Dallas Genealogical Society
Featuring Fall 2020 Virtual Seminar: Open to Everyone[edit | edit source]
September 19, 2020 | 9:50 - 4:45 Central Standard Time | More Info
TONY BURROUGHS: Paths to Freedom: Essential Steps for African American Genealogy
Purpose[edit | edit source]
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 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.
Society Happenings[edit | edit source]
Meetings[edit | edit source]
Monthly meetings provide quality genealogical speakers on a range of topics. These meetings are open to the general public.
Seminars[edit | edit source]
All-day educational seminars are offered three times each year (Spring, Summer, and Fall). These typically feature nationally recognized genealogical speakers.
Interest Groups[edit | edit source]
Help the Society Can Provide[edit | edit source]
Online Archive[edit | edit source]
An online archive includes quarterly and annual Society journals published since 1957.
Lloyd Dewitt Bockstruck Papers
- Located: Online at the DGS website
- How to access: DGS Website
- Why to search this collection: A wide topical range of bibliographies from a noted genealogist and genealogical librarian.
(Continue to add any additional collections)
- Lloyd Dewitt Bockstruck Papers
- Located: Online at the DGS website
- How to access: DGS Website
- Why to search this collection:
- Located: Online at the DGS website
Help Desk[edit | edit source]
- Society members staff a help desk in the Genealogy Section of the library.
Indexes for (County/town/state name)[edit | edit source]
- (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[edit | edit source]
Books[edit | edit source]
- (general description or list of titles)
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
- (general description of list of titles)
Family Files (any other paper files)[edit | edit source]
- (general description or list of surnames)
Misc[edit | edit source]
- (general descriptions)
Publications for Sale[edit | edit source]
(link to website selling publications)
Look up Services[edit | edit source]
(Instructions and fees)
- (List of local repositories willing to visit)
How to Do Research in (name of town/county)[edit | edit source]
- (list of classes whether online or onsite)
Local Repositories Society Members Visit[edit | edit source]
- (list of repositories your members visit to do genealogy)
Benefits to Those Who Join the Society[edit | edit source]
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[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
