Join me for a Twitter Chat on Wednesday

On Wednesday (September 5th) at 4:30pm Eastern I will be participating in a special Meet the Presenters Twitter Chat. We will be chatting about my presentations at the Fall Virtual Conference as well as social history and cookbooks.

To participate follow Family Tree Magazine on Twitter  @FamilyTreeMag and the hashtag #FTUVC. My Twitter ID is @genaortega.



To see the schedule for the other Chats click here.


Please join me and bring your questions! I look forward to your tweets!

Church Record Sunday: Methodists in Texas

History of Methodism in Texas by Homer S. Thrall is a free ebook available on the  Google Books website. The intro to this books begins:

This book published in 1872 includes not only a history of the Methodist church in Texas but also a necrology for the years 1866-1871. Once you access the book, make sure to conduct a search within it for the names of your ancestors.