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The McGowan Project Volunteers

How 50+ years of African American funeral home records were turned into a remarkable genealogical family history collection by the work of the African American Genealogy Interest Group (AAGIG)

Civil War Roll of Honor is rich source of material

War records are a rich source of genealogical information. An important military source is the Roll of Honor.

Google is your friend: Google Earth

There are two versions, Google Earth and Google Earth Pro.

Join our DGS Speakers’ Bureau

Are you interested in becoming a speaker representing DGS at an event, virtually or in person? Wonderful! We would love to have you join our team!

Family Search – Virtual Interaction Opportunities

In this pandemic era, the researcher’s ability to access some records has been reduced. On the bright side, many genealogical record repositories are looking for new ways to connect with their usual customer base!

The Hernandez Grocery Store

Amazing. That is all that can be said about a family-owned grocery store that has been in existence for 102 years.

DGS Newsletters now on the Portal To Texas History

Our collection of newsletters published between 1976 and 2015 has been digitized and is now available on the University of North Texas Portal to Texas History.

A Search for Ethnicity that Led to Exciting DNA Discoveries!

I grew up never knowing or meeting my father. My mother, who had been adopted at birth, died when I was eight years old.

Staying on top of DNA developments

Keeping up with the rapidly changing development in the use of DNA for genealogy can be made simpler by subscribing to free DNA blogs.

Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Scholarship recipient attends IGHR

I have worked for the Dallas Public Library for almost seven years, six of which have been in the History and Genealogy Department at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library.