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Help Wanted!

The DGS is looking for few more volunteers in several key areas.

DNA Workshop was a success!

78 people registered to participate in our “You Have Your Ancestry.com DNA Results: Now What?” workshop held on June 8th.

Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Inducted into the National Genealogy Hall of Fame

Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck has been selected by the National Genealogical Society to be inducted into the National Genealogy Hall of Fame.

Discovering my Great-Grandmother, Elvira Davis Turner

Could the woman in an old picture be Elvira Davis?—A Juneteenth Memory

Cemetery Database Indexing Opportunity

The DGS is seeking volunteers to help us add links to FindAGrave.com, BillionGraves.com and a death certificate to our cemetery database.

Dallas (Texas) County Clerk Website – Official Public Record Search, 1964-Present

The Dallas County Clerk’s website offers a variety of public records containing useful genealogical data.

June 8 DNA Workshop

Register for our Saturday, June 8th “You Have Your Ancestry.com DNA Results: Now What?” workshop on now!

Spring 2024 Seminar: DGSynergy

We all own a huge “Well Done!” to Sharon Bowles (VP) and Barbara Coakley (Seminar Administrator) for the superb job they did planning and organizing our Spring Seminar!

Winner of 2024 Lloyd Bockstruck Scholarship announced

The Lloyd Bockstruck Scholarship Award celebrates the remarkable legacy of its namesake.

Two new references will be of interest to Jewish genealogists

The Dallas Public Library’s genealogy collection includes a number of excellent references for Jewish genealogists.