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…
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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…
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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!
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.
Family Tree Maker Software SIG is a facilitated group for those utilizing Family Tree Maker Software in their genealogical research
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.
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…
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The DNA SIG will host Q&A tables at the Genealogy Network of Texas event. Please note the change of date, time and location.
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…
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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.
Discusses and explores areas of research unique to the African American community. See the African American GIG page for more information.
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.
Celebrate the legacy of Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck at the Dallas Public Library in a ceremony dedicating the Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Genealogy Collection
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.
Join us for the first meeting of the German Special Interest Group. If you are in the Dallas area, join us in person at the library. To join us virtually join us on Zoom. We will have the bridge up by 12:45 so you can get connected and work through any technical issues before the…
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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.
Join the Dallas Genealogical Society on November 16, 2019 at the Frisco Library.
Discusses and explores areas of research unique to the African American community. See the African American GIG page for more information.
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.
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…
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