Dallas Genealogical Society

Purpose

The purpose of this Society is threefold:

1. to educate by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy;
2. to support the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, Texas; and
3. to preserve information relating to Dallas County and its early history.

Education

• Monthly meetings provide quality genealogical speakers on a range of topics. These meetings are open to the general public.
• All-day educational seminars are offered three times each year. These typically feature nationally recognized genealogical speakers.
• An online archive includes quarterly and annual Society journals published since 1957.

Support

• The society raises funds for the acquisition of materials for the Genealogy Section of the Central Dallas Library.
• Society members staff a help desk in the Genealogy Section of the library.

Preservation

• Society members have  collected records of significance to Dallas County.
• The Society publishes these collected records
  

Society Happenings

Meetings

(details of meetings: how often, where, when, what is the purpose of the meeting, i.e., genealogical instruction, planning projects, etc.)

Workshops

(details: topics, when, where, cost, etc.)

Board Meetings

(details of board meetings: how often, where, when, who is invited)

Help the Society Can Provide

Record Collections

(Name of Collection)

• Located: (Online, onsite)
  
• How to access: (order information, website)
  
• Why to search this record: (can link to wiki article)
  

(Continue to add any additional collections)

• (repeat bullets above of info about the collection)
  

Indexes for (County/town/state name)

• (Name of index (if online add link to name of index)) - How to access: (if not online, order info. If it is online, remove "How to access")
  

Publications In the Society's Holdings

Books

• (general description or list of titles)
  

Periodicals

• (general description of list of titles)
  

Family Files (any other paper files)

• (general description or list of surnames)
  

Misc

• (general descriptions)
  

Publications for Sale

(link to website selling publications)

Look up Services

(Instructions and fees)

• (List of local repositories willing to visit)
  

How to Do Research in (name of town/county)

• (list of classes whether online or onsite)
  

Local Repositories Society Members Visit

• (list of repositories your members visit to do genealogy)
  

Benefits to Those Who Join the Society

Cost of membership and how to join:

Unlimited Online Access to:

• (List of online databases)

Newsletter/Periodical:

Free Look Ups:

• (List of look ups)
  

Field Trips:

(Include any other additional benefits of membership in your Society):

Web Site

The DGS manages a web site that contains the following information:

• Newsletters prior to 2009 with articles of genealogical interest about the Dallas area
• Searchable database for many local cemeteries
• Early Dallas County Court records
• Calendar of Society events including general meeting, Special Interest Group sessions and Educational events
• Educational presentations
• Jewish research resources

www.dallasgenealogy.org

Social Media

Facebook - Dallas Genealogical Society, Dallas, Texas, non-profit organization

Twitter - @DGStx

DGS Blog 

Other Dallas Resources

City of Dallas, Texas

Dallas County, Texas, Societies

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DGS stands for Digital Genealogical Society also known as an Image Group Number. Each set of digital images is assigned a DGS number for identification purposes.