Next Saturday Seminar - July 21, 2018
Join us July 21st for our next Saturday Seminar - ”Using Collateral Genealogy to Find Immigrant Origins in U.S. Records” by David Passman
W.O. Haggard Library, program room, doors open at 10:15 and we should finish about 12:30.
Download the flier here.
W.O. Haggard Library, program room, doors open at 10:15 and we should finish about 12:30.
Download the flier here.
June Newsletter
Here is a link to the June newsletter. Our past newsletters may be found in the Newsletter Archives under the Publications tab above.
All-Day Workshop - September 15th
Plans for our All-Day Workshop are coming together! Colleen Fitzpatrick, an expert in Forensic Genealogy, will be our speaker and topics she will cover are:
Watch for more details on this page - All-Day Workshop.
- Forensic Genealogy -CSI Meets Roots
- A Different Kind of DNA Talk
- Hospital Records – The Most Under-used Resource in Genealogy
- The Database Detective
Watch for more details on this page - All-Day Workshop.
Lloyd Bockstruck, 1945-2018
Lloyd deWitt Bockstruck died May 27, 2018 in Dallas, Texas at the age of 73. Lloyd was a distinguished genealogical scholar, librarian, writer, educator, and lecturer. He was born May 26, 1945 in Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois to Harry Earl Bockstruck and Olive Elsie Blankenship. He earned an M.A. in European History from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and an M.S. in Library Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne.
Lloyd joined the genealogical staff at the Dallas Public Library in 1973. During his 30-year tenure as Supervisor of the Genealogy Section (1979-2009) he oversaw the expansion of the collection. He deserves a lion’s share of the credit for establishing the library’s reputation as holding one of the leading genealogical collections in the United States. In 2009, Lloyd retired from the Dallas Public Library.
His educational and literary contributions to the genealogical community include: 11 books; 39 years on the faculty of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) at Samford University, Birmingham, AL; 17 years as a weekly columnist for the Dallas Morning News; 17 years as an Instructor at the School of Continuing Education, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX; and 11 years on the faculty of The Genealogical Institute of Mid-America, University of Illinois at Springfield.
During his career Lloyd lectured throughout the country at genealogical society workshops, seminars, and conferences. His many honors include being named a Fellow of the National Genealogical Society (1992) and receiving the initial Filby Prize for Genealogical Librarianship (1999) from the National Genealogical Society.
(from DGS notification)
Lloyd joined the genealogical staff at the Dallas Public Library in 1973. During his 30-year tenure as Supervisor of the Genealogy Section (1979-2009) he oversaw the expansion of the collection. He deserves a lion’s share of the credit for establishing the library’s reputation as holding one of the leading genealogical collections in the United States. In 2009, Lloyd retired from the Dallas Public Library.
His educational and literary contributions to the genealogical community include: 11 books; 39 years on the faculty of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) at Samford University, Birmingham, AL; 17 years as a weekly columnist for the Dallas Morning News; 17 years as an Instructor at the School of Continuing Education, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX; and 11 years on the faculty of The Genealogical Institute of Mid-America, University of Illinois at Springfield.
During his career Lloyd lectured throughout the country at genealogical society workshops, seminars, and conferences. His many honors include being named a Fellow of the National Genealogical Society (1992) and receiving the initial Filby Prize for Genealogical Librarianship (1999) from the National Genealogical Society.
(from DGS notification)
Microsoft OneNote Users Group
On the third Monday of every month, the new Microsoft OneNote User Group will meet in the Genealogy Section of the Library from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The group will focus on using MicroSoft OneNote to organize your genealogy research plans and research results. See the page for more information - OneNote Users Group.
Plano Old City Cemetery Association
The Plano Old City Cemetery Association (POCCA) is a non-profit, non-perpetual care association founded by descendents of those buried within its boundaries and other interested parties. Its mission is to preserve, restore and protect the property, gravesites, monuments and other appurtenances within the Plano Old City Cemetery located at 12th and H Streets in Plano, Texas. Any person who supports the mission of the Association is eligible for membership. Membership is by application & payment of dues, download the membership form here.
Ancestry.com Membership Discount
If you are an AARP member, you can save 30% off a World Explorer membership to Ancestry.com for one year. More information on Ancestry.com.
