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Author Archives: Tony Hanson
Dallas Public Library Named in “Top 10” for Genealogy Research
The Dallas Public Library has been selected by Family Tree Magazine as one of the Top 10 Public Libraries in the United States for genealogy research. “Many public libraries now have dedicated genealogy or local history collections, making them an … Continue reading
2012 DGS Writing Contest Winners
The Dallas Genealogical Society presented the winners of their 2012 Writing Contest with certificates of recognition and prize checks at their Annual Awards Luncheon on December 8, 2012. Among the judges reviewing the contest entries was J. Mark Lowe, a … Continue reading
New Publication “Pegasus: Journal of the Dallas Genealogical Society” to Pay Authors
The Dallas Genealogical Society (DGS) announces the launch of its new scholarly journal, Pegasus: Journal of the Dallas Genealogical Society. This is the first known society journal to pay authors for published material. The first issue will be published in … Continue reading
DGS Members at this years TSGS Conference
Several DGS members are going to be active participants at this years Texas State Genealogical Society Annual Conference… very active! Sandra Crowley (VP) will be leading the “Partner Society Sharing Session” Tony Hanson (Webmaster) will be presenting a session titled … Continue reading
Getting Started With Your Family History
Members of the Dallas Genealogical Society will be providing training for new genealogists at the November 1-4 Texas State Genealogical Society Annual Meeting in Fort Worth, Texas. “Getting Started with Your Family History”, a seminar in four sessions will be … Continue reading
DGS Newsletters from 1990 Digitized
All eight newsletters published by the DGS in 1990 have been digitized and are now publicly available on the Resources -> Newsletters page (direct links are also provided below). These are text-searchable PDF files. We are actively seeking copies of … Continue reading
1990 – 1994 Quarterly Journals Now Available
Part of the mission of the Dallas Genealogical Society is to preserve and publish information related to the early history of Dallas County. One way we are fulfilling that mission is to digitize our publications and make them freely available on-line. Last … Continue reading
Letot Family Cemetery Records Available
Chances are you did not know that there was a Letot Family cemetery in Dallas, and that there was also an Old Letot Family cemetery. Fortunately for those who DO care, information about the 123 graves in these cemeteries is … Continue reading
Cemetery Pictures Needed
Do you have a digital camera? Interested in Genealogy? Live in the Dallas area? We need your help! We have quite a lot of information about cemeteries in the Dallas area, including a Google map that shows the location for … Continue reading
New Cemetery Records Added
DGS member Barbara Ware and her helpers have been busy so I am pleased to be able to announce the addition of 231 more records to our publicly available and searchable database. Records are now available for five more local … Continue reading