Online In Person Speaker: Patti Huff Smith Topic Description:A Sentimental Journey - A Trip Down Memory Lane Music heals the heart of two young girls after their father leaves for WWII. Keeping his memory alive during the war was crucial as the two sisters faced a battleground of their own. As we search for answers to…
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Genealogical DNA tests are bringing thousands of new cousins to our attention, but many of them don't have trees yet, or the trees aren't attached to their test. Learn some new techniques for figuring out where how these individuals connect with you with Sara Cochran.
Hear Barbara Coakley present: Death Records: When Death Certificates are not Available
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.
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.
Topic: The History of Witches! Speaker: Dr. Julie Schellen Very timely for the Halloween season! Come learn about a cultural phenomenon with a longstanding, cross-cultural history. Dr. Julie Schellen, who holds the Certified Genealogist® credential and is a current college faculty member, writer, and researcher. She recently published a case study in The Maine Genealogist.…
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Join the Grand Prairie Genealogical Society in person or virtually as Ruth Lloyd discusses Jewish Ancestry and the Second Generation of Holocaust Survivors.
Unlock Your Past with TxSGS Registration is open! Join us, and Unlock Your Past at the virtual 2022 TxSGS Family History Conference! On Friday and Saturday, November 4-5, TxSGS Live! features ten presentations by some of the top speakers in genealogy on research techniques, records, DNA, and more. That’s not all! These lectures will be recorded and combined with 32 additional prerecorded…
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Join Bernard Meisner as he discusses “Surname Distribution Maps: A Valuable Tool for Genealogical Research”
Patti Huff Smith will be walking through Three Case Studies on Solving Difficult Problems. The meeting is free to the public, be sure to register in advance.
Hear Dorina Alaniz de Thomas, Phd discuss "Death Records: When Death Certificates are not Available" at the Cedar Hill November Meeting.
The Van Zandt County Genealogical Society will have its regular meeting on Saturday, November 26, at 2:00 p.m. at the main Van Zandt County Library, 317 First Monday Lane, Canton, TX. As always, the public is encouraged to attend. The program will be Show and Tell, which the Society hosts at its November meeting each year. …
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Join the Grand Prairie Genealogical Society in person or virtually as Patti Gillespie discusses Armchair Mysteries.
Learn about the ins and outs of family history scanning and digitization with Genealogy & History Manager Stephanie Bennett.
Cari Taplin, CG, presents "Unfamiliar Territory: Creating a Locality Guide for New Research Areas."
Help with your Family History or Getting Started
DGS members & genealogists Barbara Coakley & Patti Huff Smith will take you back to the very beginning with step-by-step instructions on how to get started researching YOUR family's history.
Join Genealogy & History Manager Stephanie Bennett as we explore the database and learn how to use this important African American history resource for genealogy research.
ProQuest® African American Heritage is a groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. Join us and get a guided tour!
Come join us for our next meeting. We will meet at 6:30 PM via Zoom. Our speaker for this meeting will be Kelvin Meyers on the topic of utilizing church records for genealogical research.
