The Cedar Hill Genealogy Society's February Program No Skeletons in your Closet? Look Again Finding & Proving Family Stories Speaker: Geri Klauck Family stories add interest to family histories and bring our ancestors to life—they are more than parents’ names and birth, marriage and death dates. Many stories are passed down word of mouth through…
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African American heritage can be traced through a variety of census records including the federal, state and special censuses. Learn how to find your ancestors during the Antebellum Era in the United States – either as enslaved people or free people of color. This presentation will give detailed explanations of the questions asked on census forms, the census taker’s instructions, and nuances and common mistakes found on census pages. Get all the best practices and tips for finding your ancestors on the census from Dallas Public Library Genealogy Specialist Ari Wilkins who has over 20 years of experiencing researching African American ancestry.
Speaker: Bernard Meisner Topic: Getting Ready for the 1950 Census Bernard, a genealogist & lecturer, began researching his family over 25 years ago and enjoys sharing lessons learned from those experiences, including his mistakes. Although he knew only one grandparent (his maternal grandfather) he has successfully identified all his great-great grandparents and several triple-great grandparents.…
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Your Dallas Public Library card can take your family history search to new places! Learn how to get started online with your family history search and receive a brief overview of how each genealogy database will help you in your search. For those with more research experience, learn about non-traditional databases that might benefit your family history search. Registration Required.
RootsTech welcomes millions of people worldwide to celebrate family at the world’s largest family history conference and year-long learning platform. With thousands of classes, inspiring speakers, meaningful activities and joyful connections, RootsTech brings the human family together like no other event. More Info
Got a family history book that you'd like to share and preserve in the FamilySearch Digital Library? As part of RootsTech 2022, FamilySearch will be offering FREE book scanning at the Dallas Public Library. Talk with your local FamilySearch volunteers, get a tour of the Heritage Lab, our state of the art preservation center, and browse Dallas Public…
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Our Presenters: members of the Cedar Hill Genealogical and Historical Societies Volunteers from our historical and genealogy societies are researching the families of the early Cedar Hill pioneers to publish a book as a fund raiser for the two societies. Along the way they discovered unexpected information about these people. Some skeletons in their closets,…
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SPEAKER: Susan Privett, Data Dissemination Specialist U.S. Census Bureau Susana Privett is the Data Dissemination Specialist for the U. S. Census Bureau covering Texas, Nebraska, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Working closely with organizations, local governments, businesses, Federal and State agencies, Susana gives presentations and conducts workshops to provide a clear understanding of the Census Bureau…
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A presentation by Dr. James Kearney of the University of Texas. Sent email to tricia.blakistone@austin.utexas.edu for a link to this online talk.
Hybrid Event - in-person and online! Are you stumped trying to find your great great grandmother's family? Learn about the different types of record collections that can help locate your ancestor's maiden name. Join Genealogy Manager Stephanie Bennett as we delve into finding more information about our female ancestors! Two ways to participate! Online Registration …
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The Arlington Family History Center is resuming the Annual Seminar! This seminar provides several lessons and help for beginners to advanced researchers. More Info
Topic: Surviving the Oregon Trail. Presenter: Elizabeth Covington The Oregon Trail, a treacherous route from Missouri to the west coast, was taken by hundreds of thousands of American pioneers in the mid-1800s. Dangers to travelers were many, including from disease, accident, and attack. Come learn all about it. As always, this regular meeting is open…
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Hybrid Event - in-person and online! Did you know that there's a type of DNA that is only passed down from your mother and her mother and your grandmother's mother? This program from Genealogy Specialist and DNA Expert Mic Barnette will investigate mitochondrial DNA (mt-DNA) - a type of DNA which is passed down from…
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Thomas MacEntee: What's Been Done: Using Someone Else's Genealogy Research
W. W. Glover Cemetery, 6670 Military Parkway, Dallas. Behind property that fronts on Military Parkway. Clean up, gardening, and socializing is set for Saturday, April 2, 2022. The beautiful and plentiful white Heritage Irises should be in bloom. These were planted more than 100 years ago by pioneers. The biggest documented Post Oak in Dallas…
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Historic Waxahachie, Inc. (HWI) is hosting a "Headstones and History" fundraising event on Sunday, April 3, 2022, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Waxahachie City Cemetery to match raised funds for the restoration of the markers after the senseless act of vandalism. During the weekend of February 26, 2022, vandals wreaked destruction on the…
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Speaker: Jim Thornhill, Professional Genealogist Topic: Research using Family Search and Ancestry You may bring your laptop for hands-on learning, if desired. More Info
Our next meeting is a field trip! We will be meeting with the North Collin County Genealogical Society at the Collin County History Museum in McKinney. The meeting is Wednesday, April 13, 2022. The museum will open the doors at 6:00pm so we can view exhibits and socialize before the meeting starts at 6:30. Come…
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Program: Genealogy Problem Solvers Presenters: CHGS Volunteers Have you hit a brick wall in your research? Have an ancestor that doesn’t want to be found. Maybe you are new to this hobby and want some help getting started. We can Help. Join us at our April meeting. Bring your family information and a volunteer will…
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Topic: Migration Through the South Speaker: Jim Thornhill Hybrid Event! If you are planning to attend the meeting, it will be in the Inspire Room at the Grand Prairie Memorial Library, 901 Conover, Grand Prairie, TX. There will be a Meet and Greet at 6:30 pm with the program beginning at 7:00 pm. There…
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