Interested in looking for your African American roots but daunted by how to begin?
Sylvia Reyna of the San Antonio Public Library’s Texana/Genealogy Department on Thursday will share the tools — including the proper use of databases, books and other resources — needed to create a rich and meaningful family archive.
The Texana/Genealogy Department is located on the sixth floor of the Central Library, which is currently undergoing renovations. However, the staff has organized a selection of special collections so they’re still available to researchers in their first-floor interim location.
Following this workshop, researchers may access the resources, which include local newspapers on microfilm, the department’s current periodical subscriptions, San Antonio city directories and microfilm documents including court records, church records, cemetery readings, local histories, military records, passenger lists and more.
The Texana/Genealogy Department holds events and workshops regularly, which are listed on the SAPL website.
Free, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, Schaefer Branch Library, 6322 U.S. Highway 87 East, (210) 207-2500, mysapl.org.
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This article appears in Feb 5-18, 2025.