DPL: Writing your Immigrant Ancestor's Story
2023-06-13 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person & Virtual Event

June is Immigrant Heritage Month – an annual celebration recognizing immigrants’ experience, contributions and achievements throughout our country’s history. Genealogy & History Manager Stephanie Bennett will take you step-by-step how she started writing the story of her immigrant grandmother, a Lebanese entrepreneur and business owner for over 40 years. Learn how to incorporate family research, oral histories, photos, and more into your own family’s immigration story.

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Arlington Genealogical Society
2023-06-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Arlington Public Library, 100 South Center Street, Arlington, TX, 76010, United States
Speaker: O.K. Carter

Topic: All Things Arlington

Collin County Genealogy Meeting
2023-06-14 18:00 - 20:30 | Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
Speaker: Cheryl Smith

Genealogy Center: How it can help you with your Family Research

Find out what the Center can provide you through books, maps, microfilm and databases. The collection includes Collin County and an excellent collection of books for the United States from the East to West coast. Additionally many reference books for beginners to advanced researchers to guide you in the process of searching for your family. Take a behind the scenes tour of the Genealogy Center and Archives. Genealogy Center website

The meeting will take place in the Genealogy Center.

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FamilySearch Texas Connect
2023-06-17 10:00 - 11:00 | TX
FamilyTree DNA – More than just Ethnicity

How Y and MTDNA can help your research!

Learn how to reach your ancestors beyond the 5th or 6th generation threshold.

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ZOOM CALL

Janine Cloud

Janine is a 5th generation Texan and a registered member of the Cherokee Nation. She began working at FamilyTreeDNA in 2011. She currently serves as the Group Projects – Events Manager for FamilyTreeDNA, a company that is one of the top 5 DNA companies in the country, based here in Texas, and the only one that does specialized testing.

DPL: Talking about Tenth Street: A Juneteenth Event
2023-06-17 11:00 - 12:00 | 7th Floor – O’Hara Hall – J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person Only

7th Floor O’Hara Hall, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX

The Dallas History & Archives Division, in partnership with the Tenth Street Residents’ Association, celebrates the rich history of the Tenth Street neighborhood with a morning of activities honoring the historic neighborhood.

11:00 a.m. – Donald Payton, known as the “unofficial historian of Black Dallas,” will discuss the history of Tenth Street, Dallas’ 12th historic district, one of the only remaining intact Freedman’s Towns in the nation, as well as the history of The Bottom.

11:30 a.m. – Musician Stanley Glenn will give a performance of music by blues artist T-Bone Walker. Walker is a famous historical figure from Tenth Street.

*No registration is required*

African American Genealogical Interest Group
2023-06-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
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 that provide information for this special area of genealogy research.

Meetings during the summer (June, July & August) will be virtual only.

Join the Call Meeting ID: 971 1676 5715

Jewish Special Interest Group
2023-06-19 16:00 - 17:00 | TX
For anyone with actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines.

Topic: Making a custom research list

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Meeting ID: 947 0024 8507, Passcode: [REDACTED]

DPL: Get Started with Your Genealogy
2023-06-24 14:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person Only

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, how to create an online tree and how to navigate popular genealogical websites. After the program, staff are available to assist beginning researchers on library computers.

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Van Zandt County Monthly Meeting
2023-06-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Van Zandt County Sarah Norman Library, 317 First Monday Lane (Hwy 859), Canton, Texas
Speaker: LaDonna Garner

Topic: Recording Family Health History

Family research is about more than names and dates. It can yield information on one’s health. LaDonna Garner will present “Recording Family Health History.” Knowing one’s health history and passing it on to one’s children and grandchildren–has become a crucial for many families.

Come learn about this important aspect of genealogy.

Ms. Garner, a genealogist and a sought-after speaker, has a Masters Degree in Historic Preservation, anddoes consulting work on a wide variety of family research topics. Her business, Leafseeker Consulting,provides genealogy and historic preservation services to her clients. See her website at leafseeker.com/.

DPL: Basic Genealogy Research using HeritageQuest
2023-06-27 14:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person & Virtual Event

HeritageQuest® Online, powered by Ancestry.com, is an American genealogy database with primary sources, local and family histories, research guides, interactive census maps, and much more. Available with your Dallas Public Library card, HeritageQuest’s over 4.4 billion records can be searched from the comfort of your own living room.

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DPL: Free People of Color in Texas
2023-07-11 14:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person & Virtual Event

Discover the lost stories of the Free People of Color who made Texas their home prior to the Civil War! Genealogy Specialist Mic Barnette will give an overview of the Free People of Color of Texas Project, which works to identify all or as many free People of Color who resided in Texas prior to the Civil War.

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DPL: Find your Family History on FamilySearch.org
2023-07-15 14:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person Only

Have you ever wanted to start researching your family, but not known where to start? Learn about FamilySearch.org, a FREE online resource provided by the largest genealogy library in the world! Learn how to find historical records, family trees, famous relatives and much, much more.

After the program, staff are available to assist beginning researchers on library computers.

Genealogy and the Internet: Successfully Mining the World Wide Web
2023-07-22 09:25 - 16:30 | 1st Floor – Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join us for “Genealogy and the Internet: Successfully Mining the World Wide Web” featuring Cyndi Ingle. This will be a hybrid (in-person and virtual) event. This is a live interactive virtual event. Cyndi will not appear in person at the library. Recording will be available to registered participants following the event.

Please note the library will be on open at 9:00am.

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DPL: Genealogy Research in Historic Newspapers
2023-07-25 14:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person & Virtual Event

Historic newspapers hold a wealth of information about your family’s history. From weddings, to town gossip, to land sales – newspapers will give an in-depth snapshot into your ancestors’ daily lives. Learn how to find the historic newspaper that you are seeking, and how to access that elusive newspaper that might NOT be online.

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DPL: What Folklore Can Teach Us About Our Family History
2023-08-08 14:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person & Virtual Event

Discovering your family history goes beyond names and dates on a family tree. The clues we can gather from foodways, healing traditions, and beliefs tell us more about the daily lived realities of our ancestors. Learn how to use cultural heritage to build a fuller portrait of those who came before us, and about online resources to help you in your genealogy search.

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Angelina County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting
2023-08-21 17:00 - 18:30 | TX
Speaker: Patti Huff Smith, Dallas Genealogical Society Vice President

Topic: GEDmatch.com: Getting the Most from your DNA Results

Learn how to take your DNA results to the next level using integrated DNA tools.

For more information contact Dickie Dixon 936-671-1419 or email: dixonhershel51@gmail.com

Location Kurth Memorial Library, Railroad Depot Room South Raguet St. Lufkin, TX

DPL: Using HistoryGeo for Genealogy Research
2023-09-05 14:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person & Virtual Event

HistoryGeo is an online, interactive database with land-ownership maps and historical atlases which are key for tracking historical migrations of families across the early United States. Learn how to navigate this database, effectively use search tools and find important information about your ancestors.

HistoryGeo is made available for the Dallas Public Library through the generous support of the Dallas Genealogical Society.

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Grand Prairie Genealogical Society Meeting
2023-09-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Grand Prarie Memorial Library, 901 Conover Drive, Grand Prarie, TX, 75051, United States
In-person Event

Speaker: John Wiley, Patricia Givens

Program: Orientation to the Grand Prairie Memorial Library Roots Room

John Wiley, assisted by our new Library Liaison, Patricia Givens, and a GPML staff member, will be the Program for our September 7, 2023 Meeting. They will conduct an “Orientation to the Grand Prairie Memorial Library Roots Room.”

Location: Inspire Room at the Grand Prairie Memorial Library

John Wylie, a retired professional genealogist, has served as GPGS President more than a decade ago, and Past Library Liaison for 17 of the last 20 years. He is currently the Texas State Genealogical Society District X Representative and Chair of the Preservation Capture System for GPGS, TxSGS and the Grand Prairie Historical Organization (where he currently also serves as President.)

DGS General Meeting
2023-09-09 10:30 - 13:00 | 1st Floor – Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person & Virtual Event

Speaker: Sue Kaufman

Topic: Using Social History for Family History Research

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About Susan

Susan D. Kaufman is currently Manager of the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, Houston Public Library. She has been a genealogy librarian for 22 years including 6 years at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the nation’s largest genealogy collection in a public library. She began her career as the genealogy librarian in Peoria, Illinois at the Peoria Public Library. She offers expertise in genealogical/ historical reference, collection development, and educational outreach. Her collection development skills include being able to acquire one-of-a-kind resources, government documents and other hard to find research materials. Her genealogical community activities include board positions currently and in the past with local, state and national genealogical organizations in Illinois, Indiana and Texas. She has been a Director on the Federation of Genealogical Societies Board since 2003. For FGS she is Chair of the Awards Committee and Librarians Day committee and was the National Conference Co-Chair for the FGS National Conference annual conference held in Boston in August 2006. At the Texas state level, Sue will be President of the Texas State Genealogical Society 2012 – 2013, Manager of the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research / Houston Public Library and a lecturer at local, state and national meetings and conferences.

German Genealogy Group
2023-09-09 13:30 - 15:00 | 6th Floor – Classroom A, J. Erik Johnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, Texas, 75201, United States
In-person and Virtual Event

Note time change for this meeting (due to change in DGS General Meeting).

The focus of this group is Germans who emigrated to various parts of the United States from the 1700’s through the 1900’s.

The leaders of this group are Ann Broihier and Bernard Meisner. You can send them email at ggg@dallasgenealogy.org. Learn more about the German Genealogy Group

Speaker: Ann Broihier

Topic: Using German genealogy societies/special interest groups to break your brick wall.

Are you encountering difficulties with your German research? Have you considered reaching out to a local genealogy society for assistance? Let’s explore some prominent German genealogy societies and special interest groups (s) in the US. Additionally, we will delve into the genealogy groups in Germany providing insights on how to locate and connect with them effectively.

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Join the Call Dial In / Meeting ID: 947 1403 5493, Passcode: [REDACTED]

Mary Donoho – First Anglo Lady of the Santa Fe Trail
2023-09-11 18:30 | Carrolton Public Library, 1700 Keller Springs Road, Carrolton, Texas, 75006, United States
Marynell Bryant – first person historic program in period costume.

Collin County Genealogy Meeting
2023-09-13 18:00 - 20:30 | Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
Speaker: Stephanie Bennett, Unit Manager, Dallas Public Library

Topic: Advanced Genealogy Using FamilySearch.org

Virtual Only

In this presentation, we take on FamilySearch advanced research and learn just what to do when you can’t find your ancestor despite running every name search possible. Discover the five elusive collections available on FamilySearch that you might not know about. (All levels of experience okay)

Advanced Research using FamilySearch.org is an independent program and is not affiliated with, nor has it been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by FamilySearch.

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Denton County Genealogical Society Meeting
2023-09-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland Street, Denton, TX, 76201, United States
Presenter: Laura Douglas

Topic: The Public Library: A Treasure Trove for Genealogy Research

One of the best and most overlooked resources for genealogical researchis hidden in plain sight: the Public Library. Denton Public Library’sLaura Douglas will share how and where to find unexpected treasureshidden in local history and genealogy collections, both in your owncommunity and those where your ancestors lived. After thepresentation, participants will hunt for their own genealogical treasuresin the DPL Special Collections research area.

Social time begins at 6:30pm with the program beginning at 7:00pm.

http://genealogydentontexas.org

About Laura

Laura Douglas leads the Special Collections area at the Denton PublicLibrary. She holds a bachelor of science degree in history from TexasWoman’s University and a master of library science degree from theUniversity of North Texas. Over her 33-year career at the library, Laurahas served in the children’s services, adult services, genealogy, and localhistory areas. She teaches genealogical research classes, coordinatesgenealogy programming at the library, and helps patrons search fortheir elusive ancestors.

Cedar Hill Genealogy Society Monthly Program
2023-09-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Zula B. Wylie Public Library, 225 Cedar Street, Cedar Hill, TX, 75104, United States
Topic: Family History Workshop Do you want to know your family’s history? Don’t know how to start your family history? Do you have an ancestor who doesn’t want to be found? Do you have confusing information about an ancestor.

Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries Seminar
2023-09-16 09:30 - 15:00 | TX
Speaker: Cheri Hudson Passey

Topic: Adding New Tools to Your Research Toolbox

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What Does That Say? Strategies for Reading Old Handwriting Reading old handwriting in documents can often be a challenge. If we can’t understand what a record says, how can we glean facts, clues, and other information to help us build our family trees? This session will show some of the best strategies to decipher old handwriting so you don’t miss or misunderstand a thing!

5 Elements for Sound Research: A Guide for Applying the Genealogical Proof StandardWondering if the GPS applies to you or if it’s only for more advanced or professional researchers? This session will show step by step why the standards are for everyone and how to put into practice each of the elements to create a firm foundation for your family history research.

They Lived Where? How to Tackle a New to You Research Location Finding a branch from our tree that lived in a place we have never researched can leave us clueless about where to begin. Learn methods and strategies for understanding the records, history, and best practices for tackling a new research location.

Finding the Living: Genealogy in ReverseLocating Cousins, Heirs, Next of Kin, and DNA Matches are just some of the reasons to find living people. Discover the tools and techniques used to find and make the connections you are looking for.

About Cheri

Cheri Hudson Passey is a professional genealogist, instructor, writer, speaker, and the owner of Carolina Girl Genealogy, LLC. She is the host of the YouTube genealogy chat show GenFriends and is a genealogical researcher, subcontracted by Eagle Investigative Services, Inc., for the US Army Past Conflict Repatriations Branch. She is involved in many genealogy societies and organizations and currently serves as National Genealogical Society Vice President of Society & Organization Management.

Walker County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting
2023-09-16 10:30 - 12:00 | TX
Speaker: Patti Huff Smith, Dallas Genealogical Society Vice President

Topic: Finding Your Ancestors in Scholastic Records

School records are a rich way to discover your ancestors whereabouts and who registered them for school.

Contacts

Mrs. Deta Rogillio, WCGS President. (936) 581-1067. email: deta_mike@yahoo.com

Clara Malak, WCGS Vice President. (936) 295-9483. email: cmalak@yahoo.com

Location Huntsville Public Library, Staggs Community Room1219 13th St, Huntsville, TX 77340

African American Genealogical Interest Group
2023-09-16 14:00 - 16:00 | 6th Floor – Classroom Brno (formerly Classroom B), J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person & Virtual Event

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

Join the Call Meeting ID: 971 1676 5715

DPL: Meals & Memories - a Community Tasting for Hispanic Heritage Month
2023-09-16 16:30 - 18:30 | 7th Floor – O’Hara Hall – J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person Only

Years of history and tradition are contained in the food we eat every day. Celebrate the City of Dallas’ Welcome Week, Mexican Independence Day, and the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month with food, community, and conversation. Enjoy a selection of small plates created by Chef Luis Olvera, of Trompo in Bishop Arts.

Bring your family photos and recipes and get a chance to preview and use Dallas Public Library’s new mobile Vivid-Pix Memory Station – a place to scan, restore and record your family memories. Participants will get a free USB of their digitized memories.

Meals and Memories is a series of programs designed to the honor family history & genealogy preserved in our ancestral foodways through food, conversation, and preservation. This series is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library and the General Levi Casey Chapter, NSDAR.

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DPL: Introducing the Vivid-Pix Memory Station
2023-09-19 14:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In-person & Virtual Event

Dallas Public Library Genealogy & History Division, in partnership with Vivid-Pix, is proud to launch a new mobile memory station – a place to scan, restore and record your family memories.

Learn about this new technology, how to utilize it for photo recognition therapy, and to share your family history & traditions.

The mobile Memory Station is part of the Creative Spaces : Heritage Lab – a place to digitize irreplaceable family memories and create new ways to celebrate them. It is generously supported by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library and the General Levi Casey Chapter, NSDAR.

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