The deadline to submit your photo for the 2026–2027 Membership Yearbook is approaching. Please submit a photo if you fall into either of these categories:
No photo on file — You are a new member, or your photo does not appear in the 2025–2026 Yearbook, and you'd like one in the 2026–2027 edition.
Photo update — Your photo is in the 2025–2026 Yearbook, but you'd prefer a different one in the 2026–2027 edition.
If your current photo appears in the 2025–2026 Yearbook and you're satisfied with it, no action is needed.
Society photographer Troy Lawrence will be available to take your portrait for the 2026–2027 Yearbook at the Dwyer Center on the following dates:
Tuesday, June 16 — 12:00–3:00 pm
Saturday, June 20 — Following the conclusion of the Founder's Day event, during tea, until 1:00 pm
Tuesday, July 7 — 12:00–3:00 pm
Saturday, July 11 — 2:00–4:00 pm
Sunday, July 12 — 2:00–4:00 pm
Appointments outside these times can be arranged by contacting Troy directly at (210) 823-6415 or troy1968@gmail.com.
Members who wish to submit a photo by mail or email must do so by July 31, 2026. Please follow the guidelines below:
Deadline
The submission deadline is July 31, 2026. Photos received after that date will not appear in the 2026–2027 Yearbook and will instead be archived for use in a future edition.
Photo Requirements
The photo should show the member's head and shoulders only — no group photos or full-body shots.
The background should be solid and uncluttered. All submitted photos will be converted to black and white with a neutral background, regardless of whether the original is color or black and white.
The photo should be reasonably recent.
No newspaper clippings or photos cut from newsprint.
Joint members must each submit a separate photo.
Submitting by Mail
Address the envelope to: SAGHS, 911 Melissa Dr., San Antonio, TX 78213
Clearly label the back of the photo with your full name and mailing address.
Mailed photos will not be returned unless you include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with adequate postage.
Calling All Artists: Help Design New Logos for SAGHS
The San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society is launching a logo design contest, and we want your work.
We're looking for original logo designs that capture who we are and what we care about. Possible themes include genealogy and family history, Texas and San Antonio history, veterans and the armed forces, America's 250th anniversary, women and mothers in history, cowboys and frontier life, immigration and the journeys that brought families to Texas, and the passing of stories between generations — but we're not limiting artists to that list. If a subject speaks to the spirit of the Society and the people it serves, we want to see it. Surprise us. Selected designs will join a library of SAGHS logos used across our newsletters, website, social media, printed materials, and apparel.
To be clear: a selected design will not replace the current logo. It joins that logo as an additional choice for members when they order their items.
Wear it yourself
SAGHS now has its own apparel store where members can order shirts, fleece, outerwear, and more embroidered with the SAGHS logo. As winning designs are added to the library, members will be able to choose them at the store too.
A one-year SAGHS membership (added to your current membership if you're already a member)
A Lands' End apparel item of your choice — polo, button-down, fleece, sweatshirt, or similar, up to $60 retail value — embroidered with your winning design
A few notes for artists: Designs need to work at small sizes and on embroidered apparel. That means clean lines, solid colors, no gradients, no fine detail, and a maximum of six colors. Files must be submitted in vector format (.ai, .eps, or .svg) along with a high-resolution PNG. Each design needs both a full-color and a one-color black version.
By submitting, artists certify the work is original and assign the rights in any selected design to SAGHS; selected logos become the property of the Society and may be trademarked. The complete rules, including file specifications and the artist certification, are available at https://txsaghs.org or by emailing education@txsaghs.org.
The Board of Directors will judge submissions and may select multiple winners to build out a logo library spanning our themes — general SAGHS branding, America's 250th, veterans and the armed forces, and genealogy and history.
We can't wait to see what you create.
Saturday, July 11 | Saturday July 18 | Saturday July 25, | Saturday August 1
3:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Researching for Relatives: A Beginner's Guide to Genealogy - Class #1 of 4 (Classes & Workshops)
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society Dwyer Center Classroom 903 Melissa Dr, San Antonio,
Discover your ancestors. Preserve your legacy. with Larry Luckett
ABOUT LARRY LUCKETT
Larry has researched his family history for over 25 years, tracing direct ancestors to the Texas Revolution, to a Puritan who came to New England in 1630 with the Winthrop Fleet, and a ninth great-grandfather who had three sisters who were convicted Salem witches in 1692.
A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and board-certified radiation health physicist, Larry holds degrees from Trinity University and Texas A&M University, and the Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University.
Author and editor of award-winning genealogical books, Larry is a dedicated volunteer and lifelong student of history.
His ancestors have qualified him for membership in numerous heritage and lineage societies.
Looking for Genealogy Resources?
Our library collection has over 19,000 titles.
Our library catalog is online and searchable by Media Type, Subject, Location, Title and more.
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 .
These subscriptions are available on all our computers in both our Library and the Dwyer Center:
Ancestry.com Library Edition
Fold3
Find My Past
American Ancestors
History GEO
Family Search Library
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 - 4 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.
Reconstructing Black American Families Beyond the Census
Markel Steverson came to genealogy the way many of us do — through questions that refused to let go. Inspired by the deep research done on her Louisiana Cane River family line, she set out to uncover that same level of detail across her other branches. Her work has since ...
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