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DGS on the Web

DGS is a Silver Level Sponsor of the

Texas State Genealogical Society 2012

Volunteers are needed to staff our booth

in the exhibit area at the conference to be held in Fort Worth on Nov. 1-3, 2012.  If you will be attending, we urge you to volunteer at our booth.  This is a great opportunity to show off what our society has accomplished to attendees from all over Texas.

Follow this link to sign up for a time slot. 

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DGS Annual Awards

The DGS annually recognizes individuals and organizations for their contributions to the goals of the organization. The Society presents four awards at its annual Awards Luncheon which will be held this year on December 8.

The Board urges you to become involved in recommending fellow members for their service the Society.

Please read the descriptions of/qualifications for the awards on our web site and submit nominations to awards@dallasgenealogy.org.

Award of Merit 

Heritage Preservation Award 

Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Distinguished Service Award 

Volunteer of the Year

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Dallas County Methodist Church membership lists

DGS is seeking two or three individuals to help transcribe early Dallas County Methodist Church membership lists (ca 1850-1860) which will be submitted to the DGS Journal for 2013. The volunteers will be provided with printed copies of photographs of the manuscripts, an Excel spreadsheet set up for the transcription and instructions on how to transcribe the records.

Anyone interested in this project should send an email to records@dallasgenealogy.org.

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FGS Announces 2012 Election Results

D. Joshua Taylor Elected President.

New Board Members and Directors Include Cherie Bush, Kris Rzepczynski, and Melissa Shimkus.

Read the FGS press release.

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Casey Chapter of DAR Donates to DPL Genealogy Division

The General Levi Casey Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has donated $20,000 to the Dallas Public Library Genealogy Division.

In this Sept 27, 2012 photo, Kris Sweckard, Interim Library Director (left) is shown accepting the check from Van Beauduy, Treasurer (center) and Kay Masterson, 2nd Vice Regent (right) of the General Levi Casey Chapter.

The Division plans to use the money to purchase new microfilm scanners.

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FGS/NARA War of 1812 Preserve the Pensions Project

Join the initiative to raise funds to digitize the War of 1812 pension files and make them accessible online for free. 

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Upcoming 

Nov. 10 - General Meeting

Topic: 'NARA On-line' by Mike Wright.

Dec.  8 - Annual Awards Luncheon

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Other Genealogical Events

Nov. 1-3 - Texas State Genealogical Society (TSGS) Annual Conference - Saddlebags to Social Networking: Following Ancestors Through History at the Riley Center, Fort Worth, TX
Nov. 3 - 2012 Great Family Search Conference - Plano and Richardson Texas Family History Centers

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