Registration for the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research (TIGR) is open. Held virtually this year, TIGR 2025 takes place June 16-20, 2025.
Join Thomas MacEntee for this live virtual presentation about A Genealogy Do Over.
Join Barbara Coakley as she presents "Branching Out: Researching Collateral Ancestors."
Diana Elder, a professional genealogist with lots of accreditations will present four sessions including AI in Genealogy, Texas Land Grant System, Individuals of the Same Name and Burned Courthouses.
Join Shelley Gayler-Smith as she discusses "Who Wore It Best, Dating Photographs from Clothing."
Get your favorite Dallas Public Library Genealogy & History staff's top ten websites and share your own that have helped you have a breakthrough in your research.
Virginia Ochoa Morrison presents Finding Our Hispanic Ancestors.
Our meeting will be held both in person at the Mesquite Library (Main Branch) at 6:30 PM and also via Zoom. We will first examine the status of the “Full…
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Get advice about caring for YOUR family archives from DPL's Family Archives Librarian Samantha Diaz. Participate in interactive activities to rediscover your family treasures and stories.
This years' annual conference will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Austin with a reception to follow at the German-Texan Heritage Society to celebrate the new staircase.
Learn about the ins and outs of family history scanning and digitization with Genealogy & History staff. *In-person attendees will get a tour of the Heritage Lab - a space for DIY scanning & digitizing available for all J. Erik Jonsson Central Library visitors.
Join Patty Huff Williams for an afternoon of using your DNA results to accelerate your family history discoveries.
Genealogy often takes us across borders—and into documents written in languages we can’t read.
This program introduces powerful tools to help bridge the gap, from Google Lens for quick on-the-spot translations to platforms like Transkribus that can transcribe and interpret historical handwriting.
Join Kate Penney who will present "Filling in Those Pesky Blanks: Solving Maternal Surname Mysteries."
Emily Coffman Richardson, Ed.D. presents "Resources for Women – Are You Using All of Them?"
A day of INSPIRATION, INNOVATION, and HANDS-ON LEARNING! Whether you're just starting your family tree or deep into DNA triangulation, this conference offers something for everyone.
Before the advent of the internet, written communication was one of the only forms of keeping up with families who migrated to other parts of the world. If you are lucky, your family might have kept letters, cards or other examples of their handwriting.
Celebrate Family History Month with the Dallas Public Library, Dallas Genealogical Society and the Genealogy Network of Texas (GNT), a state-wide initiative to connect libraries/genealogical societies and provide educational and research opportunities! Seven FREE programs will be live streamed from genealogy speakers in Texas and throughout the U.S.
Tired of listening to podcasts about crimes that involved people you've never heard of? Do you know a sordid story of salacious secrets retold by relatives around the reunion tables? Tune in this week to True Crime Through Time and learn about the records, resources, and research techniques available to help you turn those twice told tales of family criminal drama into documented genealogical fact!
Renowned genealogist Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, FOGS, shines a light on the women who make up half of every pedigree chart, yet often leave behind only faint traces in the historical record.
