# Event Details

- **Event Name**: FamilySearch for Beginners: Marriage Records
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Learn to trace your family history using FamilySearch, a free online genealogy platform. In this hands-on workshop, site educators will guide you through the process of exploring historic marriage records, with a special focus on the first legally recognized marriages of African Americans after emancipation. Using real 19th-century Brazoria County documents, we’ll walk you step-by-step through how to:

- Navigate and search FamilySearch
- Locate and analyze historic marriage records
- Build and organize your family tree
- Connect records across generations
- Apply these skills to your own genealogical research

Educators and special guest Samuel Collins III will use examples drawn from historic individuals from Texas to demonstrate research tips, common challenges, and methods for verifying family connections.

This program is perfect for absolute beginners ready to explore genealogy for the first time and for experienced researchers interested in working with a new platform or diving deeper into post-emancipation records.

Program Dates:

Sat, Feb 28, 10-12 p.m. at Levi Jordan Plantation SHS, Brazoria

Sat, Mar 21, 10-12 p.m. at Varner-Hogg Plantation SHS, West Columbia

https://thc.texas.gov/events/familysearch-beginners

Photo: Sergeant Samuel Smith enlisted in the 119th US Colored Infantry in Camp Nelson Kentucky and his wife Molle and their daughters Mary and Maggie. Library of Congress.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brazoria/familysearch-for-beginners-marriage-records/200029291199914
- **Event Categories**: workshops, kentucky-derby
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 38

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Brazoria
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 10510 FM 524, Brazoria, TX, United States, Texas 77422
- **lat**: 29.00236
- **long**: -95.64609
- **full address**: 10510 FM 524, Brazoria, TX, United States, Texas 77422

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- **Alt text**: FamilySearch for Beginners: Marriage Records
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is FamilySearch for Beginners: Marriage Records being held?
  - **A:** FamilySearch for Beginners: Marriage Records takes place on Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm at 10510 FM 524, Brazoria, TX, United States, Texas 77422.
- **Q**: Who is organizing FamilySearch for Beginners: Marriage Records?
  - **A:** FamilySearch for Beginners: Marriage Records is organized by Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** FamilySearch for Beginners: Marriage Records is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brazoria, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If FamilySearch for Beginners: Marriage Records sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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