The Dallas Genealogical Society held its 2021 Awards Ceremony Saturday, May 1, and for the first time, the ceremony was an all-virtual event.
The Texas Historical Commission is a state agency whose mission is to “protect and preserve the state’s historic and prehistoric resources for the use, education, enjoyment, and economic benefit of present and future generations.
The Hall of State has long been one of Dallas’ “jewels in the crown.” Built at Fair Park in 1936 for the Texas Centennial Fair, it is full of Texas history.
The DGS 2021 Summer Seminar with Tom Jones is a fantastic opportunity to improve our genealogical writing skills!
Since 1920, more Americans have lived in cities than in rural areas.
Most people know that antique stores and some online websites have postcards. Some of the postcards have been mailed and have ended up for sale.
The History of Texas World War Heroes by John McCrae, published by the Army & Navy History Company in 1919, is one of those unexpected gems.
Hopefully you know that we have been busy indexing articles in our Journals, Quarterlies and Newsletters and linking each article to the appropriate image on the Portal to Texas History.
At 10 am on May 31st, 2021, The Friends of Oakland Cemetery will host an event to honor those interred at Oakland that served our country.
Are you looking for a list of the military markers in a specific cemetery? Try searching Ancestry.com’s collection “Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970.”
