All year: “Preserve the Pensions,” presented by the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Archives, and the genealogical community, to digitize War of 1812 pension files through 2015.
All year: The Arlington Public Library has a genealogy and local history department that includes a print and microfilm collection. Hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday. Address is 101 E. Abram St., 817-459-6900.
All year: The Euless Public Library has genealogy resources, including Fold3, formerly known as Footnote, which is an online military database, and Newsbank, which provides access to newspapers and other news sources. Hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. Address is 201 N. Ector Drive, 817-685-1480.
All year: The Fort Worth Public Library houses an extensive genealogy collection and has software and reference material available for genealogists. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Address is 500 W. 3rd St., 817-392-7701.
All year: Civil War Veterans Memorial, on property owned by Bedford Church of Christ, 2401 Bedford Road, Bedford, Texas 76021, next to historic Bedford Cemetery. Open from dawn to dusk, free admission. Park in west parking lot of church.
Jan. 8: The Arlington Genealogical Society meets the second Tuesday of months September through June at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Arlington Central Library, 101 E. Abram St.
Jan. 8-12: Mansfield Historical Museum and Heritage Center, open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays. In addition to providing exhibits, museum staff and volunteers can help patrons with genealogy. Donations requested. Located at 102 North Main St., Mansfield, 76063, (817) 473-4250 or info@mansfieldhistory.org
Jan. 8-12: Military Museum of Fort Worth, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, 712 Dorothy Lane, Fort Worth, 76107. Admission is free. Closed major holidays. The museum focus is the military as it pertains to Texas veterans. The museum presents military artifacts and the stories about them in order to educate the public. Call (817) 386-9498 or visit the Facebook page to learn more.
Jan. 8-12: Texas Civil War Museum is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, closed major holidays, 760 Jim Wright Freeway North, Fort Worth, 76108. Adult admission is $6, students ages 7-12 are $3 and children 6 and under are free with adult admission. This is the largest Civil War museum west of the Mississippi. Contact (817) 246-2323, questions@texascivilwarmuseum.com or join them on Facebook.
Jan. 8-10: Leonora Rolla Heritage Center Museum, sponsored by the Tarrant County Black Historical & Genealogical Society, open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free admission, 1020 E. Humbolt, Fort Worth, Texas 76104. Call (817) 332-6049 or email info@tarrantcountyblackhistory.org
Jan. 9-12: Arlington Family History Center, 3809 Curt Drive, Arlington, 76016, 817-446-7088. Volunteers provide free genealogy assistance. Hours of operation are Wednesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Jan. 10: The Brown Bag Special Interest Group of the Dallas Genealogical Society will meet 5-6:30 p.m. in the McDermott Room on the eighth floor of the Dallas Public Library. The discussion will center on the "Genealogy Maturity Model" as an evaluation tool for measuring proficiency in genealogical research. The group will also discuss program plans for 2013 meetings. The moderator will be Janet Khashab.
Jan. 12: Visit Heritage Park, 201 Cullum Drive in Euless. Free tours second Saturday of every month from 1-5 p.m. Group tours can be scheduled on a different day depending on staff availability. Tour the Fuller House, the first brick home in Euless which is now a museum; the Himes Log House, built in the 1850s; and the McCormick Barn, built in 1919. For more information call 817-685-1649 or email Ofa "Mary" Faiva-Siale, eulessinfo@eulesstx.gov.
Now: Dallas Genealogical Society actively seeking articles for launch of new scholarly journal, “Pegasus: Journal of the Dallas Genealogical Society.” They will pay authors whose articles are accepted. The journal will be published spring 2013. Guidelines for submission and information about payment are available.
2013: The Beginners Workshop is a series of eight free presentations sponsored by the Fort Worth Genealogical Society that are open to the public. The sessions are offered on the fourth Saturday (not the last Saturday) of the month from January through August. Workshops are held at the Fort Worth Public Library (main downtown branch) from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
2013: Registration now open for Story@Home conference, Feb. 1-2, 2013, Salt Lake City.
2013: Daughters of American Colonists, Texas State Society 83rd State Assembly, Feb. 15-16, Hilton Garden Inn, Duncanville.
2013: State Council & State Board Meeting of the U.S. Daughters of 1812, Feb. 22-24, Hilton Garden Inn, Temple
2013: Registration now open for Family Tree University Virtual Conference, all online, Feb. 22-24.
2013: Arlington Family History Fair, March 2, free of charge. Schedule coming soon.
2013: Society of American Archivists student and new professionals conference, “We’re gonna need a bigger boat: Archival growth in the modern age,” March 2-3.
2013: Early registration is now open for RootsTech Family History and Technology Conference.
Through April 30, 2013: HOGAR de Dallas, a Spanish genealogical organization, will award one scholarship of $1,000 to a high school graduating senior who submits a pedigree chart and essay that follows the assigned criteria. Essay will be published in HOGAR journal.
2013: Registration open for the National Genealogical Society 2013 Family History Conference, Las Vegas May 8-11.
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