Category: eNews Articles

Family Search – Virtual Interaction Opportunities

In this pandemic era, the researcher’s ability to access some records has been reduced. On the bright side, many genealogical record repositories are looking for new ways to connect with their usual customer base!

The Hernandez Grocery Store

Amazing. That is all that can be said about a family-owned grocery store that has been in existence for 102 years.

A Search for Ethnicity that Led to Exciting DNA Discoveries!

I grew up never knowing or meeting my father. My mother, who had been adopted at birth, died when I was eight years old.

Staying on top of DNA developments

Keeping up with the rapidly changing development in the use of DNA for genealogy can be made simpler by subscribing to free DNA blogs.

Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Scholarship recipient attends IGHR

I have worked for the Dallas Public Library for almost seven years, six of which have been in the History and Genealogy Department at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library.

DNA Seminar Synergy – A Volunteer Success Story

The spread of the Covid-19 virus in Texas made the cancellation of our April 18th Spring Seminar inevitable. It also made us think long and hard about if and how we should proceed with the Summer Seminar scheduled for July 25th.

Google is My Friend, Especially in a Pandemic!

One of Google Books’ best features is the selection. The site offers over 10 million free books, and countless other books for sale.

Successful Reunion – A DNA Adoption Story

Hello, my name is Ron and Ancestry DNA shows that we are cousins. I’m adopted and looking for my biological parents. I was adopted in Dallas, Texas in 1971 when I was born.

McGowan Funeral Home Collection

An overview of the McGowan Funeral Home Collection, and the kinds of information you may find in its records

The National Park Service and the 19th Amendment

What a lot of people don’t realize, is that the story of the Homestead Act of 1862 is closely connected to the story of women’s suffrage.