DALLAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Southern California Genealogical Society - jamboree 2021: Genetic Genealogy (Virtual Event)
2021-06-04 - 2021-06-05 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
DNA testing is an increasingly popular tool for genealogists. Learn the difference between autosomal DNA, mtDNA and Y-DNA and which tool is useful for what type of investigation. There will be presentations from AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA and MyHeritage DNA.
The keynoter will be blogger Roberta Estes, MBA. Other notables presenting include Maurice J. Gleeson, MD of Genetic Genealogy Ireland, Leah La Perle Larkin, PhD, creator of WATO, and DNA authors Emily Aulicino, MEd, and Richard Hill, MBA.

DPL at Home: Looking for My Babies: Freedman Searching for Family (Virtual Meeting)
2021-06-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
Countless African American families experienced the traumatic displacement and loss of family members during slavery. In the wake of Emancipation, African Americans from all over the country desperately searched for their missing family members. Learn how to navigate resources to find newspaper articles and notices for missing family members with Dallas Public Library’s own Ari Wilkins.
This program is available online only. Registration required: https://dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/looking-my-babies-freedman-searching-family

Virtual Help Desk - Online Event
2021-05-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
Join us for an informal exchange of genealogical information! Bring your questions, share your knowledge, or just listen and learn!
Use this link to register in advance or to join us during the event:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-2tqjsqEtDrtRK94o_pg0eAMt7o38zm

Van Zandt County Genealogical Society Meeting
2021-05-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
This meeting will feature Patty Huff Smith who will speak on Gedmatch.

Best Practices Special Interest Group - Virtual Meeting
2021-05-22 10:30 - 13:00, 2021-04-24 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 (formerly Brown Bag Group) is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques.
You must have a personal Zoom account to participate on this call.
Click on this link to join the call: you will need to enter your personal Zoom UserID and Password: [REDACTED]

TxGenWeb Annual Seminar - Virtual Meetng
2021-05-22 09:45 - 16:30 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
TxGenWeb is celebrating their 25 year anniversary! Just like TxGenWeb, the TxGenWeb Annual Seminar, held virtually May 22, is free and open to all!
Topics include:

The Texas Ditigal Newspaper Program: Walking Through the Footsteps of Time by Tim Gieringer
Using City Directories for Genealogists by Mic Barnette
Skirts and Skirmishes: Finding Women in Military Records & Pensions by Paula Perkins
Googling for Genealogists by Lela Evans

Questions? Please contact txgenweb.conference@gmail.com.
Information & Registration: http://www.txgenweb.org/volunteer/meeting.htm
Download the flyer HERE..
Registrants will receive a meeting link confirmation to join the virtual seminar prior to May 22.

DNA Special Interest Group - Virtual Meeting
2021-05-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-04-15 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.
You must have a personal Zoom account to participate on this call.
Click on this link to join the call: you will need to enter your personal Zoom UserID and Password: [REDACTED]

Jewish Special Interest Group - Virtual Meeting
2021-05-19 10:30 - 13:00, 2021-04-21 10:30 - 13:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
For anyone with actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines. For more information, see the Jewish SIG page.
You must have a personal Zoom account to participate on this call.
Click on this link to join the call: you will need to enter your personal Zoom UserID and Password: [REDACTED]

National Genealogical Society Conference
2021-05-19 - 2021-05-22 | TX

Coppell Genealogy Special Interest Group - Virtual Meeting
2021-05-18 18:30 - 21:30 | Cozby Library and Commuity Commons, 117 North Heartz Road, Coppell, TX, 75019, United States
You must have a personal Zoom account to participate on this call.
Click on this link to join the call: you will need to enter your personal Zoom UserID and Password: [REDACTED]
Getting Started with Puerto Rican Genealogy and Puerto Rican Myths by Luis Ariel Rivera

DPL at Home: Using DNA for Genealogy (Virtual Meeting)
2021-05-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
Are you confused about all the DNA tests out there and aren’t sure which one you need to get? Have you tested, but aren’t quite sure what to do with your results? Discover what DNA test can best help you with your genealogy research questions and how to use your DNA matches to solve genealogy brick wall problems.
This program is available online only. Registration required: https://dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/using-dna-genealogy

African American Genealogical Interest Group - Virtual Meeting
2021-05-15 14:00 - 16:45, 2021-04-17 14:00 - 16:45 | 1st Floor – Community Showcase 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. Meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month from September through May in the West room, from 2:00 to 4:45 pm unless otherwise noted. See the African American GIG page for more information.
You must have a personal Zoom account to participate on this call.
Click on this link to join the call: you will need to enter your personal Zoom UserID and Password: [REDACTED]

Family Tree Maker SIG - Virtual Meeting
2021-05-09 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-04-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
Family Tree Maker Software SIG is a facilitated group for those utilizing Family Tree Maker Software in their genealogical research.
You must have a personal Zoom account to participate on this call.
Click on this link to join the call: you will need to enter your personal Zoom UserID and Password: [REDACTED]

Roots Magic Special Interest Group - Virtual Meeting
2021-05-09 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-04-11 13:30 - 14:30 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
The RootsMagic SIG offers group discussion and sharing of information on getting the most out of the RootsMagic genealogy software running on PCs (Windows) and the Mac. The goal is to help each other utilize the software to the fullest extent.
You must have a personal Zoom account to participate on this call.
Click on this link to join the call: you will need to enter your personal Zoom UserID and Password: [REDACTED]

German Genealogy Group - Virtual Meeting
2021-05-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, 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
You must have a personal Zoom account to participate on this call.
Click on this link to join the call: you will need to enter your personal Zoom UserID and Password: [REDACTED]

Reconstruct Your Ancestor's World with Google by Lisa Louise Cooke (Live Virtual Meeting)
2021-05-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
This is a live presentation by Lisa Louise Cooke.

A wide variety of rich resources are available for free through Google. But it’s not just Google search that can lead you to genealogy gems. Google’s empire includes a great collection of free online tools that are all powered by the same Google search engine, and many are brimming with historical information. In this case study session, we will flesh out the story of a family tree by using a variety of Google tools, and bring it all together in a compelling video that can be shared with your family.

Lisa will hold a brief Q & A after the presentation.

Registration is required. Contact the Grand Prairie Genealogical Society at info@gpgstx.org to participate in this event.

DPL at Home: Studying Migrating Groups – the Quakers and the Mormons (Virtual Meeting)
2021-05-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
Take a deep dive into genealogy research! Get a perspective of two groups whose beliefs forced them to migrate across the country. We will discuss the push-pull factors of migration, the patterns, and genealogy records specific to the Quakers and Mormons.
This program is available online only. Registration required: https://dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/studying-migrating-groups-quakers-and-mormons

General Meeting - Online Meeting
2021-05-01 11:00 - 12:30 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
Join our online meeting at 10:30. The business meeting starts at 11:00, followed by our featured speaker around 11:30.
https://zoom.us/j/95972567915?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 959 7256 7915
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Virtual Help Desk - Online Event
2021-04-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
Join us for an informal exchange of genealogical information! This month’s meeting will feature a short presentation about online resources by Suzan Younger. Bring your questions, share your knowledge, or just listen and learn!
Use this link to register in advance or to join us during the event:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-2tqjsqEtDrtRK94o_pg0eAMt7o38zm

GEDmatch.com: Getting More from Your DNA Results (Virtual Meeting)
2021-04-27 18:30 - 19:45 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
Speaker: Patti Huff Smith
Registration is required.

Beginners Workshop - Van Zandt County Genealogical Society
2021-04-24 09:00 - 17:00 | Van Zad Couny Genealogical Library, 250 East Grove Street, Canton, TX, 75103, United States
This will be held in the Buchanan Room at the Main Library. Carrie Woolverton is the speaker.
While we cannot be sure circumstances will allow a workshop, the Society is making tentative plans, and will do everything possible to make it happen.

Coppell Genealogy Special Interest Group - Virtual Meeting
2021-04-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Cozby Library and Commuity Commons, 117 North Heartz Road, Coppell, TX, 75019, United States
You must have a personal Zoom account to participate on this call.
Click on this link to join the call: you will need to enter your personal Zoom UserID and Password: [REDACTED]
Join us for a dynamic program from Michelle Dwyer Cohen, who will present “Maximizing Online Searching”, highlighting ways to structure and focus your searches, and a variety of websites with lots of free information.
Michelle has been doing genealogy for 25 years, has a certificate in genealogical research from Boston University, operates her own genealogy business (www.dwyerresearch.com), and lectures at libraries in the DFW area.

DPL at Home: Using HistoryGeo for Genealogy Research (Virtual Meeting)
2021-04-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Meeting, Dallas, TX, United States
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 through support of the Dallas Genealogical Society.
This program is available online only. Registration required: https://dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/using-historygeo-genealogy-research

MacGen Reunion Group (Virtual Meeting)
2021-04-10 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.
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