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Discovering Our Families’ Heritage

Welcome to the Cedar Hill Genealogy Society web site. We are a growing group of genealogists and family historians organized to help each other and our guests discover their family’s heritage. We meet monthly in the Cedar Hill Library, 225 Cedar Street, Cedar Hill, TX Admission is always free. Our meetings begin at 6:30 PM with a half-hour with snacks and socializing. Our program about an aspect of family history research starts at 7:00 PM.

Check out our BLOG page for articles from your fellow genealogists who describe how they solved a research problem. Click on the “Follow” icon at the lower right of your screen and we’ll send you an email when ever we add a new post.

We encourage you to email us using the CONTACT US form with your questions. We can even set up a meet to personally work with you on your family tree.

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Our August Program will be Thursday the Eighth

Family History Show n Tell

Members and guests of the Cedar Hill Genealogy Society will show us a family history related item and tell us the story that goes with it.

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Why Some Gravestones Are Shaped Like Tree Stumps

September 19, 2018October 28, 2018 by cedarhillgenealogy

When nature and secret societies get together. BY SARAH LASKOW JULY 17, 2018 Woodmen of the World stone in Harnett County, North CarolinaEnter a caption IN THE BRIGHT LIGHT OF a summer afternoon, Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn is filled with a quiet life. Dark birds flitter and squawk among blocks of granite, black-eyed Susans … Continue reading Why Some Gravestones Are Shaped Like Tree Stumps

Thinking About Hiring a Professional Genealogist?

June 7, 2018October 28, 2018 by cedarhillgenealogy

I am occasionally asked what it costs to hire a professional genealogist. The answer: it depends. What do you want done? A Person to Look Up Local and Courthouse Records — obituaries, birth, marriage, death, land and probate. Lookups at a distant location will cost $15 to $25 per hour, plus the cost of copies. … Continue reading Thinking About Hiring a Professional Genealogist?

Be Aware of Alternate Spellings of Your Surname

May 20, 2018October 28, 2018 by cedarhillgenealogy

“Our family has always spelled our name that way.” This is a common refrain from those new to family history research. Indeed, your family may have always used the same spelling of your surname. That doesn’t mean the people recording your name in documents heard and spelled it that way. If you are using a … Continue reading Be Aware of Alternate Spellings of Your Surname

Finding Your Roots—The Basics of Family History Research

April 7, 2018October 28, 2018 by cedarhillgenealogy

Presented by Dave & Geri Klauck, April 2018 It Begins with You Start with yourself and work from there Ask family for information, artifacts, stories… Identify your immediate family members—mother, father, siblings and grandparents Record full names, nick names and the names before marriage of the women Record the date and place of birth, death … Continue reading Finding Your Roots—The Basics of Family History Research

Our August Program will be Thursday the Eighth

Family History Show n Tell

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