General Meeting
2019-11-02 10:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | 1st Floor – Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Kelvin Meyers will be discussing the early suffrage movement in Dallas. Join us starting at 10:30 for hospitality and mingling. The business meeting starts at 11:00, followed by our featured speaker around 11:30.

German Special Interest Group 1st Meeting
2019-11-02 13:30 - 14:30 | 5th Floor – Hamon Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young, Dallas, TX-Texas, 75201, United States
Join us for the first meeting of the German Special Interest Group.
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German Genealogy Interest Group
2019-11-02 13:30 - 15:30 | 5th Floor – Hamon Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young, Dallas, TX-Texas, 75201, United States
The German Genealogy Group will provide an environment for various levels of German genealogy experience. We will provide a variety of topics from how to locate your ancestors’ hometown in US records to resources for finding and reading German records.

Frisco Genealogy Expo
2019-11-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Frisco Public Library, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd, Frisco, TX, 75034, United States
Join the Dallas Genealogical Society on November 16, 2019 at the Frisco Library.

African American Genealogical Interest Group
2019-11-16 14:00 - 16:45, 2019-12-21 14:00 - 16:45 | 1st Floor – West Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Discusses and explores areas of research unique to the African American community. See the African American GIG page for more information.

Jewish Special Interest Group
2019-11-20 10:30 - 13:00, 2019-12-18 10:30 - 13:00, 2020-02-19 10:30 - 13:00 | Location varies – contact SIG leader for more info, Dallas, TX, United States
For anyone with actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines. For more information, see the Jewish SIG page. Contact jewishgen@dallasgenealogy.org for meeting location information.

DNA Special Interest Group
2019-11-21 18:00 - 19:30 | 7th Floor – Stone Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75202, United States
The purpose of the DNA Interest Group is to explore the use of DNA as a genealogical tool. See the DNA Interest Group page for more information.
Topics: Autosomal DNA testing, MyHeritage Theory of Relativity, and 23andMe Family Tree (Beta).
The meeting will be a “redux” of Autosomal DNA results for family genetic searches. We are calling it “redux,” a late 19th century term meaning brought back or revived, because we need to revisit how atDNA can assist our traditional genealogical research and help beginner to intermediate genetic testers to understand the process. Autosomal DNA is the test used by all DNA testing companies. So invite your friends who haven’t tested or don’t understand how atDNA works to join you at the meeting. We will also take overview of MyHeritage’s Theory of Relativity and 23andMe Family Tree.

Jim Thornhill will bring us up-to-date on the plans for the 2020 DNA Seminar.

Best Practices Special Interest Group
2019-11-30 10:30 - 13:00, 2019-12-28 10:30 - 13:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
The Best Practices SIG is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques. For 2019 the group is working from the book, Dividing the Land: Early American Beginnings of our Private Property Mosaic.

Annual Awards Luncheon
2019-12-07 12:30 - 15:00 | 7th Floor – O’Hara Hall – J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Free for DGS Members. $15 for guests. Registration is required. Several events are scheduled at the library on Dec. 7. If the parking garage under the library is full you can consider parking at one of these nearby parking lots.
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MacGen Reunion Group
2019-12-07 15:00 - 17:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Please make note of the change of date. We meet on the 1st Saturday in December.
The MacGen Reunion Group covers genealogy from a Mac-centric view, with an emphasis on Reunion genealogy software. See the MacGen Reunion Group SIG page for more information.
We will have our usual Christmas celebration and pot pourri. Feel free to bring a treat to share and your ideas and questions. If you want to give a mini-presentation, please let me know.
Our topic this time will be: Roots Magic and Personal Historian. Thomas McEntee offered us a great package deal (which I think is still valid if you are interested):
RootsMagic: Save 67% on Special Holiday Bundle Offer at RootsMagic! Includes RootsMagic 7, Personal Historian 3, Getting the Most Out of RootsMagic 7, and Personal Historian: The Companion Guide (a $90 value) for only $29.95! VIEW DETAILS
If you can’t make it downtown, we welcome you to join us online through GoToMeeting. Here’s the link and info:
MGRG: RootsMagic
Sat, Dec 7, 2019 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
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Register for What Your Ancestors Didn’t Tell You
2019-12-11 08:00 - 2020-01-11 17:00 | Cozby Library and Community Commons, 177 N. Heartz Drive, Coppell, TX, 75019, United States
Registration for this event will be open from December 11, 2019 @ 12:00am to January 11, 2020 @ 10:30am. Allowed Grades: 9th-12th Grade and Adults. Find out more from the Cozby Library and Community Commons website. The workshop will be held on January 11th, 10:30am-12:30pm, in Meeting Room AB. Click the Find Out More link below for more information.

DNA Special Interest Group
2019-12-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2020-01-16 18:00 - 20:00 | 7th Floor – Stone Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75202, United States
The purpose of the DNA Interest Group is to explore the use of DNA as a genealogical tool. See the DNA Interest Group page for more information.

General Meeting
2020-01-04 10:30 - 12:30 | 1st Floor – Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join us starting at 10:30 for hospitality and mingling. The business meeting starts at 11:00.
Our featured speaker, DGS Webmaster Tony Hanson, will begin his presentation around 11:30.
Technology Enable Collaboration – This presentation will examine three relatively new capabilities that are enabling collaborative family research: Greatly improved presentation of DNA results from Ancestry DNA and MyHeritage DNA, The Family Search Family Tree, and self-publishing family history using a blog or a website. Attendees will learn the benefits provided by each and will learn how to effectively incorporate them into their own personal research methodology.
More information and handouts are available on Tony’s website.

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
2020-01-12 08:00 - 2020-01-17 17:00 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Registration opens July 13, 2019. Topics: Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy • Advanced Genealogical Methods • Advanced Research Tools: Land Records • Immigrants to the New World, Colonial to 1900 • Guide to Treasures Found in Federal Records • Early U.S. Church Records • Virginia from the Colonial Period to the Civil War • Maryland: Researching in the Old Line State • Chinese Genealogy Research • Advanced Hispanic Research • Applying Standards to Appraise Genealogical Work • Researching Like a Professional • Meeting Standards: Using DNA Evidence • Introduction to Genetic Genealogy • Technical Writing for Genealogists

Jewish Special Interest Group
2020-01-15 10:30 - 13:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States

German Genealogy Group
2020-01-18 10:30 - 12:00 | 5th Floor – Hamon Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young, Dallas, TX-Texas, 75201, United States
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 group is not limited to Germans who came to Texas.
The leaders of this group are Ann Broihier and Bernard Meisner. You can send them email at ggg.dallasgenealogy.org

African American Genealogical Interest Group
2020-01-18 14:00 - 16:45, 2020-02-15 14:00 - 16:45 | 1st Floor – Community Showcase Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States

SLIG Academy for Professionals
2020-01-20 08:00 - 2020-01-24 17:00 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Registration opens July 13, 2019. Topics: The Art of Writing Client Reports • Writing and Documenting for Peer Review • DNS for the 21st-Century Professional • Fundamentals of Forensic Genealogy • Project Management Essentials for the Professional Genealogist • Public Speaking from Concept to Delivery • Building and Nurturing a Successful Genealogy Business

Dallas History Conference
2020-01-25 08:00 - 12:30 | 7th Floor – Stone Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75202, United States
The Dallas Genealogical Society is an Institution Level sponsor for this event.
http://www.dallasheritagevillage.org/

Texas Czech Genealogical Society Seminar
2020-01-25 09:00 - 16:00 | TX
Understanding Yesterday, Planning For Tomorrow
Caldwell Civic Center
103 TX Hwy 21 W.
Caldwell, TX 77836
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Best Practices Special Interest Group
2020-01-25 10:30 - 13:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
The Best Practices SIG is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques. For 2019 the group is working from the book, Dividing the Land: Early American Beginnings of our Private Property Mosaic.

To prepare for this meeting please read the Introduction to Part IV, The Middle Atlantic Region, which is a very brief section from our study book, Dividing the Land.
For those who have been working on the last assignment, we look forward to hearing your results.
The remainder of the meeting will be a planning session for the remainder of the book.

General Meeting
2020-02-01 10:30 - 12:30 | 1st Floor – Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join us starting at 10:30 for hospitality and mingling. The business meeting starts at 11:00, followed by our featured speaker around 11:30.
Our presentation this month, ‘Discover New Ancestral Information by Connecting Through Social Media‘, will be made by our Director of Volunteer Coordination Patti Huff Smith.
Social networking tools are a great means for finding additional information about your ancestors and connecting with those researching your family. It allows you to discover living relatives, connect with unknown family members and stay in touch with ones we know. This program will focus on how to create a Facebook page with a genealogical focus with emphasis on how to keep it interesting and engaging.
Patti Huff Smith’s passion for her family history began when her then 15-year-old son developed an enthusiasm for the Civil War. The two of them began searching for documentation of their Civil War Veterans. This ignited a passion for genealogy research which has grown with each new, fascinating discovery.
With the assistance of her 93-year-old grandmother and the genealogy community, Patti has learned research techniques, attended genealogy conferences, and workshops to expand her understanding of genealogy and DNA. At this time, Patti is managing 52 of her family DNA kits. She has applied her knowledge to equip others in their own journey.
Patti’s deep southern roots include her maternal 3x’s great grandfather, John W. Crook, sheriff of Hill County in 1857! He served in several public positions, including Treasurer in Hill County during the Civil War. The Crook family lived in Navarro County where her 2x’s great grandfather was a house painter.

MacGen Reunion Group
2020-02-08 13:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
The MacGen Reunion Group covers genealogy from a Mac-centric view, with an emphasis on Reunion genealogy software. See the MacGen Reunion Group SIG page for more information.
It’s that time again! Our next MacGen Reunion Group will be this coming Saturday at 1PM in the McDermott Room on the 8th floor of the downtown Central Library.
I recently learned a lot of new tricks for decoding the censuses, going all the way back to 1790! So, the topic this month will be: Hidden Tricks for the US censuses
We’ll also cover a few state censuses and, if we have time, I’ll share new tricks with DNA.
If you can’t be there in person, you can join us online:
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I hope to see you one way or the other.
Cheers,
Happi McQuirk
Facilitator
MacGen Reunion Group (MGRG)

Family History: Putting the Pieces Together
2020-02-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Zula B. Wylie Public Library, 225 Cedar Street, Cedar Hill, TX, 75104, United States
A Webinar presented by Donna Moughty
You’ve started your family history but the pieces don’t seem to fit and the jigsaw puzzle isn’t revealing a picture as you’d hoped. Sometimes it’s just a matter of turning a piece in another direction or fitting it into a different place in the picture. This program will look at the basics of sound research, using genealogical proof standards. By creating clear objectives and searching appropriately you will save time and get better results. This program is a must see for beginner and experienced, alike.
Our instructor is Donna Moughty, a professional genealogist who has been researching family histories for over 20 years. She has taught and lectured on a variety of subjects including methodology, the internet, Irish research, and computer topics, locally and at national conferences and institutes.
Admission is free and guests are always welcome.
