SIGS
July 17 - Jewish Group
Membership
Ind. Membership - $35
Household - $40
Life (under 65) - $700
Life (65+) - $500
Organizational - $35
Hold the Date
Sep. 12-19 - Salt Lake City Trip
Sep. 29 - Fall Lecture - Craig Scott on Military Records
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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DGS FALL LECTURE - Sept 29 MILITARY RECORDS
Keynote Speaker - Craig R. Scott, CGsm
Saturday, September 29, 2012
TOPICS
• Basic Military Research • Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestors • Pension Research: You Stopped Too Soon • Researching Your Civil War Ancestors
Military Records
A Wealth of Information
War and peace—there are military records for individuals throughout history regardless of whether there was a war being waged. Sometimes, it’s only a military registration form, but it is still a record that can provide valuable information about your ancestor.
You can use military records to find evidence of their military service, including time of service and any pensions paid. These records can also find or confirm birth information and give evidence of family relationships. Pension files can be great sources of information not only about the veteran but also about family members who survived if the individual perished during the war or later. There may even be details about capture or illness.
State or federal governments generally created and preserved these records and today many are available online and at the National Archives and other repositories around the country.
Whether you’re just getting started with military research or you want to more deeply explore records you’ve accessed previously, there is something here for you.
According to the National Archives, the most requested military records are from the War of 1812. Now these more than 7.2 million images are being digitized and will be available online.
Join us as we spend the day with Craig Scott discussing various types of military records, where to find them and how to use them.
Registration Fee (Lunch is NOT included)*
$50 per member; $60 per non-member
Add $10 if you order lunch.
Early Bird —
Register by September 15 & SAVE!
$40 per member; $50 per non-member
Must be postmarked by September 15, 2012 to qualify for discount.
*Add $10 if you order lunch
Register on our website or make checks payable to: Dallas Genealogical Society
Mail to: DGS Fall Lecture
P.O. Box 12446
Dallas, Texas 75225-0446
Location: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young Street
Dallas, Texas
Parking in the library's underground garage will be at the reduced rate of $2.00
Annual DGS Writing Competition
The Dallas Genealogical Society is sponsoring an Annual DGS Writing Competition for original material submitted by members and non-members, hobbyists and professionals. Entries may not have been published previously. Submissions must be sourced as outlined in Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills.
Multiple entries per person are allowed, but only one award per person will be given.
You can find all the details on the DGS website or in the latest issue of the DGS Newsletter.
1940 U. S. Federal Census
Extraordinary news! The overall percentage of indexing is up to 90.17%! Texas is now 99% indexed. Thanks to all the great volunteers for making this happen so quickly.
Research
Do You Research Genealogy at Family Gatherings?
The theme for the Oct-Dec DGS Newsletter is “preserving your family’s story through genealogy research at holiday celebrations or reunions.” If you have found such gatherings to be fruitful for your genealogy research, tell our members about how you did it.
Send your stories to editorial@dallasgenealogy.org. We’ll publish the most interesting ones in the Oct-Dec issue of the DGS Newsletter. Start submitting material now; there is an extended deadline date of August 15.
Marianne Szabo, Director of Publication Content
Salt Lake City Trip
Richard, the Director of the Plaza Hotel, has volunteered to hold open the final two unreserved rooms for a while longer. Anyone who wants to reserve will have to call Richard direct at 1-801-606-2410. You will have to say you are with DGS. Hurry, time is limited!
DGS General Meeting Programs
June, July and August - No Meetings
Will resume General Meetings in September
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