North Texas Giving Day
Please help us provide access to the following to patrons of the DPL! Early Giving is live now. Donate by September 19!
DONATE NOWNewpaperArchive.com
A subscription-based site that provides its users access to online digital images of their many exclusive collections ($3,945/year).
HistoryGEO.com
A family history software service for linking old maps and land records to your genealogy research ($2,600/year).
Explore Your Family History With Us
Genealogical & Family History Records, Resources & Activities for Dallas, Dallas County and North Texas
Records
Our collection features information about Dallas County Cemeteries, Local Funeral Homes and Early Court, Land, Marriage, Probate, & Tax records.
VIEW RECORDSPublications
Our members have created many publications throughout our history. We have also indexed and digitized every Newsletter and Journal we have created since 1955.
VIEW PUBLICATIONSREAD CURRENT ENEWSVideos
Our meetings feature presentations from knowledgeable speakers. Recordings of many of these outstanding presentations are available to the public.
VIEW VIDEOSMeetings
We offer three seminars each year. Our monthly Special Interest Group and General Meetings are open to the public. Most are hybrid (in-person and virtual).
VIEW CALENDARLatest Blog Posts
My Surprising Lineage (or How DNA and traditional genealogy combined to solve an NPE mystery)
Initially, the DNA test results were what I expected, but one day I received a phone call that changed everything I thought I knew.
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Additional Bylaw Changes
The Board of Directors is recommending one the elimination of the Director of Publication Content position.
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My experience at IGHR
IGHR is my first genealogical event of my professional career and I couldn’t have asked for a better or richer experience.
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Out of the Attic: Boiled Sheep’s Brains and Perfect Cooking
A copy of Perfect Cooking, A Comprehensive Guide to Success in the Kitchen, first published in 1930, has been treasured by four generations of one family.
Read moreInterest Groups
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Our Mission
Education
To educate by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy.
Dallas Public Library
To assist and support the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, Texas or to its legal successor.
VIEW DONATIONSPreservation
To collect, preserve, copy, and index information relating to Dallas County and its early history.
