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SUMMARY:Best Practices SIG
DESCRIPTION:In-person & Virtual Event \n\n\n\nThe Best Practices SIG is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques.  \n\n\n\n“The only voice that documents have is the voice we give them.With every document we find\, and every story we tell\, we have a choice:We can take what we see at face value\, report it devoid of context\, and run the risk of misrepresenting the circumstances.Or we can seek the context we need to understand the record\, the event\, and the person.” \n\n\n\n– Elizabeth Shown Mills \n\n\n\nYou can contact Liz Kutz\, the SIG leader at bestpractices@dallasgenealogy.org. \n\n\n\nLearn more about the Best Practices SIG. \n\n\n\n\nJOIN CALL
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/best-practices-sig-24/
LOCATION:6th Floor – Classroom Brno (formerly Classroom B)\, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Best Practices SIG,Special Interest Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260627T180000
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SUMMARY:DPL: Liberty and Lace Ball: A Celebration of Independence
DESCRIPTION:In-person Only \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStep back into the vibrant world of Revolutionary-era America—where powdered wigs meet pounding drums\, minuets mingle with hip-hop remixes and history is for everyone. \n\n\n\nThe Liberty & Lace Ball honors the first bold steps toward independence—personal\, cultural and national—while recognizing that freedom in 1776 was not yet a reality for all. In the grand tradition of Revolutionary-era gatherings\, guests are invited to celebrate progress\, express their unique heritage and dance in the enduring pursuit of liberty for everyone. \n\n\n\nThroughout the evening\, enjoy live music and dance\, hands-on creative experiences and opportunities to connect with the past in ways that feel fresh\, social and fun. Try your hand at period-inspired crafts\, browse artisan goods\, strike a pose at our photo backdrop or add your voice to our interactive “Declare Your Liberty” installation—where modern reflections meet the enduring words of the Declaration of Independence. \n\n\n\nWhether you come in full costume or just as you are\, no experience is needed! \n\n\n\nBecause while the ideals of liberty were revolutionary\, their promise was incomplete. This evening invites you to celebrate those ideals—and reflect on how they continue to evolve today. \n\n\n\nThis event is 18+ only. A Government-issued ID is needed for a drink ticket; IDs will be checked at the door. Please register for a reminder email and to help our event organizers plan. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nItinerary \n\n\n\n6:00 – 9:00 p.m. “Declare your Liberty” interactive installation \n\n\n\n6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Fashioning Liberty: 18th Century Fan Making \n\n\n\n6:00 – 9:00 p.m.  Garden Gatherings: 18th Century Bouquet Making with Monica Deavila \n\n\n\n6:00 – 9:00 p.m. “Survive 1776” games  \n\n\n\n6:30 – 7:15 p.m. Revolutionary America country dance class\, Set 1 with North Texas Traditional Dance Society \n\n\n\n6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Elegant Paperwork: 18th Century Quilling with Teri Huff \n\n\n\n6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Pressing Liberty: Revolutionary Letterpress Printing with Jacob Taylor Gibson \n\n\n\n6:30 – 8:30 p.m. My Shot: Hamilton Karaoke  \n\n\n\n7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Portraits of the Revolution: Fashion & Identity in Early America with Camille Davis \n\n\n\n7:30 – 8:15 p.m. Revolutionary America country dance class\, Set 2 with North Texas Traditional Dance Society \n\n\n\n8:15 – 8:45 p.m. Threads of Revolution: Community Quilt Reveal & 1776 and Me with Craig Scott Raffle Drawing \n\n\n\nVendor booths and dancing will be available throughout the evening. \n\n\n\nParticipating Vendors & Organizations \n\n\n\n\nDallas Genealogical Society\n\n\n\nDallas Lace Society\n\n\n\nDaughters of the American Revolution\n\n\n\nDearly Imparted\n\n\n\nSons of the American Revolution\n\n\n\n\nFood and Beverage  \n\n\n\nMeals & mead will be available from our partner vendors for a fee. Limited free drinks will be available. \n\n\n\nFood & Beverage provided by: \n\n\n\n\nAmor & Queso\n\n\n\nBakes & Boules\n\n\n\nFox and Raven Mead\n\n\n\n\nParking: Event parking is free in our library parking garage. The entrance is located behind the library\, on Wood. St. (Put 1541 Wood St. into your GPS.). The library parking garage has limited spaces and will be first-come\, first-served. Street parking and paid lots are available all around the downtown Dallas area. \n\n\n\nCost: All activities are free\, but vendors will charge for items they are selling. \n\n\n\nCostumes: Just like at any ball\, costumes are encouraged!  
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/dpl-liberty-and-lace-ball-a-celebration-of-independence/
LOCATION:6th Floor – TaiPei (Classroom D)\, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Organizations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260708T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260708T150000
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SUMMARY:DPL: Digitizing the Voices in Your Family Tree
DESCRIPTION:Virtual and In-person \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe sound of a loved one’s voice = irreplaceable family memories. Learn how to digitize and preserve your audio recordings stored on cassette tapes\, microcassette tapes and LPs. Hear from one of Dallas Public Library’s librarians on how to edit your audio and share your precious family memories using the Heritage Lab located on the 8th floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/dpl-digitizing-the-voices-in-your-family-tree/
LOCATION:8th Floor – Genealogy Section\, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Organizations
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SUMMARY:DPL: The American Revolution and the Rebellion in Texas with Dr. Sam Haynes
DESCRIPTION:In-person Only \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRevolution remembered. Revolution reimagined. Revolution reborn. \n\n\n\nDr. Sam W. Haynes\, professor at University of Texas at Arlington\, brings the story of the American Revolution forward into the 19th century\, revealing how its ideals echoed far beyond 1776. As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary\, this program explores how the language\, memory and myth of the “Spirit of ’76” shaped the rebellion in Texas and the movement that ultimately led to independence from Mexico. \n\n\n\nOften overlooked in discussions of the Texas Revolution is the extent to which Anglo-Texans consciously looked backward—drawing on revolutionary rhetoric\, symbols\, and strategies from the founding era to interpret their conflict with Mexico City. By tracing these connections\, Dr. Haynes reveals how the legacy of 1776 was not just remembered\, but actively repurposed—offering a powerful lens on how Americans have continually reimagined the meaning of revolution\, liberty and independence across generations. \n\n\n\n\nMORE INFO
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/dpl-the-american-revolution-and-the-rebellion-in-texas-with-dr-sam-haynes/
LOCATION:7th Floor – O’Hara Hall – J. Erik Jonsson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Organizations
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SUMMARY:DPL: What You Can Learn from Lineage Societies (..without being a member!)
DESCRIPTION:Virtual and In-person \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin genealogist Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal of The Family Heart for an exploration of the free genealogy resources available through lineage societies that have spent more than 125 years preserving family histories\, records\, and research. From the online databases and digitized applications of the Daughters of the American Revolution to pioneer rolls\, military ancestor lists\, and other valuable records\, this presentation will highlight the surprising tools available to every researcher — no membership required. Learn where to find these resources\, how to use them effectively and how they can help you uncover new clues about your own family history. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/dpl-what-you-can-learn-from-lineage-societies-without-being-a-member/
LOCATION:8th Floor – Genealogy Section\, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Organizations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260725T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260725T153000
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SUMMARY:Summer Seminar featuring Craig R Scott
DESCRIPTION:Our Speaker: Craig R Scott\, MA\, CG\, FUGA\n\n\n\nIn recognition of our country’s 250th anniversary\, we have invited Revolutionary War expert genealogist Craig R. Scott\, CG\, FUGA to come to Dallas and walk us down the paths we need to follow to find the details of our patriot ancestors’ service. Discover the impact the fight for American independence had on our forebears’ lives. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSessions \n\n\n\n\nA Revolutionary War Case Study – The case study will follow the course of one revolutionary soldier\, that captures the experiences of most of our ancestors who served in the various American Revolution military units. The subsequent lectures in the seminar will each focus in depth on one aspect of the American Fight for Independence.\n\n\n\nRecords created by the War – This lecture will examine types of service\, compiled military service records\, and where other documents can be found using a step-by-step methodology in a case study.\n\n\n\nRecords created after the War: Pensions – This lecture will explain the types of pensions\, pension law\, pension application files\, pension ledgers\, pension payment vouchers\, last and final payments. \n\n\n\nRecords created after the War: Bounty Land – This lecture will cover the history of state and federal bounty land\, French and Indian War bounty land during the Revolutionary War\, bounty land acts\, and the bounty land process. It will reveal the information to be found in Bureau of Land Management website relating to military bounty land.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCraig is an expert in Military Research and other National Archive records.  He has been a professional genealogical and historical researcher for more than thirty-nine years. He is an entertaining and dynamic speaker and has often coordinated Military track programs for the premiere U.S. conferences\, including IGHR\, SLIG\, and GRIP.   \n\n\n\nHe has written seventeen books\, and several articles in the NGSQ and other genealogical publications. He is the owner of Heritage Books Inc.\, a genealogical publishing firm with a catalog of more than 10\,000 titles.
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/summer-seminar-featuring-craig-r-scott/
LOCATION:Dallas Public Library – J Eric Jonsson\, 1515 Young Street\, DALLAS\, TX\, 75218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Summer Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260730T190000
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SUMMARY:DPL: 250 Years of Us Book Club: Revolutionary Summer
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Only \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\n\n\nJuly Selection: Revolutionary Summer: the Birth of American Independence by Joseph J. Ellis \n\n\n\nIn July’s selection\, we turn to a vivid work of narrative history that brings the turbulent summer of 1776 into sharp focus. Moving between Philadelphia\, New York City\, and London\, the book traces the precarious path toward independence through the perspectives of political leaders\, soldiers\, and ordinary citizens. By weaving together battlefield realities with the high-stakes debates of the Continental Congress\, this selection highlights the uncertainty\, risk\, and contingency at the nation’s founding—inviting readers to reconsider the Revolution not as an inevitable triumph\, but as a fragile and deeply human moment in history. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/dpl-250-years-of-us-book-club-revolutionary-summer/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Other Organizations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260912T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260912T120000
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SUMMARY:German Genealogy Group
DESCRIPTION:In-person and Virtual Event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Bob Greiner \n\n\n\nTopic: Germans Found in U.S. Federal Records on the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society Website \n\n\n\nBob Greiner will discuss the many resources available on the website of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS). He will describe various genealogical collections that MAGS has indexed and that are searchable by name on the website. These collections include unique records from churches and institutions\, U.S. Department of State consulates in Germany\, U.S. government Pension Bureau\, and emigration notices from German legal newspapers. He will highlight specific examples of records that reference people from Texas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe leaders of this group are Ann Broihier and Bernard  Meisner. Contact: ggg@dallasgenealogy.org. Learn more about the German Genealogy Group \n\n\n\n\nJOIN CALL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 867 5887 1312\, Passcode: 746188 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBob Greiner is an expert genealogist who focuses on German family research\, for his own family as well as to help others find their German ancestors. He has attained an exceptional proficiency in the interpretation of the old German Gothic or Kurrent script. \n\n\n\nBob has published books about several family lines\, in print and online. He transcribed and published extractions of German church books from several locations. He also created and maintains a project that links hundreds of immigrant German families from the Pfalz region of Bavaria. \n\n\n\nBob is a regular contributor to the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) publication Der Kurier\, describing research methods for German immigrants in a column titled “Immigrant Connections.” He has also published research articles in the Maryland Genealogical Society Journal\, the National Archives magazine Prologue\, and the German Genealogical Group newsletter Der Ahnenforscher. \n\n\n\nIn addition to serving as the MAGS treasurer\, Bob is a member of the Howard County (MD) Genealogical Society\, the German Genealogy Group (NY)\, and volunteers at the Columbia (MD) FamilySearch Center. He also volunteers as a transcriber with the FamilySearch Germany Research Community.
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/german-genealogy-group-29/
LOCATION:6th Floor – TaiPei (Classroom D)\, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:German SIG
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