Genealogy wiz Linda Debe, the Sleepless Genealogist, shows how to turn your family history into a rich, interactive visual adventure. Instead of just reading about where your ancestors lived, worked, and wandered, you’ll learn to plot their stories across time and place using Google My Maps—making discoveries easier to spot and family history more exciting than ever. Let the map-making magic begin!
Hannah Kubacak presents "Creating Custom Genealogy Maps with Google."
Join us for a day designed to help you live well, stay sharp, and connect with others! Enjoy short, engaging sessions led by experts on topics like sleep and stress, brain and memory, caregiving and self-care, technology, and community connection. Free lunch is provided along with a genealogy collection tour.
Join Bernard Meisner at the Caprock Genealogy Conference for a day of learning with sessions for all genealogists!
The Jewish Genealogical Interest Group’s mission is to assist anyone to research their actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines.
The group discusses use of variety of sources, including census research, reconstruction and Freedman Bureau records, NARA combined military records of the U.S. Colored Troops, Plantation Slave records, Slave schedules and other records.
Join Kim Richardson (remote) as she presents "A New Strategy for Brick Walls."
Family stories can dramatically enhance your genealogical research. In this program with Dallas Public Library’s own Ari Wilkins, learn how memories passed down through generations can help uncover names, dates, and places, while also revealing the reasons behind migrations, the stories behind marriages, and the personalities of those who came before us. Family stories and personal recollections often preserve details that traditional records leave out, making them a powerful tool for anyone exploring their roots.
The Best Practices SIG is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques.
Learn techniques to locate your Native American ancestors.
In the lead-up to America’s 250th anniversary, this book club explores history through both fiction and non-fiction that challenge familiar narratives and invite fresh perspectives on the American past. Each selection encourages readers to look beyond the textbook version of history and consider the people, choices, and hidden stories that shaped the nation.
Join Patricia Coleman as she presents on DNA Painter.
Join Bernard N. Meisner as he presents "Learning German Genealogy Through Videos: Tools, Tips and Trusted Sources."
The Jewish Genealogical Interest Group’s mission is to assist anyone to research their actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines.
Stuart Murray presents "Revolutionary War and Early America: 1775-1800."
The group discusses use of variety of sources, including census research, reconstruction and Freedman Bureau records, NARA combined military records of the U.S. Colored Troops, Plantation Slave records, Slave schedules and other records.
The DNA Special Interest Group explores the use of DNA as a genealogical tool.
The Best Practices SIG is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques.
In the lead-up to America’s 250th anniversary, this book club explores history through both fiction and non-fiction that challenge familiar narratives and invite fresh perspectives on the American past. Each selection encourages readers to look beyond the textbook version of history and consider the people, choices, and hidden stories that shaped the nation.
Camcorder tapes, VHS, VHS-C, 8 mm film - the opportunities to make home movies in the 20th century seem endless. Now, it ends up being hard to find the equipment to view your forgotten treasures and harder still to digitize it for free. Join Genealogy & History Manager Stephanie Bennett to learn about the ins and outs of family movie digitization and how the Heritage Lab located on the 8th floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library can help you make your precious family memories easier to share with loved ones.
