Dallas Genealogical Society

Genealogical & Family History Records, Resources & Activities for Dallas, Dallas County and North Texas

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About

Purpose

The Dallas Genealogical Society (DGS) is a Texas non-profit organization whose purpose 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 Public Library in Dallas, Texas; and
3. to preserve historical information relating to the city of Dallas, Dallas County, and North Texas.

Contact Information

Dallas Genealogical Society
Address	P. O. Box 12446, Dallas, Texas 75225-0446
Website	dallasgenealogy.org
Phone	866-968-2347
Email	info@dallasgenealogy.org
Facebook	Dallas Genealogical Society
Twitter	@DGStx

Society Happenings

Meetings

Monthly meetings provide quality genealogical speakers on a range of genealogical topics. These meetings are open to the general public.

Meeting information, recordings, and minutes are on our website.

Seminars

All-day educational seminars are offered three times each year (Spring, Summer, and Fall). These typically feature nationally recognized genealogical speakers.

Upcoming and past seminars are listed on our website.

• Tony Burroughs - Virtual Seminar | September 19, 2020
  • Paths to Freedom: Essential Steps for African American Genealogy | More Info

Interest Groups

DGS sponsors several Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to provide members with an opportunity to meet and work with other genealogists in specific areas.

A list of upcoming group meetings is on our calendar.

• African American Group
• Best Practices Group
• Coppell Group
• DNA Group
• German Genealogy Group
• Jewish Group
• MacGen Reunion Group
• Family Tree Maker Group
• Roots Magic Group

Online Resources

Dallas County Cemeteries

• Database Online

Dallas County Justices of the Peace

• 1846-2000: Database Online

Dallas County Marriage Records

• August 1895-November 1896: Online

Dallas County Probate Records

• 1846-1900: Database Online

14th District Court Records

• Minute Book A, 1846 – 1855: Abstracts online

Lloyd Dewitt Bockstruck Papers

• Genealogical research lectures: Bibliographies
• Heritage & Lineage Society: Applications
• Biographical information
• Web page: Online

Society Publications

• Journals
  • 2013-2016: Online
  • 1995-2012: Online
• Quarterlies (1964-1994): Online
• Newsletters
  • 1955-2015: Online
  • 2015-2020: Online

Membership

• $35 – One year Individual Membership
• Benefits

Local Repositories

• Dallas Public Library, Genealogy Section
  • Address: 1515 Young Street Dallas, TX 75201
  • email: genealogy@dallaslibrary.org
  • Telephone: 214-670-1433
• The Portal to Texas History
• The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas

Wiki Resources

City of Dallas, Texas

Dallas County, Texas

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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.