Events

African American Genealogical Interest Group

1st Floor - Community Showcase Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, United States

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.

Jewish Special Interest Group

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.

Hispanic Genealogy Study Group

8th Floor - Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, United States

Join HOGAR de Dallas for a special Hispanic genealogy study group focused on stimulating interest in Hispanic genealogy, assisting in the research of Hispanic lineages and promoting an understanding of Hispanic heritage within the community. This study group is free and open to all.

DNA Special Interest Group

7th Floor - Stone Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 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.

Friends of Friends: Quakers & African American Communities

Fort Worth Central Library 500 West 3rd Street - Tandy Auditorium, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Speaker: Ari Wilkins Whether you have Quaker heritage or African American heritage, come hear Ari tell of the relationships these two groups held and how they often migrated together. Ari has many sources to share on finding those important records.

RootsTech 2020

Salt Palace Convention Center 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Celebrating Jewish Dallas Across the Generations

The Aaron Family Jewish Community Center 7900 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX, United States

A Panel Discussion featuring Elizabeth Weinstein, David Golman, May Sebel, and Joe Schackman

Family History Basics Workshop

Arlington Public Library 100 South Center Street, Arlington, TX, United States

Learn basic genealogy research strategies and library databases, plus get help with your personal research from a librarian or expert volunteer. No registration is required. Will be in Arlington Public Library Downtown, 3rd floor Genealogy and Local History room.

Best Practices Special Interest Group

8th Floor - McDermott Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, United States

The Best Practices SIG (formerly Brown Bag Group) is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques.

Case Study: How it was Found

Colleyville Senior Center 2512 Glade Road, Collyville, TX, United States

Presenter: Jan Edwards

Using the Power of Spreadsheets to Answer Genealogical Questions

Grand Prarie Memorial Library 901 Conover Drive, Grand Prarie, TX, United States

A presentation by Bernard N. Meisner Learn how to import search results from Web sites into spreadsheets, use the spreadsheet’s built-in tools to format and manipulate the data, and process them to investigate possible group migrations and determine family relationships.  Also learn how to sort dates of the form 10 May 1869, and overcome Excel’s…
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Reconstructing Communities Using Sanborn Maps, Census Records and City

Euless Police Department Training Room 1102 W Euless Blvd (Hwy. 10), Euless, TX, United States

Presenter: Ari Wilkins, Dallas Public Library Recreating communities can provide rich and insightful details about an ancestor’s life and surroundings. This presentation will demonstrate ways to combine data from census records, Sanborn maps, and city directories.

General Meeting

8th Floor - Genealogy Section, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, 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. Note that this meeting will be held in the Genealogy section on the 8th floor: refreshments will be served in the McDermott room. Stephanie Bennett, Manager of the Genealogy & History Division of…
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Reconstructing Communities Using Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Census Records, and City Directories

Mesquite Public Library 300 West Grubb Drive, Mesquite, TX, United States

Recreating neighborhoods can provide rich and insightful details about an ancestor’s life and surroundings. Join us as Ari Wilkins – genealogist, teacher, researcher and specialist in African American research – explains how to use these often overlooked collections of historical information to build a more complete picture of your ancestor’s life. Join the Mesquite Historical…
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Challenges to African American Genealogy Research

Cedar Hill Library 225 Cedar Street, Cedar Hill, TX, United States

Presented by Larry McCarty The process and techniques used for researching any ethnic group’s family history are much the same. You will, however, find challenges and roadblocks that are more common when researching African American Ancestry. Mr McCarty will present tips, tools, guidelines to overcome these challenges. He will use them to demonstrate the success…
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The 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon

Join us in making history as we embark on the first-ever 24-hour genealogy webinar marathon, where you will learn how to trace your ancestors from the world's top genealogists and educators. From advanced Googling to DNA, from The Great Lakes to Australia and Germany, there's something for everyone... in every time zone. And thanks to…
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German Genealogy Group

7th Floor - Stone Room, J. Erik Jonnson Central Library 1515 Young Street, 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.

History of Indigenous American Crops and Foods on Culture and Its Effect on Diets Around the World

Latino Cultural Center 2600 Live Oak, Dallas, TX, United States

DR. PETER MARTÍNEZ, PhD, Associate Professor of History Tarrant County College – Northeast Campus. Dr. Martínez will discuss 1) how crops and foods in the Pre-Columbia Americas affected the development of certain European Asian countries; 2) how Europeans (and Mexican elites) viewed the indigenous American foods; and 3) the idea of food and cultural identity,…
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DNA Special Interest Group

Online Meeting Dallas, TX, United States

We will hold the Dallas Genealogical Society’s DNA Special Interest Group via GoToMeeting, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2020.  Note that the Dallas Public Library is closed.  If you haven’t used GoToMeeting before or in a while, you should follow the “New to GoToMeeting?” instructions below in advance of signing on for the…
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