Recreating communities can provide rich and insightful details about an ancestor’s life and surroundings. Dallas Public Library Genealogy Specialist Ari Wilkins will demonstrate ways to combine data from census records, Sanborn maps and city directories to create a robust social history of your ancestor's past.
FamilySearch.org is the largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world. Most people use it to search genealogical records by the name of their deceased ancestors. But did you know that only 20% of FamilySearch's records are indexed? Learn how to locate unindexed records, online books and more to find the missing branches of your family tree
There is a lot to be learned from your DNA data, but you must take additional steps to make it happen. One way is to upload your RAW DNA data to www.GEDmatch.com.
A free 10-part weekly series on Genealogy Exploration for Researchers of all levels presented by DGS Member Lynell Moss.
The program for the night is “Between the Lines: What Your Ancestors Didn’t Tell You! (Getting the Most from Your DNA Results)” presented by Patti Huff Smith.
Please join us for the third 2021 Quarterly Business Meeting of HOGAR de Dallas. Guest Speaker: Sylvia Navarro Tillotson
A free 10-part weekly series on Genealogy Exploration for Researchers of all levels presented by DGS Member Lynell Moss.
The Dallas Death Map Project, a joint project involving UTA Special Collections and Research Data Services, was created out of a need for a comprehensive resource of deaths that occurred in Dallas. UTA Special Collections Archivist Priscilla Escobedo will demonstrate features of the interactive map, explain how the data is compiled, researched and verified, and how the map can be used for YOUR genealogy research.
A free 10-part weekly series on Genealogy Exploration for Researchers of all levels presented by DGS Member Lynell Moss.
Genealogy workshop which will feature Mary Nell Bryant as the speaker.
A free 10-part weekly series on Genealogy Exploration for Researchers of all levels presented by DGS Member Lynell Moss.
A free 10-part weekly series on Genealogy Exploration for Researchers of all levels presented by DGS Member Lynell Moss.
A free 10-part weekly series on Genealogy Exploration for Researchers of all levels presented by DGS Member Lynell Moss.
The 41st Annual Hispanic Genealogical Conference
See nationally renowned speakers like Judy Russell, Curt Witcher and Blaine Bettinger, all from the comfort of your own home.
This program will discuss how the Texas Digital Newspaper Program collection can be used to locate and identify historical events and the ancestors who participated in them. UNT's Ana Kramer will provide a live demonstration of how to use the Texas Digital Newspaper collection for genealogy research and invite the audience to participate in a newspaper scavenger hunt.
A free 10-part weekly series on Genealogy Exploration for Researchers of all levels presented by DGS Member Lynell Moss.
A free 10-part weekly series on Genealogy Exploration for Researchers of all levels presented by DGS Member Lynell Moss.
Join Preservation Dallas on their Fall Tour and safely explore at Dallas’ most notable cemeteries. With tour stops around the city, you will be able to see a vast array of timeless landscapes abundant with historic grave markers, mausoleums and statuary. You do not want to miss this on Halloween weekend! The tour will be…
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