SIGS
December 17 - African American
Membership
Ind. Membership - $35
Household - $40
Life (under 65) - $700
Life (65+) - $500
Organizational - $35
Hold the Date
Dec.10th - Annual DGS Awards Luncheon
Mar. 24th - Spring Lecture - Joshua Taylor
DGS on the Web
The goal of the Dallas Genealogical Society shall be to educate, by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy; to assist and support the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, Texas, or to its legal successor; and to collect, preserve, copy, and index information relating to Dallas County and its early history.
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December Awards Luncheon
We look forward to seeing everyone that registered for the luncheon on Saturday, December 10th on the 7th floor in the O'Hara Room. There will be social time with drinks and snacks in the foyer prior to the meeting.
The December meeting will highlight those who have contributed to the genealogical community. The lunch will be catered by Celebration Restaurant. A brief business meeting will preceed the lunch and awards will be presented afterward. The awards include Award of Merit, Heritage Preservation Award, Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Distinguished Service Award and Volunteer of the Year Award.
11:30 - Registration and social time, foyer of the O'Hara Room, 7th Floor
12:00 - Business Meeting
12:30 - Luncheon
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young St., Dallas, TX
November 2011 Newsletter
The mailed copies of the DGS Newsletter should be coming your way soon. The latest edition is now online and can be accessed by DGS members by going to the DGS website, Click on Resources page, selecting the Members Only menu option and logging in.
The 2011 Dallas Journal has been mailed so everyone should be receiving their copy very soon, if you have not received it already.
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Featured Item from the DGS Store
There is still time to get this item before Christmas!
#505: Rolling Back Pack. The sale price is $29.95! These packs will hold up to a 17 inch computer with plenty of room left over for a small scanner or printer along with your files. The front panel is great for holding any pens, pencils, stapler, paper clips or any other supplies you might need while doing research. The front panel is also removable. It would make a nice Christmas present!
Purchase from the DGS Online Store, at the luncheon on Saturday or at the Volunteer Desk in the Genealogy Department of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street.
SIGS Meetings
Dec. 17 - African American Genealogy Group - Holiday Celebration in the West Room - 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
J. Erik Jonsson Library, 1515 Young St., Dallas, TX
Technology SIG Contest
Congratulation to Carolyn Davis on winning the Technology SIG Contest. Not only did she have a great presentation on creating a family album website, she also presented it by phone with Tony Hansen operating the projector. It was a very interesting project.
DGS General Meeting Programs
Dec. 10th - Annual Awards Luncheon
Jan. 7th - Meg Hacker, Fort Worth NARA, "Preparing for the 1940 census"
Feb. 4th - Janet Branstetter, "Surfing, Plucking and Planning"
Mar. 3rd - Sandra Crowley and Tony Hansen, "Rootstech Report"
Apr. 7th - Brian Collins, Dallas Public Library, "Searching the Dallas Morning News Archives"All meetings at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, unless otherwise noted. A hospitality time starts at 10:30 a.m. Business meeting begins at 11 a.m. and the program follows.
Upcoming
Feb. 2-4, 2012 - RootsTech, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mar. 24, 2012 - DGS Spring Lecture - Exploring Connections with D. Joshua Taylor, MA, MLS
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