It's time for our annual Christmas meeting! It will be in the McDermott Room on the 8th floor of the downtown library at 2 PM on Saturday, the 2nd. If this is your first time, we hold the December meeting on the 1st Saturday (instead of the second) an hour later than usual which will be 2…
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Scanners. A review of different types of scanner hardware (flatbed, sheet-feeders, FlipPal, wand, book scanner on 8th floor of Dallas Public Library, etc) just in time for Christmas wish lists. This presentation will complement the November 2013 presentation on scanning by Tony Hanson, archived on the Dallas Genealogical Society's YouTube channel. See the Technology Special Interest Group page for…
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Read about past award recipients and nominate somebody you think is deserving on our Awards page. Registration for this event is required.
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December’s Topic: Using GedMatch, a review and a look at the new tools. – Mic Barnette
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Topic: Using Adobe Spark to Create Videos and Share Your Genealogy
Please plan to attend the Dallas Genealogical Society’s Technology SIG meeting. Kathleen Murray will present and demonstrate Adobe Spark. Spark, by Adobe, is an application used to create short video films from either a video file or photographs. This is a great way to share family events and your family genealogy with family members who don’t have that genealogy bug.
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.
Our educational presentation, "1890 Census Substitutes: Bridging the Gap", will be made by Bill Buckner from the Waco-McLennan County Library.
Join us for a discussion of Jewish Surname books.
January’s topic: A look at Swedish records. How I solved a problem proving an ancestor with DNA. – Jean Larson.
Discusses and explores areas of research unique to the African American community. See the African American GIG page for more information.
The Brown Bag SIG is for genealogists who want to learn advanced methodology skills and techniques. See the Brown Bag SIG page for more information.
This month's Tech SIG is a live demonstration of HistoryGeo.com, a subscription website offered by Greg and Vickie Boyd, Arphax Publishing Company.
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.
The presentation, Black Courage, will be made by Bill Covington, and covers African-Americans serving on both sides of the Revolutionary War.
Please note, the February meeting will be held in the Laurie Evans Studio on the 3rd Floor.
February’s Topic: “Incorporating DNA Evident in a Written Conclusion.” Chapter 8, Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Debbie Parker Wayne and Blaine Bettinger. – Barbara Ware
Discusses and explores areas of research unique to the African American community. See the African American GIG page for more information.
The Jewish SIG Group will meet February 21, 2018 at 10:30 am at the Tycher Library at the Jewish Community Center on Northaven Road.
