John Erik Jonsson (Erik) was born in Brooklyn, New York on 6 September 1901. He was the only child of Johan Peter Jonsson and Ellen Charlotta Palmqvist.
The Genealogy Collection on the 8th floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is world class, but did you know that just one floor below, the Dallas History & Archives Division has many different resources that are also useful in local genealogical research?
The United States celebrates Veterans Day every year on November 11 to recognize and honor military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. I
When my grandmother died, Dad gave me her jewelry box and told me to take anything I wanted. What I chose was a jumble of service pins.
Towns proliferated wherever railroad tracks were laid in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Irving, Texas was no exception.
Q: What is the current status of access to genealogy resources at Grapevine Library? A: The Genealogy Room is completely open. Q: What online databases does the library have, and…
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A great example is the amazingly large collection of Mexican civil registration and Catholic church records available through FamilySearch. J
Rummage around in your genealogical “attic” for unique family records.
Parishioners and townspeople alike entered the small building that served as the Wethersford town hall and church. This was the fourth meeting to select a new minister.
In 2020, the Dallas Genealogical Society established a scholarship in honor of long-time member Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck who passed away in May 2018.
March 15, 2025
