In Clayton Library’s monthly orientation we cover the process of research and discovery in the beginning steps of a family history project.  Following this brief introduction, we examine the resources available at the Clayton Library and their organization, as well as how to plan an effective visit to the Library.
Reservations required, please call 832-393-2600.  Adults/Teens.

Ever wonder how to join the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)?  Representatives from local DAR chapters will be at Clayton Library for consultation and research help in preparing lineage papers for submission to the DAR.  No reservations required.  Adults/Teens.

Food plays an important part in family history. Traditions and memories are created and passed down around the dining room table. Covered in this presentation is a history of food and family, resources for tradition research, and preservation of those books and recipe cards that are passed through generations.

Reservations required, please call 832-393-2600. Adults/Teens.

Quarterly meeting of the Clayton Library Friends Executive Board. The Board meets in the CLF Board Room located on the second floor of the Clayton House. All members are invited to the CLF Board meetings and, with a submitted request, you can address the Board. Please come and see what we are doing on your behalf.

Come explore the history of the creation of Mother’s Day with staff member Melissa Hayes. Learn about the mother who inspired the holiday and the daughter behind its creation.

Reservations required, please call 832-393-2600. Adults/Teens.

The Clayton Library Friends General Meeting will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Registration will start at 10:15 and the meeting will start at 10:30 in the Carriage House Meeting Room at Clayton Library.

Speaker, Larry Youngblood, will present The Colonial Youngblood YDNA Genealogy Research Project, A strategy for knocking down brick walls… 

About Larry:

Larry Youngblood has lived in and around Houston most of his life graduating from Milby High School and attaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from Texas A&M University '71 with an emphasis on Math and Computer Science. Larry was a High School teacher before joining the Oil Industry where he specialized first in writing engineering software and later training engineers and accountants in using the software. Word, Excel and PowerPoint were necessities in this role. He is following in the footsteps of his father's passion to find out about his ancestors by researching at the Clayton in the 1970's and travelling from San Antonio across the south to North Carolina rummaging in basements for more detailed records. After his father's passing, with little success on his goal, Larry discovered Family Tree DNA and the YDNA theory which gave him an understanding and a path to accomplish his father's goal, now his goal. Larry has been a Project Administrator now for 15 years using the Family Tree DNA Tools and enjoys working with others-relatives or not. Each year Family Tree has a large meeting in Houston to continue to bring administrators up to date on the latest findings...This year will be The 14th International Conference on Genetic Genealogy. Larry's family book (though his family from 1795 was left out) - Youngblood-Armstrong and Allied Families by Francis and Floelle Youngblood was ultimately the guide once Larry found through YDNA his connect. He is now writing a book of corrections and updates based on the YDNA Project.

Learn about the Houston Asian American Archive (HAAA) from project manager Dr. Anne S. Chao. Founded in 2009, HAAA is one of the few archives in the country that documents the lives of Asian-Americans. Housing oral histories, letters, diaries, photographs, newspapers, and other records, HAAA illustrates the experiences of immigrants and Asian-Americans in Houston.
Reservations required, please call 832-393-2600. Adults/Teens.

Join us in viewing a recorded webinar from FamilySearch.org in which we learn the value and content of probate records, the definitions of commonly used terms, how to use probate records to flesh out your genealogy, and where to find the records.
Reservations required, please call 832-393-2600. Adults/Teens.

Quarterly meeting of the Clayton Library Friends Executive Board. The Board meets in the CLF Board Room located on the second floor of the Clayton House. All members are invited to the CLF Board meetings and, with a submitted request, you can address the Board. Please come and see what we are doing on your behalf.

The Clayton Library Friends General Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2017. Registration will start at 10:15 and the meeting will start at 10:30 in the Carriage House Meeting Room at Clayton Library.

Quarterly meeting of the Clayton Library Friends Executive Board. The Board meets in the CLF Board Room located on the second floor of the Clayton House. All members are invited to the CLF Board meetings and, with a submitted request, you can address the Board. Please come and see what we are doing on your behalf.

The Clayton Library Friends Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Registration will start at 10:15 and the meeting will start at 10:30 in the Carriage House Meeting Room at Clayton Library.

The Clayton Library Friends General Meeting will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019. Registration will start at 10:15 and the meeting will start at 10:30 in the Carriage House Meeting Room at Clayton Library.

The Clayton Library Friends General Meeting will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Registration will start at 10:15 and the meeting will start at 10:30 in the Carriage House Meeting Room at Clayton Library.

The Clayton Library Friends General Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019. Registration will start at 10:15 and the meeting will start at 10:30 in the Carriage House Meeting Room at Clayton Library.

The Clayton Library Friends Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2019. Registration will start at 10:15 and the meeting will start at 10:30 in the Carriage House Meeting Room at Clayton Library.