DALLAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Jewish Special Interest Group
2019-12-18 10:30 - 13:00, 2019-11-20 10:30 - 13:00, 2019-10-16 10:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

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.

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):
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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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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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Best Practices Special Interest Group
2019-11-30 10:30 - 13:00, 2019-10-26 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.

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.

African American Genealogical Interest Group
2019-11-16 14:00 - 16:45, 2019-10-19 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.

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.

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.

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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General Meeting
2019-11-02 10:30 - 12:30 | 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.

Dedication of the Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Genealogy Collection
2019-10-26 11:00 - 11:30 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Celebrate the legacy of Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck at the Dallas Public Library in a ceremony dedicating the Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Genealogy Collection

MacGen Reunion Group
2019-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 | 8th Floor – McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Please note: This event was moved from its originally scheduled date to avoid conflicting with the Fall Seminar. Double check with the SIG leader about the location. See the MacGen Reunion Group SIG page for more information.

Great Family Search Conference
2019-10-19 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Plano Texas Stake), 2700 Roundrock Trail, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
The free annual Great Family Search Conference is coming this fall. Perfect your skills, share ideas, gather resources. See the draft of the class schedule on the website. Sponsored by the Plano & Richardson Texas Family History Centers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they welcome all interested parties, regardless of religious affiliation. Be sure to download the registration form (under “Forms” tab). Fill it out and submit it as soon as possible to reserve your space.

DNA Special Interest Group
2019-10-18 12:00 - 20:00 | 8th Floor – Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
The DNA SIG will host Q&A tables at the Genealogy Network of Texas event. Please note the change of date, time and location.

Genealogy Network of Texas
2019-10-18 10:00 - 20:30 | J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join us at the Dallas Public Library for this all-day event as we celebrate Family History Month at the Genealogy Network of Texas!

There will be live presentations from a variety of experts that will help you learn new and exciting ways to learn more abut your family.
We will have experienced researchers available to help researchers at all levels.
We will also have members who are knowledgeable about the new and exciting field of DNA available to help you understand how DNA testing could help you learn more about your past.

There is no cost for this event. Feel free to drop in at any time during the day.
For more information, an a schedule of the presentations, please see the Dallas Public Library website.

Family Tree Maker SIG
2019-10-13 15:00 - 16:00 | 5th Floor – Hamon Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young, Dallas, TX-Texas, 75201, United States
Family Tree Maker Software SIG is a facilitated group for those utilizing Family Tree Maker Software in their genealogical research

Roots Magic Special Interest Group
2019-10-13 13:30 - 14:30 | 5th Floor – Hamon Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young, Dallas, TX-Texas, 75201, 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.

2019 Fall Seminar: Jen Baldwin
2019-10-12 10:00 - 16:30 | 1st Floor – Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join us on October 12 for Jen Baldwin of Ancestral Journeys discussing Digging for Details, Go Back to School, One Place Studies, and naturalization records. Register today!

2019 Texas State Genealogical Society Annual Conference
2019-10-11 - 2019-10-13 | Omni Houston Hotel Westside, 13210 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX, 77079, United States
Blazing Family Trails – 2019 Family History Conference. This year’s event features 33 speakers presenting 8 tracks that include a total of 56 sessions plus 4 add-on workshops.
Our ancestors started Blazing Family Trails when they immigrated to a new land with dreams of finding home and prosperity. As genealogists, we follow their path by identifying our immediate family and traveling backward in time via records, DNA, and much more. We learn methods for researching and analyzing these records; we trace and document our ancestors’ ethnic roots. Along the way, we make sure to preserve and share their stories for future generations. Blazing Family Trails provides you with knowledge and tools to help you on this journey.

Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society
2019-10-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Mesquite Main Library, 300 W Grubb Dr, Mesquite, TX, United States
Putting Your Ancestors in Context
Since there is much more to your Family History than names, dates and places, using other sources can help you tell a more complete story of your Ancestors’ lives. Join the Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society on Thursday, October 10th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Mesquite Main Library as Barbara Coakley, genealogist and teacher, shows us how to find and use these sources to expand your family’s story, making it a more detailed picture of their lives. Barbara has been researching her family history for over 30 years. She is Vice President of Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries and has taught genealogy classes at Collin College since 2008. Everyone is invited and welcome. You do not have to be a member to attend. Come early for visiting and refreshments.

General Meeting
2019-10-05 10:30 - 12:30 | 1st Floor – Auditorium, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Tui Snider will be covering spooky symbols in the cemetery. 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.

Find a Grave Community Days
2019-10-04 - 2019-10-06 | Dallas, Texas, Dallas, TX, United States
Do your part for history. Help preserve your local cemetery. Attend this special event or plan one of your own. Visit a cemetery in need to take photographs and videos of headstones, explore the grounds, and share stories and discoveries with others who want to make a difference. With your thoughtful contributions, history will never be forgotten.

Technology Special Interest Group
2019-10-03 18:30 - 19:30 | 7th Floor – Stone Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 75202, United States
One of the essential things a genealogist can do to advance their research is proper citation and analysis of their work. There are several citation manuals used in both academic and genealogical research; however, Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills, is specifically written for historical and genealogical research. Join us on October 3 to review the online website which supports the book and learn how this resource might make citation a little less confusing.

40th Annual Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference
2019-10-03 - 2019-10-05 | Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West, 1590 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Dallas, TX, 75234, United States
The theme of the 40th Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference in October 2019 is “Honoring Our Ancestors: A 500-year Journey Back to Hernán Cortés”. Hosted by the Hispanic Organization for Genealogy and Research (HOGAR de Dallas).

Best Practices Special Interest Group
2019-09-28 10:30 - 13:00 | Location varies – contact SIG leader for more info, Dallas, TX, United States
