Events

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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The Evolution of Kashrut in Dallas

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

Jim Schwartz Annual Lecture Series

Interest Group Focusing on Research

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

Join the Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society’s interest group to explore your genealogy questions. This group will meet to discuss how to get started, how to keep and store records, where to look for online information, as well as any other genealogy question you might have. Meetings are on the 3rd Saturday of every month…
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General Meeting – Online Meeting!

Online Meeting Dallas, TX, United States

Join us online! We will be conducting this meeting virtually. The conference bridge will be up at 10:30 to give everybody time to log in, get our technology working and catch up on what is happening. Our business meeting will begin promptly at 11:00 and will be followed by our educational presentation.

MacGen Reunion Group – (Online Meeting)

Online Meeting Dallas, TX, 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. Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/822031957 You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (646) 749-3122 Access Code: 822-031-957 New…
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Jewish Special Interest Group – (Online Meeting)

Online Meeting Dallas, TX, United States

For anyone with actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines. For more information, see the Jewish SIG page. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/357380871?pwd=SVFFeGpvOFBWak11WUIzWi9DeWgzQT09 Meeting ID: 357 380 871 Password: 831152 Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abUhKE8fJV