Out of the Attic: “Glad to Hear Him Cry”

I discovered this typed page when closing our family home after the death of our parents. There was no date on the document.

Spotlight on Plano’s Haggard Library

by Cheryl Smith Q: What is the current status of access to genealogy resources?  Are there any specific protocols related to the pandemic? A: The Genealogy Center is open fully to the public. We do not have any limitations. Our hours are Monday through Thursday 9 am to 9 pm; Friday 9 am to 6…
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2022 Writing Contest: Your Family’s Black Sheep

Do you have a pirate or an outlaw in your family? A “gal who done him wrong”? A bootlegger, bank robber, or all-around loser? Then you have a black sheep.

Gone But Not Forgotten

While my mother was alive, she would take me to the local cemeteries on days with pleasant weather.

The Preservation Dallas 2021 Cemetery Tour

In partnership with the Friends of Oakland Cemetery Dallas and the Oakland Cemetery Lot Owners Association, the Dallas Genealogical Society sponsored Oakland Cemetery.

Out of the Attic – The 1940 Graduating Class of Texas Tech

The Faculty and Senior Class of the Texas Technological College request the honor of your presence at their Commencement Exercises

John Erik Jonsson, namesake of the Dallas Central Public Library

John Erik Jonsson (Erik) was born in Brooklyn, New York on 6 September 1901. He was the only child of Johan Peter Jonsson and Ellen Charlotta Palmqvist.

Genealogical Resources in the Dallas History & Archives Division of the Dallas Public Library

The Genealogy Collection on the 8th floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is world class, but did you know that just one floor below, the Dallas History & Archives Division has many different resources that are also useful in local genealogical research?

New England in the Fall – 2021 Fall Seminar

Our Fall Seminar, Maine to Virginia: Finding Your Colonial Ancestors, featured David Allen Lambert on Saturday, October 23, 2021.

The Bells of Peace

The United States celebrates Veterans Day every year on November 11 to recognize and honor military veterans who have served in the United States Armed Forces. I