Welcome
SAGHS welcomes all who share an interest in family history in West Texas!
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San Angelo, Texas circa 1880s
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San Angelo Genealogial and Historical Society invites you to explore our website and consider becoming a member of our society. Founded in 1973, SAGHS supports genealogists living in and researching in the Concho Valley. It is a society for everyone, from the beginner to the most advanced genealogist.
Subscribe to our newsletter HERE.
America’s Story, Your Heritage:
Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of America
For our 2025-2026 year, the SAGHS invites you to explore how your ancestors’ lives are woven into the fabric of our nation’s history. As we commemorate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, we’ll celebrate the triumphs, struggles, and everyday experiences of those who came before us. Join us as we help you discover your family’s stories and explore how personal heritage connects us to the larger American journey.
This year with SAGHS, bring history home through your ancestor's lives!
SAGHS Speaker Series!
April 7 – "Genealogical Grit: Persevering Through Tough Problems" presented by Cari Taplin, CGⓇ
 When an answer is elusive, do you tend to give up? Don’t stop just because one thing didn’t turn up any records for you. There are always more databases, digitized collections, online books, and so much more to find. This lecture discusses “genealogical perseverance” through examples and how they were overcome.
This virtual meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.; online access begins about 6:50 p.m. Visitors are welcome! For more information, contact info@saghs-tx.org.
To register for virtual attendance, click HERE. Preregistration is required to attend virtually.
Having trouble during the meeting with video or audio? For troubleshooting tips, click HERE. If you haven't attended a virtual meeting before, click HERE for a few registration and set-up tips.
 Make plans now to support SAGHS and many other worthy charities on May 5 at San Angelo Gives, an online fundraising event powered by the San Angelo Area Foundation that unites the Concho Valley around important causes. Each year, SAGHS raises over $2,000 through this event, which is even more critical after the challenges of the past three years. SAGHS officers set a challenge goal of at least $2,000 and 20 donations; all proceeds go to the Speakers Fund!
Whether you are a member or not, this is a great way to support SAGHS and the programs we bring to genealogists across the U.S. and beyond. Even $10 will help us reach our goal and continue providing the quality programs SAGHS members and friends have come to expect!
Early donations are accepted beginning April 21. Donations are accepted HERE or click the donate button below through midnight, May 5!!
Beyond Basic Genealogy
Advance your genealogy skills!
Explore additional tools for genealogy research in Ancestry, FamilySearch, and Heritage Quest plus learn how to use WorldCat, Cyndi's LIst, and much more. Class leader Lisal Mahler will also address tips for how to stay organized. Computer skills are helpful to succeed in the class.
Sign up now – the class size is limited by the number of computers available.
- Tuesday, May 5 | 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Angelo West Branch Library
- 3013 Vista Del Arroyo, San Angelo
NEW! Members-Only Webinars
Did you miss a presentation or want to see it again? Here's your chance to view and review these outstanding topics. Just log-in by clicking "Members Only" in the left side menu. Now available for viewing:
- "Avoiding Bias: Consider All the Possibilities" presented January 6, 2026, by Barbara Coakley
- "Military and Pension Record Research at NARA" presented December 2, 2025, by David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of American Ancestors
- "Migration Across the American South" presented November 4, 2025, by Jim Thornhill
Not a member? Join or renew today. Download a list of currently available webinars HERE.
Wanted: Concho Valley Pioneers
 SAGHS is building a file of Concho Valley pioneers, and we want to include your pioneer ancestor! Jan Shannon, our Pioneer Certificate Manager, will help with your certificate application.
Along with your receiving your Pioneer Certificate, your Concho Valley pioneer and lineage will be included in a future issue of our quarterly journal, Stalkin Kin in Old West Texas!
Contact Jan Shannon (e-mail). Certificates make a great gift!
Digital Stalkin' Kin
 Do you have issues of our quarterly journal, Stalkin' Kin in Old West Texas, piling up? Would you like to have future editions delivered to your email inbox? Sign up for the Digital Edition of the Stalkin Kin and enjoy the same great quarterly on your computer or tablet - a plus is that it will now be in color and web links are active!
Click HERE to begin your digital subscription. Remember, the Stalkin' Kin is free to all paid members and is one of your many member benefits. You can return to us any Stalkin' Kins you no longer need at any of our in-person meetings.
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May 5th
Finding Family in Indian Territory
Hannah Kubacak, Reference Librarian, will talk about the Five Civilized Tribes, Freedmen, and Intruders, and explore records that reveal the lives of those who lived there between 1850 and 1907. Register onthe Events - Speakers Series page.
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