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
  

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 

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