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#to educate by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy; | #to educate by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy; | ||
#to | #to support the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, Texas; and | ||
#to | #to preserve information relating to Dallas County and its early history. | ||
===Education=== | ====Education==== | ||
*The society meets monthly providing quality genealogical speakers. These meetings are open to the general public as well as to members. | *The society meets monthly providing quality genealogical speakers. These meetings are open to the general public as well as to members. | ||
*The society offers | *The society offers 3 full-day seminars each year, which feature nationally recognized genealogical speakers. | ||
*The society maintains an online archive of quarterly and annual Society journals published since 1957. | |||
===Support=== | ====Support==== | ||
*The society raises funds | *The society raises funds for the acquisition of materials for the Genealogy Section of the Central Dallas Library. | ||
*Society members | *Society members staff a help desk in the Genealogy Section of the library. | ||
===Preservation=== | ====Preservation==== | ||
*Society members have collected records of significance to Dallas County. | *Society members have collected records of significance to Dallas County. | ||
*The Society publishes these collected records<br> | *The Society publishes these collected records<br> | ||
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Revision as of 14:05, 31 July 2020
Purpose[edit | edit source]
The purpose of this Society is threefold:
- to educate by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy;
- to support the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, Texas; and
- to preserve information relating to Dallas County and its early history.
Education[edit | edit source]
- The society meets monthly providing quality genealogical speakers. These meetings are open to the general public as well as to members.
- The society offers 3 full-day seminars each year, which feature nationally recognized genealogical speakers.
- The society maintains an online archive of quarterly and annual Society journals published since 1957.
Support[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Society members have collected records of significance to Dallas County.
- The Society publishes these collected records
Web Site[edit | edit source]
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
Social Media[edit | edit source]
Facebook - Dallas Genealogical Society, Dallas, Texas, non-profit organization
Twitter - @DGStx
DGS Blog
Other Dallas Resources[edit | edit source]
Dallas County, Texas, Societies
