Events

Marynell Bryant – first person historic program in period costume.

Join Stephanie Bennett (Unit Manager, Dallas Public Library) discussing FamilySearch advanced research and learn just what to do when you can't find your ancestor despite running every name search possible (All levels of experience okay)

One of the best and most overlooked resources for genealogical research
is hidden in plain sight: the Public Library. Denton Public Library’s
Laura Douglas will share how and where to find unexpected treasures
hidden in local history and genealogy collections, both in your own
community and those where your ancestors lived.

Do you want to know your family’s history? Don’t know how to start your family history? Do you have an ancestor who doesn’t want to be found? Do you have confusing information about an ancestor.

Listen to Cheri Hudson Passey as she helps you add new tools to your research toolbox.

Sessions:
* What Does That Say? Strategies for Reading Old Handwriting
* 5 Elements for Sound Research: A Guide for Applying the Genealogical Proof Standard
* They Lived Where? How to Tackle a New to You Research Location
* Finding the Living: Genealogy in Reverse

Hear Patti Huff Smith (Dallas Genealogical Society Vice President) discuss Finding Your Ancestors in Scholastic Records.

School records are a rich way to discover your ancestors whereabouts and who registered them for school.

Years of history and tradition are contained in the food we eat every day. Celebrate the City of Dallas' Welcome Week, Mexican Independence Day, and the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month with food, community, and conversation. Enjoy a selection of small plates created by Chef Luis Olvera, of Trompo in Bishop Arts.

Dallas Public Library Genealogy & History Division, in partnership with Vivid-Pix, is proud to launch a new mobile memory station - a place to scan, restore and record your family memories.

Learn about this new technology, how to utilize it for photo recognition therapy, and to share your family history & traditions.

Join the Van Zandt Genealogical Society and Emily Richardson for a day of learning an fun! Topics: A Foundational Step in Research Strategy-What is the Research Question * Same Name Same Location – Which One is Mine? * 20 Websites Every Genealogist Should Be Using * Military Records: Revolutionary War through the Civil War

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

After the DGS general meeting on October 7, join library staff and Vivid-Pix CEO Rick Voight for a Scanning Saturday! No registration required.

Joy Oria will show how to identify the place of origin of your ancestor.  The place of origin is key to finding records. She will show us what records we can expect to find and how to read them.  And, once we’ve found those records, tips and websites for translating them.