About

About Us

Texas Genealogical College
[TGC] was co-founded in 2015 by Lynn Forney Young and Judge Edward F Butler, Sr., as a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the genealogical and heritage society communities of Texas, and beyond. TGC provides a forum for genealogical, lineage, heritage, and heraldic societies to collaborate and conduct society meetings.

Purpose
Texas Genealogical College's purpose is to serve as a conduit for each member hereditary organization to spread the word about the qualifications for membership, in each, and their respective events and activities. Additionally, TGC holds an annual educational seminar and honors prominent members who have demonstrated higher achievements in the genealogical and hereditary communities.

TGC has adapted and modified its mission to align with contemporary needs. One paramount pillar is to promote and support genealogical education at higher learning institutions, recognizing the importance of academic engagement in genealogy. By so doing, TGC aims to empower members to delve deeper into their family histories while contributing to genealogical knowledge. TGC emphasizes key tenets that serve as guiding principles for its events and innovations, creating a foundation for a vibrant and inclusive community dedicated to the exploration of ancestry and heritage.

Texas Genealogical College was formed for the following reasons:

To promote and support genealogical education through the development and improvement of genealogical skills and competencies of Texas Genealogical College members through virtual seminars, and
To promote and support the Lynn Forney Youngs Scholarship, and
To promote and support the Texas Genealogical Hall of Fame to recognize men and women for their outstanding leadership and exceptional genealogical work, and
To publish a periodic directory of members, and
To promote and support an informational website; i.e., www.texasgenealogical college.org, and
To promote and support interaction among our members through social media, speaker series presentations and an annual educational TGC Conference

Past Presidents:
2023-2024 - Wayne A. Courreges Jr. (Current)
2022-2023 - Janisue Rigel
2021-2022 - Tom Jackson
2020-2021 - Robert M. Clark
2019-2020 - Barbara McCormick Petrov
2018-2019 - Marcy Carter-Lovick
2017-2018 - Pamela Rouse Wright
2016-2017 - Lynn Forney Young
2015-2016 - Judge Edward Franklin Butler, Sr.

Co-Founders: Lynn Forney Young, and Judge Edward Franklin Butler, Sr.