{"id":9038,"date":"2022-09-18T14:27:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T14:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=9038"},"modified":"2022-09-18T14:27:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T14:27:58","slug":"the-family-history-guide-at-the-east-texas-family-history-fair-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/the-family-history-guide-at-the-east-texas-family-history-fair-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Family History Guide at the East Texas Family History Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I was privileged to help with a very successful family history fair sponsored by the East Texas Genealogical Society and The Tyler Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There were about 200 people in attendance at the fair, held at the Tyler Texas Public Library. Here are the specific events I took part in:<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 9 – Fireside<\/em>. This was attended by family history consultants and members of the East Texas Genealogical Society. I led a discussion on the importance of family history work and how me can spread our efforts and get more people involved and blessed by it.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 10 – Keynote address.<\/em> This was an Introduction to The Family History Guide, where I demonstrated the website and held a Q&A session at the end.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 10 – Research with The Family History Guide<\/em>. This class covered the research tools and resources available in The Family History Guide, including United States and international research.<\/p>\n

There quite a few other classes held throughout the day in various parts of the library. One that I was able to attend was an overview of slavery and African American research given by expert genealogist Don Payton. He is based in the Dallas, Texas area and is a popular genealogy speaker and historian. See more about Don at the end of this article.<\/p>\n

Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are a few photos of note that were taken at the East Texas Family History Fair …<\/p>\n

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Organizing Committee, left to right:<\/p>\n