The Van Zandt County Genealogical Society will have its regular meeting on Saturday, November 26, at 2:00 p.m. at the main Van Zandt County Library, 317 First Monday Lane, Canton, TX. …
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Join the Grand Prairie Genealogical Society in person or virtually as Patti Gillespie discusses Armchair Mysteries.
Learn about the ins and outs of family history scanning and digitization with Genealogy & History Manager Stephanie Bennett.
Cari Taplin, CG, presents "Unfamiliar Territory: Creating a Locality Guide for New Research Areas."
Help with your Family History or Getting Started
DGS members & genealogists Barbara Coakley & Patti Huff Smith will take you back to the very beginning with step-by-step instructions on how to get started researching YOUR family's history.
Join Genealogy & History Manager Stephanie Bennett as we explore the database and learn how to use this important African American history resource for genealogy research.
ProQuest® African American Heritage is a groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. Join us and get a guided tour!
Come join us for our next meeting. We will meet at 6:30 PM via Zoom. Our speaker for this meeting will be Kelvin Meyers on the topic of utilizing church records for genealogical research.
Lela Evans will show us how to get started researching your African American ancestors.
Join Patti Huff Smith to learn about what type of DNA tests are available and why DNA testing can accelerate traditional genealogy research.
Are you unsure how to start researching your African American ancestry? Genealogy Specialist Ari Wilkins will help you get started!
"RootsTech is a family history and technology conference and trade show held annually in the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2017 it claimed to be the world's largest family-history technology conference. It is the successor to…
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Join the Grand Prairie Genealogical Society in person or virtually as Jim Thornhill discusses Digging Deeper into the U.S. Census.
Delve into Heritage Hub and other updated newspaper and online news resources available from Newsbank.
Join Tim Gieringer discussion "Researching with Newspapers on the Portal to Texas History and Related Resources" - Zoom only meeting
“I Have a Civil War Ancestor… Now What?” presented by Brian Rhinehart
Do you want to know your family’s history? Don’t know how to start your family history? Do you have an ancestor who doesn’t want to be found? Do you have confusing information about an ancestor.
Children, ages 8-12, will learn the basic tools to begin their own genealogy research in this exciting interactive workshop. Sponsored by the Dallas Genealogical Society.
We are excited to welcome representatives of Garland's first Hispanic family, Manuel and Maria Valle, who will speak about their history and contributions to the Garland community.
