1995-10 | Volume 19, Number 6, Issue 163 (October)

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Title: Dallas Genealogical Society Newsletter

Created: October 1995

Editor: Mary A. Johnson

• Table of Contents

Articles:

CONTENTS

• Old Families, New Friends - Eighth Annual Regional Conference
  • Basic Track:
    • The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Researchers - Mary Reid Warner
    • American Revolutionary War Papers - Terri O'Neill
    • Research in the Dallas Public Library - Kelvin Meyers
    • Cemetery Research - Connie Young
    • Where Your Ancestors Played, Prayed, Lived & Died - John Sellers
  • Intermediate Track:
    • What's Hidden in Courthouse Records - John Sellers
    • "My Ancestor Isn't in the Census" Are You Sure? - Pat Hatcher
    • Nicknames - Desmond Walls Allen
    • "They Just Showed Up!" Where to Look When You Don't Know Where To Loo k -Pat Hatcher
    • Rats in The Family Tree - Barbara Wylie
  • Advanced Track:
    • Probate Records: More Than Just A Will-Sammie Townsend Lee
    • Naturalization Records - Barbara Rust
    • Just the Fact Ma'am - Richard Hooverson
    • Little Used & Overlooked Records in the National Archives - Meg Hacker
    • Pre-1850 Census Research - Joseph Anderson Gems Track:
    • Genealogy on the Internet - Mike Basham
    • Keeping Your Computer Healthy - John Wylie
    • Effective Library Research - Sammie Townsend Lee
    • Ties That Bind - Barbara Wylie
    • Kith, Kin & Family Reunions - Betty Ericson Land & Tax
    • Plowing Through Land Records - Kelvin Meyers
    • The Lay of the Land-Leslie Smith Collier
    • Federal Land Proceedings - Barbara Rust
    • Platting: 130 Acres or Bust - Leslie Smith Collier
    • Tax Records - Lloyd D. Bockstruck
  • Regional Track:
    • Research in Texas Land Records - Don Raney
    • Merrie Olde New Enland - Barbara Roberts Baylis
    • Southern Appalachia - Mary Reid Warner
    • Research in Arkansas - Desmond Walls Allen
    • Mississippi Research - Barbara Roberts Baylis
  • Special Interest Track:
    • British Genealogy - Lloyd D. Bockstruck
    • Buffalo Soldiers: African-American Military Records - Richard Hooverson
    • Black History: A Personal Journey - Eva McMillan
    • Passenger & Immigration Records - Lloyd D. Bockstruck
    • Using the Dawes Rolls - Meg Hacker
  • DGS Servie Awards Banquet
  • Genealogical Writing Workshop
  • Using the Resources of the Family History Library: Here and in Salt Lake City
• Genealogical Institute of Texas (GIT) Comes to DGS
• Masthead
  • Executive Board
  • Directors
  • Appointed by President
  • Membership
  • The object and goals of this society
  • Newsletter
• Calendar of Events
• Upcoming Society Events
  • October Program: Donald Payton - "The Millers: America's Family, 1679-1929
  • Problem Solving Sessions
  • Computer Interest Group: Mike Basham - "Panel discussion on publishing your genealogy"
  • African American Interest Group: Lloyd D. Bockstruck
  • Professional Interest Group: "Round table discussion"
  • Computer Workshop Details - 7 October 1995 - Mike Basham, Cliff Slagle, Art Rubeck and Al Sanford
  • Salt Lake City Trip Filling Fast!
  • DGS Members Featured on KRLD
• DGS Officers Page
  • The President's Message by Leslie Smith Collier
  • Treasurer's Report by Barbara Dossett
  • Membership News by Ruth Foreman Slatton
  • DGS Members Volunteer News by Bob Maybrier
• Capital Expansion Updates, DAR Check Received by Karen Avery Miller
• City of Dallas Compliance Required
• Renee Jackson Smith Memorial Fund Assists Librarians
• By-Laws Change for Publications
• Lines From The Library by Jan Laird Cunningham
• DGS Regional Conference 1995-Old Families, New Friends, 11 Nov 1995
  Tracks & Topics
• Beginners Corner: Selecting Genealogy Software by Mike Basham, Director-Computer Interest Group
• Guide to Resources in the DPL Genealogy Section: Using the Records of the Family History Library at the DPL by Jan Laird Cunningham & Kelvin Meyers
• A Living Treasure in New Hampshire by Karen Avery Miller
• Recent Acquisitions of the DPL Genealogy Collection by Lloyd D. Bockstruck
• Queries by Terri Mulliken Allen

Publisher: Dallas Genealogical Society

Format: Paper; Number of Pages: 20; Height (Inches): 11; Width (Inches): 8.5; Binding Type: Stapled;

Language: English

Rights Holder: Copyright – Dallas Genealogical Society