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[Dallas Genealogical Society Annual Spring Workshop Registration Form, 1984] (open access)

[Dallas Genealogical Society Annual Spring Workshop Registration Form, 1984]

Paper containing information about the Dallas Genealogical Society Annual Spring Workshop. The topic is "The Genealogist and the Religious Transformation of the South 1750-1850" and the guest speaker is Mary E. Quinlivan. There is a handwritten note on the form reading "This was folded into the April 1984 Newsletter to correct omission Paragraph 2[..]."
Date: May 1984
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Southern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox, April 24, 1920] (open access)

[Envelope from Southern School-Book Depository to C. C. Cox, April 24, 1920]

An envelope from the Southern School-Book Depository, postmarked April 24, 1920, with handwriting from C. C. Cox on it.
Date: April 24, 1920
Creator: Southern School-Book Depository
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, September 1919] (open access)

[Copy of Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, September 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by the Practical Drawing Company and the Texas State Board of Education.
Date: October 19, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Practical Drawing Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: October 10, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, November 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, November 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Ginn and Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: November 18, 1919
Creator: Ginn and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway Ticket: Garland to Dallas] (open access)

[Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway Ticket: Garland to Dallas]

A stamped ticket of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe for a ride from Garland to Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1890~/1920~
Creator: Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series] (open access)

[Advertisement for the New American Readers Series]

A set of mailers advertising the New American Readers series, which was adopted by Texas as an option for free supplementary reading in public schools. Envelope is included.
Date: September 1919
Creator: DeWitt, E. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Southern School-Book Depository Advertisement for Hairnets] (open access)

[Southern School-Book Depository Advertisement for Hairnets]

An advertisement from the Southern School-Book Depository for a set of hairnets, and the inclusion of a set of world maps with every purchase of two cases.
Date: 1921~
Creator: Southern School-Book Depository
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Practical Drawing Company, October 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Practical Drawing Company, as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: October 20, 1919
Creator: Practical Drawing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Healing Mission List: 1929] (open access)

[Healing Mission List: 1929]

Type-written and handwritten list of names with the heading "Healing Mission List." Several typed names are stricken in pencil.
Date: May 22, 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Change of Membership Certificate for Lily Holmes] (open access)

[Change of Membership Certificate for Lily Holmes]

Certificate documenting that Ms. Lily Holmes has been a member of St. John's Church in Springfield, Missouri, and is now moving to Dallas. Text near the bottom of the form is an excerpt of the Canons of the Church outlining that church members must obtain such certification when moving to a new parish.
Date: June 28, 1888
Creator: Moore, Melville M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Delaney Isley, Darrell Isley, and Betsey Isley] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Delaney Isley, Darrell Isley, and Betsey Isley]

Personal statements of Delaney Isley, Darrell Isley, and Betsey Isley regarding the adoption of Delaney Isley from the Fuling Social Welfare Institute in Chongqing Province. Delaney's statement discusses her interests, family pets, and dealing with bullies. Darrell and Betsey's statement describes how they arrived at the decision to adopt from China and their efforts to involve Delaney in Chinese cultural activities. There is a photo of the Isley family on the third page of the statement.
Date: 2016~
Creator: Isley, Delaney; Isley, Darrell & Isley, Betsey
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer Announcing the 1991 Dallas Genealogical Society Membership Roster] (open access)

[Flyer Announcing the 1991 Dallas Genealogical Society Membership Roster]

Flyer announcing the Dallas Genealogical Society 1991 Membership Roster to be published on April 15, 1991. The flyer provides information about how to be included in the roster and how to pay membership dues for the year 1991.
Date: 1991~
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Workshop Recapitulation, May 1982] (open access)

[Workshop Recapitulation, May 1982]

Document reviewing the Dallas Genealogical Society Serendipity Workshop on May 8, 1982 at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Date: May 1982
Creator: Lu, Helen M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Genealogical Society Annual Spring Workshop Registration Form, 1987] (open access)

[Dallas Genealogical Society Annual Spring Workshop Registration Form, 1987]

Registration form for the Dallas Genealogical Society Annual Spring Workshop on March 28, 1987. The workshop's topic is "Trans-Appalachian Frontier: Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee" and the guest speaker is James R. Johnson
Date: March 1987
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Genealogical Society 1988 Fall Workshop Registration Form] (open access)

[Dallas Genealogical Society 1988 Fall Workshop Registration Form]

Registration form for the Dallas Genealogical Society Fall Workshop on November 12, 1988. The form includes a schedule of events and instructions on how to register.
Date: 1988-11~
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Emi Pennington and Diane Pennington] (open access)

[Adoption Statement of Emi Pennington and Diane Pennington]

Personal statement of Emi and Diane Pennington regarding the adoption of Emi Pennington from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China. Emi discusses her ambivalence toward visiting China and Diane speaks about the reactions she receives from other people when her and Emi are together in public. There is a photo of Diane and Emi on the second page of the statement.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Pennington, Emi & Pennington, Diane
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Genealogical Society Beginners Workshop, November 8, 1986 (open access)

Dallas Genealogical Society Beginners Workshop, November 8, 1986

Schedule and financial report of the Dallas Genealogical Society's Beginner Workshop on November 8, 1986.
Date: [1986-11-08..]
Creator: Smith, Renee
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Genealogical Society Spring Workshop Pamphlet] (open access)

[Dallas Genealogical Society Spring Workshop Pamphlet]

Pamphlet for the Dallas Genealogical Society's Spring Workshop featuring Mary Bondurant Warren. The pamphlet includes the schedule and registration information. The bottom of the paper shows a dotted line, the text "Cut Along Dotted Line."
Date: May 3, 1980
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for The Sesquicentennial Family History and Genealogy Exhibit and Competition] (open access)

[Flyer for The Sesquicentennial Family History and Genealogy Exhibit and Competition]

Flyer announcing the Sesquicentennial Family History and Genealogy exhibition and competition at the 1986 State Fair of Texas. The flyer includes information about the competitions and how to enter.
Date: 1986
Creator: State Fair of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Index to DGS Newsletter, Volume 15 (open access)

Index to DGS Newsletter, Volume 15

Index to the Dallas Genealogical Society Newsletter, Volume 15.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Genealogical Society Spring Workshop Announcement, 1982] (open access)

[Dallas Genealogical Society Spring Workshop Announcement, 1982]

Mailing from the Dallas Genealogical Society announcing the spring workshop on May 8, 1982 including the program and registration information.
Date: May 1982
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Book Order Invoice for C. C. Cox, February 5, 1920] (open access)

[Book Order Invoice for C. C. Cox, February 5, 1920]

An invoice for school books and notice slip from the Texas School Book Depository to C. C. Cox, who signed it. Envelope is included.
Date: February 5, 1920
Creator: Texas School-Book Depository
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, September 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, September 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Ginn and Company as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: September 23, 1919
Creator: Ginn and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History