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Research in East Tennessee

DGS IT Manager — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:18:38 +0000

Do you do genealogical research in the early East Tennessee area? Have you come across references to King’s Mountain and the Lost State of Franklin and want to know more? PBS is highlighting a new video by Buck Kahler called The Mysterious Lost State of Franklin.

The description of the video, taken from the website at www.pbs.org/loststate, notes that The Mysterious lost State of Franklin was, “Filmed at several historic locations in East Tennessee, this narrative is told through scholarly interviews and painstakingly researched reenactments set to a backdrop of lush Tennessee scenery. The result is a landmark work that has set a new standard in the visual restoration of Tennessee’s grand historical oral tradition.”

Information about the State of Franklin can be found at www.pbs.org/loststate. Information about televsion show times of this video on our local television station KERA World (station 13.2) can be found at http://www.kera.org/tv/schedule/.

History of Medicine in Dallas

DGS IT Manager — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:54:28 +0000

The following may be of interest to genealogists researching Dallas County, Texas history. The library website at UT Southwestern Medical Center has a page dedicated to the history of medicine. It includes links to (1) a collection of more than 500 images illustrating the history of medicine in Dallas, (2) 60 choice photos arranged in chronological order that provide a photographic history of medical highlights in Dallas, (3) a description of books dealing with medical history housed at the UT Southwestern library, (4) a link to a 1951 thesis written by Marie Louise Giles titled The Early History of Medicine in Dallas, 1841-1900, (5) information on a collection of historically important medical journals at the UT Southwestern library, (6) information of files with clippings on Dallas and Texas medical history at the UT Southwestern Library (7) and a link to the online Texas Physicians Historical Biographical Database developed by the staff at the UT Southwestern library.

Link to The Early History of Medicine in Dallas, 1841-1900
http://libraryblogs.utsouthwestern.edu/LibraryNews/2012/06/early-history-of-medicine-in-dallas-1841-to-1900-now-online/

Link to UT Southwestern’s library’s History of Medicine website with old pictures and on-line physician database:

http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/library/speccol/hhs/history.cfm

Learn about Scanners and Scanning

Tony Hanson — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:47:25 +0000

The Dallas Genealogical Society Technology Special Interest Group will be meeting again this week:

When: Thursday evening from 6:30 pm to 8:00
Where: Studio room on the 3^rd floor of theDallas Public Library

This week’s discussion will focus on Scanners and scanning technology. By the end of my presentation you will (hopefully!)

Understand how a scanner works
Be knowledgeable of key terms and concepts
Know the different scanning techniques available on most scanners
Understand that not all images contain the same level of detail
Understand the limitations of printers and monitors
Know which formats to use to save your files

I hope to see you there, but if you can’t join us this month please consider participating in an upcoming meeting:

October 6 – Digital Photography: Repair and Retouch by Sandra Crowley
November 3 – Tying it all together. This will be an open discussion on any of the topics we have covered in previous SIG presentations
December 1 – Show Your Project night. Make a brief presentation to the group about a project you have worked on that was inspired by something you learned at a Technology SIG meeting. Tell us what you have done with your Blog, Wiki, Web Site, Photography project, Scanning Project or whatever. The best/most entertaining presentation of the night will win a $25 gift certificate to Fry’s Electronics!