Events

October is Family History Month, and we're showing you the wealth of library resources you can use to find YOUR family's history!

Funeral home records are often overlooked or forgotten when looking for genealogical information. However, funeral home files can reveal important clues that can help build your extended family tree and find your ancestor's friends, loved ones and neighbors. Learn about where to find funeral home collections, what they may contain, and how you can learn more about your family's past.

Celebrate Family History Month with the Dallas Public Library, Dallas Genealogical Society and the Genealogy Network of Texas (GNT), a state-wide initiative to connect libraries/genealogical societies and provide educational and research opportunities! Seven FREE programs will be live streamed from genealogy speakers in Texas and throughout the U.S.

Join our own Patti Huff Smith, Director of Marketing at Dallas Genealogical Society as she puts on an all day DNA Seminar for the Bell County Genealogical Society titled "Between the Lines: What Your Ancestors Didn't Tell You! (Making the MOST of your DNA Results)."

Recipes hold history—histories of our family, the lands they come from, and of survival. Collecting family recipes preserves our family history and give context to the lives our families lived, helping us create richer histories beyond your basic genealogy research.

Join Patti Huff Smith, Director of Marketing, Dallas Genealogical Society presenting "Using Social Media to Find & Attract Descendants of our Ancestors."

Join Jim Thornhill as he discusses all 16 censuses and what you can learn from them in his presentation: Take a Deep Dive in the U.S. Census.

Join us virtually for the 2023 TxSGS Family History Conference, where we focus on Roots and Branches: Climbing Your Family Tree.  On Friday and Saturday, November 10-11, 2023, TxSGS Live! features ten presentations by some of the top speakers in genealogy on research techniques, records, DNA, and more.

The Dallas Public Library Genealogy & History Division is proud to launch a regional Veterans Oral History Project for the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. U.S. military veterans, support staff and veteran family members are invited to share their firsthand experiences in order to preserve their stories for future generations.

In partnership with Vivid-Pix Education, the Genealogy & History Division presents Tell your Stories with Laura Hedgecock, President of GeneaBloggers.

Opening presents the night before Christmas, eating grapes on New Year's Eve...what can your family's holiday traditions tell you about your heritage?