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

Records

Our collection features information about Dallas County Cemeteries, Local Funeral Homes and Early Court, Land, Marriage, Probate, & Tax records.

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Publications

Our members have created many publications throughout our history. We have also indexed and digitized every Newsletter and Journal we have created since 1955.

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Videos

Our meetings feature presentations from knowledgeable speakers. Recordings of many of these outstanding presentations are available to the public.

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Meetings

We offer three seminars each year. Our monthly Special Interest Group and General Meetings are open to the public. Most are hybrid (in-person and virtual).  

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Latest Blog Posts

Out of the Attic: The Ballykinlar Book

A book memorializing the prisoners of the Ballykinlar Internment Camp is discovered in a Texas attic.

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The Dallas Municipal Archives

City of Dallas Municipal Archives collections contain ledgers, manuscripts/typescripts, maps, photographs, microforms, printed material, valuable documents, and architectural plans.

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The Newspapers Stories and Events Index, Adding 16 Billion Records to Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com has added a spectacular record collection containing over 16 billion records.

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Time to sign up for the June 8 DNA Workshop

Time is running out to submit your DNA test if you want to participate in our June 8th DNA Workshop.

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Interest Groups 

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Our Mission

Education

To educate by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy.

Dallas Public Library

To assist and support the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, Texas or to its legal successor.

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Preservation

To collect, preserve, copy, and index information relating to Dallas County and its early history.