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The Sophienburg Museum and West Side Community Center have partnered up to sponsor a series of FREE genealogy class. These classes are given by Carlos Casteneda.

Thursday, Sep 12, 2024 1:00pm to 3:00pm – Genealogy 101: “How you start” your genealogy journey.
New Braunfels West Side Library, 2932 S Interstate 35, New Braunfels, TX 78130-7026

Thursday, Sep 19, 2024 1:00pm to 3:00pm – Genealogy 102: A deeper dive into genealogy and looking at information that you have gathered in order to sift every bit of information out of your research.
New Braunfels West Side Library, 2932 S Interstate 35, New Braunfels, TX 78130-7026

Saturday, Sep 21, 2024 10:00am to 12:00pm – Genealogy DNA: How to use it, and what to do with the results. Carlos Casteneda will use his personal family research and DNA results as an example.
Sophienburg Museum and Archives, 401 W Coll St, New Braunfels, TX 78130-5618

RSVPs will be taken at the Sophienburg Museum (830.629.1572) beginning Tuesday, August 12th, as well as during the Fiesta Patria event on September 7th.

Carlos Casteneda is a native of New Braunfels. He is a member of Los Bexarenos (Hispanic genealogy society in San Antonio) and has done extensive research on his family using documents from Mexico and Spain. He volunteers in their library which contains records going back to the 1700s and knows of other resources available to people in the San Antonio area. He also does research for individuals.