Celebrate America 250 by finding Revolutionary War ancestors! Learn about America 250, records for finding Patriot Ancestors, and NEW research highlighting the “Forgotten Patriots”.

Suzanne Fritz is a Librarian with the Genealogy, Local History & Archives Unit of the Fort Worth Public Library, now the Fort Worth History Center. She relocated to Fort Worth from Naples, Florida, where she worked as a Public Service Librarian and Genealogy Specialist. Suzanne received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and her M.S.L.I.S. from Simmons College, Boston. Suzanne is interested in a variety of topics including: Italian-American immigration, German-American genealogy, and Native-American records. She’s realized that one of the benefits of moving to Texas is working on family history projects that draw from the rich record resources pertaining to Texas.

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The French explorers of the 1700s were not the only French to settle in Texas. Come hear Dr. Schein tell you about French colonization right here in the Tarrant/Parker County areas and the Panhandle. Find out what brought them here, where they settled, and hear about the many families who left France in the late 1880s to make their own dreams come true.

Marie Schein, Ph.D., is an Emerita Senior Instructor of French in TCU’s Department of Modern Language Studies, where she teaches a wide range of courses spanning introductory language study to advanced seminars on French and Francophone culture. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Texas, with a dissertation on contemporary Native American literature, as well as master’s degrees in French and English from the University of Colorado Boulder and Université Paul Valéry–Montpellier. Her teaching and curriculum development reflect broad expertise in French and Francophone studies, including Quebec and Louisiana literature, multiculturalism, immigration, and national identity. Schein has led study-abroad and service-learning programs in France, contributed to the creation of innovative courses, and earned distinctions such as the Knight in the Order of the French Academic Palms and the Helen Lorenz Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Follow the clues. Find resources. Win prizes. Get to know the History Center's collections with an introduction from FWHC staff, then explore its genealogy resources in a fun, hands-on scavenger hunt. Doors open at 10:00 a.m. Come early, stay late for research!