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See You In September!

Help us help the Genealogy & History Division of the Dallas Public Library.

Out of the Attic: MacArthur High School (Irving, TX): Commencement Program–June 3, 2006

The June 3, 2006 MacArthur High School connects hundreds of people to MacArthur High School and the Irving, Texas community.

Recapping the 2023 Annual Awards luncheon

If you missed our May 6th Annual Awards luncheon, here’s an opportunity to learn who we honored.

Meet our 2023-2024 officers

Get to know three of the volunteers who will be leading the Society in the coming year.

Five Questions: Going Pro

How do you make the jump from dedicated amateur to professional genealogist?

Westward migration topic of Bostonian

“I was born in a kingdom, reared in an empire, attained manhood in a territory, and now a citizen of a state, and have never been 100 miles from where I now live.”

Dedication of Antioch Life Park Historical Cemetery Marker

On Saturday, June 25, 2022, a Texas Historical Cemetery marker was dedicated for Antioch Life Park Cemetery.

The Tuberculosis Victims Buried in Dallas City Cemetery

Last month’s article about the Dallas City Cemetery noted that many of the people buried in the cemetery died from “pulmonary tuberculosis”, more commonly known today as “TB”. 

Family Migrations and RootsTech’s “The Great Northward Migration 1915-1970” series

Anyone researching families in the United States must address how and when their ancestors immigrated to North America, with few exceptions.

5 Questions: How do you manage source documents?

Every genealogist eventually finds themselves with too many paper documents. How do you bring order to the chaos?