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(see note below) Meetings are normally held at 9:30 a.m. every first
Saturday of the month on the first floor, Main Auditorium, of the San
Antonio Public Library, 600 Soledad Street, San Antonio, Texas. Visitors
are always welcome to attend. Membership is not required.
Speakers at the meetings are people with a passion for history,
professional historians, genealogists, archaeologists and
researchers.
Note: For the
month of August only, the meeting will be at the Student Center (SC)
on the Campus of Palo Alto College. Palo Alto College is on the south side
of San Antonio just inside of South Loop 410. The address of the Campus is
1400 West Villaret Blvd and is between the Poteet-Jourdanton Highway
(Highway 16) and South Zarzamora Street. Time of the meeting is 9:30 a.m.
Visitors may write on a sheet of white paper "Visitor" and place the paper
on the dashboard. Park in the GE building parking lot or Main parking lot.
Get a copy of the campus map.
Date: August 2, 2008
Speaker:
Ben Mata
Topic:
La Familia Medina y Vidaurri
Los Bexareños
Genealogy Society invites the public
to a talk by Mr. Ben Mata on his
research on the Medina y Vidaurri
family.
Mr. Mata has a
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Occupational Education w/specialty
in Criminal Justice , an Associate
Degree in Law Enforcement and is a
former Police Sergeant.
He has been a
Chief Investigator at the Bureau of
Vital Statistics, Texas Department
of Health; Chief of Investigations,
Worker's Compensation, Texas
Department of Insurance and is now
retired.
A U.S. Army
Veteran, Mr. Mata was born in Austin
but has lived in San Antonio most of
his life. He is married with two
children. He is presently working on
the 1881 Census of Muzquiz, Coahuila
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Note: The Los Bexareños Library
at the Casa Navarro Historical Site is now closed due to relocation. The Library will be closed until a new
location can be found. We will announce any change in status.
Help for the beginning genealogists.
The Society assists individuals in getting started with
genealogical research through beginner's workshops. Beginners also
receive assistance from the more experienced members of the Society.
Currently we are offering assistance by appointment only and on the
2nd and 4th Saturday of the month between the hours of 10:00am and
2:00pm at the following location:
The San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society
911 Melissa Drive, San Antonio, TX 78213
Contact one of the following individuals by email or phone
to schedule an appointment:
Dennis Moreno
210-647-5607
dennis.moreno@sbcglobal.net
Yolanda Patino
210-434-3530
patinogil@sbcglobal.net
Download a copy of "A Guide to Beginning
Hispanic Genealogy"
Past speakers of the monthly
meetings:
| Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
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| April 3, 2004 |
Dr. Alonso Perales |
The Marroquin Family |
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| May 1, 2004 |
Dr. Gerald E. Poyo |
Tejano Regional Identity in the 18th and
19th Centuries |
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| June 5, 2004 |
Dr. Carolina Castillo Crimm |
The De Leon Family - based on her newly
published book |
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| July 3, 2004 |
Richard Santos |
Sephardic Jews in Northern Mexico |
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| August 7, 2004 |
Robert H. Thonhoff |
The Battle of Medina |
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| September 4 2004 |
Dr. Felix Almaraz |
The Canary Islands |
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| October 2, 2004 |
Dr. Rosalind Rock |
The Indians at San Juan Capistrano
Mission |
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| November 6, 2004 |
Terry Muska |
Spanish Guitar Music |
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| December 4, 2004 |
Nora Cantu McMill |
Morocco: Land of Contrasts |
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| January 1, 2005 |
None |
None |
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| February 5, 2005 |
Martha Duron Jimenez |
TBA |
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| March 5, 2005 |
Joel Escamilla |
Discussion of the Planned Trip to
Saltillo, Mexico |
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| April 2, 2005 |
Sister Maria Carolina Flores |
Microfilm Resources of Interest to the
Genealogist at the Center for Mexican American Studies &
Research |
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| May 7, 2005 |
Lic. Lucas Martinez Sanchez |
The Verimendi Family including
UrsulaVeramendi, wife of James Bowie of Alamo fame. |
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| June 4, 2005 |
Adan Benavides |
Aspects of the history of San Fernando
Church( before becoming a cathedral). |
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| July 2, 2005 |
Robert Garcia |
Book review of "Tejano Participants in the
Texas
Revolution of 1835-1837". |
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| August 6, 2005 |
Robert Tarin |
Genetic Genealogy |
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| Sept 10, 2005 |
Felix Almarez |
From
the Battle of Medina to Texas Independence |
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| Nov 5, 2005 |
Frank Faulkner |
Genealogical Resources in the
Texana/Genealogical Department |
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| Dec 3, 2005 |
Terry Muska |
Played Mexican and Spanish music on
guitar. |
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| Feb 4, 2006 |
Santiago Escobedo |
San Juan Dam: A Weir on the San Antonio
River |
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| March 4, 2006 |
Dora Veracruz Martinez |
Ranching during the Mission Period |
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| April 1, 2006 |
David McDonald |
Against Anglo Avarice: The 1838 Struggle
of the Descendants of Joaquin Leal to keep their land. |
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| May 6, 2006 |
Alonzo M. Perales |
The Indigenous Cultures of South Texas and
Northern Mexico |
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| June 3, 2006 |
Lucas Martinez Sanchez |
The Blanco Muzquiz Family |
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| July 1, 2006 |
Eduardo J. Hinojosa |
The Agualeguas, Nuevo Leon Marriages |
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| August 5, 2006 |
Jean A. Shuntz |
Hers, His and Theirs: Community Property in
Spain and Early Texas |
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| Sept 9, 2006 |
Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson |
Her Book "A Brave Boy & Good Soldier" John
C. C. Hill & the Texas Expedition to Mier |
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| Oct 7, 2006 |
Alvaro Canales Santos |
Santa Rosa Colonial, An Essay on the
Earliest Families, 1777 |
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| Nov 4, 2006 |
Francis Galan |
Tejano Roots of East Texas: The Original
Spanish Pioneers at Presidio Los Adaes |
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| Dec 2, 2006 |
Rudi R. Rodriguez |
Tejano.com Activities |
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| Feb 3, 2007 |
Fred Martinez |
Early Families of Villa Del Carmen En Medina |
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| Mar 3, 2007 |
Frank de la Teja |
Spanish Missions in Texas |
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| Apr 7, 2007 |
None |
Genealogy Workshop |
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| May 5, 2007 |
Carlos Recio
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Motivaciones Patrióticas Durante la Guerra México-Estados Unidos
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| Jun 2, 2007 |
Dan Arellano |
Battle of Medina and Its Significance in Texas History |
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| Jul 7, 2007 |
Warren Stricker |
Genealogical Holdings at the Alamo Library |
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| Aug 4, 2007 |
Louis F. Fisher |
His Book: The San Antonio Riverwalk |
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| Sept 1, 2007 |
Nancy Minor |
The Apache Problem in Texas and North Coahuila, 1880s |
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| Oct 6, 2007 |
Raymond Gil Villanueva |
Mr. Villanueva's Experience in Being Able to Reclaim Land in Mexico
That Had Been Abandoned By His Family During the Mexican Revolution. |
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| Nov 3, 2007 |
Alonso M. Perales |
Folklore in Genealogical Research. Music and Songs Presented as well
as Folktales of the Spanish Colonial Period. |
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| Dec 1, 2007 |
Rudi Rodriguez |
A Musical Program: The Cojoint Heritage Taller plays music from the
past. |
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| Feb 2, 2008 |
Frank Faulkner Jr. |
His Book: "Historic Photos of San Antonio" |
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| Mar 1, 2008 |
Jerry Thompson |
His Book: "Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name in Texas" |
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| Apr 5, 2008 |
Joe Lopez |
His Book: "The Last Knight" (Don Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara Uribe) |
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| May 3, 2008 |
Juan Felipe Blackaller Granada |
Archives and Records Available for Research in Monclova, Mexico |
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| June 7, 2008 |
Jose M. Peña |
His Book: Inherit the Dust From the Four Winds of Revilla |
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| July 5, 2008 |
Cynthia Leal Massey |
Her Book: Helotes: Where the Hill Country Begins |
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