the library.  To access them, click on the Events & Education tab and then choose Methods and Sources.



Use this link smile.amazon.com when shopping on Amazon and Amazon donates to San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society.

Obituaries update
 
The obituaries list from San Antonio newspapers has been updated to include deaths in 1961.

Come and visit our library!

Library Hours:
 
Monday 10 am - 4 pm    
Wednesday 10 am - 7 pm    
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm  
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm
 
We are located at:
911 Melissa Dr, San Antonio, TX 78213
Convenient location, great parking, and easy to find.  
From I-410, exit onto Blanco Rd north.  Go 3/4 mile and turn left onto Melissa Dr.
 
The Dwyer Center is the first building on the north side of Melissa Dr, and the Library is the second building on the north side of Melissa Dr.  Please use the first driveway and park in any of the 28 marked parking spaces.
 
 
 
 
Phone: (210) 342-5242
Days closed: New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Founders’ Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Seminar, Thanksgiving Eve and Day, Christmas Eve and Day.


Upcoming
1 August
SAGHS has a NEW Research Registrar!!
SAGHS is pleased to announce we have a new Research Registrar and can now entertain members and non-members' genealogical research requests.  It’s real easy to use this service.  For more information, look over there on the left side of this webpage and click on Research Services.   ...

22 August
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Pennsylvania Land Records
Instructor: Lloyd Shenberger. Pennsylvania land records not only document the ownership of land in the state, but also provide a wealth of information helpful in genealogical research. Land records can separate men with the same name, identify parents, list children, and sometimes grandchildren. They put your ancestor in a location ...

4 September
DNA Consultation Hour
There is not a DNA Consultation Hour today. The next offering is September 11th beginning at 10 am.

6 September
Library Closed for Labor Day
The Library is closed to research due to the Labor Day Holiday.  It will re-open on Wednesday, September 8 from 10 am - 7pm.