Dedication of the Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Genealogy Collection

Celebrate the legacy of Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck at the Dallas Public Library in a ceremony dedicating the Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Genealogy Collection

Exploring ConferenceKeeper.org

It’s a no brainer that you will put the DGS annual seminars in your genealogy educational event calendar first; but how do you find out about other worthwhile conferences you would like to attend?

Celebrate Family History Month with the us

Join us at the Dallas Public Library for a celebration of Family History Month on Friday, October 18, 2019.

Restoration Effort Underway at Warren Ferris Cemetery

The Friends of the Warren Ferris Cemetery are restoring the neglected landscape of this historic cemetery.

Forgotten Community of Cemento Grande

Around 1918, the Southwestern States Portland Cement Company donated land to be used for a cemetery by its Hispanic employees.

Dallas County Records Held in the Dallas Public Library – 7th-Floor, Dallas History and Archives Division

The Genealogy Section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is one of the top genealogical libraries in the United States.

German Genealogy Group Forming

We’re starting a new SIG for German Genealogy. The group will be free to the general public and will likely meet 5-6 times a year.

Interwoven: Dallas History and New Hope Baptist Church

To know the history of a community, one often has to look no further than the history of a local church.

FHL Microfilms Housed at DPL

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City no longer loans its microfilm collection to Family History Centers.

Be Part of the Community

Family history is anything but a solitary endeavor. When I am reading through that index of obituaries, it is there because a group of people faithfully clipped them out of a newspaper for years, organized them, and published a book.