Events

Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society Annual Workshop

Mesquite Arts Center 1527 N Galloway Avenue, Mesquite, TX, United States

Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society announces its Annual Workshop on Saturday, June 15th from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Mesquite Arts Center. Lisa Louise Cooke, an international genealogy speaker, will present the following programs:

Jewish Special Interest Group

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

For anyone with actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines. For more information, see the Jewish SIG page.

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 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.

Roots Magic Special Interest Group

5th Floor - Hamon Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young, Dallas, TX-Texas, 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.

Family Tree Maker SIG

5th Floor - Hamon Room, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young, Dallas, TX-Texas, United States

Family Tree Maker Software SIG is a facilitated group for those utilizing Family Tree Maker Software in their genealogical research

Jewish Special Interest Group

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

For anyone with actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines. For more information, see the Jewish SIG page.

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 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.

2019 Summer Seminar: Judy Russell

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

We are pleased to welcome Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, as the featured speaker for our 2019 Summer Seminar, focusing on Tracing Your Ancestors Through Courthouse Records.

MacGen Reunion Group

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

The MacGen Reunion Group covers genealogy from a Mac-centric view, with an emphasis on Reunion genealogy software. This month’s topic is “Case Study on Using Facebook for Genealogy.”

Jewish Special Interest Group

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

For anyone with actual (or suspected) Jewish ancestral lines. For more information, see the Jewish SIG page.

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 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.

SLIG Virtual

Online

Three online courses for Fall 2019: All-DNA Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum – Nordic Part III: In-Depth Swedish and Finnish Research – Intermediate Foundations. Registration opens June 15, 2019. Courses run from September 1st through November 30th.

Technology SIG

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

Rick Voight, CEO of Vivid-Pix Restore software, will join us online with a demonstration of the Restore software. With this software, you can restore scanned prints, slides, documents, and digital camera images in seconds. We all have digital images of documents (census pages, deeds, marriage records) which are faded and difficult to read. Our archives…
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General Meeting

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

Join us starting at 10:30 for hospitality and mingling.  Our own David Passman will be speaking. His topic is "From Minsk to Manhattan: Using Maps to Retrace an Ancestor’s Journey."

Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society

Mesquite Main Library 300 W Grubb Dr, Mesquite, TX, United States

Between the Lines: What Your Ancestors Didn’t Tell You! — Using Your DNA Research. Are you wondering how to best use the results of you DNA test? Join the Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society at the Mesquite Main Library at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 12th when Patti Huff Smith, researcher and genealogist, explains a…
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Creative Spaces: Heritage Lab Dedication

J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX, United States

Heritage Lab: Preserving the Past: An educational session on preserving and organizing photographs by library associate and nationally recognized genealogical speaker Ari Wilkins.

Oakland Cemetery cleanup day

Oakland Cemetery 3900 Oakland Circle, Dallas, TX, United States

Volunteers from Dallas will be cleaning up Oakland Cemetery on Sept 15th. Please bring lawn mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, work gloves, clippers, water and snacks, and come prepared to help us restore this landmark.

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.

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.