Awards Received

The DGS is honored (and more than a little proud) to have received the following awards.

2023

Our website won 1st Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category..
Our newsletter (DGS eNews) won 2nd Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Category VI Official Periodicals of a Partner Society in 2023.

2022

Certificate: 2nd Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Category VI Official Periodicals of a Partner Society in 2022.
Our newsletter (DGS eNews) won 2nd Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Category VI Official Periodicals of a Partner Society in 2022.

2019

Certificate: 1st Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.
Our website won 1st Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.

Certificate: 3rd Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Official Periodical of Partner Societies – Newsletters category.
Our Newsletter won 3rd Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Official Periodical of Partner Societies Newsletters category.

2017

Certificate: 3rd Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.
Our website won 3rd Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.

2016

Certificate: Pegasus – Journal of the Dallas Genealogical Society publication was awarded 2nd Place by the Texas State Genealogical Society in their Official Periodicals of Partner Societies category.
Our Pegasus – Journal of the Dallas Genealogical Society publication was awarded 2nd Place by the Texas State Genealogical Society in their Official Periodicals of Partner Societies category.

2015

Certificate: 1st Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.
Our new website won 1st Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.
Certificate: Tony Hanson was recognized as the Volunteer of the Year for his contributions to the society and to the genealogical community in his capacity as Webmaster and Vice President of Education.
Tony Hanson was recognized as the Volunteer of the Year for his contributions to the society and to the genealogical community in his capacity as Webmaster and Vice President of Education.

2014

Certificate: Pegasus – Journal of the Dallas Genealogical Society, was awarded 1st Place by the Texas State Genealogical Society in their Official Periodicals of Partner Societies category.
Our publication, Pegasus – Journal of the Dallas Genealogical Society, was awarded 1st Place by the Texas State Genealogical Society in their Official Periodicals of Partner Societies category.

2013

Certificate: 2nd Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.
Our website won 2nd Place in the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.

2011

Certificate: Our website won the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.
Our website won the Texas State Genealogical Society Website for a Partner Society category.

2001

The Dallas Journal was awarded First Place by the Texas State Genealogical Society in the Category of Journals of Partner Societies. Awards were presented during the Annual Conference Banquet on November 9, 2001 in Tyler, Texas.


1998

Special Recognition For DGS!
(Reprinted from Oak Cliff Tribune, 5 Nov. 1998, Page 24, edited)

On October 21, Mayor Ron Kirk gave special recognition to the Dallas Genealogical Society’s $70,500 gift given by the 1997/98 DGS Board to the Genealogy Section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. The gift will be used to purchase storage cabinets, computer equipment and research materials for the library’s Genealogy Section. “These resources are much needed in what is one of the busiest public service areas of the library,” said Dallas Public Library director Ramiro Salazar.


1997

Proclamation: First Week of September 1997 as Family Heritage Week to celebrate FGS, DGS and the City of Dallas partnering on the FGS Conference.
The DGS was the host society for the 1997 Federation of Genealogical Societies annual conference. In recognition of this event, proclamations were issued by the City, County and State of Texas.


Also see Dallas county resolution and State of Texas proclamation


1996

On Wednesday, 16 October 1996, President Leslie Smith Collier accepted a Proclamation from the City of Dallas on behalf of the Dallas Genealogical Society. Presented by Councilman Steve Salazar, the plaque commemorates the Capital Expansion Project. Mayor Ron Kirk praised the Society and its ongoing support of the Genealogy Section. Councilwoman Donna Blumer extended her congratulations and acknowledged other society members who were in the audience (Pam Edman, Barbara Dossett, Karen Miller). Councilman Craig McDaniel, who shared a personal research story, made mention of the fact that if you want to find a crowd on a Saturday or Sunday, just go to the Genealogy Section. The plaque has been framed and can be found hanging on the DGS post in the department.


1994

The 1993 National Genealogical Society Award for Achievement by an Organization was presented to the Dallas Genealogical Society in recognition of its exceptional contributions to the field of genealogy at the recent NGS Conference in the States. The plaque and cash award was accepted by J. Bruce Moseley, outgoing President on June 3, 1994 in Houston, Texas.


1992

The Dallas County Historical Commission (DCHC) presented the Dallas Genealogical Society with an Appreciation Award at the 1992 DCHC Awards Luncheon, which was held October 15, 1992, at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas. The award was presented in recognition of the Society’s 37-year history of commitment to genealogy, the community, and preservation of Dallas County records through DGS special projects involving recording, microfilming, abstracting, and publishing these records. Special mention was made of the Society’s cemetery project. Helen Mason Lu accepted the award for DGS.


1975

Proclamation: City of Dallas proclaims May 24, 1975 as Local History and Genealogical Society Day.
In celebration of the 20 year anniversary of the founding of the Dallas Genealogical Society, the City of Dallas proclaimed Saturday, May 24, 1975 as Local Historical and Genealogical Society Day.