All in the Family: Using Collateral Research to Build Your Family Tree
Bedford Public Library 2424 Forest Ridge Drive, Bedford, Texas, United StatesSpeaker: Sandra Crawley
Speaker: Sandra Crawley
You have the power to connect to family in your fingertips! Uncover hidden family connections using FamilySearch's free Family Tree app available for both Apple and Android devices. Learn how to get started building a shared family tree, how to add special pictures & audio, and find your degree of cousinship with famous people throughout history OR even the person standing next to you!
If you've never taken the plunge to look into your family's history, this program will help you know how to get started! Genealogy & History staff take you back to the beginning with step-by-step instructions on how to get started researching YOUR family's history. Learn how to set reasonable goals for your research, create an online tree, and navigate popular genealogical websites.
Newspapers are such treasure troves of important family information - you can even glean information from historical advertisements! DPL Genealogy Specialist II Ari Wilkins will discuss strategies for finding the enslaved and formerly enslaved in newspapers. She will present a case study on how newspapers can lead you to other sources & different types of newspapers, and talk about how to discern the political slant of historical newspapers.
Becky Villareal will be speak on introducing genealogy to younger family members and ensuring that the rich history of our families is passed on to future generations.
Dr. Terry M Turner, Dallas Genealogical Society Secretary, presents "Researching Our Enslaved Ancestry" using a six-step framework.
Dallas Public Library is proud to launch an updated digital collection, full of images and content to help you with your genealogy and historical research of Dallas and beyond! See how to search the updated collection in our new digital platform called ReCollect.
Carrie Anne Wilson Woolverton will be presenting "Researching Your Scottish and Irish Roots."
Years of history and tradition are contained in the food we eat every day. Celebrate Black History Month with food, community, and conversation. Enjoy a selection of small plates inspired by a traditional Arkansan-brunch created by Dallas chef Shanay Wise of Catering Done Wisely.
Despite the differences between our ancestors, even between our own family lines, our ancestors all had something in common--they got dressed. Learning about the clothes they wore and why can paint us a clearer portrait of who our ancestors were. Were they bound by constraints related to class or social status, ethnicity, or gender? What can the items or stories we may have inherited teach us? Learn more about the intersection of genealogy and family history with clothing and dress history!
We all have mounds of old unidentified family photos sitting in boxes. This lecture will offer step-by-step direction in organizing, preserving and cataloguing these precious collections for future generations. Learn how to identify, digitize in Dallas Public Library's Creative Spaces: Heritage Lab and share collections using family trees and social media.
Throughout American history, women have used quilting to express their support for different political and social causes. They have quilted their beliefs, block by block, into their quilts. These quilts have been used to keep those fighting wars warm, to guide those traveling on the Underground Railroad, and to memorialize those we have lost. This Women's History Month, Dallas quilter and lecturer Denise Bartosh will help us explore women's quilting history and vintage quilts.
The addition of the Society Leadership Forum in 2025 encourages speakers to consider offering programming ideas, marketing, communications and leadership concepts designated for the leaders of genealogical societies.
This virtual event includes TxSGS Live! on Friday and Saturday, plus an On-Demand program of pre-recorded sessions available for up to 90 days