DALLAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Jewish Special Interest Group
2018-06-20 10:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-16 10:00 - 13:00, 2018-04-18 10:00 - 13:00, 2018-03-21 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Roots Magic Special Interest Group
2018-06-10 13:30 - 14:30, 2018-03-11 13:30 - 14:30 | 5th Floor – Hamon Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young, Dallas, TX-Texas, 75201, United States
See the Roots Magic page for more information…

MacGen Reunion Group
2018-06-09 13:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
We will be covering Heredis genealogy software and DNAPainter in this meeting See the MacGen Reunion Group SIG page for more information.

Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society Annual Workshop
2018-06-09 09:00 - 16:30 | Mesquite Arts Center, 1527 N Galloway Avenue, Mesquite, TX, 75149, United States
Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society announces its Annual Workshop on Saturday, June 9th from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Mesquite Arts Center. Randy Whited, an avid researcher who works for state and national genealogy societies, will present the following programs:

World War I and World War II Military Service Research
Photo and Document Digitization and Organization
Federal Land Records: History and Strategies for Research
DNA & Genetic Genealogy: Interpreting & Understanding the Data

For more information on the programs as well as fees and registration deadlines go online to our Facebook page, go to the Mesquite Main Library’s genealogy desk for a brochure, or call 214-930-2748.

Brown Bag Special Interest Group
2018-05-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-04-28 10:30 - 13:00, 2018-03-24 10:30 - 13:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
The Brown Bag SIG is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques. See the Brown Bag SIG page for more information.

African American Genealogical Interest Group
2018-05-19 14:00 - 16:45, 2018-04-21 14:00 - 16:45, 2018-03-17 14:00 - 16:45, 2018-02-17 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.

DNA Special Interest Group
2018-05-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-04-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-03-15 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.

General Meeting
2018-05-05 10:30 - 12:30 | 1st Floor – Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Our speaker is Patti Gillespie who will be speaking on Proving Long-Lost Family the Indirect Way. 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.

Technology Special Interest Group
2018-05-03 18:00 - 20:00 | 7th Floor – Stone Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75202, United States
This evening’s topic will be using the Texas General Land Office Website. See the Technology SIG page for more information.

National Genealogical Society Annual Conference
2018-05-02 08:00 - 2018-05-05 17:00 | TX
Paths to Your Past
175+ sessions with a variety of topics featuring some of the nation’s best genealogy speakers
Everyone is welcome from professional genealogists, family historians, hobbyists, and history buffs to those who are interested in researching and/or sharing their family’s history. Beginner, intermediate, and experienced researchers alike will find attending the conference is an excellent way to improve their research skills and build a network of colleagues within the genealogy field. While you are at the conference, be sure to stop by the NGS exhibit booth for one of several meet and greets with some of the most well-known authors in genealogy, and more!

MacGen Reunion Group
2018-04-14 13:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
See the MacGen Reunion Group SIG page for more information.

General Meeting
2018-04-14 10:30 - 12:00 | 1st Floor – Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Please note: We’re meeting the second Saturday in April. 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 speaker will be Lynell Moss speaking on FamilySearch Family Tree: Your Tree, My Tree, OUR Tree.

Technology Special Interest Group
2018-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Please note the change of venue. We’ll be meeting on the 8th floor. Tonight’s Topic: LibraryThing.com – a cloud based cataloging and social networking site for your book and audio/video media library. See the Technology SIG page for more information.

2018 Spring Seminar: Michael L. Strauss
2018-03-31 10:00 - 16:30 | 1st Floor – Community Showcase Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
We are pleased to have Michael L. Strauss as our Spring 2018 Seminar Lecturer.
Michael L. Strauss, AG, is a professional Accredited Genealogist and a nationally recognized genealogical speaker. A native of Pennsylvania and a resident of Utah, he has been employed as a Forensic Genealogist for 25 years.
The topics for this seminar are Revolutionary War Genealogical Research; Researching Your Mexican War Ancestors; Researching Your Ancestors during the Reconstruction Era, and Genealogical Research in Washington, DC.
Details and sign-up »

General Meeting
2018-03-03 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.

Migration through the South
Our own Jim Thornhill will look at what motivated our ancestors to come to America, how travel developed in the United States, focusing on the south, and how we can use that information to identify the means our ancestors might have used to get to where we live today.
Jim Thornhill
Jim Thornhill has been researching his family’s history for 15 years, three of those as a professional genealogist. Jim is chief researcher for Heroes of the Past, a company that seeks to delight clients, provide context in our ancestor’s lives, and show how we all have Heroes in our Pasts.
Jim is a graduate of the ProGen professional genealogy course, the Genealogy Proof course, and has been awarded the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Scholarship to IGHR in Athens, Georgia. Jim is an active member in the Association for Professional Genealogists, the Texas State Genealogical Society, the Dallas Genealogical Society, where he serves as IT Administrator, and the Rockwall County Genealogical Society, where he serves a Vice President in Charge of Programming.
Jim is a native Texan who has been living in the Dallas area his entire life, and has roots in pre-Civil War Texas. Both his and his wife’s family came to Texas in the same ways he will discuss in his presentation.

Technology Special Interest Group
2018-03-01 18:00 - 20:00 | 7th Floor – Stone Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75202, United States
Please plan to attend the Dallas Genealogical Society’s Technology SIG meeting. Bruce Moore will present a demonstration and discussion on Evidentia. Evidentia is a stand-alone software application which makes it easy to collect information, analyze evidence, highlight missed connections, cite your sources and feel confident with your conclusions. Evidentia does not replace your current genealogy software, but instead is meant to supplement and complement your research.
With Evidentia you can attach each claim to as many people and events as needed, classify your sources and information, easily extract multiple claims from one source, copy similar sources for fast entry, analyze evidence based on reliability in relation to other evidence, resolve conflicts and even reveal possible new directions for your research, easily generate coherent proof reports to show how you reached your conclusion. It has over 150 built-in citation templates based on Evidence Explained and you can create additional custom citation templates for quick entry

RootsTech
2018-02-28 - 2018-03-03 | TX

Jewish Special Interest Group
2018-02-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Tycher Library, Jewish Community Center, 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX, 75230, United States
The Jewish SIG Group will meet February 21, 2018 at 10:30 am at the Tycher Library at the Jewish Community Center on Northaven Road.

DNA Special Interest Group
2018-02-15 18:00 - 20:00 | 7th Floor – Stone Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75202, United States
February’s Topic: “Incorporating DNA Evident in a Written Conclusion.” Chapter 8, Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Debbie Parker Wayne and Blaine Bettinger. – Barbara Ware
