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Articles Solicited for New Pegasus: Journal of the Dallas Genealogical Society
In 2013, The Dallas Journal will be succeeded by a new scholarly journal, Pegasus: Journal ofthe Dallas
Genealogical Society.
To encourage article submissions DGS will pay authors for their material after publication. We believe we are the
first genealogical society journal to do so.
The Publications Committee chose the name Pegasus because the winged horse is regarded as the symbol of the
Muses and of aspiring to great accomplishments, and more importantly, because a Pegasus has been an icon of the
City of Dallas for decades.
First erected in 1934 on the roof of the Magnolia Petroleum Co. headquarters on Commerce Street, the winged horse
sign became one of Dallas' most enduring and recognizable landmarks. In 1959 it became the logo of Mobil Oil
when it merged with Magnolia Petroleum. The original sign stopped rotating in 1974, and in 1977 Mobil sold the
building to the city. The following year the building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Developers bought the building in 1997 and converted it to the present-day Magnolia Hotel. In anticipation of
Dallas' Millennium Celebration, in 1999 the original Pegasus was taken down to be restored, but proved to be
beyond repair and was moved to the Old Red Museum of County History & Culture. A completely new, fully-
rotating Pegasus was lit for the first time at midnight on January 1, 2000.
Pegasus' first issue will be published in spring 2013, and the DGS Publications Committee is actively seeking
articles that showcase both genealogy research and writing and compilations that feature unpublished genealogy
records.
Articles may be submitted by members and non-members of DGS, both hobbyists and professionals. Articles may
not have been previously published elsewhere.
There will be two categories of publication: regular issues that feature research articles (case studies, methodologies,
family genealogies); and special issues that feature transcriptions, abstracts, or indexes of records not yet filmed.
digitized, or published elsewhere (cemeteries, bibles, civil, religious, and business groups).
Guidelines for submission and payment terms can be found at:
http://dallasgenealogy.org/DGS_Docs/Temporary/PegasusWritersGuidelines.pdf
Pegasus will also offer the opportunity for professionals to promote their skills and for genealogical societies to
feature their programs in a sponsorship section. Single issue rates are:
" 1/4 page or business card, $25
- 1/2 page, $50
- Full page, $100
Send submissions or questions to email addresses below.
For editorial: pegasus_editorial@dallasgenealogy.org
For sponsorships: pegasussponsorship@dallasgenealogy.org
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