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102 Volume 19, Number 5, September 1995 DGS Newsletter
DGS Special Events
Computer Workshop Microfilm Project
Dates Set Dallas Library ArchivesDon't know a hard drive from a
four wheel drive? Haven't figured out
the difference between a software
program and a soft-serve cone? Then,
get in line and sign up for the first
ever "Computer Workshop for
Genealogists," sponsored and hosted
by the DGS' Computer Interest
Group (CIG).
Demand has been overwhelming at
the CIG meetings for a workshop of
this nature. As more and more
researchers turn to computers and
technology to assist them in their
research, it is imperative that we learn
why computers can be such an
effective tool in genealogy, how to
select both the computer hardware and
the software programs designed
especially for genealogists, the use of
online services, the Internet, deed
mapping and the expanding line of
CD-ROM products available for
family research.
The CIG will be sponsoring the
computer workshop from 9:00 A.M. to
4:30 P.M. in the DPL Auditorium on
Saturday, 7 October 1995, and the cost
is only $15 per person. To receive a
brochure about the workshop, please
contact Mike Basham at (214) 348-1403
or visit the Genealogy Section at the
Dallas Public Library.
Remember, the DPL Auditorium
only holds 200 attendees, so advance
registration is required. May we also
suggest bringing a brown-bag lunch to
join with other registrants in a
productive "networking" session.
There will be ample time for questions
& answers, and CIG Director, Mike
Basham, promises a hands-on approach
to help you unravel the mysteries of
RAM vs. ROM and bytes vs. mgs!
Hope to see you on Saturday,
7 October!Volunteers are needed to assist
microfilming efforts in the
Texas/Dallas History & Archives
Division on the 7th floor of the
J. Erik Jonsson Central Dallas Public
Library.
The LDS Church is currently
microfilming Dallas County District
Court records which have been
archived at the Dallas Public Library.
Volunteers are needed to unfold,
flatten and organize old court case
papers so they may be filmed. If you
can devote three to four hours per day
for a period of one day to several days
per week from 1 September-31
December 1995, please let Shirley Sloat
know as soon as possible.
Researchers who volunteer will gain
experience in reading old handwriting
and in understanding various types of
historical records. More importantly,
volunteers will join in the camaraderie
of working with a group of interesting
people on a very interesting project.
As with many of our volunteer
efforts, perks will include free parking
for the day and expanded library
access privileges (including a library
card, even if you are not a resident of
the City of Dallas). In addition, the
LDS will give the library a credit of
$5.00 per hour for all hours worked
which will go toward the purchase of
microfilm from the Salt Lake
collection.
Please contact Shirley Sloat at (214)
349-4718 for additional information
and/or to sign up. This is a great
opportunity to help the Society
maintain one of its goals - the
preservation of Dallas County records.Lines from the Library
Jan Laird Cunningham
This column will feature news from
the Dallas Public Library and the
eighth floor Genealogy Section.
The City of Dallas presented its
1996 budget on Monday, 14 August
1995; the total budget for all
departments is $16,540,524 of which
$1,287,218 is earmarked for the Dallas
Public Library. Heather Williams,
Head of the History & Social Sciences
Division, noted that this is an 8.4
percent increase over last year's budget
and brings the Library back in line
money-wise for the first time since the
1985-1986 fiscal year!
Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, Head of
the Genealogy Section, has ordered the
following new microfilm with a
portion of the DGS end-of-year
donation. Look for these films soon
1. Index to U.S. Passport
Applications, 1810-1905 (13 rolls). The
passport applications also have been
filmed (694 rolls) and may be ordered
from the National Archives.
2. Index to Northern Illinois
Naturalizations (first 25 rolls). This set
of microfilm also includes Wisconsin,
Indiana and Iowa.
3. Records and Index of Virginia
Soldiers of the War of 1812.
4. Index to San Francisco Passenger
Lists 1893-1934, excluding Chinese
immigrants.
The last DGS trip to Salt Lake City
has paid off in a surprising way -
after all expenses were met, an income
surplus was declared and promptly
donated to the Genealogy Section.
Lloyd spent the money wisely and has
ordered the printed indexes to the
1870 Federal census for the states o
Alabama, Mississippi, Kentuc
Maryland and Missouri. Patrons of the
eighth floor will finally have these
valuable book indexes for their
research!102
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