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.

In honor of Texas Independence Day and Women's History Month, we will discuss methods and methodology for researching your female ancestors in Texas. Learn about search strategies for searching online, and different traditional and non-traditional resources that you may use for uncovering the hidden history of Texas women.

Join the world’s largest family discovery event • 6–8 March 2025 • Plus an on-demand learning library available anytime • Brought to you by FamilySearch

Emily Coffman Richardson will present “Expanding Horizons: Local to International Genealogical Learning."

Program: Tracing Your Family History on the US Census. Help for those just starting their family history research and a refresher for the rest of us. This class will get you started using the US Census.

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.

The Arlington Texas Family History Seminar is designed for local genealogists and researchers. This event promises to be an informative and engaging experience, with expert speakers sharing their knowledge on various aspects of family history research.

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.

Tell your family story the way YOU remember it! Dallas Public Library's mobile Vivid-Pix Memory Station is a place to scan, record and share your family memories. This station has new software which allows you to seamlessly scan or upload multiple images quickly, restore them, and record a story to play over each photo in a digital video.  Learn how to integrate this great technology into your photo and oral history preservation process.

Program: Brick Wall Victories: How I finally found that relative who just wouldn’t be found.

Patti Gillespie presents: Birth to Death and In-Between: Finding, Using, and Integrating Religious Records in the US.

April is Arab American History Month! Genealogy & History Manager Stephanie Bennett is a second generation Arab American and has been research her Arab American roots for over 10 years. Learn how to get started finding more information in U.S. records and repositories about your immigrant ancestors who came from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East.

Mic Barnette, will show what mtDNA is. (Hint: It’s more specialized than the ordinary DNA test most genealogists begin with.)

May is a month for memorializing those who have passed away, particularly U.S. military personnel who died in service. Learn all about cemetery records, specialized databases, and how to locate where a person is buried.