Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm
Monday 10 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 7 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
SAGHS Upcoming Activities
A quick reference listing of SAGHS activities. Please see the Events and Education page for added information.
- Please note that meetings and classes have resumed in the Dywer Center classroom.
Saturday, 28 September from 8am - 4pm - The LDS East Stake Annual Seminar at 8801 Midcrown, Windcrest, TX. Registration and Information. If one wishes a box lunch please send request or $10 payment by Saturday, 21 September to LDS. If you have questions please contact Sharon Welch at tylerandsharon@gmail.com.
Sunday, 29 September from 2 - 4pm - German Migration into the United States Class by Lloyd Shenberger.
Monday, 30 September - The last day to send Our Heritage articles to Publications@txsaghs.org for the Fall/Winter issue. The theme is migration.
Saturday, 5 October from 10 am - 12 pm - The Membership Orientation with Library Tour. Please register to avoid cancellation.
Sunday, 6 October from 2 - 4 pm - Self-Publication via Amazon Workshop by Dr. David Katerndahl. Computers encouraged but not required.
Wednesday, 9 October from 10 am - 12 pm - Workshop to Resolve Problems on Computer Genealogy Programs by Scott Atkins.
Saturday, 12 October beginning 10 am - DNA Consult Hours with Annette Graham. Pre-payment and registration requested.
Saturday, 19 October from 10 am - 12pm - SAGHS General Meeting. The Annual Seminar has been postponed until next Spring.
Sunday, 27 October from 2 - 4 pm - 25 Ways to Prepare for a Research Trip Workshop with Laura Grover.
Now is the time for you, the SAGHS membership, to provide help of your own to Our Heritage. The purpose of this journal, to quote our Editor Emeritus Larry Luckett, is “to provide members with a venue in which to share their stories.” We need you, the members, to contribute your stories for Our Heritage to Publications@txsaghs.org.
For information about how to get published in the next Our Heritage journal, please click here .
Video Replays
Stephen Craig's presentation of Dr. George Sternberg's career is now available for members only.
Peter Baron's presentation on the Revolutionary War is now available for members only.
David Katerndahl's presentation is still available for members only.
After you login, click on the link to the replay at the bottom of the "Important Notice" page
These subscriptions are available on all our computers in both our Library and the Dwyer Center:
Newspapers.com Library Edition
Ancestry.com Library Edition
African American Heritage
Fold3
Find My Past
American Ancestors
History GEO
Family Search Library Affiliate
Newspapers.com Library Edition provides online access to nearly 20,000 historical newspapers. It offers full-page images with searchable full text for millions of pages of newspapers dating from the early 1700s into the early 2000s. It contains full runs and portions of runs of large metro, regional and state titles as well as small local newspapers in the USA and other countries.
New Book! Breaking Through Walls
If you have read the “Methods & Sources” articles by Leslie W. Tomlinson, Certified Genealogist and SAGHS member, in our Newsletters, you might want to add our newest book to your personal library.
Breaking Through Walls expands upon the articles and includes new material. It contains great instructions on researching one’s genealogy. Plus it just might be your ‘go-to’ book for tips on how to break through those brick walls.
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 residentsof Béxar, San Antonio, and Bexar County prior to 1850.
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm
Monday 10 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 7 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 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.
Instructor: Lloyd Shenburger. Our ancestors immigrated to North America and the United States at different times and for different reasons. There were push and pull factors that encouraged our ancestors to leave their homeland and make a long and dangerous journey to a foreign land with different laws, customs and ...
Instructors: Stephanie Wells & Lois Bready. During the remaining weeks, those beginning genealogy research will learn the various aspects of research. These four weeks included but were not limited to definitions, forms, census records, finding resources, etc. Attendees have already registered and paid for the program.
Speakers: The Membership Committee will welcome the members; Rob Lewis to review the website, also use of the Library catalog and resources will be covered. We are thankful that you have joined and look forward to helping you. This program is free to all attendees but we do ask you ...
Instructor: Dr. David Katerndahl, MD, MA. "After decades of genealogical work, your findings MUST be shared if they are not be lost. Self-publication is a means of leaving your genealogical legacy to your family. But self-publication can be imposing and costly without guidance. After discussing the types and costs ...
If you have read the “Methods & Sources” articles by Leslie W. Tomlinson, Certified Genealogist and SAGHS member, in our Newsletters, you might want to add our newest book to your personal library. 
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