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===Purpose===
===Purpose===
The purpose of this Society is threefold:
The Dallas Genealogical Society (DGS) is a Texas non-profit organization whose purpose is threefold:


#to ''educate'' by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy;
#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 ''support'' the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Public Library in Dallas, Texas; and
#to ''preserve'' information relating to Dallas County and its early history.
#to ''preserve'' information relating to Dallas County and its early history.<br>
 
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====Education====
 
*Monthly meetings provide quality genealogical speakers on a range of topics.&nbsp;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&nbsp; collected records of significance to Dallas County.
*The Society publishes these collected records<br>
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===Society Happenings===
===Society Happenings===
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