In March I applied for, and was granted, the 2022 Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Scholarship to attend The Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) Conference, which was held in July.
Mark your calendars for Friday, October 21, 2022! The Dallas Public Library and Dallas Genealogical Society are pleased to bring back our annual in-person Family History Month Celebration on the 8th floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library.
For the September e-News quiz, we invited readers to “share something about your Texas heritage with us”.
Our Fall Seminar for 2022 on October 22nd will feature British genealogy specialist Paul Milner. Since most of us will not be able to make the trip to England, we have asked Paul to concentrate on online resources.
It’s nearly Halloween, one of my favorite times of the year, and I will be dusting off my purple satin witch’s hat soon. It has lovely black feathers and a veil with spiders on it.
“BOI” is an acronym that tourists are likely to see when visiting Galveston. Likewise, an acronym that describes the emotional bond of lifelong Dallasites is long past due.
Matthew Finneran was probably the fourth child of his parents, Patrick Finneran and Margaret Kelly.
September 10th will be our first in person meeting since April of 2020 and it’s going to be a celebration! For those of you who can make it to the Central Branch of the Dallas Public Library.
In November 1918, a site was selected for the establishment of a play park on Caruth Street, between Griffin and Magnolia streets. Dallas Park Board quickly began work to clear the land.
This map was given to my mother, Patricia Maureen (Jarrett) Kelly, as a result of her work in Civil Defense during World War II in England.
March 15, 2025
