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?
Our Fall Seminar, Maine to Virginia: Finding Your Colonial Ancestors, featured David Allen Lambert on Saturday, October 23, 2021.
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
When my grandmother died, Dad gave me her jewelry box and told me to take anything I wanted. What I chose was a jumble of service pins.
Towns proliferated wherever railroad tracks were laid in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Irving, Texas was no exception.
The Dallas Genealogical Society is proud to be a sponsor for the Preservation Dallas 2021 Fall Tour – Cemeteries of Dallas.
Q: What is the current status of access to genealogy resources at Grapevine Library? A: The Genealogy Room is completely open. Q: What online databases does the library have, and are they available remotely or must they be used in the library? A: We have Ancestry Library Edition, Fold3, NewspaperArchive.com, Newspapers.com, HistoryGeo, and NewsBank. Only…
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A great example is the amazingly large collection of Mexican civil registration and Catholic church records available through FamilySearch. J
Rummage around in your genealogical “attic” for unique family records.
Parishioners and townspeople alike entered the small building that served as the Wethersford town hall and church. This was the fourth meeting to select a new minister.
March 15, 2025
