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Genealogical & Family History Records, Resources & Activities for Dallas, Dallas County and North Texas
Records
Our collection features information about Dallas County Cemeteries, Local Funeral Homes and Early Court, Land, Marriage, Probate, & Tax records.
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Our members have created many publications throughout our history. We have also indexed and digitized every Newsletter and Journal we have created since 1955.
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Our meetings feature presentations from knowledgeable speakers. Recordings of many of these outstanding presentations are available to the public.
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We offer three seminars each year. Our monthly Special Interest Group and General Meetings are open to the public. Most are hybrid (in-person and virtual).
VIEW CALENDARLatest Blog Posts
Out of the Attic: The Ballykinlar Book
A book memorializing the prisoners of the Ballykinlar Internment Camp is discovered in a Texas attic.
Read moreThe Dallas Municipal Archives
City of Dallas Municipal Archives collections contain ledgers, manuscripts/typescripts, maps, photographs, microforms, printed material, valuable documents, and architectural plans.
Read moreThe Newspapers Stories and Events Index, Adding 16 Billion Records to Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com has added a spectacular record collection containing over 16 billion records.
Read moreTime to sign up for the June 8 DNA Workshop
Time is running out to submit your DNA test if you want to participate in our June 8th DNA Workshop.
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Our Mission
Education
To educate by creating, fostering, and maintaining interest in genealogy.
Dallas Public Library
To assist and support the genealogy section of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, Texas or to its legal successor.
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To collect, preserve, copy, and index information relating to Dallas County and its early history.